Jetstream 101 Roller Ball Stick Water-Resistant Pen, Blue Ink, Medium, Dozen (Parallel Import)

Best pens ever! I was looking for the retractable ones, but came across these. I love them! The ink is so smooth and I like the stick style of the pen.

Very light and doesn’t require much pressure to make the ink show. The ink is highly pigmented/saturated, so the color appears very blue and doesn’t look faded or washed out like other blue pens. It blends so effortlessly without bleeding through pages, and dries almost instantly so you don’t have to worry about smudges. Writing with it is quick and easy, as the pen glides exactly where you want it to go without having to apply much force or meeting much resistance. This ball-point pen has all of the benefits of a gel pen (doesn’t require force, glides with little to no resistance, very colorful/highly pigmented ink) without any of the downsides of gel pens (doesn’t bleed through pages, dries quickly, ink doesn’t smear). In other words, this pen is perfect! At first I thought it might not hold up against its “Jetstream” predecessor (as shown in the photo with the blue post-it note comparing the writing of the two Uni-Ball Jetstream pens against one another; where the predecessor is on the bottom while the successor [i.e. this pen] is on the top). Surprisingly this pen is actually better and easier to use and handle than its predecessor. You can also see the superior ink quality as shown in the photo of the writing sample against the yellow post-it note. The only potential downside—at least for me personally—is the relative weight of the pen, as this pen is much more lightweight than many other pens I’m used to using (just as a matter of personal preference, I like a slightly heavier pen). But overall, this is a great pen all around. I know it’s a bit expensive for a box of pens, but I must say, the quality far exceeds the price. I’d highly recommend these to anyone who’s particular about their pens. You won’t be disappointed!

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Quality instrument

I am a rabid pen snob. I'm very picky about my stationery as a whole, and have been for as long as I can remember. I got these pens on sale sometime about a decade ago and I've looked for them at stores since, but never found them. I was reminded about them again recently and was so happy to find the exact ones here that I've been looking for for years. I just got the pens in (I bought a box of blue and a box of black), and.... They absolutely hold up to memory. More than that, I have tested them against all of my favorite pens that I have collected over the years and the only pen that beats these are the Tul gel .7mm. Out of all pens I own or have tried: gel, ballpoint, fountain, felt tip/fine liner.... These are top two of all time. If they had crates of 100 of these pens, I'd buy themithoit question. Hard facts that are more helpful than a random person's opinion: 1. They don't smudge at all with highlighters. Tried many types on black and blue ink. Doesn't budge. 2. Great for lefties. I rubbed my hand hard against the ink immediately after writing and got a tiny bit of shadowing, but no dragging or moving of the ink. And that's with trying to smudge it. Nothing with normal use. 3. Pigment is dark and rich like gel without the need for added pressure to get increased darkness. 4. Flow is blissfully smooth. They might skip while starting, but after it's started once it's good to go indefinitely. No globbing of ink on the tip, no hitching or scratching. Even on trash paper, these pens glide effortlessly. Two small drawbacks that I'll be honest about: 1. The cap fits a bit loose while posted. Twists easily which makes it feel like it'll fall off, but I haven't had one fall off yet. It has a kind of satisfying click when the cap goes on either end, so even though the wiggle sensation is there while writing sometimes, it seems the design is secure enough. 2. The shape of the tip isn't the most comfortable for long term writing. There's a ridge that is a little unfortunate if you're the type who hold pens close to the tip like me. It's not a problem for short uses at all. All said, I'll recommend to everyone and loan no one these pens. Wish they were in stores again.