Customer Reviews

uni-ball Jetstream Bold-Point Stick, Roller Ball Pens, 4 Black Ink Pens (33931PP)

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Like a dragon protecting his gold, I jealously defend my small hoard of Uniball Jetstreams. Although they are slightly more expensive than many similar-seeming pens, they are closest thing I have found to perfection among disposable-type pens:
1. Shape - comfortable and nonfatiguing, even for long writing sessions.
2. Smoothness - My job involves conducting oral interviews and taking written notes. When these interviews drag on, the writing effort a pen requires becomes critical. A ballpoint kills your hand, while gel and rollerball pens have too many other weaknesses. These are as smooth as the best gel pens, particularly in the 1.0mm size.
3. Quick drying ink - it dries very quickly, unlike most gel pens and ballpoints.
4. Water resistant ink - I've used these in the rain and on a fishing boat. Not as good as a pencil, of course, but still readable if it gets splashed, unlike a felt tip or rollerball. It writes on wet paper, too, better than a ballpoint.
5. Reasonably priced for their quality, which is good, because I lose pens like crazy.
Like a few other seemingly overpriced everyday products--Gillette Fusion razor blades, for instance--Uniball Jetstreams are worth every penny.

The Jet Stream is the first pen I've come across which writes with ease, leaves a dark, sharp trail behind it, and does not ink stain my left hand. The ink, as advertised, dries almost instantaneously. Once dry it stays on the paper. It does not bleed into the yellow legal pads I use on a daily basis. The 1.0 mm ball size is excellent for all purpose writing.

I do not like to feel resistance when I write. Grittiness, roughness, and having to apply even a slight bit of pressure are things I revile in a pen. Happily, this pen writes smoothly and effortlessly. I highly recommend this pen. To save some cash, skip the big office supply chains and buy your Jet Stream pens from amazon.

The best pen ever! Never fails to deliver fine, consistent, and smooth flowing lines. This is my go-to pen for whatever writing I do... It's spoiled me for anything else!

I can't get enough of this pen. Will never touch a Pilot G-2 pen again after this. I always hated them, but they were ubiquitous and good to write with for the moment. Jetstream ink is amazing, whatever it is. It appears to be gel ink, but it's not too dark and does not smudge: the ink sticks to the paper as you write, as opposed to simply lying on top of the page for several seconds waiting to dry, ie, Pilot G2. Common ballpoints do this as well, but they are not smooth/elegant to write with.

I always carry a Jetstream with me wherever I go, so I will not ever have to use one those disgusting common pens again!

These are my favorite pens. The pen smoothy glides over the paper, letting me write as rapidly as I please without ever experiencing that horrible "scratchy" feeling you get with some (even other ballpoint) pens. The ink dries rapidly, meaning there's no smearing. This is especially important if you hold your pen improperly with your hand in contact with the paper. The pens have pop-off caps, which are less convenient than clicky pens, but there's no risk of the ink staining your clothes when you carry a pen in your pocket. The pens have a bit of heft of them, too.

I don't use or buy any other pen. When I find a perfect product, I stick with it.

The ink dries very quickly, maybe <100ms. I haven't had one leak since I started using them 6 years ago.

Definitely worth the price!

This pen is my favorite of all time. I couldn't find this brand at my local staples or office supply store, but Amazon had it. If you love the smooth, rich glide of a pen, this is it.

These jetstream pens are great. The smoothest writing I've ever experienced. Now I'm looking for the jetstream inserts so that I can stick them in all my pens.

I have always struggled to find an economically priced pen that wont quit on me out of the blue. This pen is the perfect solution. It never fails to write on the first stroke and doesn't quit until the ink runs dry. I find it quite comfortable to hold and the ink never smears. This product is worth every cent.

Purchased these pens for my left-handed son; because of the quick dry ink. They really do stand up to the test of my lefty. No smearing on the page or on his hand. He won't write in his The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Book in the World, Book 1 with any other pen.