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

Posted by reudaly on October 29, 2012 in Review, writing instruments |

One last novelty pen for this Halloween season…yes, Book-A-Million was dangerous. This one is sillier. It lights up and has fiber optic “hair” – and it’s blue ballpoint pen.

So I like the fact that this pen is also a “fine” point ball point – not more than 1.0mm. It’s not quite 8.5” long, which makes it long enough to be comfortable. It’s remarkably well-balanced for a novelty. So it would be a fairly comfortable pen to use.

The plastic “crystal” skull glows green when you write with it and the light shimmers up through the “hair” to have fiber optic tips. Which is a cool effect. However, as much as I found the pressure point flashing light and light up hair amusing in the store…I didn’t care for it in practice. In fact, on a whim, I gave it to a co-worker who likes light up stuff.

But… for, I think, $1.99 (I’m pretty sure it was less than the other skull pen), it’s not a huge investment. So I had no problem giving it away after I did the measurements and writing sample. Speaking of which, the fine point does work well and the ink flows without clumping or skipping – which is another plus.

I just wish I liked the flashing novelty part more in practice than I do in theory. I giggle when I see them, then never use them because they’re distracting.

To the numbers:
1. How does it work?1 It’s decent. It doesn’t smear. It doesn’t have much drying time. For the actual pen part…yes. It’s good
2. Grip and feel0.5 – It’s an inexpensive, plastic, no grip pen. It’s not ergonomic. The barrel is smooth. The novelty part is what’s beyond the hand.
3. Material0.5 It’s a novelty pen. It’s plastic with flashy lights that will wow some and annoy others. It is what it is.
4. Overall Design1 -I’m giving it a high mark because it’s a fun little, not overly expensive novelty pen. It’s designed to be silly and Halloween oriented. It does that. It’s also functional. So bonus.
5. Price Point1 – It’s mid-line for what I’ll pay for novelty pens. It’s cheaper than some but more expensive than others. I do want to say it was $1.99. So for grins and giggles… okay. And it didn’t hurt to give away knowing I wasn’t going to use it. And now it has a good home.

4 out of 5 Bronze Pencils

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