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– Ohto Comfort Sharp Lead Holder - 2 mm - Gray Body (No Pen Intended)

– More Papermate Contours (My Supply Room)

– PEN-fessional: To Click or not to Click - An EnerGelX Pen Review (Pentel Blog)

– Field Notes Memo Books (A Penchant for Paper)

– Pilot Varsity and Noodler’s HoD revisited (Peninkcillin)

– Pencil Review: Uni Kuru Toga .5mm with Auto Rotate (Recording Thoughts)

– Target’s Loss, My Gain: The Pilot Plumix Fountain Pen (From the Pen Cup)

– My Art Store Addiction (Rhodia Drive)

– De Atramentis Australian Red (Pocket Blonde)

– Three black pencils (Bleistift)

– Uni-ball Signo DX 0.28mm Emerald Green (A Penchant for Paper)

– Review: Pentel EnerGel Euro Black 0.5 mm Needle Point (Gourmet Pens)

– Book of Days 9 (In Pursuit of a Hidden Artist)

– Uni-ball JetStream 101 (Penfan.ru)

– New Pilot B2P (My Supply Room)

– Why I Hate the Lamy Safari (Stationery Traffic)

– Stabilo EASYergo pencil (Drawing with a Squirrel)

– The art supplies tour of London (Leigh Reyes)

Doane Paper New Flap Jotter Winners

It has been one of those weeks gang! Thank you to everyone for being patient while I got the chance to run the numbers and giveaway these awesome new Flap Jotters from Doane Paper. Shaun, BillyD, and ttmnky take home the loot:

Congrats to all three of you! Here is what I need you to do:

1. Leave a comment on this post.

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

Thanks to Chad Doane for offering these great goods to readers of The Pen Addict. Regularly scheduled programming returns next week!

Uni Power Tank Eco 1.0 mm Blue Review

Over the years, I have reviewed all of the Uni-ball Power Tank pens that I could get my hands on: the Original, the Smart Series, and the Smart Series High Grade. I had no idea there was an Eco version until my friend Carmen brought one back from Spain and sent it my way.

My first reaction: Wow, that is one ugly pen!

I understand that Uni is going for the eco-friendly look but I’m not sure they pulled it off here. It actually doesn’t look so bad in the picture, but in person it comes off as odd. The brown grip area is what gets me. It is lighter than the brown plastic clip, and grip wear shows up even lighter. That makes for a worn down looking grip before it has had much use.

While it may not win any beauty contests, it is still a decent pen. The blue 1.0 mm pressurized ink cartridge is smooth and dark. The line does have a good amount of white space in it, which is a flaw seen in many ballpoints. I have had more success writing with the 0.7 mm Power Tanks, so that would be my preferred Eco option as well.

The Power Tank line is a great choice if you are looking for a pressurized ballpoint pen. Just know that there are several barrel options, ink sizes, and ink colors to choose from.