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[Pen/Pencil Review] Halloween Rerun – Glowing Skull Halloween Novelty Blue Ballpoint Pen

Posted by reudaly on October 31, 2016 in Review, writing instruments |

I’m doing a rerun this week – one because it’s going to be a weirdly busy day – hey, it’s Halloween – and two, because I snapped the head off this pen during a meeting that morphed into my annual review. So this is a REST IN PEACE post to a fun novelty pen…

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It’s Halloween week, and that means one last novelty pen. This one, I swear was given to me by my friend, Meredith Hines as part of a survival kit for FenCon. It’s a skull pen (because well, yeah) that only lights up on an impact. Which makes it not only awesome as a pen, but also a great source of amusement and stress relief.
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This sucker is long. It’s 7.5″ inches long with the cap on and just under with the cap off. The grip is flared for a bit of ergonomic support leading to a slender barrel. This pen is top heavy with the white skull in a light bulb style base. The skull is a soft rubber that makes it impact resistant – which is what you need since the LEDs are triggered by impact. The LEDs shift through the color spectrum for a decent amount of time – but you do have to let the cycle run. Thwacking the pen again does not stop the light show.
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The ink is a fine point blue ball point ink with a stainless steel point. The ink flows well and has a smooth action. It will be my pen of choice this week.
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The Numbers.

1. How does it work?0.5 – It’s better than I expected. The flow of ink is nice. The ergonomic grip makes it more comfortable to hold than it might be.
2. Look and feel0.5 – It’s not bad for a novelty pen. It’s long and a little top heavy, so the balance is off but not as a huge detriment to the writing experience.
3. Material1 It’s a fun novelty pen. It’s mostly plastic but has a decent point and workable flashing lights.
4. Overall Design1 – It’s an awesome skull pen that is also a stress reliever by letting you hit something upside the head. That’s all there is to say.
5. Price Point1 – I have no idea how much these run, but considering how/why it was given to me, it’s probably in the $2-$4 range, which for the stress relief alone is worth it. But the fact it actually works pretty well, make it awesome.

4 out of 5 bronze pencils.

Pencil 4.0

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