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

Delivery got here super fast. These pens will help with writing purple prose

I bought a box of these pens on Amazon about a month ago along with a couple other types of Pilot blue-ink pens. My initial impression after using a couple of each is that the new V-ball is excellent to start. The writing quality is smooth and skip-free. This is important to me. Ink flow is crisp and appropriate. Im a physician and my use is primarily in charting on patients. The ink allows you to write quickly and there has been no smudging thus far. However, on both of the V-balls Ive used, after about a week, the ink overflows into the cap. Not enough to get on clothing, but enough to get ink all over your hands during use. The pen still writes fine once you wipe off the excess ink from the pen tip, but its enough to make me want to pick up another pen instead. This may be because I tend to take my pens home with me (in my coat pocket) and its hot outside and in the car. Im not sure. But it is an annoyance. **update March 8, 2012** After using several more of these pens, each one has had the same outcome: they write GREAT to start, then start bleeding. I suspect that this is because I carry the pens in my pocket and write throughout the day. Im not sure if the body heat does it or if Im sometimes putting the pens in my pocket tip-down, or what, but half-way through the box theyve all done the same thing. It has gotten a little less problematic at the end of the pens life. But you will have to clean out the end of the cap to see this. Alcohol swabs work well for this purpose. I will go through a pen in roughly 2-3 weeks usually and I have yet to make it all the way through one of these without having to throw it away due to concern over my clothing. And blue fingers become normal during use.

They are smooth and i always love using them

Thesa are my absolute *favorite* writing instrument. But after knocking around in my pocket and the bottom of my backpack, Ive had 3 of them leak. Just unacceptable.

Met expectations and loved the purple color. I think it is silly that I have to use so many words to submit my thoughts on this product .... Makes you not want to write reviews

In my opinion, the Pilot Vball is superior to everyday ballpoint pens. Allows me to write legibly so that others can read my handwriting!

These are the best book signing pens ever!

These are great.. I bought them for work and use them every day. Work buys the cheap crap, and I wanted to have a quality pen.

I love these pens. They write smooth, and do not leak all over my hand like the last purple pen I was using. And I cant believe how long the ink lasts. I bought these for work, and I use my pen quite a bit during the day, and Im still using the same pen since November. Great buy.

I love love love this pen and the pretty purple color! This is my third box (because Im a teacher), and I will continue to purchase these pens as long as they are available. I only wish they came in a box of pink-- my life would then be complete! Ha! As a teacher, I do not like grading in red-- too harsh. But blue and black are BORING! So, purple it is!