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Winner Winners:
Congrats Patty T and Arleigh! Here is what I need from you:
1. Leave a comment on this post.
2. Email me your mailing address using the "About" link on the sidebar.
You have one week to claim your prize.
Thanks to everyone who entered, and as always, stay tuned for more!
I have had this review in the hopper for the longest time (uploaded the image to Flickr on 9/14/2010), but I am just now finally getting around to typing it up. Why? Who knows. The Platinum Double 3 Action 2 Color Ballpoint Multi Pen + Pencil has a lot going for it - besides a long name - but I have found that it is not for me.
The thing that attracted me most to this pen was the fact that the Pilot Hi-Tec-C Slims refills fit perfectly into the Platinum body, making this one of the fancier Hi-Tec-C multi pens around. The barrel is exceptionally well designed, with a sleek gunmetal body and sharp chrome accents. The cartridge switching mechanism is interesting in the fact that a single button press exposes the cartridge you want. All you have to do is face the text of the ink color you want towards you, press the button, and bingo! Out pops your ink or lead.
I have never been able to get used to it though. I felt the overall package was a little lighter feeling than I expected, plus the switching mechanism caused some rattling when writing. Not terrible, but enough to notice. In the end, I haven't gotten much use out of it. Maybe it is time to take the Slims refills back out and use them for something else.
Click here for the XL review.
Images courtesy of JetPens.com
I'm a big fan of the Tombow Airpress, keeping mine in my car at all times due to its versatility as a write anywhere, anytime, on any surface pen. For the uninitiated, this is what is known as a pressurized pen, similar to what the Fisher Space pen provides. The difference with the AirPress is that it uses an air retraction method to create the air pressure required for writing. I picked up two of the new-ish 2010 new body colors from JetPens, one in the clear body style shown above, and one in the full black (aka murdered out) style, as shown below. Here is how you can win one of these really cool pens:
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 two winners 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 winners.
3. The contest winners will be posted on Friday, February 4th. The winners will have one week to email me at the address posted in the "About" section on 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!
