In not being able to find a reasonably priced pen that works well!

[galliton]

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced ball point pen, please. I am looking for something that is not scratchy and doesn't require endless scribbles just to get the ink to flow. I don't mind paying more for something that works well. Is it just me or is it hard to find a good option? Thank you.

I was coming on to say Inkjoy - didn’t know there were so many fans! I bought DS a pack of multicoloured ones; DP grabbed one to write with and exclaimed that it was such a nice pen to use. Cheap too and the coloured ones are nice.

I picked some of these up in Tesco for £1.25. Glad to see they got a recommend upthread.

I prefer Sharpie S-gel to Ink Joy.

I am looking for something that is not scratchy and doesn't require endless scribbles just to get the ink to flow

Anything but the cheapest crap. You just described a hundred billion biros.

DBIL bought me a Parker set with ballpoint, gel pen, and propelling pencil for Christmas. I love them all, they work so reliably, that I've ditched all my disposable pens for work and only use these!

Bic biros are my go to after trying lots and lots of pens. Cheap but do the best job imo.

Actually my favourite pens are the hilton hotel clicky pens, but not had a chance to get them for a while!

My all time favourite is a Parker pen.

Fisher Space pens are great if you don't mind paying a little extra. Write upside down, under water etc as have pressurised ink cartridges.

I like a fine nib and can't abide ink splodges. I will only use Pentel Superb fine line BK77 pens, you can buy in all colours in packs of 6 on Amazon.

Another vote for ink joy - the name is a very good description!

Gel pens write really lovely but they run out so quickly! I got bought some from a friend for my 40th and one would run out in a week!

I've got some of the animal print Zebra pens which are quite nice.

Kids are obsessed with frixion pens

Give me a Uni fineliner any day! Much nicer than ballpoints.

Papermate flexigrip for a ballpoint

Uniball elite for a gel pen

Bic Cristal but the fine point... 0.8mm (Yellow bodied pen)
The normal 1mm are reasonable but I prefer the fine point. They come in blue, black, red and green.
BUT... they do the 1.6mm in lots of yummy colours though so I have a few of those... (pink, purple, light blue, light green, neon orange and neon yellow... came in a pack off Amazon. Love them).

Staedtler ball points. I love how easily they move on paper and the slightly lighter coloured blue ink.

Another vote for Parker jotter. I have another Parker I prefer (I’ll look up the name!) but I like it because it’s heavier than the jotter, I’m sure they use the same refills.

Urban twist it’s called

Bic fineline. The ones with the orange tube

Search “matador” pens on eBay. Random but they’re my favourite. Apparently from Bangladesh! My daughter “stole” it off her friend and asked me to order her some because she loved them so much. I’m now a fan myself. Cheap as chips too. Probably cheaper

Stabilo Easyball. Comes in right handed and left handed (ergonomic). Writes really well.

Darn it, they seem to be discontinued. Now I’m also going to be looking for ballpoint recommendations. Argh!

Either zebra or the Bic 1.6mm

@JudgeRindersMinder

Either zebra or the Bic 1.6mm

I came on to say exactly this

I buy boxes of the bics and stock up on zebra smooth every time I go to the supermarket!

I was also going to say papermate ink joy