I've used these for my budget and checkbook register for years and it's been the same thing all along. Out of every package, whether a 3-pack, a 4-pack, or a dozen, I've always found that half of them won't write, right out of the package/box. The ones that do work are great; the ink is nice and smooth and erases cleanly. Erasers don't last long though, due to the design of the cap, so try not to erase too many large areas at once. For the price, it's not acceptable to know you're only getting 50% of the product. Sam's is a better value but still not when you're only getting half the product. You'd think a name like Paper-Mate would mean quality, but it's not apparent in this line.

This pen is perfect for doing crosswords. The letters are darker than any pencil could be and the erasing is magnificent - takes very little pressure, and leaves the paper clean. I highly recommend it.

Eraser end still fits oddly; needs a good push to keep it from falling off. The good news is that these don't disappear from my pencil cup the way the more expensive ones do.

My daughter is learning how to write cursive letter and this product is great when she makes mistakes in the homework and the other works for her teacher.

Erases easily on thin newspapers. It’s difficult to use pencils on newspapers and see puzzles after using an eraser. These pens solve the problem.

Exactly what my Boy's needed for school. They wrote %26 love they way they work. Smooth %26 vertical easy to erase.

In the past few years I have bought Hundreds of the Paper Mate erasable ink pens in red and in mostly blue The red, has been fine . But the last 3-4 boxes of the12 ,blue , has been so disappointing. they have been leaving blotch after blotch of ink, and in writing even a very fresh brand new one does it within minutes I start in my bible study journals .It also skips ink in a lot of the letters where I have to go back and try to fill in. These ink blotches get all over your hands and sometimes arms. Which has caused the ruination of 3 table cloths now as you cannot erase that. The Paper Mate erasable pens, I have bragged about and told many that is the way to go, for many , many years They do erase well, but not where there are ink blobs/blotches, with these last batches of pens..

My favorite pens. I've been using them since they first came out.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It was o.k

The price on these were the best that I had found by far and the pens work great