Giveaway: Zebra Sarasa Push Clip Gel Ink Pen - 0.3 mm - 10 Color Set

On my last Top 5 Pens List, the Zebra Sarasa Clip 0.3mm was the surprising new number one pen. I am still enjoying it immensely, so I figured why not give out a 10-Pack of these goodies from JetPens to kick off the "rebirth" of The Pen Addict. I like to keep my giveaways as simple as possible, but I do have a few changes in the giveaway rules listed below, so please take a fresh look at them.

The major change is that I will have to limit giveaway entries to US residents only. This really stinks because the readership of The Pen Addict is truly worldwide. I have shipped many packages overseas - from Argentina to Australia - and I hate that I have to restrict it. I give credit to Brian at Office Supply Geek for doing all the legwork on this issue, which you can read more about right here. I couldn't have said it better myself.

With that unfortunate update out of the way, 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. This contest is limited to US residents only.

2. Please follow @jetpens on Twitter and "Like" JetPens on Facebook. This is not mandatory, but I sure would appreciate your support!

3. 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.

4. The contest winner will be posted on Friday, May 20th.  The winner will have one week to email me at the address posted in the right sidebar.

Thanks and good luck!

Pilot Vpen Disposable Fountain Pen Review

Pilot has a big share of the disposable fountain pen market, so despite the fact I am not a big fountain pen user, I thought I would give the Pilot Vpen a try. The Platinum Preppy is the disposable fountain pen which I compare all others to, and I thought the Pilot Petit mini fountain pen was one of the worst I had used, so where will the Vpen land on my somewhat out of kilter scale?

In the look and feel department, the Vpen is a winner. Pilot takes a simplistic approach to pen design, but they do it very well. If you have ever used a Pilot V5 pen before, then you will know how the Vpen feels in the hand, but just a fraction wider. You pretty much always know what you are going to get with Pilot in this department, and the Vpen is no different.

When initially putting the nib to the page, I was pretty impressed with how the Vpen performed. My preference would have been a fine or extra fine nib, but this medium nib wasn't all that bad. In fact, it was pretty darn good. The ink flowed immediately, the lines were solid and consistent, and there was minimal bleed or feathering. The blue ink was a really nice shade as well.

While the Platinum Preppy may still be my first choice due to the added nib options, the Pilot Vpen is an excellent disposable fountain pen.

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