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

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 havent seen others mention--is the clip that holds it in your shirt pocket. Its firm enough that the pen wont slide around or fall out of your pocket, but its also flexible enough that you can easily position the clip on your pocket. And the clip is attractive too. Its 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!

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.

Indulge your penchant for purple prose with these fabulous roller ball pens. They write smoothly, in the most regal hue of purple, and do not have that annoying so-called ergonomic grip, which (to my mind) makes it difficult to adorn the blank page with prose or pen-and-ink drawings. These pens are fabulous and highly recommended!!!

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.

Absolutely love this pen!!

I TYPE CAPS OUT OF ANGER. PIECE OF CRAP PEN STAINS POCKETS. THEY LEAK. THEY ARE JUNK. Im serious. Get a Stanford Uni-whatever. Take your pick. Theyre all better than this crap. *anger*

My mother used VBall pens at work for decades and will not tolerate using a common ball point pen, since they have have horrible tendency to stop writing when you need them most. She was excited to receive these!

the black pens i ordered are full of green ink... do not recommend.

Great pen to write with, havent had any ink spillage problems and been using for 20 years -- HOWEVER, theyve changed the look and put that God-awful V-BAL in giant letters across the pen barrel which LOOKS HIDEOUS. I loved these pens because they 1) wrote great and 2) were elegant looking for a rollerball pen. A rare combination. Now, they look horrible. So much for elegance.

I love the fluidity of this pen and the purple color! Its the only pen I use.