The Pilot Envelope Address Writing Pen (From JetPens) sounded kind of like a strange idea to me at first when I read about it over at The Pen Addict, but now that I had the chance to pick one up from JetPens, I have a little bit of a different opinion.
The version I picked up was the Extra Fine, and although I seems to write a tiny bit thicker than I thought it would, it’s still pretty fantastic. The line is really quite dark, and the pen doesn’t even think about skipping while it lays down its super smooth line. I tried it out on a few different envelopes, including one that was made 100% of bubble wrap, so it was a bit of a slick surface, but surprisingly it still wrote with a nice bold line, and didn’t smear. After the experience with the bubble wrap, I also tried it out to see if it would work on the signature panel of a credit card, and as long as you write slow with it, it works really well.
Now although the Pilot Envelope Address Writing Pen is not designed for every day writing, I still couldn’t help but try it out on my Black n Red Notebook. Again, the writing experience was fantastic, it writes with a bold black ink that is super smooth and doesn’t skip. This might even be a good pen for some of you left-handed writers to try out.
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I really like this pen. A little more show-through with my Rhodia pad than I’m comfortable with.
I normally write notes in meetings using the backs old documents I’ve printed (it’s recycling in a different way) and it works fine on the computer paper. The pen gets some attention with all the Japanese characters and it writes a very dark line, with just a little sheen to it.
I have really messy and often indecipherable handwriting so this is not a knock against you but is that a typical writing sample for you or is it a pen/ink issue? It looks like you were shaking when writing it.
@Jason – That is surprising, which Rhodia is it? That is a good call with the computer paper recycling…I basically do the same thing to jot down notes from voice mail messages, I just keep a few used sheets at my desk.
@David Vo – I dont take it as a knock, but I dont see where you are talking about. The majority of the writing sample looks pretty smooth and non-shaky to me. Is there a particular word or section that you see this in?
You know what the issue was? I did not realize the image was such a high resolution so what I was actually seeing on my screen was a scaled down version which distorts lines. Once I viewed it full size, everything was smooth. Sorry for the confusion.
@David Vo – That makes sense, glad that issue is cleared up, not a problem though.
I do a lot of note taking as well. I am always looking for the best pen that will write the quickest and also not look like crap or smear all over when I flip to the next page. One thing I am really looking for is a pen that will not bleed through on notebook paper as my wife is always getting on me about not using both sides but I just can’t stand seeing my notes through the other side!
Nice post thanks for the hard work reviewing
@David – Have you tried any of the Uniball Jetstream pens? They might do the trick for you.
I purchased one several months ago and have been using it as a daily writer (and i’m left-handed)..I LOVE IT! I have gone through many pens over the years trying to find the perfect one, and this is it. I do not care that it’s really meant for mail, i write with it on everything-my skin for quick notes, cheap paper, expensive thick journal paper, copy paper, envelopes, checks, receipt paper, anything and everything. I always have one in my purse, one in my backpack, one in my car and one at the house. BEST PEN EVER.