[Pen/Pencil Review] A Glowing Skull Halloween Novelty Blue Ballpoint Pen
One last novelty pen for this Halloween season…yes, Book-A-Million was dangerous. This one is sillier. It lights up and has fiber optic “hair” – and it’s blue ballpoint pen.
So I like the fact that this pen is also a “fine†point ball point – not more than 1.0mm. It’s not quite 8.5†long, which makes it long enough to be comfortable. It’s remarkably well-balanced for a novelty. So it would be a fairly comfortable pen to use.
The plastic “crystal†skull glows green when you write with it and the light shimmers up through the “hair†to have fiber optic tips. Which is a cool effect. However, as much as I found the pressure point flashing light and light up hair amusing in the store…I didn’t care for it in practice. In fact, on a whim, I gave it to a co-worker who likes light up stuff.
But… for, I think, $1.99 (I’m pretty sure it was less than the other skull pen), it’s not a huge investment. So I had no problem giving it away after I did the measurements and writing sample. Speaking of which, the fine point does work well and the ink flows without clumping or skipping – which is another plus.
I just wish I liked the flashing novelty part more in practice than I do in theory. I giggle when I see them, then never use them because they’re distracting.
To the numbers:
1. How does it work? – 1 It’s decent. It doesn’t smear. It doesn’t have much drying time. For the actual pen part…yes. It’s good
2. Grip and feel – 0.5 – It’s an inexpensive, plastic, no grip pen. It’s not ergonomic. The barrel is smooth. The novelty part is what’s beyond the hand.
3. Material – 0.5 It’s a novelty pen. It’s plastic with flashy lights that will wow some and annoy others. It is what it is.
4. Overall Design – 1 -I’m giving it a high mark because it’s a fun little, not overly expensive novelty pen. It’s designed to be silly and Halloween oriented. It does that. It’s also functional. So bonus.
5. Price Point – 1 – It’s mid-line for what I’ll pay for novelty pens. It’s cheaper than some but more expensive than others. I do want to say it was $1.99. So for grins and giggles… okay. And it didn’t hurt to give away knowing I wasn’t going to use it. And now it has a good home.
4 out of 5 Bronze Pencils
