Feeding the Pen Addiction

I love pens. Specifically pens with very fine nibs – 0.5mm is way too thick for my tastes, but it’s usually the finest point you can find in US stationary & office supply shops (not including artist pens… I’ve got lots of those, but to me they’re not really for everyday writing). That is, until I found the Uniball Signo RT pens that have a 0.38mm nib. These have been the only pens I’ve used for the past 4 years – nothing else will do for me. The fine, smooth, quick-drying lines are perfect for my moleskine.

One day I found Jet Pens – it’s a US-based site selling pens, pencils, deco tapes & such from Japan – and being a complete pen freak, I was in heaven. I was originally looking for some really opaque white pens I had seen mentioned by several of my favorite artists and found them there – the Japanese Uniball Signo White Gel Pen:

For months I was agonizing over how many to buy and what to stock my cart with to meet the $25 limit for free shipping.

Last week I finally took the plunge – after filling & emptying my cart about 6 times, I ordered three of those white gel pens and a Pilot Hi-Tec-C Cavalier Executive Pen with a 0.3mm nib in silver:

I checked the delivery confirmation yesterday around noon, and it was on its way to my mailbox. When I got home, I almost asked my husband where the package was before I gave him a hug & kiss hello… OK.. I did ask him where the package was as I gave him a hug and before I kissed him… I think.

Anyway, I tore open the package and dumped its contents on my junk-mail pile (aka the kitchen table). There they were. Three Uniball Signo White Gel Pens and the Cavalier.

I’ll put a review of sorts of these two pens when I get a chance to put them to some more use, although I did stay up a bit last night and play with the white pen…