AmazonBasics Retractable Ballpoint Pen 12 Pack Reviews Summary

Writing Experience

Pros:

• "These pens are dark & BOLD I haven’t had any issues with the ink skipping, they are extremely smooth & don’t bleed through the paper."
• "This particular Amazon pen just glides so very smoothly, with a slightly thicker line."
• "They're so smooth. I have never been this impressed with ballpoint pens."
• "The ink flows so smoothly, no leaking and such comfort when in use!"
• "These pens are very smooth writing and keep up with the brand name versions."
• "Writes super smooth."
• "These pens write really well. They smoothly deliver a uniform trail of ink onto the paper."

Cons:

• "The ink does clump up on the tip, resulting in a glob of ink to wipe off before writing with the pens."
• "The ink skips."
• "But after a week or so, they have started to leak globs of ink."
• "Ink skips constantly while writing."
• "These blotch out ink almost every time I click to use them."
• "The ink consistently bleeds and leaks."
• "The only *slight* downfall is that the tip dries out every time, so your first letter of your work is always a little ugly."

Ergonomics and Design

Pros:

• "The barrel is a nice width and so smooth with an almost rubbery texture."
• "Pens are easy to hold and comfortable."
• "The retract button works easily and the top of the button is big and flat so it won't poke your finger."
• "Pen is sturdy, easy to grip. The most important thing! The clip doesn't break!!!"
• "The pens feel very smooth and comfortable to hold in your hand."
• "They're sturdy and comfortable."
• "These pens are so comfortable to write with for extended periods of time and so smooth to write with, they just glide across the paper."

Cons:

• "The one thing I would change would be to make the outside more ergonomic. It is just a straight tube."
• "The only this that I don’t love is that there is NO grip on the pen, however the pen is extremely comfortable to write with!"
• "Grip feel sucks - the pen is way too thick; almost as thick as my thumb."
• "The pen itself is extremely uncomfortable to write and hand cramps easily."
• "Not comfortable to hold."
• "The thickness of the pen is a little too much for my liking (diameter 0.9cm)."
• "If you are a chunky pen user you may want to get grips as I can see these being a little thin and harder to grip."

Quality and Reliability

Pros:

• "I love these amazon brand pens! The quality is really good, it's thick, smooth and writes really well!"
• "They are a great product especially for the price point."
• "These pens are super nice to have. They write nicely and are super durable."
• "They don’t feel cheap in both looks and feel. The click is sturdy not wobbly."
• "The clip is sturdy not likely to bend back."
• "These pens are comparable to Pentel retractables and more efficient than most other pens on the market."
• "They are the ONLY pen I will use now."

Cons:

• "These pens have let me down on several occasions when the ink wouldn't dispense."
• "I wanted to love these. At first, they write like a dream! But after a week or so, they have started to leak globs of ink."
• "Bought these pens. Got an entire pack that let me write 2 words. Absolutely useless."
• "But, they run out of ink really really fast."
• "These pens run out of ink very quickly, way too quickly."
• "Just about all of them leak ink. The ink dries up and it is hard to use the clicker and gets jammed."
• "These pens are the worst product. The pens either leak or break while in use."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good Value, especially if you misplace pens a lot."
• "Pack of ink pens great for the price my husband's constantly losing pins so I bought a book box cheap affordable Amazon ink pens they write good so far not had any issues with them."
• "They're easy to hold and very nice pens for the price."
• "I calculated and these pens come out to $.54 each. That's a great price for these really nice pens."
• "For the price you get a really nice feeling pen that writes smoothly."
• "At the price they are a great deal."
• "For the price you cannot be what you get. I will definitely purchase more."

Cons:

• "Do yourself a favor and just buy another brand."
• "I would have gotten better pens from the Dollar Tree."
• "These pens may be cheap, but this is a classic case of you get what you pay for."
• "These pens are inexpensive but they don’t last long at all."
• "These pens simply do not last! There must be hardly any ink in them because mere weeks after starting to use one, these things will fail you."
• "Crappy quality product, half the pens wouldn't write, no matter how hard I scribbled to get the ink flowing."
• "Not worth it. I’d pay a little bit more for the good brand. Sorry Amazon, this was a fail."

Color and Ink Quality

Pros:

• "The color is really nice and pigmented you can even see yellow well highly recommend."
• "I really enjoy the range of colours that the pens come in! They are really great colours."
• "The colours are bright, vibrant and they stand out."
• "The beautiful variety of ink allows me to know that the pens are mine."
• "The colors are vibrant and the color choices are plentiful."
• "The colors are vivid. They include a yellow and a brown which are hard to find."
• "Colours are beautiful."

Cons:

• "Colors not vibrant."
• "Some colors aren’t very pigmented and they need a scribble before each use."
• "Colors are odd and overall just cheap."
• "Not quite the same colours as pictured."
• "The colors are muddy, the ink is weak and thin."
• "The yellow is completely useless."
• "Half the colors don't show up."