Paper MateInkJoy 100ST Ballpoint Stick Pens, Medium Point, Black Ink, Pack of 8

These are excellent ballpoint pens. Very smooth writing. Lightweight. The best I've ever used.

Ordered to have extra pens

Good value for money.

Very smooth writing pen

Good pens, write smooth

Very smooth pens for the price

I had a chance to use one of these pens at church. I was impressed by its smoothness, triangular-shaped barrel and dark ink. So I ordered some in black.I learned from using these pens that they are much less fussy than gel pens. With gel pens I have problems with skipping when trying to write on sticky note paper and even on plain paper if it is exposed to skin oil. But InkJoy is happy to write on just about anything. No clogs, no skips, no smearing (I'm a lefty) and no running out of ink after just a few uses.InkJoy also is comfortable to grip. I can use it a long time without fatigue from gripping it. Ordinarily I prefer a fatter barrel, but the InkJoy's triangular shape compensates for its thinner barrel.The 1 mm ball yields a nice black line. But not as black as I get with a gel pen. The other detail I would change is the opaque ink supply which makes it impossible to see how much ink remains in the pen. Even so I believe InkJoy is the best in the stick pen class.

At work, I like to have things that help me get through tasks and stay organized more easily. I still have to handwrite a lot (old school!) and these pens do that. Don't know why they are different, but they do.