PILOT Vball Liquid Ink Rolling Ball Stick Pens, Extra Fine Point, Black Ink, 12-Pack (35200)

And that period will show up with a single tap of the pen. Go ahead, get out a ball point pen and try making a period as a dot, not as a tiny line. Just stick the ball point to the page and lift off. Sometimes you get nothing, sometimes you get that little half ring looking shape from the ink residue left over from the previous stroke. With this pen, you get a period. A little perfect dot of ink (see video, the noise is my fish tank). This is the best pen you will ever use. Once you start writing with it, you won't want to put it down. I started using this pen in high school, and never looked back for over 10 years. (There was a time I thought they discontinued it because they stopped selling it in stores, and I literally was never happy writing. I only tolerated pens until I found this one online again). The quality of strokes from the pen is beyond compare. There is no skipping, there is no little dead spot at the beginning of a stroke like you get with other ball points (BiC is bad about this). The ink is even from the moment the pen touches paper to the moment it lifts off. You can even get incredibly thin lines. I have tried to make it skip by just letting the pen hang from my hand and applying no extra pressure (outside of gravity) to the page and drug it across the paper. Worked just fine, a continuous line (see video). Another quality is the ink is DARK. Its not the light grey some companies are calling black (Zebra). I use this at home and at work, and its the only one I use. Its the only one you should use too.

My favorite purple/black ink pen is no longer sold in bulk. I looked for a replacement and found these. I’m so happy with them. They have the larger sized barrel I prefer and the purple ink I love! The ink writes smoothly and dries quickly. My new favorite pen!

update 22 Aug 2018. I a recent online article about best pens, this one wasn't mentioned. Obviously those folks made a mistake. These are the best pens. (end of update) I bought one of these at a local shop, did some extended writing with it, and compared to my other favorite pens. It's quite a good pen, and the ink dries rapidly which is a plus for us LEFT-HANDED WRITERS. If you have a good writing speed, like I do, you have probably experienced some pens that need a "pause" because of starvation at the tip. These pens have a generous supply, so the next step if you do a lot of writing is to also have a good notebook like a RHODIA whose pages are still designed for real ink. With these pens you can have a beautiful stroke, almost like a good fountain pen, and unlike many others, they don't leak in your pocket in hot weather. Only drawback is that the ink supply is a bit limited. Buy them by the dozen. The blue ones have a nice dark color.

I love writing with this pen. When you start using a new one, it may take a few lines of writing to get the ink flowing, but then it starts immediately after that. The ink flows smoothly, and you get a steady dark line with a smooth, light stroke of the pen. Another thing I like about this pen--something I haven't seen others mention--is the clip that holds it in your shirt pocket. It's firm enough that the pen won't slide around or fall out of your pocket, but it's also flexible enough that you can easily position the clip on your pocket. And the clip is attractive too. It's odd to me how very few pens have a good clip like this! I guess people take it for granted, but I have many pens that write well, but the clip is unacceptable for shirt-pocket use, which is my normal way of working in an office environment. I think this is my favorite pen!

Excellent fine point, smooth writing pen with a great design and long lasting. This was a great value. I use them for everyday use and in my doodle diary :)

Pens work as expected. No complaints. The color of ink is very pleasing

I was gifted a Pilot Vball in Purple color and it was such a joy to use that I purchased this 12 back in black ink for more practical daily use. They are now my favorite pen! Very easy to write with, nice fine point, doesn't smear or smudge on normal paper. Be careful on any paper that has a glossy finish though as liquid style gel ink pens might have a harder time drying without smudging. At first I thought the removable cap might be annoying (I'm used to click pens) - but I actually really like writing with this pen with the cap set aside, as the shorter length and more condensed weight makes the pen feel very balanced. I'll keep using these pens exclusively until I find something I like better!

Ok, so I'm not a pen connoisseur -- I'm sure there are many other great, fancy (read: expensive) pens out there. This one, however, is the best normal pen you'll ever use. Years ago I got some at work and I have kept those for years with no issues. They only ran out of ink after about 5 years of standard use. I could not find this type in stores and tried other similar models with little success. Eventually I just came online and finally found my pen holy grail once again! Again, I'm not the type of person to seek out a specific pen model. But in this case it was well worth the effort. And low and behold -- they come in purple. Love it!

Good pen

Good product

Love the flow of the pen across the paper. Great product!

son lo que se indica en el producto

Love my purple pens!