Been using these pens in my professional office for years and both staff and patients have commented about the decrease in apparent quality. The ink is much less fluid and drags onto the paper. Now feels more like a ball point pen. Not as happy with the purchase as in years past.

I purchased another brand of pens at Sam's a couple of years back. Those had problems with the ink not coming out well, or at all, after short term storage. The ink in these Pilot G2 pens flows easily and a light touch to the paper is all that is needed for fine writing. Both brands of pens were fine point - the other brand was from Indonesia. The Pilot G2 pens are from Japan, and are much better in my opinion. I also like I can see the ink through the clear G2 pen barrel.

Between carpal tunnel and arthritis, handling writing instruments can be tough. These pens address all issues — non-slip contoured grip, wide grip but not overly, and the gel ink is smooth as silk. Bonus is the clicker vs cap (nothing to lose). My office supplies pens....these are worth the out of pocket to keep on hand at all times. BTW... colors are equally outstanding.....no clumpy/glumpy ink!

Excellent product, great price and fast free delivery with Sam's Plus membership. Growing up I was used to rummaging through cans full of pens that were pretty marginal, some of which didn't work at all and some that skipped etc. Now I don't use anything but these, and get rid of others to prevent frustration.

smooth but needs to be smoother

Great pens, very smooth writing tool.

Excellent value.

Very nice for sketching!

Approximately half of the pens were dry and wouldn't work.

These are my favorite pens. Have used G2 for years; I like the feel when writing; I have older more expend pen that requires refills; rarely ever grab that pen.