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3.0 out of 5 starsReally! It's that easy? Guess not!!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2020
Been there, done that with so many different brands of pens. Plastic, stainless, or combination trying to find a reliable pen that was comfortable to use. G2 were good, but gel never dries, water all but erases your work. Waterproof gels not much better. Other comfort writer ink pens stop writing, causing you to frantically scribble. Zebra stainless pens were good, but not that comfortable and if inverted too long, what a mess. Ink pens that look like gels were not much better with globs of ink, paper fiber clotting at end.
I thought I would have to settle for a pen that was sub par or keep going into the bank to grab a new pen or two with each transaction, but no more! Amazon throws their hat into the world of writing instruments with a flick of their wrists. You know those white plastic barreled pens that many companies advertise with? Yep these are basically the same except Amazon Basics has a rubber grip feel to them, comfortable and light weight. Thought hmmm seems cheap, but wait, it actually starts to write quickly, no scribbling required. And wow, it writes real smooth. I was skeptical since the box of 12 was very light compared to others. But its really a nice pen, Im shocked. Its that easy to create a good economical pen, no fuss? Apparently it is and Amazon has them by the dozen at a great price. I cleaned out the pencil cup, even the new unused pens of old were tossed, yeah that bad and frustrating! So for the first few days I'm happy and will update once I go through a few. Thanks Amazon!!!
Update: Amazon Basics ink pens are a disappointment. Beeb using for a couple of months, now replacing with another brand. Keep the pens upright in a pancil cup, but they lack ink at the start, even if they've been previously used. Clumping of ink on the tip is very annoying as well. Still writes smooth once the get going, but it takes a few seconds many times. The frantic scribbling is what is the worst and this turn out to be no better than the rest.
Bummer. Really wanted to love this pen, but filing for seperation using another brand.