- Profile Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Bold Point (1.4mm), Black Ink, 12 Count - Writing, Journaling, Office Supplies

I have always loved the quality and smooth writing of Papermate pens. Due to Papermate pens being a little more expensive than their competition, the Papermates pens I have bought in the past were used only in my office and I used cheap, stick pens for every day use in the field since most of the time I need to carry them in my front pants pocket and frequently loosing the plastic cap that covered the tip when not in use. One day while I was at the store to buy more of the cheap stick pens, I saw the Papermate Profile pens and bought a 5-pack of them to see how they would work as my everyday field pen. I found them to have extremely good durability considering I carry them in my front pants pocket of blue jeans or other heavy duty work pants. If I need them to mark a cutting point while doing construction, they will mark on wood, metal, plastic, or any material I have ever used them on, and then still write like the day they came out of the package new, on paper when I write out a receipt. Another thing they do that I have never found in a competitor's pen is begin writing from where I make contact with the paper or material as soon as I begin moving it. So many times with a competitor's pen, a customer would start giving me information I needed to write down, but when they would start, I would have to interrupt them to stop until I could find a scratch piece of paper or other surface to scribble on until it would begin writing and then apologize for the interruption and ask them to repeat it now that I had a working ink pen. With the Papermate Profile, I have never, and I mean "never" had that happen, and I'm on my third 12-pack of them. So to put it in a nut shell, I give them 5-stars for durability, 5-stars for retractability function, 5-stars for writing quality and comfort, and 5-stars with economics. There isn't a better ink pen on the market for what I need a pen for. Stop your R & D Papermate! They can't get any better for the price.

These pens always write nicely and are smooth on the paper. They last a long while and feel comfortable in hand the whole time. The grips outlast the ink every time.

Best pens! Writes so smoothly! Last long!

These are my favorite writing pens. Med tip and rolls so easy!!!

I love these ink pens. They are light weight, drying time is fast. The appearance is great I use these type of ink pens. So they are great and they’re a great value for your money. They do last longer and the ink is smooth. I would definitely recommend these.

I really like the wavy these pens write although they don't seem to hold much ink as I go through them very fast compared with pens of the good old days. Also I ordered black but got , black and blue, but perhaps that was just a one time error.

Love these pins.

Gel pens works great , good price . Will buy again.

Write nicely and I love the 1.4mm point.

When I first used this pen in the US - I audibly said, "Wow - this is so smooth!". It's the same reaction I get whenever I encourage other people to try the pen. It has ruined other pens now: They feel like scratching a jagged blade across paper.

great product

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These are the best pens ever! They write so smoothly and effortlessly, so they prevent writing fatigue.