Customer reviews from zebrapen
Zebra - Z-Grip Retractable Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point, 1.0mm, 24 Pack - Assorted Ink
Average customer rating
3.4
(24 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 24 reviews
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Customer Reviews for Zebra - Z-Grip Retractable Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point, 1.0mm, 24 Pack - Assorted Ink
Customer Rating
3
Not a fan of the ""improved"" pen
on October 23, 2020
Posted by: Greg
I have been using Zebra's Z-Grip retractable pens for as long as I can remember -- well over a decade. I recently purchased a package billed as improved with ""smoother"" ink. I disagree. Rather than gliding along the page as it has in the past, the ink is much more splotchy, which causes the letters to blend together. My handwriting is not the best to begin with, but now it's often difficult for me to read what I've written. I wish there was a way to buy a package of the old pens with the clear tips, rather than the improved pens with the tinted tips.
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Customer Rating
3
Decent
on September 17, 2020
Posted by: Tried it
Just bought these hoping they will work great for me. So far I am not super impressed. They leak a little and leave ink blobs at the beginnings of some words. My biggest question that I can't find an answer to: are these pens acid free?
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Customer Rating
3
How about some Instructions on use?
on August 30, 2020
Posted by: JJ
Just bought a pack of Z-Grip ballpoint pens and find each pens tip is covered in a blob of some type of rubbery substance. If you push hard enough and long enough it will break through but collects ink on it and smears. If you pick it off it will work. No where on the packaging or on your web site does it address this issue. Now this maybe a common feature in today's pens but not everyone knows and if so, then your company should know the definition of ""ASSUME""
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Customer Rating
2
We have been buying these
on November 23, 2019
Posted by: Sarah
We have been buying these for years, and do NOT like the new ink (and my group buys approx. 20 boxes at a time 4 times a year). New does not always mean ""improved,"" it just means different. The new ink does not write as smooth as the old ink, kind of scratchy and blobs compared to the old ink. The new pens do not last as long as many just quit.
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Customer Rating
1
THE PENS LEAK INK WHEN U
on September 23, 2019
Posted by: RONNIE
THE PENS LEAK INK WHEN UPRIGHT. WHEN YOU START TO WRITE THERE IS A BLOB OF INK ON THE POINT. GO BACK TO THE OLD INK.
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Customer Rating
5
It is a good pen. I used
on August 26, 2019
Posted by: Sammy
It is a good pen. I used the blue ink most of the time. I wonder if Zebra sell the core ink separately. It is a waste once the ink is finished and I need to throw away the body of the pen. There are a lot of good at this pen.
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Customer Rating
1
The ""new ink"" is horrible
on April 2, 2019
Posted by: MC
The ""new ink"" is horrible! This pen used to be great because its ink was smooth and blob-free. Now it blobs ALL THE TIME, through multiple boxes and different pens. This used to be the absolute best pen. Why did you ruin a great pen????????
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Customer Rating
4
I bought one as an experi
on February 3, 2019
Posted by: Saule
I bought one as an experiment and was suprised by the superior ergonomy compared to any other ballpoint pen. However, don't like buying a new body every time it runs out - I would strongly recommend making these refillable.
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