[Pen/Pencil Review] Blue Bell Creameries Luxe Rollerball
This week’s pen is one I picked up on our road trip earlier this month, and the closest one to hand following FenCon. It’s a nice rollerball I picked up from the Blue Bell Creameries. Because ice cream and pens. It was made for me.
This is a nicer souvenir pen. The brand on the cap rim says Luxe with the Blue Bell name and logo engraved in white on the cap. The cap and post are chrome with a royal blue lacquer body. The cap posts with some wobble. It’s not the most secure posting, but it does post. It does make the pen long though. The pen is 5.5″ long capped and just over 6.5″ with the cap posted, making it a bit top heavy.
The grip is black and chrome with almost no ergonomics and a serviceable ink refill. The ink is black in a 0.7mm point – probably…maybe a 0.5mm. It’s refillable, so it can last a pretty long time. The ink is serviceable is a little scratchy, but fine. It’s a good diameter and pretty to look at.
It wasn’t even all that expensive. It was $7.50 in the gift shop. The kicker is that you have to go to the Blue Bell Creamery gift shop – either in person or their online gift shop.
Let’s see the numbers…
1. How does it work? – 0.5 – It’s fine. The refill isn’t the best in the world and the cap doesn’t post as securely as I would like.
2. Grip and feel – 1 – It’s a pretty souvenir pen with a typical and classic grip but without much in the ergonomics.
3. Material – 1 – It’s a good pen. Metal with lacquer accents.
4. Overall Design – 1 – It’s a good pen that will last a good long time with the ability to be refilled.
5. Price Point – 0.5 – It’s a little on the expensive side at $7.50 and only available in the gift shop or through Blue Bell online. But it is refillable.
That’s 4.0 bronze pencils out of 5.
