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Paper Mate Flair Point-Guard Porous Point Pens, 12 Colored Pens

 
Paper Mate Flair Point-Guard Porous Point Pens, 12 Colored Pens
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Paper Mate Flair Point-Guard Porous Point Pens, 12 Colored Pens

4.5(68 customer reviews)
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Description:

Point guard prevents the tip from fraying and extends the writing life. Flair® fast-drying ink will not bleed through the paper. Produces bold, vivid ink colors for a crisp presentation. Contoured barrel grip provides optimal comfort. Handy 12-color set.

Features:
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Stick porous point pen with pocket clip features a felt tip plus a contoured grip.


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Point guard.


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No bleed, fast-drying ink.


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Vivid ink colors.


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Contoured barrel grip.


Product Details:
Product Length: 0.4 inches
Product Width: 7.75 inches
Product Height: 7.6 inches
Product Weight: 0.75 pounds
Package Length: 7.8 inches
Package Width: 7.5 inches
Package Height: 0.5 inches
Package Weight: 0.1 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 68 reviews
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review: 4.5 ( 68 customer reviews )
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97 of 99 found the following review helpful:

2Ordered these to figure out what happenedSep 24, 2012
By cggentry
As an engineer, I grew quite fond of these pens over the years. I use them exclusively for redline drawings, note taking, and anything else that I would need to hand write and be able to read down the road. For some reason, these pens make my handwriting significantly neater. I mean, I actually enjoy writing with them. For years and years Paper Mate pens, with the two hearts on the cap, were my go-to pen. They were American made, never leaked, and would last for years. I still have some of my old ones, and they still work. I'm rambling, I know, but I wanted to give a little background.

A few months ago, I went to the supply cabinet at my office to grab a couple of my trusty paper mates. I popped open the box (not a whole lot of people go for the felt tip pens, so I usually open them up) and was very very surprised by what was inside. For as long as I've been around, paper mate pens were glossy colored, smooth, and had half millimeter lines that ran parallel to the shaft of the pen. I used to put my thumbnail in the grooves and spin the pen to make a "ZZZZIPPP" noise. These new pens though... they were not right. They're matte in color, the shaft is bare, with a very cheap quality screen print "Paper Mate" marking on it. I would bet my paycheck that the factory in Mexico where these pens now come from, make pens for 100 different companies. I'm sure they're all the same pen, with the only difference being the screenprinted name on each pen. My old paper mates had a white tip guard, with just the colored tip sticking out about a millimeter. These pens now have a clear tip guard and the tip sticks out about twice as far. I know, big deal right? Well, yes, it is a big deal. Now, if you press too hard, the tip will deform, and the pen will be useless.

So, having discovered these new style paper mate pens, I had to know if they were all this poorer quality. I came to Amazon and ordered 2 boxes of black, 2 boxes of green, and 2 of these multi-color packs. Yes, every single one of them was this cheap knock-off pen. I did a side by side comparison with my old green pen and a new one. The new ink is significantly lighter. All of the colors seem to get much lighter after the ink dries. The caps are much lower quality, as would be expected.

The pens themselves are not terrible, but compared to the old Flairs, they are complete garbage. It's unfortunate that companies are still sacrificing quality and customer satisfaction, all in the name of our hyper-inflated dollar.

In the face of the United State's current economic crisis, and the obvious need for American manufacturing, it is shameful of Paper mate's parent company to kill even more jobs and pass this low quality product off on the consumers. With the economy the way it is, consumers now want more bang for their buck. NewellRubbermaid is the company that now owns Paper Mate, so it is no surprise that they would move manufacturing to foreign soil. They have ruined the name of a fantastic American company by sacrificing quality and integrity for an easy buck, the same as they did with the original Rubbermaid containers.

I apologize for the long winded review, but here's what I think in a nutshell. These pens are okay for what they are. They should NOT be called paper mate flairs. If these pens were XYZ Corporation Felt Tip Pens, they would be a fantastic product. At over $1 per pen though, these are absolutely NOT worth it. You pay a premium for Paper Mate pens, because they WERE premium pens. NewellRubbermaid thinks they can fool us and charge more for cheap, low quality knock-off products. Show them we are smarter than that. Avoid these if you can, if not for quality, then for principal.

38 of 41 found the following review helpful:

1Caution! Paper Mate Has Changed The Flair!Apr 28, 2011
By Skip
Caution! Paper Mate seems to have changed the Flair pen. In my opinion the change is functionally and stylistically for the worse. The pen has an entirely new feel in the hand - again, in my opinion it feels cheaper; and the ink delivery on my first two boxes has been lousy. It's good to see the many comments lauding the "unchanging" iconic Flair pen -I have loved them for 30 years - but I wonder if these commenters are using old stock.

19 of 20 found the following review helpful:

5The perfect "teacher's pen"Apr 17, 2010
By Naomi Witzke "Earlybird78"
This is my go-to pen for both work and personal use. Most of the colors are bold enough to be easily read, with the exception of the yellow. The ink rarely bleeds through and never smudges on me. For grading papers and recording grades in the small spaces of a grade book, these pens are by far the best I've ever seen (and I've tried a LOT). The caps snap on securely, and the metal slide clip keeps the pen attached to most book covers. Even the light green and pink colors are easy to read, and I like to switch colors every column or two so that my eyes can track the grades more easily. I keep two 12-color sets of these at work and one at home. I've had them for two years now and the ink hasn't run out yet. They photocopy beautifully, too. The point is thick enough to make your words stand out on paper, but fine enough to write tiny numbers in the margins if you want. I can't say enough about these markers. They are a real joy to use, and I will keep buying them again and again.

8 of 9 found the following review helpful:

5Fine Point RainbowMar 02, 2009
By Mark K
I need fine point multi-collored pens to grade math tests. I have used the paper-mate products and like the variety of colors, and more importantly:the non-leaking, non-smearing inks. My local discount stores and office supply stores do not stock this item. so this has become my "go-to" source.

6 of 7 found the following review helpful:

2Loved these, but mine dried up after 2 days!Apr 14, 2012
By Matt
I was a TA in college and my prof gave us these pens for grading papers, and that's when the love affair with these pens started.

I ordered these hoping to rekindle this romance and was very happy...at least at first. Yes they changed the design a bit, but they were pretty much the same, awesome pens. After 2 days, however, the ink started to fail on some of the pens. The black is now more like a grey after only 2 days. Only 2 days! And without much use. I'd send them back if I hadn't torn the packaging open like a starving grizzly bear after some meat.

I still love these pens, but I think I got a bad batch.

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