Paper Mate Profile Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Bold (1.4mm), Assorted Colors, 12 Count

I'm a "penaholic," so I tend to buy the most colorful, easy to use pens I can find. These Papermate Profile ballpoint pens are the best I've ever found. I'm glad they come in so many colors, as I use a different color for each day of the week, as well as for certain other uses.

I have used Sarasa pens in the past, but this is my first 0.5mm fine point. I enjoy the smooth writing of the sarasa pens, and was impressed with how quickly the gel ink dried and became smuge-proof. (I did swipe my finger across.) The multi-pack of colors is perfect for my desk at work: blue and black for approving documents or general writing, and red for redlines. The pivoting clip will help keep those from breaking off when they get flexed too much, so that's a nice little feature.