Pilot G2 Retractable Rollerball Gel Pens, Fine Point, 0.7mm, Purple Ink, 6 Count

These pens are always first-class and write flawlessly for a long time. I love the color because I like to inject some interest, artiness, and some school spirit (LSU) into all writing that crosses my desk.

Great color, writes nicely.

I dislike grading papers using red pens and so many students write in black or blue, so these purple pens work great for me. Unlike some pens, these last until the actual ink is all used.

Great pens. Long-lasting ink. I've used them for years.

Flows smoothly. Nice shade of putple.

Nice color and write smooth.

I like them enough that I'm going to keep them, but I won't be repurchasing when they're gone. (Or getting ink refills.) The color is LOVELY. Very vibrant. Very easy to tell what *I* have written on, versus my coworkers' black/blue pens. I like that they're click-pens, too. Buuuuut... They smear. A lot. Depends on what you've written on, but anything that isn't super-immediately absorbent? Don't touch for a few minutes unless you want it (and your hands) streaked with purple smudges. You'll also get occasional ink-blobs on your paper, regardless of how absorbent it is. As you get past the halfway point in ink-usage, too, they have a tendency to "pause" in inflow in the middle of writing. I'm on the 2nd of my 6 pens right now. Obviously, your mileage will vary depending on how much actual writing you do, but the 1st pen lasted me just under 2 months. I use mine mostly for jotting down notes while talking to customers for orders or annotating printouts for coworkers. I'm not handwriting pages and pages of things all day. I bought some Bic Round Stic Grip pens (also purple) at the same time as these, and I like them better. Their purple is a more light, metallic-y lavender than the bright purple of these G2s, but they're still quite easy to read. I haven't used them as extensively (it's my policy to use up things I like less, first, and "save" the ones I liked better for later), but have not noticed any streaking.

These are easy to use and the colors are great. I have Turquoise, Pink, and Lavender. Love them.