Giveaway: Uni-Ball Fanthom Erasable Gel Ink Pen - 0.5 mm - 3 Color Pack

I reviewed the fun and fresh Uni-Ball Fanthom just last week, so I might as well give away a few while I am at it, right? This giveaway is for one 3 Color Pack, containing one each of black, blue, and red erasable gel ink pens. 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, June 11th. 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!

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Brad Dowdy.

Review: Pilot Dr. Grip Full Black Dual Layer Grip Ballpoint 0.7mm

Two and a half years into it and this is my first Dr. Grip review? A staple of the office supply world and I have never reviewed one? Yep, this is the first one to grace the pages of the Pen Addict. The way I see it, either you are a Dr. Grip person, or you aren't. Well, it's taken me 2 1/2 years to review one - I wonder where I stand?

That is a bit unfair right out of the gate, but I have had a Pilot Dr. Grip around the house and office for years, but never really fell in love with it. In fact, I have the refill swapped out with a Uni-Ball Signo RT ink cartridge and I still rarely use it (I haven't seen what other refills fit this model yet). I think it is the grip part of the Dr. Grip that I am not crazy about in my older model. It is too firm for my liking. The grip in this Full Black model is nicer though, and is one of the big selling points of this pen. Check out the product page at JetPens and you will see that this is a dual layer grip, with a softer inner layer surrounded by a harder, more traditional outer layer. I definitely prefer this newer style grip.

The ink cartridge is very nice, but it is impossible for me to not compare it to a Jetstream, and of course it falls short of that. And if I may unfairly nitpick one thing - this pen is named "Full Black", but the big chrome pen clip kind of disagrees with that, don't you think? Believe me, I ordered it full well knowing the clip wasn't black, but it would be so much cooler if it was.

I hate to be too hard on this pen though, because it is actually very nice. It isn't for me personally, but if you are a fan of the Dr. Grip line I think you would like this pen a lot.

Click here for the XL review.

Product links:
Pilot Dr. Grip Full Black Dual Layer Grip Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Black Accents from JetPens
Large Writing Pad from Doane Paper