Customer reviews from Staples
TRU RED - Retractable Quick Dry Gel Pen, Medium Point, 1.0mm, 5/Pack - Black
Average customer rating
3.6
(47 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 47 reviews
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
6
1 Star
11
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Customer Reviews for TRU RED - Retractable Quick Dry Gel Pen, Medium Point, 1.0mm, 5/Pack - Black
Customer Rating
1
Skips
on August 13, 2026
Posted by: AV
Bought these as a replacement for a discontinued Tru Red pen, and they are not worth the money spent. All the pens in the box skip so badly that they are not usable.
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Posted by: Mr EM
Verified Purchase:Yes
These 1.0 pens don't have the same quality as the .5 or .7 pens
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Posted by: K.L.
Verified Purchase:Yes
In love with them! :)
Written by a customer while visiting Staples
Posted by: Anonymous
Verified Purchase:Yes
I have used the .5mm tru red pens exclusively for a while and wanted to try the 1.0mm. I love the thickness but this pen has terrible performance on smooth paper. It is scratchy it skips and it almost never starts at first write. The smoother the paper the worse this pen performs. On some of my paper the ink just bubbles up on top. My .5 mm pens are older and I notice the ink is a different color so maybe it’s a different ink. It works really well on rougher paper surfaces though like in my sketchbook.
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Posted by: PAUL W.
Verified Purchase:Yes
Highly disappointed. Inferior product. The pen feels like there is sand in the ink when you write with it. Did a return on the first package I received. The replacement was no better. I didn't want to bother with a return on the second package. I guess I will just toss them in the trash.
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Posted by: M.C.
Verified Purchase:Yes
Idk if maybe I got a bad batch because these ones write kinda skippy and scratchy. I'd like to swap these out for new ones because I think it probably is a very good pen.
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Posted by: ROSEANN R.
Verified Purchase:Yes
I love them they write very smooth. I will buy them again and again and again.
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