Cross 8511-2 Refills for Ballpoint Pens, Medium, Blue Ink, 2/Pack (85112)

My husband bought me a gold Cross pen many, many years ago. I still use the pen & finally had to buy refills. This was a good value on exactly the same quality refill cartridges I bought many years ago. Love the pen, and love being able to get these easily, and delivered.

These worked perfectly in my cross pen. They did have a bit of a stubborn wax(?) cover on the tip, so be sure to get that all off prior to use. The 2-pack is great.

I absolutely love these! Great ink quality. Writes smoothly onto paper. It doesn’t smear while writing with your hand across the paper. The refill was easy to insert into my ink pen and the protective glue at the tip of the ink pen was on securely. The ink flows well.

Perfect just like expected

I have a Cross pen i received as a gift a few years ago. I use it as my primary note taking pen (with a Moleskine notebook) at work. When I started keeping a bullet journal, it became my primary writing device (besides colorful markers). I use this pen every day, for both my personal notes and for note-taking in meetings at work. When the ink ran out in my Cross pen, i found these replacements on Amazon, at what seemed a good price. They fit the pen perfectly, are easy to insert, and have a writing feel i really like (not scratchy at all - but also not so liquid that they bleed everywhere). I give them four, rather than five stars for two reasons. 1) I think the cartridges could last a bit longer than they do. I still find they are a decent value because they enable me to continue to use a pen I really like, but i feel like they should last a bit longer (seems like I get about 6 months out one). I don't know, maybe that's good for a pen I use literally every day. 2) they do blotch a little bit. I can generally roll the pen tip on scratch paper to get rid of extra gunk when the pen gets blotchy, but it does happen. All in all - if you're looking for Cross pen refills - don't hesitate on buying these.Caveat - I am by no means a pen connoisseur. I just like the feel of my Cross pen and am happy to have found a good way to keep it freely writing for me.

Purchased the heavier/bold (not fine or medium) and am pleased with the result. Perfect fit for an older pen I had sitting around.

Good quality

If you are looking for convenience and name brand 'reliability' then do not order these refills from Cross!I ordered them on a Thursday afternoon with next day prime delivery. The next day, late morning, the tracking said the refills had been shipped (!) which was followed by an update early afternoon saying 'received by carrier'. Later came a notice saying there was a delay at the shipper, and it would now arrive Saturday morning.Saturday morning I wake up to an email on my phone saying that my refund request on the Cross refill pack had been accepted. (I never applied for a refund!)The Amazon web site confirmed the refund 'request' had been accepted. Further digging said it was refunded because the carrier couldn't find my address, or I had refused shipment, or "other reasons - click on link". Following the link revealed other reasons as: lost or damaged in transit.This negative review isn't because this was inconvenient to my needs. The poor review is because I wanted to support the manufacturer, despite the imported refills having the same number of stars review, and supplying 5x the refills for a lower price, but with same day service. Cross may not have damaged or lost the refills, but they did select which carrier to use. For a premium price compared to their competition, one would expect them to select a reliable carrier - if in fact that is where the 'damage' occurred.