Giveaway: Doane Paper Products

If you have yet to try the greatness that is Doane Paper, then now is your chance.  For this giveaway, one winner will take home all of the items shown in the photo above, which include (1) 5x8 Writing Pad, and (1) Flap Jotter, plus two Doane approved writing instruments: (1) Sharpie Pen in blue, and (1) Zebra #2 pencil.  Now that is a hookup!  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, April 2nd.  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: Zebra SK-Sharbo+1 2 Color Eco Ballpoint Multi Pen + Pencil

These multi pen names can get rather lengthy, can't they?  The Zebra SK-Sharbo+1 multi pen/pecil contains two 0.7mm ballpoint ink cartridges - black and red - plus an 0.5mm pencil, all wrapped up in an eco-friendly barrel.  As best as I can tell from this link, the barrel is made from 75% recycled materials, and a mighty fine barrel it is.

As with many of the Zebra multi pens that I have tested out, the barrel feels extremely sturdy and durable.  It is a nice wight in the hand, comfortable to hold, and, with the clear green tinted plastic, pretty nice to look at.  What surprised me the most about this pen was how little effort it took for me to write with.  The ballpoint glided across the page.  I would prefer a darker black ink, but this gets the job done, and the red is pretty nice to boot.  The only thing that bothered me about this pen was the pink plastic bit inside the barrel to denote the red ink, but maybe that part is recycled as well, so I'll give them a pass. 

I will have to peruse the archives to see if I have reviewed an eco-friendly multi pen before, but off the top of my head I am thinking not (Aha!  There is another).  Maybe the Zebra SK-Sharbo+1 will be your first as well.

Click here for the XL review.

Product links:
Zebra SK-Sharbo+1 2 Color Eco Ballpoint Multi Pen + Pencil  from JetPens
Doane Paper Writing Pad from Doane Paper

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