Why Everyone Is Wrong About the Taylor Swift Fountain Pen! Complete Review!

My Most Controversial Fountain Pen Review Ever! Join me while I go through why everything you have heard about the Taylor Swift Fountain Pen is wrong. Let's explore Taylor Swift, her pen, and how to use it!

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[kellieashman]

I was about to roll my eyes at the shameless branding until you explained that this little pen will open up the hobby to a whole new demographic. Well done Tim

[FountainPenNews]

She is a known fountain pen user and groups her songs in categories of quill, fountain pen, and glitter gel pen. To describe the type of song/mood.

I bought this for my 10 year old swiftie and we did a video together about it on my channel.

I'm thrilled that she put out a fountain pen. However, I think it could have been higher quality even at the price point. Also, when I tried it with various converters and cartridges and nothing fits it. So that's disappointing. The opening is international standard, but the pen is so slim, they don't fit.

[jessicasblack]

I use the Kaweco Sport cartridges in mine. I was so surprised at how smooth this pen wrote. I had very low expectations going in and was really pleased for $15.

[MolassesCreekWoodcraft]

We should probably mention, for new people who have never used a fountain pen before, that when you use it on our standard cheap recycled paper it's going to feather like crazy. That's not the pens fault. That's the paper.

[lagreenwitch]

I'm such a nerd that the only thing I know about Taylor Swift is... her fountain pen 🙄

[carolepivarnik]

New Swiftie in my 60s here. :) I love the idea of this pen! In terms of pen collecting, I have a 12 pen case and have decided that's a big enough "permanent" collection for me for variety and to ensure I use my collected pens regularly. There are not many empty slots. To get added to my collection, a pen really has to stand out for reasons that make sense to me. This one earned a slot!

[kristiw.]

I have so many feelings about your review on this, Hemingway, and all of them are good!😊😇 I'm not a Swiftie. The only song of hers that I have on my playlist is the one you referenced at the beginning... with The Civil Wars. So, I'm not the target audience for this pen. But you get all the cred for treating the younger generations (and Taylor, herself) with respect and seeing this as the opportunity it is - education and a welcome to the hobby! Good on you!!! You could have reviewed this as the experienced FP enthusiast that you are. You could have mocked it from "on high" in the realms of Dark Academia. You did not do that! You brought the best spirit of Mr. Rogers himself to this review and I love you for it!

Brava!

[evilcritter]

I love how welcoming you are here. I hope you reach her fans with this. It is an excellent welcome to our community. I always appreciate how you don't engage in gatekeeping, and instead make this a lovely place to be. Great job, sir!

[archivist]

I like the way you've pitched this. Someone like Taylor encouraging more young people to use fountain pens, to journal, to write more and express themselves can only be a good thing IMO. I broadened my musical tastes during lockdown to include Taylor, Aurora, Tuuletar, Beloe Zlato, Otyken, Trio Mandili, and Otava Yo, in particular. Further down this rabbithole, I've been led to Chloe Slater most recently.

[arcboy]

This review is a good one because you included some basic operational knowledge about fountain pens, inks, and paper to which any new to the passion viewer might be needing. I am glad you did not trash it, as it indeed looks like a pretty solid pen. I like the screw to post so you don't lose the cap thing. I was actually looking at a similar non branded pen on Temu for about the same price and this one looks better. I am with you that even if it gets just a few new fountain pen 1st timers into the hobby, it's a win for all involved. I think you should try for an interview.

[mpjs]

I liked that you formatted part of the the video as a little tutorial for beginners. That was nice 😃

[fletcherchambers]

I'm a recent Tay convert (spouse dragged me to a show- it was amazing)... I picked up the pen for her (had to get it from the UK Taylor store for only a small premium - it was MUCH less than the eBay scalpers). I agree with your assessment - It's a nice little pen that opens up the world to a new audience. I did a tongue-in-cheek comparison to my Pilot E95S... The Pilot, of course, won decisively... But it was nearly 10x the price... And it doesn't have the Tortured Poets logo... :P FWIW, I use one of those empty cartridges you can fill with a syringe... A Taylor pen REALLY should have ink with a little shimmer... So I went with Colorverse "Cat Glistening". :)

[ForTheLoveOfPens]

I fell down a rabbit hole when Taylor Swift released this pen to understand “why?” I’m not a mega fan but it sparked my curiosity….It turns out in her song writing process she categorizes songs as “Glitter Gel Pens, ” “Fountain Pens, ” and “Quill Pens” to group the different styles. Apparently the latest album is considered all “Fountain Pen” songs.

[sruckel]

I’m so proud of you, HJ. This was a brilliant way to usher a new generation of FP lovers to the hobby. Perhaps another young woman will write a classic poem or song. I imagine another person would have made fun of this merchandising effort, but you again showed your class.

[lizpilgrim]

My first thought was that this pen looks like a mascara wand. I won't be buying one for myself, but I might buy one for my young great-niece, who is a TS fan.

[KendallW]

I was hoping to get a closer look at this pen. Thank you for a great review video! This is a perfect video for new fountain pen users to stumble upon - hopefully it gets a lot of views and hopefully this pen attracts a lot of people into this wonderful hobby!

[fossilimprint]

Appreciate your video on this. Am glad that the pen actually works, sometimes merch can be of bottom shelf quality. Instructions would have been very useful for anyone who has never used a fountain pen.

[tman]

I really appreciate how you made this video for the new fountain pen owners who have little or no experience with these fantastic, elegant instruments.

Might I suggest you give it away to your subscribers?

Thank you, HJ!

[StephanieCain]

As a fountain pen fan who is also a Swiftie, I pounced on this when I saw she'd released a fountain pen. I did it despite expecting it to be poor quality, especially at the price point. I was really pleased by what I ended up with. Like you, I was thrilled at the idea of getting a whole new set of people interested in fountain pens. In fact, when I watched your review, I pulled mine out of a drawer, where it had been unused for over a week, and I was surprised that it wrote instantly without any priming. That's better than my Safaris do!

[thomasquinn]

Excellent evaluation Tim. You covered all of the bases. Realistic price point, easy to ink, great balance, nib doesn't skip. Only missing is comment about the clip. Thanks for your thoughts.