Giveaway: Zebra Sarasa Push Clip 0.4mm - 10 Color Set

There is not too much more I can say about these pens other that they are AWESOME!  If you like the Uni-Ball Signo RT 0.38mm, then you should love the Zebra Sarasa Push Clip 0.4mm as well.  I have one 10 color set to giveaway - courtesy of JetPens of course.  Here are the rules:

1. Leave one comment on this post anytime between now, and Thursday night at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.  You are limited to one entry.  Feel free to link this giveaway on your blog, or share it with anyone you feel is a true pen addict.  If you have a blog, I would love a link back, but it is certainly not required for entry into the contest.

2. For this contest, I will pick one winner at random from the comments section of this post.  The comments will be numbered in the order they are received, i.e. the first comment is #1, the second #2, and so on.  The Random Integer Generator at random.org will be used to pick the number of the winner.

3. The contest winner will be posted on Friday, February 12th.  The winner will have one week to email me at the address posted in the right sidebar.

4. I will ship internationally.  I know there are many international readers and fans of The Pen Addict, and I will gladly ship to you at my expense.

Thanks and good luck!

Review: Ohto Petit-B Needle-Point Ballpoint Pen

I have reviewed a slew of compact pens recently, and since I have enjoyed many of Ohto's full-sized products, I thought I would give the mini-sized Petit-B Needle-Point ballpoint pen a shot as well.  I knew it was going to be tiny when I saw it in the photos at JetPens, but wow, it is REALLY tiny.

Sometimes tiny works out for me, and sometimes it doesn't.  In the case of the Petit-B, it doesn't.  Visually, this is a great looking pen - Ohto always does a great job with design.  But from a functionality standpoint, it misses the boat a little bit.  The main issue is that when you unsheath the pen cap and post it on the back of the pen, it does not rest sturdily in my hand.  The cap piece is so long, and the end of the pen where it post is so short, it allows for too much play when I am actually trying to write.  The pen ends up wobbling around a bit.

At the point where I do get down to writing, I have a hard time getting a solid grip due to the diameter.  This is to be expected to some degree with a pen like this, and with some pens I am able to work around that and get comfortable.  I had a tough time doing that with the Petit-B.  It just ended up being too skinny.  The 0.5mm needle-point isn't too bad though, so hopefully they will make a larger version pen that uses a similar cartridge.

Click here for the XL review.

Product Links
Ohto Petit-B Needle-Point Ballpoint Pen - 0.5 mm - Pearl White Body from JetPens
Doane Paper Writing Pad from Doane Paper

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