Customer Reviews

BIC 4 Color "Fashion Colors" Medium Point Ball Pen - 2pk (ast)

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In the 80s and early 90s, there were 4 color pens made by Bic, Pentech and other brands. Bic had the regular blue, black, red and green inks, while Pentech had the fun colors-pink, purple, green, and turquoise in one, and teal, burgundy, orange, and green-blue in another. They were called Fireworks pens and I remember how much fun they were to collect. I remember picking out a few packages in stores with my mom. I used them to write letters, draw, and even do schoolwork with (when it was allowed-not all teachers liked colorful ink). I usually used the green ink for school because it was my least favorite color and saved the better ones for my letters. My cousin had them too, and we wrote many letters using our pens. I loved the vibrant colors and clicking the various switches to alternate inks. As you can see I have a lot of memories attached to these pens. I still have the pens, whether they write or not, as a keepsake from childhood. I loved them and was sad when they were discontinued. Bic continued to make the regular colors, but I missed the fun.

Now they have the Fashion Colors pen. This has pink, purple, teal blue and green ink, similar to the Shimmers pens. Like the Shimmers, the green ink is very light, purple is good; but they've made a couple of nice changes. Pink is a darker shade than in previous Bic pens. It's bolder and I like it a lot. The blue is more teal rather than the usual turquoise. The 2-pack I opened had a difference in writing though--one writes really great and the other skips a little. It's not a dud, just not as good.

The better one writes really smooth and doesn't leave ink blobs on the paper. Overall, the pink and blue write better than the Shimmers. I like having 4 colors in one retractable pen, easy to change with the click of a switch. The regular colors are refillable, but I don't think these are. It would be nice if they were. The barrel of the pen is comfortable to hold, and comes in half white and half green-a nice shade of lime green. Also good is that they are made in France, not China or Mexico.

As soon as I started using one of these, a flood of memories came back. Now with the internet and everyone e-mailing, the art of writing a letter is pretty much gone save for a few individuals who keep it up. Using this pen made me wish I still had a pen pal like I did as a child. The memories alone were worth the purchase. But it is a good, sturdy pen for everyday use. I carry one in my purse for taking notes.

If you remember using the 4-in-one pens in the 80s, this is a nice blast from the past. Also convenient if you like to use colored inks and want to carry just one pen around. 5 stars all the way, just wish they came in a 5 pack.

Love the pen. It works perfectly. Arrived in a timely manner. Would suggest it to anyone who is taking chemistry. Great for taking notes.

Another reviewer mentioned that these were low quality and I couldn't disagree more. I love this pen! The fashion colors are super fun and extremely useful in my job as a nurse and in daily life. I have used these pens daily since September or October of 2010 and they do not ooze, gum up, or distribute too much or too little ink. They are fantastic! The colors are vibrant yet dark enough so as to be easy to read. Can't say anything but great things about the Bic fashion color pen. If you like using colored pens for any reason then this is the one to buy for sure!

I'm a college student and was looking for something better than highlighters and I found it with this pen.

It has great colors and comes in one unit. I love it and recommend it to anyone.

Overall, It's a fine pen. It's nice having a selection of colors. Here are my two complaints:

1) it's a bit big and hard to hold.

2) the green colored pen doesn't work very well. The color is very bland and seems as though the ink is almost empty.

It is really handy to have four different colors at your fingertips without having to uncap different pens or highlighters. These are great for distinguishing certain notes or highlighting different categories/items.

I use this pen for 2 things.

1) To color code my calender & planner according to classes. Each class has it's own bright & cheery color.

2) For clinicals (I am a nursing student). It allows me to organize my patient info. For example, Nursing report goes in pink, assessment findings in green, what the patient did/where he went goes in blue and purple is anything else!

I haven't had any problems with the ink skipping and the pen writes pretty smoothly.

It is a little annoying to switch colors.

Great pens - I bough this for taking notes in school so it's great to be able to quickly change colors if you want to emphasize a point in your notes.

I wish they sold these in fine point, but was only able to find it in medium point

All the colors on the pen are nice and bright - except for the green - I find it a bit to light to use consistently, wish it was brighter

And obviously since there are 4 ink cartridges in the barrel the pen wiggles a little when you're using one, but it's not too bothersome.

I bought the traditional 4-color Bic version that I used growing up, but then noticed these pastel colors and could not resist getting them as well. I like these pens!

It is very light so it's easy to carry with you. I used it for invitation cards for a birthday. I used one different color per card. It came out nice!