Pilot FriXion Ball Fine Point, Black Erasable Gel Ink Pens, 2-Pack (31553)

by Pilot

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 0.5 x 7.2 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002B55YD0
• Item model number: 31553
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,401 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #44 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Writing & Correction Supplies > Pens & Refills > Gel Ink Rollerball Pens
  • #56 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Writing & Correction Supplies > Pens & Refills > Rollerball Pens
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 5, 2009

Product Description

Write, Delete, Repeat! An erasable pen that finally works! A unique Thermo-Sensitive Gel ink formula allows you to write, erase, and rewrite repeatedly without damaging documents. Perfect for back-to-school!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Much Ink, September 25, 2009

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Matthew A. Carter "Matt" (SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pilot FriXion Ball Fine Point, Black Erasable Gel Ink Pens, 2-Pack (31553) (Office Product)

At first i thought that these pens were the answers to my prayers. A pen that actually erases, superior to a pencil and a normal pen. It does not smudge like pencil but you can erase just as easily.

The problem I ran into is that they run out of ink 4 times faster than a G6. I literally killed 2 of these pens in 2 weeks. Here is the information Pilot sent me concerning the Frixion and other Pilot models.

Here are a few examples of pens and their Write Out distances. Unfortunately I only have this information in "meters" not in feet.

Frixion = 225m

G-6 & G2-7= 1000m

P700= 1400m

PV7= 1250m

EasyTouch M= 600m

as you can see, for the convenience of having a good erasable pen you have to buy 4 Frixions to equal 1 g6..... at 1 pen a week i would have to enter my pen purchasing as a line item on my budget.... and you cant refill them, pilot told me that refills are not authorized for the American market.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Erasable Pens, September 17, 2009

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Kozuka (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pilot FriXion Ball Fine Point, Black Erasable Gel Ink Pens, 2-Pack (31553) (Office Product)

These pens are nothing like the old erasable pens I had in grade school. I don't remember who made those but they were blue/black with actual erasers on the cap. These frixion pens are gel ink, so they write very smoothly. It also erases by "friction" so the rubber nub at the end removes the ink, except it doesn't actually "erase" it the way a pencil mark is erased by a rubber eraser. You don't generate the eraser rubbish, which is nice.

My only complaints about this pen is that the the black ink is lighter than expected. It's not a very dark black. It looks kind of watered down (still much darker than those old erasable pens). Also, the rubber nub is on the end of the pen and not the cap, so if you place the cap on the end of the pen while writing, you cover up the rubber nub. Annoying design flaw in my opinion. These pens are also 0.7mm, I would prefer a 0.5mm

I gave it a 4 because I really like these pens for what I bought them for: to erase/edit notes I take down in class. They write very smoothly and it's much much better than the old eraser pens.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Pen, but lefties beware., February 9, 2010

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timothy carleton (chicago, il) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pilot FriXion Ball Fine Point, Black Erasable Gel Ink Pens, 2-Pack (31553) (Office Product)

I saw a display with a video playing of these at Walgreens a few months ago, so I gave them a try. They are unlike any erase-able pens I have ever used before. Other pens leave a deep imprint in the paper when writing, the tips dry out, and don't erase well; none of these are problems with the Pilot FriXion pens. The lines they draw are dark and clear like a typical gel pen without having to press hard and leave an imprint on the paper. They erase extremely well once the ink dries.

The only down side to them is that they can smudge. The smudging is a problem if you don't allow the ink to dry, and using highlighters will wet the ink again causing smudges; so if you highlight your notes, use the highlighter before you write with these pens, and left handed writers may have problems with them.

All in all, they are the best erasable pens on the market but have a little bit of room for improvement.