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(Sorry if I missed a few posts - I had to complie this a little earlier than normal)

-- Review: JetPens Nomadic CB-01 Wise-Walker Multi Compartment Day Pack  (Berry Scoop)

-- The Pilot G2 (PS. I love you)  (The Jackodile Press)

-- Featured Pen - Eversharp Skyline Executive  (Whatever)

-- Sometimes I go down the oddest paths  (Richard Binder)

-- Mephisto Pencils  (Pencil Points)

-- Battle of the eco pencils  (Bleistift)

-- Review: Pentel Rolly 4 Color Pen and R.S.V.P. RT Retractable PLUS GIVEAWAY  (Mightier Than The Sword)

-- Rhodia No. 19 Yellow Lined Notepad  (Pocket Blonde)

-- Doane Paper Idea Journal Review  (Office Supply Geek)

-- My perfect writing instrument is a fountain pen  (Yet another tentacled thing)

-- Guest Blogger Clem Dionglay: Pen Meet in the Phillipines  (Rhodia Drive)

-- Kanoe Multi Pencils  (Dave's Mechanical Pencils)

-- Uni-ball Impact 1.0mm RT Gel Pen  (X1 Blog)

-- Kutsuwa Edwin Puffy Pencil Case Review  (The Leaky Pen)

Review: Bic 730RT 0.7mm Gel

Bic really turned the corner last year in the pen design department with the release of the 537R and 730R.  Both were very nice liquid ink needle tip pens that performed very well and looked great to boot.  The Bic 730RT 0.7mm gel kept some of the same design elements as its predecessors, but it doesn't quite cut it in the performance department.

I was able to test out this pen at the Staples writing station recently, and I knew pretty quickly that is wasn't up to par with comparable pens like the Pilot G-2 and Uni-Ball Signo 207.  I purchased it anyway so I could try it out more at home, but it continued to unimpress there as well.  The line is not as clean or as sharp as some of its peers, and it is not as smooth of a writer as well.

While the barrel looks nice, it feels cheap - sort of like Bic's products from years past.  It is lightweight and constructed poorly, with plastic seams visible and an overall cheap feel.  The 730RT is nowhere near the pen that the 730R and 537R are.

Click here for the XL review.

Review: Uni-ball Jetstream 0.7 mm Rubber Body Series - Metallic Orange

As JetPens.com keeps growing and expanding I sometimes see pens that I want to try out, but then forget to add them to my cart and then eventually they are erased from my memory like someone took a Pilot FriXion to my brain cells.  The Uni-Ball Jetstream Rubber Body Series in Metallic Orange is one of those pens.

Never in a million years did I think I would become such a huge Jetstream fan.  Before I started this blog, I had been burned by a few Jetstreams and wrote them off as a pen that just wasn't for me.  The JetPens temptation proved too strong though, especially since they carry them in 0.5mm and 0.7mm widths as opposed to the standard 1.0mm, as well as offering up a ton of different barrel options.  I love the unique look of the orange barrel, and I ordered an 0.5mm black refill to go in it, which I do for a lot of my Jetstreams.  I think I will be adding a couple more orange barrels, plus maybe a silver or two to really expand my Jetstream collection.

Click here for the XL review.

Product Links:

Uni-ball Jetstream Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Rubber Body Series - Metallic Orange Body from JetPens

Large Writing Pad from Doane Paper