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Basic Description
Officeworks Gel Pens are gel pens with a round barrel shape. Set contains classic, neon, pastel, glitter and metallic gel pens They are sold in a maximum of 50 count packets through Officeworks in Australia.
Pros
- Round barrel
- Comfort grips
- Flow of ink is smooth
- Great color and ink type range
- Vibrant colour
- Contains a white gel pen
- Nib sizes range from 0.6 mm to 0.9 mm
- Able to color in tight, detailed spaces
Cons
- Some duplicate colors amongst the glitter pens
- Wet ink on application requires drying time and can easily smear until dry
- No number or name of color printed on barrel
- Color indicator on lid & Comfort Grip is a not always a good indicator of the gel ink color
- Some pooling of ink on classic and neon colors
- Some bleed through and shadowing on basic photocopy paper
- Thinner papers can buckle due to the wetness of the ink
Price Range
- $$ – typically AUD $5.01 – $20.00 / US $3.76 – $15.00 / £2.61 – £10.00 / €3.31 – €13.25
Comments / Recommendations
- A good pack of gel pens with a great color and ink range
- While not the cheapest set of gel inks these are good value for money and are an excellent set of starter gel pens. I love my set, in fact I bought two sets of these pens and I use them often.
- These pens do not require any pressure to get the best out of them so if you have any fine motor, hand or arm problems these may be a suitable option