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Question: What the hell is up with my pen!?
I just bought an £8 pen from Whsmith!. When I use it on paper it basically scratches into the paper and clogs up the tip of my pen so I can't write with it!

I have also tried writing at different angles!

I have tried writing with it more softly and harder and nothing makes a differerence!. Does anyone know what my pen is doing as it's pissing me off!. I'm not happy with Whsmith that I have wasted £8 on a useless pen!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I had some of the same things with mine, it's the paper not the pen!. Some papers have a coating that the tip is scratching up and it basically clogs the end!. Not the pen's fault, it's the paper!. Try a different type!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Whsmith ~Parker Fountain Pens
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Waterman Hemisphere/ Parker/ Lamy/ Inoxcrom/ Manuscript/

if new return for exchange, check tip of nib for any anomalies, and try other pens on same paper, may be type of paper is too coarse/soft, for some pen tips

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Did you try using another paper (Not the same product)!?

That happens to my eraser but its the paper's quality not my eraser's fault!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's a crappy pen!.
Either that or it's the paper!.

Take it backWww@QuestionHome@Com