The Everyman Grafton Pen: A Quick Shabazz Review

Today, we're going to take a look at the Everyman Grafton Marketing Campaign, and talk about the pen that it comes with.

[@AriMWeinstein]

This review helped me avoid wasting money and succumbing to the maker's marketing hype. Thanks Nick!

[@photowriter29]

I knew exactly how this was going to go when I heard “this is actually going to be quick review because...yeeaahh.” Damn. Mine’s already en route. I was captivated by the anodized aluminum pen-for-life concept that will accept virtually any refill I choose. Plastic innards?! I’ll remember to check back before I grab another over-priced EDC pen.

[@darkamyntas3820]

"I don't recommend this Everyman to any man." That line was amazing. Thanks for helping me avoid wasting money on silly shit.

[@rustlewood9368]

so what pens are worth buying?

[@danniecarmona2509]

I've had one for about 3 years and have the G2 refill in it. Everyone who borrows it at work for a minute just loves the way it feels in the hand and writes. I think your paying a little bit more for the life time guarantee. I recently lost the clicker cap because it unscrewed and i wasn't making sure it was tight the company is sending me a brand new one and the color of my choice. If your a fan of the Pilot G2 pen refills you'll want to get this pen and it also comes with a spacer for shorter length refills. I only wished this came in a titanium metal then it would be perfect.

[@mattbellomo6066]

So glad you reviewed this. Saved me 35$. Thanks for the video Nick!

[@brose04008]

“I wouldn’t bother to steal this” Savage, Chick Shabazz.

[@Pellidon]

I have this pen. It's either very soft aluminum or the clip threads were drilled too large. The clip screws stripped out just from the clip tension without ever using the clip. Your review is spot on.

[@waykno8478]

I was surprised to hear you say "Jotter" as today's marketing omits that word, if memory serves. Back "in the day", it was "T-ball Jotter." Parker still puts it out and I like mine. Good review Nick.

[@thestig007]

I have a Parker Jotter because of your review, now that's a true value pen. The clicky mechanism sounds and feels solid for the price, and it takes refills that are high quality and easy to find.

[@NickShabazz]

Absolutely, it's the best EDC pen out there for 90% of the world.

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

Nick Shabazz i got one cause of your review as Well.. you should get royalties from parker... and ZT... 😁😁😁😁

[@thestig007]

keifer225948 He should get a kick back from z-hunter too!

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

TheStig ZeroZeroZero omg. Yes he should!!!

[@synthgal1090]

same same SAME i've been carrying the metal Jotter for a week and change and I'm (mostly) in love with it.

[@xDarkPrototypex]

The parker jotter was my christmas present this year, ive carried it ever since (so for like 1.5 weeks) I really like it

[@SaSpursFan]

thank you, your channel is the one channel that makes you real in your spending rather than every other channel than makes you want to spend more. When you say it is good we know it is truly good since most of the time you toe the line of being over critical...but that's how I rather think

[@andyrichardson6188]

Got the wife one of these for Christmas to be used as EDC outdoors. Wish I had waited for your review. She doesn't hate it, and likes the clip much better than the Jotter for work. The rest of it she could take or leave. Agree with your conclusions.

[@GlennGunn]

Dead on with the concern on plastic parts. Already had the part that holds the clicker cap break. Company sent me a new pen, but I've realized just how cool and reliable my Kaweco Sport is.

[@blitzbbffl]

"Ward, the Beaver really needed that. Good talk!" -- June

[@Giantcappuccino]

I wish I would have seen this review of this pen before purchasing for $35. I'd rather just use a Pilot G2. Your description of a corporate giveaway hits the nail on the head! Feels like it's just missing the Bank of America logo.

[@mountainhobo]

Nick, are you also planning to review more traditional pens (both fountain and ball), like Montblanc or Waterman?

[@WanderwithJon]

Thank you for this review. I was thinking of getting this pen, but maybe I should just opt for the classic Parker Jotter line.

[@CROutlaw]

Just saved me $40! Thank you!

[@Orochi_001]

For my money, the Fisher AG7 has just about the most satisfying action of any retractable pen. Lucky for me, I really enjoy their refills

[@dsbassman4184]

Thank you for saving me money! For some reason I was trying to convince myself out of just getting the Parker Jotter I loved back in the day and modding my current fave EnerGel 0.3 refills to work in it. I can buy the Jotter, another refill (I have plenty already) an extra parker-style refill to steal the turn mech off of and a Signo to steal the spring out of (all based on reddit instructions) and STILL save money on not buying this "aggressively mediocre" pen. Thank you!

[@BinhDong]

"This feels like a corporate giveaway" LMFAO nice one line. LOL

[@gonefishingapodaca]

You confirmed all my thoughts on this pen. Corporate give away 😂

[@e303gt]

I had a pocket jotter and bent it while I was working on a machine. A lot of other pens don't fit in my uniform pocket. This pen ended up being the perfect pen for me. So far i've dented this pen but it still operates.

[@dwstrange334]

honest review! thanks!

[@pesarirooni62]

I was looking for red metal EDC pens but everyone's saying it's overpriced. Would appreciate any suggestions. thanks

[@lincmerc1581]

I have a Chinese made titanium click pen. It looks a lot like this. Same dimensions. Uses Parker G2's for half the price. Oh, and the Zebra F-701 is my all time favorite. I just wish it was more universal with refills.

[@ronbaer67]

got a link?

[@SalvadorDaliLama]

Thanks for the review, this pen kept popping up and it looked okay online, but not in your hand or when opened up. Hilarious overall review: "I would bother to steal this pen" Hahaha

[@johnstern5796]

A very good review.

[@jmoman5356]

It’s a nice pen for someone who never thought they’d spend more than they did on a space pen. The problem is the tip bends and you have to screw with it trying to scrap more material out to make it retract when clicked. It feels nice but it’s too soft (and maybe all aluminum pens are).

[@MrPincheRey]

Glad I looked this up! They almost got me with the orange one.

[@SuperDeinVadda]

Like many else I got the Parker jotter on your recommendation I even ordered the gel cartridges with it. But it flows irregularly and it even stops competely sometimes. - I'm pretty disappointed Do those gel cartridges have a shelf life and mine just old?

[@chuckbrant]

No Delica size compare 😩😥. “Wouldn’t bother to steal it”. 👏

[@rubythroat2258]

Only thing interesting to me- it takes the pilot G2 refills... I really want to see something that takes the new sharpie rollerball cartridges

[@thestig007]

Gotta love honest reviews. Marketing can really be misleading!

[@hurst2385]

My ol Man was a Parker pen user so now am I, for ever.

[@balinoob1837]

When is the pilot g2 pen review coming?

[@abdalabinladen]

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[@seanschmidt7195]

Good morning Mr. Shabazz. Do you have recommendations for a good, fair priced starter pen for someone new to collecting? Have a wonderful day and keep up the fantastic content

[@NickShabazz]

Yup, Parker Jotter.

[@seanschmidt7195]

Much appreciated sirs.

[@jgj4430]

Have u considered reviewing the Xiaomi Mijia pen?

[@poisonousnut]

love my CRKT pen

[@jxcellent790]

Glad I waited for the review. I'll stick with my slightly modded Zebra F-701

[@waykno8478]

Another good pen. I have this one and the Jotter, along with many others :-(

[@volkbri6283]

How is it modded

[@rustlewood9368]

so what pens are worth buying?

[@eatmelily]

I see that this video is a little over 4 years old, but as someone who is getting ready to buy a EDC pen, I want to Thank you, for this and all of your Pen reviews...It's helping me to not buy something I would regret later... This seems like a Nice pen, but after you showed the plastic innards, it was a big turn off for me...I'm still leaning towards the Machine Era Classic, brass, and still 38 bucks...Thanks again, for this and ALL of your reviews...

[@Kingler07]

What's the pen he says after the Kaweco?

[@bryanstone654]

How about a basic retro 51 Tornado that takes capless rollerball as well as Parker and even Space pen refills with an adapter?

[@NickShabazz]

That review is coming soon!

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

Nice review.... thanks..... im not really a pen guy.. i got a jotter on your suggestion... will not buy another pen till i manage to break that one.. 👍👍👍👍 Hava great day..

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

Enclusion i might.. but really i only use a pen when i have to.. I don't like to write..

[@scottwilliamson9594]

Hey jerky, there`s a dog stuck in my piano

[@johnharris1655]

Love that accent!

[@Zordy21]

Around this price point the Refyne EP1 is king IMO

[@BinhDong]

Thanks for this review. I was about to buy it until this review. It doesn't seem up to what I'm looking for!

[@Rivy_ID]

"aggressively mediocre" Thanks for saving me $35 Nick! I will say that I think you got the worst colorway of this pen. All the others seems to have matching colored clips, and at least in photos don't look painted, etc.

[@chrisc.4517]

I respect everything Nick has to say but I love and have several Everyman mini pens.

[@readyme]

I’d like to see a review of the mini twist.

[@Zordy21]

I liked my mini twist until my Refyne ep1 came in. Ik it's a difference of Aluminum vs Stainless but you can feel a boost in quality that's unreal for only like 4 bucks more. Plus it's bolt action. My mini twist still gets used for shopping lists

[@tingowango2576]

Get a fisser space pen bullet if you want all metal

[@reubencrews604]

well, damn. i wish i'd seen this review before I bought one...although I will say that I didn't fall victim to the aggressive hype you mentioned in your vid. i only fell for the moderate "since you looked at this you should look at THIS" marketing on amazon :-( I agree with your conclusions. the clip is now a little more integral than the screw-on set up on yours, but the scratchy action and the numerous "vanilla" attributes of the pen leave much to be desired. it really can't be said better than your "aggressively mediocre" assessment. well put, sir.

[@rcarrion4435]

I agree the Parker Jotter is a great buy but if u like the g2 gel style your kinda limited in choices at that price range. I’m all ears if u got something else in mind that isn’t a brick in the shirt pocket!!!

[@FukumoneY]

Fucking called them out lol great review !

[@starkparker16]

Dig the short negative reviews

[@NickShabazz]

Yep, there are more of them coming. Increasingly, I'm feeling less like giving the real junk the effort.

[@monkeyfaceII]

Stark Parker lol

[@jayweast1306]

You would probably be very happy with this if all you've ever used is Bic stics, Uni-ball Signos, and Pilot G2s. The price is a little high but at least it includes a Parker converter (Tiscribe charges $10). Even at, say, $25 dollars for the pen itself it's pricey compared to common "buy for life" pens like the Parker Jotter, Retro 51 Tornado, Fisher Space Pen, or CRKT Williams. The main problem seems to be not that it's a bad pen but that it's yet another overhyped and overpriced kickstarter EDC product.

[@waykno8478]

Oh, and I believe Waterman owns Parker.

[@bradleyh8044]

Any machined pen in this price/quality range must reckon with the venerable Zebra F-701 (after modding, of course). On the subject of marketing: unfortunately the kickstarter pen market is rife with this kind of misleading marketing designed to target non-enthusiasts. A perfect example of this is the Pen Addict's experience with the makers of the Visionnaire a few years ago.

[@Tom_H327]

Brad Hutchison I wrote Zebra directly and also left a review of the F-701 on their website, to ask if they could include the mods (canabalizing the F-402 metal parts). The direct approach garnered a response in which they used a lot of corporate lingo and economic jargon to tell me to F off. Lol

[@bradleyh8044]

Not surprising, actually. Zebra is a Japanese pen manufacturer, and as a result, doesn't always think the nicest things about American consumers (see Brad Dowdy's extensive rants on the subject). This leads to some really unfortunate corporate logic like: "why would we put a good refill in this American market pen? Why offer anything smaller than .5 in American stores?" They still don't use the kind of marketing these Kickstarter pens sometimes use. Zebra doesn't claim it's a "buy it for life" pen, and they certainly don't engage in this kind of bullshit tactical pen jargon. They also sell the 701 for less than $10 if I recall.

[@SerialEater274]

"aggressively mediocre" I love it.

[@adragontattoo]

I have one of these pens. It is a metal clad Bic pen effectively and honestly feels like it. The internals are literally the same ones as every clicker that every company has as an ad. There is nothing special or outstanding about this pen. If it had metal internals instead of plastic, it might be decent but it is cheap feeling, with cheap parts at a non cheap price.

[@eurohit]

You should try mass production of custom Darriel Caston D Rocket Bolt Pen - Böker Plus Rocket Pen. For unobtrusive pen many things are made right there. Deep pocket clip, one piece body, a mechanism is fun to play with. Cons: the clip should be wider and more tough than it is and the edge of the pen is too wide and blunt to my taste, so it's not easy to follow your writing. It comes with a low quality no name Parker type refill. I got mine here www.bladehq.com/item--Boker-Plus-Rocket-Pen-Black-09BO065--77357

[@mountainhobo]

That pen looks nice, but this kills me: "The Boker Plus Rocket Pen offers a tactical design [...]". Imagine buying a pen and then one of your friends accidentally reads that. I could not live it down, people would laugh for months. We are talking permanent damage.

[@Tom_H327]

eurohit I follow Darriel Caston on IG. The guy makes great stuff. Wish I could afford some of it. Lol

[@Unlikelyentropy]

Mine fell once on the button and the plastic snapped.

[@NickShabazz]

I wish I doubted that.

[@Sevalen]

Mine also broke off and when I contacted CS they sent me another pen for free. I wish Benchmade's CS was like that "hey, I need deep carry pocket for my 940-1" and they send you a 940-1 with deep carry clip attached.

[@tingowango2576]

Fissher. Space pen vs the. Graften

[@MatthewMorse]

I wrote a review of the original Grafton which was, somehow, significantly worse than this one in just about every way. They then sent me a review of the 2.0, which you have there. And it’s significantly better than the original, but is still, as you put it, mediocre. That pen, as a whole, just sort of left me feeling “meh.” I will say, though, that the difference between the first and second versions shows promise as far as their ability to make improvements is concerned.

[@FukumoneY]

Lol”I Don’t think I Recommend this pen to any EVERY MAN “

[@davs.ketchup]

Mafia review

[@bladerunner8404]

Thanks for saving me $35 dollars!

[@konte641]

Damn this guys speaks like Jesse Eisenberg.

[@calebgarrett8295]

Yeah I'll stick to my parker jotter.

[@Oldcoinsandstuff1]

I now carry 3 pens , own a watch! And have 27 pocket knives. I hate you shabazz

[@KenousCarrington]

This was the first machined pen I ever purchased. Unfortunately, it is also the worst pen I've ever owned. It fell apart after, slightly more than, one week of carry.

[@allanmahmod4264]

I think your concern should be a little bit less about the cons of this pen, but a lot more about your fiance's willingness to "bother to steal" a pen other than this one...just sayin' 🤷‍♂️

[@ohiogarbageman9507]

When are you going to review your fiance? Maybe skip the bad and ugly parts if the review.

[@Oldcoinsandstuff1]

Glad I didn’t buy that