I Bought 16 of These $5 Fountain Pens and Here's Why

On Christmas Day, experiencing a Perth heatwave, I'm staying indoors with my aircon and a collection of 16 fountain pens. This pen review showcases these amazing jinhao budget pens, perfect for daily handwriting. Grab your favorite pen and journal with us—one page at a time. ✒️🐾

Join me as I do a deep dive review into this fabulous little fountain pen, for less than the price of a flat white in Perth!
I bought 16 of these pens - theyre that good! For $80 I get a lot of fun and a lot of pen!

I'll show you how to mix and match the parts of the Jinhao 82 Fountain pens to create a multitude of possibilities! My faves:

Watermelon Crush 🍉

Seabreeze Blue 🌊

Limestone Storm ⛈️

There's a writing test - straight out of the plastic sleeve, no tuning needed, as well as seeing how these little beauties hold up under the tough Aussie sun.

And I even test the pens with a dip in the pool! These really are amazing pens!

Its Christmas Day, 40 Degrees here, and my puppy Tigerlilly has a bad tummy upset so we are stuck at home. She is always welcome at parties but I worry the travel, the stress and the heat will be too much for her. So we are hanging at home for Christmas, she needs me, and there will always be other Christmases!

If I leave her here and go out its too hot to be outdoors, Perth weather is 40C and HOT today, if I leave her alone in the aircon in the house I risk a Poonami! 💩 💩💩 💩 💩

So best I stay here and explore my fountain pen collection. I cant believe the cheapest $5 pen has brought so much joy!

Merry Christmas and stay safe!

Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction & Christmas in Perth
00:00:33 The Jinhao 82 Collection
00:01:12 Swapping Parts (Franken-pens)
00:02:26 Creating 'Watermelon Crush'
00:03:10 Creating 'Sea Breeze'
00:04:08 Creating 'Limestone Storm'
00:04:40 Poolside Sunlight Showcase
00:05:38 The Pool Test (Waterproof?)
00:06:40 Size Comparison: TWSBI Eco & Lamy Safari
00:07:11 Nib & Build Quality Details
00:09:14 Writing Sample: Watermelon Crush
00:10:13 Final Thoughts & Outro


I’m a Perth veterinarian who swaps the intensity of vet life for quiet moments of fountain pen journaling in nature—with my dog Tigerlilly by my side. Inked Intention is a calm space for outdoor fountain pen journaling, ink writing therapy, vet life reflections and slow living adventures around Western Australia. If you love dogs, journaling, handwriting, stationery joy and peaceful creativity, you’ll feel at home here. Grab your favourite pen and journal with us—one page at a time. ✒️🐾
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Love this pen? Let me know which colour combo is your fave. And I'd love to get some ideas from you too!



I’m a Perth veterinarian who swaps the intensity of vet life for quiet moments of fountain pen journaling in nature—with my dog Tigerlilly by my side. Inked Intention is a calm space for outdoor fountain pen journaling, ink writing therapy, vet life reflections and slow living adventures around Western Australia. If you love dogs, journaling, handwriting, stationery joy and peaceful creativity, you’ll feel at home here. Grab your favourite pen and journal with us—one page at a time. ✒️🐾
Subscribe for weekly fountain pen journaling videos from Perth.