[Pen/Pencil Review] Blue Journal Pen – 1.0mm Ballpoint
I really need to learn to do these the night before. Monday’s are getting away from me. This is a pen I picked up on my last binge at Office Depot. I kinda forgot about it – until today when I was about to put it away, when I remembered… hey, Monday. This is simply called a “journal pen”.
This is a decent ballpoint pen in a compact size, theoretically to attach to a journal or to be portable. It’s about 4.75″ long both retracted and with the point extended. It’s a brilliant (almost TARDIS) blue with silver tone accents. The pen has a twist retraction method. For a short pen, it’s solid. It has a medium diameter with a decent balance. It’s your basic “cigar-style” pen in a smaller frame. The clip is a sturdy chromed metal for security. If you can handle the shortness of the barrel, it’s a nice little pen. “Little” being the key word.
The ink is a Parker-style 1.0mm black ink. The line is bold without being too gloppy and is easily refillable with either ball point or gel ink with the Parker-style refills, so it’s infinitely customizable. The website says the item is no longer available, I found this on a journal spinner rack in the store. I wish I could remember how much it was – it was either $2.99 or $4.99 – either one is an acceptable price point.
The numbers:
1. How does it work? – 1 – It works like it’s supposed to. It’s a metal-based ball point pen with a classic refill in a 1.0mm black ink.
2. Grip and feel – 0.5 – It’s short. It has a decent feel, but the shortness is an issue with it. It’s also a smooth barrel, it can be hard and possibly tiring.
3. Material – 1 – It’s blue metal with silver tone accents and a clip. It’s a sturdy little pen.
4. Overall Design – 0.5 – It’s supposed to be used with a journal. I’m not sure why that means it has to be short. But it’s still a nifty little thing.
5. Price Point – 0.5 – It’s an okay price point – $3-$5. But it’s refillable. Unfortunately, it no longer seems to be available. If you can find it, it’s not that bad a price.
That’s 3.5 of 5 bronze pencils.
