Profile Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Bold Point (1.4mm), Blue, 12 Count

I absolutely adore these pens for their smooth glide on paper and minimal smudging. The bright and legible blue ink is perfect for my original works. Although they seem to mysteriously disappear before I finish one, the ones I do keep last a long time. Moreover, the affordability of these pens is a major plus, and they feel comfortable in my hand. Highly recommend them for anyone seeking a reliable writing companion!

I write a lot , so I go through pens . These write nice and dark blue. Nice ball point size. Good quality pens. Maybe cause I write a lot, but the ink runs out fast. But, I will also say this…never any leaks or pen explosions. Have had that with other cheap brands.

My favorite pens. Very smooth writing.

Work very well. No skipping on recycled card stock. The 1.4 mm ball makes legible letters.

love the blue pens flow very smoothly

Quality broad point pens.

These ink pens work well. I did not give them five starts because they sometimes slow down in writing like they are going to run out of ink (as if you were writing upside down) but then they work well again if you keep on writing. The ink is thick. I do a lot of note taking and they last a while. If you like a more fluid ink pen where you don't have to press as much then you probably won't like this one as well, but I still like it. I have used Paper Mate Ink Joy 700 series and 300 series before and compared to them this rates between the two of them. This ink pen feels well in the hand and is easy to hold.

When writing fiction I go for the 7" x 10" Japanese import notebooks (Apica B5 ruled notebook, Tsubame B5 Ruled notebooks or the Kokuyo Mister notebook B5 or sometimes the more glossy Kokuyo Campus notebooks). Let's face it, for whatever reason, the nature of a notebooks writing surface matters. And the pen we choose might matter even more. But pen choices are as varied as there are tastes. Some like the extra fine ballpoint, some the fine ballpoint while others might fancy the Bold ballpoint pens. All depending on what you want -- thin or thick lined writing. Again, this goes in tandem with the nature of the writing surface which too varies from rough, hard, normal to near-glossy surfaces (like the Kokuyo notebooks). This is a pen review (for a BOLD ballpoint pen at that), so let me stay on point (pun not intended). To give the review a measured context, I'd need to stack different brand pens side by side to give anyone reading this a visual imagery of what a 1.6 mm pen looks like versus another 1.6 mm pen from the same brand but of a different model version. I also threw in a 1.4 mm ballpoint into the mix. They are: BIC Velocity 1.6 mm RT pen, BIC Atlantis 1.6 mm RT pen and a 1.4 mm Paper Mate Profile. For those not too familiar with what a BOLD 1.6 mm or a 1.4 mm means... it's the width or thickness of a the line drawn by the said pen. Same applies for 1.0 mm, 0.7 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.38 mm. The bigger the size, the wider the bore. Thus there is no way you can exclude the issue of ink blotting, bleeding, or even streaking (these do not streak). Though this is relative to the kind of paper you write on i.e. rough, smooth or gloss. I used 2 types of writing surfaces to demonstrate how the ink of the 3 brands appear (see pics). One is from a Japanese import paper MUJI Notebook (tan/beige color) the other is the bleached white of MEAD two ring business notebook. IMPRESSIONS: COLOR -- In terms of vivid BOLD blue color, I give it to the BIC brands.They are ahead of the Paper mate Profile. Not to say the PP is bad. No. It's been my go-to pen for story telling/writing up until now. FLOW -- In terms of the smoothness of writing ... it's pretty damn close. I would give Atlantis a very marginal edge over the other 2, with the Paper Mate Profile & BIC Velocity a near dead even draw. None of them skips or stutters or "scratchy feeling" when they're going. STAIN/BLOT: This is where, as I earlier mentioned lies the "curse" in the midst of the blessing. The larger the ballpoint, the more likely to blotch. Now the paper mate at 1.4 mm does not blotch. So, I give it to the PP brand on that one. But at a "huge" 1.6 mm ... something had to give (I'm sure if PP had a 1.6 mm model it would blotch too). Now, it's not as bad as it sounds. I only notice this for Atlantis and Velocity when the pen makes first contact with the paper. Once you get to scribbling along it's smooth sailing. SUGGESTION: To mitigate against this, just wipe tip with a paper towel before writing. But if this is something that'll bother you then I suggest you stick with the Paper Mate Profile.Or alternatively you go down a notch to Medium 1.0 mm or Fine 0.7 mm ballpoint pens. The Atlantis -- from my own impressions is the most blotch prone when compared to Velocity. Paper Mate Profile is the least prone and thus takes this one for the win. These are a definite recommend. But it will come down to individual needs when choosing. Like I mentioned, I included pics (please overlook the bad handwriting). Hope you found this review helpful. UPDATE: 1/22/18 The blotch is enough to cause some frustrations when using the 1.6mm pens on very smooth or glossy paper. So, I'll take Paper Mate Profile over the other 2. UPDATE: 04/14/17: Just bought my 3rd packet of Paper Mate Profile 1.4mm RT pen. Thta tells you how good this pen is. 'Nuff said.

these are great pens, nice and thick and good grip.,...why arent they available in this country

It's very bold very soft and very smooth , wish it was less expensive but still worth it

These pens are very smooth to write with, leaving a very legible line without the hassle or bleed through of a felt tip pen. Most suppliers have now shifted to stocking only the 0.7 or 1mm nib thicknesses. I don't know if this is a move by Paper Mate or whether there has been a greater shift to fine point, but Amazon was the only place I could source this bold point (1.4mm) where I live. These pens have good longevity and all the other hallmarks of quality you'd expect from a writing implement by Paper Mate.

Lovely pens that write smoothly

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