I have no idea why I am this way, but I have a pen and paper obsession.
I'm always on the lookout for THE BEST PEN EVER.
So when I saw that silly commercial for InkJoy pens, of course I had to get my hands on one.
Turns out that was easier said than done.
After searching several stores and coming up penless, I ordered some from Amazon. They came the other day...
Overkill?
I think not my hens and chickens. This was in the interest of SCIENCE. Were these good pens or not? I needed many test subjects. For comparison you see….
I set to and tried all the colors. I had stick pens [like the Bic Crystal, the workhorse of all pens.] And I bought some retractable pens too, just for the heck of it.
Here's my test sheet...
The colors are nice and intense. All but the orange I would deem useful. It's pretty hard to see. They feel nice in your hand. The stick pens are a rounded triangle shape that is easy on the hand. The retractable has a rubber grip and is okay. I prefer the stick one myself. They write very fast and 'slippy'. You don't have to press too hard, which is sometimes a problem with ball point pens.
I really like them.
But this will not stop me from continuing to look for THE BEST PEN EVER.
The TRUE PEN is out there.
I WANT to believe.
PS I DO notice that the dark green ink seems to be… gloppy. I'm not sure if that will continue, I mean to be fair, it was that pen's first words. But if it continues, that will be a problem….
Overkill?
I think not my hens and chickens. This was in the interest of SCIENCE. Were these good pens or not? I needed many test subjects. For comparison you see….
I set to and tried all the colors. I had stick pens [like the Bic Crystal, the workhorse of all pens.] And I bought some retractable pens too, just for the heck of it.
Here's my test sheet...
The colors are nice and intense. All but the orange I would deem useful. It's pretty hard to see. They feel nice in your hand. The stick pens are a rounded triangle shape that is easy on the hand. The retractable has a rubber grip and is okay. I prefer the stick one myself. They write very fast and 'slippy'. You don't have to press too hard, which is sometimes a problem with ball point pens.
I really like them.
But this will not stop me from continuing to look for THE BEST PEN EVER.
The TRUE PEN is out there.
I WANT to believe.
PS I DO notice that the dark green ink seems to be… gloppy. I'm not sure if that will continue, I mean to be fair, it was that pen's first words. But if it continues, that will be a problem….