What's your favorite pen or pencil (brand)?

[NickElls]

What kind of pen or pencil do you use most?

I'm a big Pilot fan. My favorite is the Precise Gel 07, but they're never available in our Staples.

I like clicky better than cappy, the caps always seem to get lost...

 

[SkyBell]

Papermate. Good old 99 cent Papermates.

 

[mustard]

Rotring 600 Roller-Ball

Good and chunky with a decent amount of weight to is, plus a spring loaded tip

 

[shecky]

i have tried very expensive pens including some Lamys, Cross, Montblancs, and various others (for notebook sketching). the one i keep going back to every time is a Zebra Gel G-301, which goes for about $2.50 at staples.

try it. its the best.

 

[Swarmlord]

Rotring 600 Roller-Ball

Good and chunky with a decent amount of weight to is, plus a spring loaded tip

That's mine too. I have two of them along with matching mechanical pencils.

 

[angelneo]

My favourite pen is the pen-thouse

 

[JeffTL]

I really like my Pelikan M215 -- and also the old Parker 51 Aerometric I use quite a bit.

 

[yg17]

The cheapest ones available because I have the tendency to lose them

 

[johnee]

oh god, I desperately want a MontBlanc 149.

I NEED a MontBlanc 149!

 

[livingfortoday]

I'm a huge fan of the Pilot Gel G-2, but bought some Bic Atlantis pens since they were on sale... not too shabby, but the G-2 is still a smoother writer, I feel. More comfortable for long note-taking sessions as well. Both suffer from low ink-life, however.

Oh, and the G-2 dries rather slowly, so it's really easy to smudge if you're not careful.

 

[NickElls]

I'm a huge fan of the Pilot Gel G-2, but bought some Bic Atlantis pens since they were on sale... not too shabby, but the G-2 is still a smoother writer, I feel. More comfortable for long note-taking sessions as well. Both suffer from low ink-life, however.

Oh, and the G-2 dries rather slowly, so it's really easy to smudge if you're not careful.

Sometimes my G-2s randomly die on me, then I use them a few days later and they work again.

By die I mean the ink skips every two millimeters and it doesn't flow as easily.

 

[mustard]

That's mine too. I have two of them along with matching mechanical pencils.

I have two full sets of the 600 series in both black and silver

2 - Rollerballs
2 - Ball Point
2 - Mechanical Pencils
2 - Trio (Dual ball point with pencil)
2 - Nib

 

[iMacZealot]

I used to buy ONLY Pentel R.S.V.P.'s because they looked and wrote pretty. Although, I've found clicky-tops to be easier to use and are thinner, so I buy ONLY rubberised BIC clicky-tops.

 

[ReanimationLP]

All of my pens are from different reps at my work.

My favorites are the Verizon pens, nice, fat, big rubber grips, well made, and nice looking.

 

[masterapple04]

I'm partial to the Bic Atlantis. Not particularly large, but a good grip and really smooth writing.

 

[Fearless Leader]

http://www.lamy.de/en/endverbrauche...=0&ref=self&produktid=238&detailmode=overview
I love that pen.

They also make my favorite mechanical pencil.

this one also rocks they always work or at least the dozen or so i have and they dont smear at all (even for a lefty)
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/s...oductId=98517&cmArea=SC1:CG11:DP1100:CL110000

 

[juanster]

i love parker pens, and rotring for drawing pens...

 

[iRachel]

My fav is the papermate PhD - both the pen and the mechanical pencil. I got the pencil first - I've had it for 8 years now, somehow I haven't managed to lose it!

 

[NightFlight]

Bic Cristal. Been using them for a lonnnggg time now, and you can't beat em!

 

[Andrew D.]

Any pen that let's me twirl it around to pass time during class lectures.

 

[ortuno2k]

I've been using Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine for years.
I take good care of them, so a pen usually lasts me a few months.

 

[cycocelica]

Bic. 99 cent on a pack of 15. Why spend more on a pens? They all do the same thing. Bics last long. I never understood people who bought the one pen for $5. Stupid.

 

[njmac]

oh god, I desperately want a MontBlanc 149.

I NEED a MontBlanc 149!

The pen looks nice but it also looks a little clunky to be writing with.

Any cheap pen is fine with me as long as the ink is not too drippy.

 

[0007776]

I've had it for 8 years now, somehow I haven't managed to lose it!

Wow I'm lucky if I can go more than a day without losing my pencil.

 

[mustard]

Bic. 99 cent on a pack of 15. Why spend more on a pens? They all do the same thing. Bics last long. I never understood people who bought the one pen for $5. Stupid.

Because Bic's are disposable similar to razors, compared to their non-disposale counterparts that offer superior quality, comfort, etc. As well - a nice non-disposable (re-fillable) pen is just an added touch of finish if you are dealing with clients. Handing some one a disposable pen to sign for a car purchase, medical document/waiver, or a high dollar contract is a little odd - it isn't like you are signing a credit card receipt at the local Gas N' Go.