I feel so pedestrian compared to some of you. My everyday, go-to pen is simply the Bic medium-point, black ink. It works well for most everything I need: I take many notes in the course of my job, and is handy to do the newspaper crossword also. And they’re inexpensive enough that if I lose one (as happens occasionally), it’s no big deal.
Of course, in the past, I have used Speedball dip pens too. Probably still could, if I needed to. (I learned calligraphy when I was younger, and did it for years.)
or the V7 for a thicker line. Ink dries fast, can be used by left handed people and will write without skipping until it runs dry if you don’t use it to punch holes in drywall.
I’ve suggested these to artists and they love them. Very consistent pen.
That’s my fave, too, and in fact I just ordered them online last month after not seeing them in stores in forever. However, how do you feel about the “extra fine” tag? It always seemed to me that .5mm was standard, .7 was large, and .3 or .4 was the real extra fine.
I have used Parker ballpens for years. To me, they write very well. I use medium point, blue ink. I write in block letters and have found Fisher and others to get a little “goopy” at the tip.
Several pen manufacturers will take the Parker refill. I’ve used a black Rotring 600 pen and pencil set fora few years and am very happy with it.
Well, when you run a business and pay all types of people/companies with all different forms of payment, checks will still remain relevant…gotta sign those things too.
I am the judge, jury, and executioner in all things fiscal wrt my business…I know exactly what goes on in my system because I am the only one who is in the system.
With a Skilcraft ballpoint, a dime, and a bit of ingenuity, one can create a smoking accessory that can be quickly reassembled into normal pocket contents that attract no suspicion. Or so I’ve heard.
I discovered the closest thing to a perfect pen that I’ve ever used several years ago. Now I order them by the dozen so I always have them on hand! Here are the specifics-
Uni-ball Signo Gelstick 0.7 (medium point)
I order them in BLACK and BLUE for less than $8/dozen from Sam’s Club.
Noooo! Platinum Preppies are evil! Horrible things. Or at least the one I have is a horrible thing. I call it The Demon. I still shudder when i think of the Dragon’s Napalm incident. I know a lot of people like them, but they crack very very easily.
Fountain pens are fantastic if you have to write a lot, though, because you don’t have to press down on them at all, eliminating hand fatigue. I’m a big fan of the (semi-) disposable Pilot Varsity as a starter pen. If you like it, you can get something MUCH better for a lot less than you probably think you’d have to pay for a good fountain pen. And bottle ink is cheap cheap cheap.
(I learned calligraphy when I was younger, and did it for years.)
I know a lot of people like them, but they crack very very easily.
