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Doane Paper Daily Arsenal Kit Winner

This was was easily the most popular giveaway I have done on The Pen Addict.  Thanks to everyone who entered, and of course a huge thanks goes out to Chad Doane for making this awesome prize package available.  And the winner of the Doane Paper Daily Arsenal Kit is...

 

Congrats Leeban!  Here is what I need you to do:

1. Leave a comment on this post.

2. Email me your mailing address using the address on the sidebar

You have one week to claim you prize.

Thanks again to everyone who entered, and look for more fun giveaways coming soon!

Review: Bic 4-Color Fashion Colors Multi Pen

Since Brian reviewed this one yesterday at Office Supply Geek, I figured today is as good as any to break out my review of the Bic 4-Color Fashion Colors Multi Pen as well.  I came to the same general conclusion that Brian did - this is a good update to an old classic - but I did notice one small difference between his pen and mine: Where is my lanyard hole!

That obviously isn't too big of a deal for me, but I do find it odd that there are two different models of this pen.  From a writing perspective, it is decent by traditional ballpoint standards.  There isn't much ink buildup around the tip, and the lines are generally clean.  The pink and purple inks are far superior to the lime green and turquoise though.  The turquoise had its share of streaking, while the lime green is too light of a shade.  The pink and purple are nice and solid.

One issue I had with this pen is that the plungers were very hard to push down, and they didn't loosen up over time either.  Instead of just a quick flick of the thumb to push one down, it actually took some force to eject the cartridge.

With back to school season in full swing, I expect these will be a big hit with the kids.  After all, I am just a big kid myself, and really had fun with this pen.

Click here for the XL review.