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Reddit mentions of BIC Round Stic Xtra Life Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point (1.0mm), Blue, 12-Count
Sentiment score: 4
Reddit mentions: 9
We found 9 Reddit mentions of BIC Round Stic Xtra Life Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point (1.0mm), Blue, 12-Count. Here are the top ones.
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Number 1 Selling Ball Pen. Source: The NPD Group/ Retail Tracking Service/ U.S. Actual Unit Sales (Retail & Commercial Combined)/ Jul 2016-Jun 2017Writes 90% longer on average than Papermate InkJoy 100 Ball Stick Pen (Paper Mate and InkJoy are trademarks of Newell or an affiliate. Newell has not sponsored or approved and is not affiliated with this BIC branded product.)Flexible round barrel for writing comfortReliable tungsten carbide ball spreads ink smoothly and consistentlyTranslucent barrel shows the ink level
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This is the cheapest pen that BIC makes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bic_Cristal#/media/File:03-BICcristal2008-03-26.jpg
It's press fit. This looks like every disposable pen ever. Here's another:
https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Round-Medium-Point-12-Count/dp/B00006IE7L
This is what is in the coffee mug at the doctor's office with his name on it and they say "keep it". Here's the "Clic Stic", another classic, also press fit:
https://www.cheappens.com/bic-clic-stic-p/cs.htm
Now once you start getting up to this level you get threads:
https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Velocity-Retractable-Point-12-Count/dp/B004F9QBDC/ref=sr_1_16?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1505412401&sr=1-16&keywords=pen
These are clearly meant to be refilled, and it's even listed as a feature. This is probably what OP was thinking of. These types of pens are extremely common, and yet, I don't think they're more common than the ones above to the point you could call them "most pens".
Up in my office I've got some pens that I bought off amazon like 10 years ago. They are truly trash. They have a threaded back end that barely holds the whole thing together. I looked and looked, but can't find a picture of any of these. Perhaps they will be worth money some day. Anyway, that's what I was thinking of, but apparently they're not very common.
And with that, I've just spend 20 minutes looking at pictures of pens so I guess I should get back to work.
edit - I realized I got totally sidetracked. Yes, you'll notice the press-fit ones usually use a pretty soft plastic for the "press" part, even if they use a harder plastic for the tube. Some of the Bics use the same material (medium hardness) for both the tube and the press part; I imagine these are really efficient because they only have to keep that one material. The ones I mention above used hard plastic for both the end and the tube, which is probably why they had to make it threaded. These are all design decisions that achieve some inscrutable internal marketing requirement, but they are also probably the cheapest way they could be made at whichever factory makes them.
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pens in wishlist
or book in summer reading WL
These are so fun
edit: also all of this is already on my WL, i forgot to say that. EDIT: I stopped being lazy and came back and found the ones I was missing, so they're not on my WL but I specified that by each of them
1. Something grey I guess this is really silver... oops.
2. Reminiscent of the rain Not on my WL
3. Something food related that's unusual
4. Something for someone else - My girlfriend had a stroke last year and when she was in the hospital on all her medication she was telling me she wanted a Pooh Bear pillow pet and her grandma got her a "happy napper" in the shape of a bee or something and she spent days telling me she needed a Pooh Bear pillow pet and I've looked everywhere for one for her since last July but I can't find one!
5. A book you need to read - This is the book A Christmas Story was kind of based on and that's my favorite Christmas movie because it's hilarious.
6. Under $1 Not on my WL
7. Something related to cats
8. Something not useful but so beautiful I must have it
9. A movie everyone must watch - My best friend saw this a few years ago on TV and when she was telling me about it I thought it sounded so stupid but she made me come over and watch it anyway and it's seriously the funniest movie I've ever seen. Anyone who likes movies that are kind of stupid-funny absolutely needs to see it because I laugh so hard every single time.
10. Something that would be useful when zombies attack - An external charger in case your phone dies when you're not around somewhere you can plug it in when you're out fighting or hiding from zombies would be super important so you can stay in contact with people and make sure they're not turned into/being eaten by zombies
11. Something that has had an impact on your life - Highlighting things for school so I can find them later has been more helpful than listening during class. Except I go crazy and highlight the entire page.
12. An add-on item
13. Most expensive item - My explanation for this is the biggest "first world problem" in the universe, but oh well. I'm a college student and my current computer is a desktop so I can't take it to class with me or work on stuff before class in the student lounge and I can't lay in bed and watch Netflix and when I move across the country soon after graduation, I'm gonna have to pack it all up and move it with me and it's gonna take up so much space and it's just such a pain. Plus, this computer is getting kind of old and slow and it'll randomly just turn off and it's so annoying and I've tried everything to fix it and everything that people who have looked at it have told me haven't been able to help and I'd really rather just get a new computer because it would be so much easier for the future. Wow, that sounded so whiny.
14. Something bigger than a bread box
15. Something smaller than a golf ball
16. Something that smells wonderful
17. SFW toy
18. Something that would be helpful going back to school. - I have class 3 hours a day, 5 days a week and I get starving sitting there that long so I always try to take something with me to eat, but it's so annoying to try and find something to put it in or have it get crushed in the packaging and stuff.
19. Something related to your current obsession
20. Something so amazing you must see it - IT'S A BIG BOX OF GEL PENS, NOTHING IS COOLER! I remember when they sold them at the store by my grandma's when I was like 8 and they were like $2.79 each so I could never get any, when I finally could get them they weren't cool anymore but I still loved them.
BONUS - Something made in Oregon. *Not on my WL
Fear cuts deeper than words ! :)
One more tip - many of the items on your Amazon list aren't Prime-eligible, which is identifiable by whether they have the blue "Prime" logo on them.
If an item doesn't have the Prime logo, try to replace it with one that does. People who get Amazon Prime get free shipping on those items, but others you have to pay for shipping.
For example, you've got some Bic pens for $.25 but they cost $5.28 for shipping. You can replace them with this which is a better deal overall.
Don't ask me why, but I love these pens!
First of all this is the item i think you will purchase with this order - http://amzn.com/B00006IE7L
Now for my list.... prepare to get wood ;)
Thank you so much for the contest, I had alot of fun putting this together. Happy Happy cake day /u/ask_seek_knock! and good luck to everyone!
Add on item Blue Pens because my almost 9th grader is required to have them! It's pesky b/c they're only about $1, but you can't just buy them! lame.
Bill Hader (I have no idea who this is LOL)
Show: LongMire
Movie: Thor
Reading: Dr Who books.... ?
LOL
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Codename Duchess
Thank you for the contest! :D