As a way to thank all of you for stopping by the site every now and then and to facilitate the great simplification I’m undergoing, I thought I’d put one of my very lightly used Pilot Metropolitans up for a giveaway. As you can see, this is the all black Metropolitan with a medium nib. There is a squeeze converter inside the pen as well. To participate in the giveaway, simply offer a comment to this post. To make it a bit more interesting, please include your current favorite writing implement in the comment. We’ll leave this giveaway open until 10:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 8/11. The winner will be determined by a random drawing.
Thanks again for reading and good luck!
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I’ve never tried a Metropolitan. Good luck everyone
The Metropolitan is one of my favorites. I had three of them (F, M, and a stub that I pulled from a Plumix) and then dropped the M nib tip-down on a hard surface, so I appreciate the opportunity to replace it. I think the value they offer is hard to beat. When not using a Metro I like finer gel pens like the Energel, Signo DX, and Juice in 0.38 or 0.5.
My favorite writing utensil is currently the Platinum Preppy. I’ve been using it a lot lately, since I’ve been traveling and didn’t want to bring anything nicer.
Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite pen at the moment is a Tactile Turn Mover with a Pilot Juice refill.
My top favorite (of what I have) is the pelikan M400 EF, but I pretty much love anything pilot.
My current favorite is a white tiger Metropolitan with Pelikan Turquoise. Thanks for the chance to win.
Just getting into Fountain Pens. I love my Pilot VP Matte Black with Fine point.
Thanks for the giveaway and the great community you’ve built up here! Currently I’m really enjoying a Pilot Kakuno. It’s a fun pen.
All-time favorite is still my first: Pilot VP in matte black.
Generous! I have to say my Murex is my favorite. If won, I’ll give away the Metro to a newbie!
My favourite pen would be the Kaweco Liliput EF and very much the Pilot VP F nib.
Hi Todd, I love the idea of a great simplification in your writing implement life! Looking at my desk right now perhaps I should sign up too….My current favourite writing implement is a Karas Kustom Ink fountain pen. I love its heft and physicality.
regards, David
My favorite (and only fountain pen) is a FPR Indus Demonstator. I would love to win the Pilot Metropolitan (it’s a pen on my wish list).
I’m really liking my uni signo dx in brown/black
I’m currently trying to master a Noodler’s Ahab flex pen. It’s super fun playing with the line variation and different script/calligraphic styles.
I’ve been wanting to try one of these…all my fountain pens are expensive ones, I hesitate to carry them around too much for fear of losing them…would love to have a nice inexpensive fountain pen for everyday carry
I’m really loving my Parker Urban Premium Matte Black at the moment.
I am subscribed via Feedly and I enjoy reading your articles.
I am new to fountain pens and I heard Metropolitan is great start.
So far, I was more oriented towards gel ink pens. As many others I find Signo DX to be my fav.
I’ve got a friend that could use a Metropolitan
Pilot pens are cool but anything dollar store related is good too! Would love to get quality pens though!
Sailor Sapporo
My current favorite is also my newest: My Moody from Shawn Newton. Thanks for the giveaway.
Thanks for this giveaway! My current favorite writing instrument is my Lamy Demonstrator with LH nib.
So my current favourite is a Noodler’s Creaper. I like the colour and the feel of it writing in my hand.
My current pen is a titanium Tactical Tuff-Writer! I’d love to try the Pilot Metropolitan.
My current pen is a titanium Tactical Tuff – Writer. But I’d love to try the Pilot Metropolitan.
The soft fine nib ona vintage Pilot Elite I have is probably my favorite. However, the Pilot Metro is a great everyday pen also!
Current pen is a Lamy Safari. Thanks for the offer!
Funny, the first fountain pen that I fell in love with was a Metropolitan. I eventually put a Plumix nib and a Con-50 into it, and I still use it almost daily.
My current favorite is a TWSBI Vac-700 with an EF nib that I travel with and use for daily writing.
At the moment my favorite is the techliner from Ti2 designs with a signo 207 refill.
My current favorite fountain pen is my pelikan m205 with a fine nib.
My favorite and most used writing instrument is a Pilot Decimo (vanishing point) with a medium nib. I’ve read that the Metropolitan is a great bang-for-your-buck pen and I’d love to try one out.
I’ve heard the nibs are swappable with the Prera and other mid-range Pilot pens, but I have no experience doing that and can’t recommend it one way or another. Packaging and Price Point Considering the Metropolitan is priced at a whopping $15.