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

I love these pens. They write well, they write smoothly, and they work well until the ink is _gone_. It’s not often I manage to use a pen until it is entirely empty, but I’ve done it with these pens. The ballpoint writes just as well at the end as it did at the start. These are great pens. You can carry them in your jeans pocket, and they won’t leak. I’ve used these pens for 20+ years, and these will spoil you compared to cheap ballpoints.

LOVE LOVE LOVE these pens. I was getting them at work, but they changed their product so I had to buy them myself. Once you find a good pen...you hate to change.

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.

Enjoy writing with this pen.

I ordered this product and when it arrived there was nothing in the package, so I contacted customer support and they resent me another box, I got the pens and the box was ripped open and one of them was missing. The pens are great, the handling not so much.

my signature pen color and these write well, I am a little heavy handed so they may bleed somewhat if you are heavy handed. otherwise excellent product.

Once you use these pens, youll never use anything else. They are a pleasure to write with because the ink flows effortlessly onto the page and requires only the lightest grip. They do have one quirk: when you take them on an airplane, the changes in air-pressure eventually cause the pens to leak. Nevertheless, I like these pens so much for their smooth writing quality that I am willing to deal with this.

My all time favorite pens. I had one break after putting it in the washer, but somehow the ink all stayed within the pen!

I have been using these pens for years. Have not found any that are comparable. Good ink flow ... smooth writing. Awesome product. Shared with others who enjoy using them.

Bright color, smooth roller, sharp point! Favorite pen! The lid might fall off the back of the pen during writing.