Over the years I’ve had many ways to test a writing instrument before purchasing. These tests have mainly been determined by trial and error. Born out of the frustration of purchasing a pen, using it for five minutes and concluding I hated it because of a tiny thing I should have tried in the store. I have boxes of pens and pencils I no longer use. I keep them because I like the design or some feature about them, but most of them write poorly. Following below are a few steps that I use to determine if a writing instrument is worthy of my time and money.
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