... I finally realized the pens ship with the smallest of little caps over the writing tip. Looks at first as though the tip is slightly absorbent like a Sharpie, but is not receiving ink. I finally discovered it's the tiniest of protective caps. Just knock it off and you're good to go. Marking the box with this little instruction might be helpful, but I could just be a knucklehead. I'm a lefty too, and no smearing problems for me. Love 'em!

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.

I love writing with these pens but the last few packets I've bought, pretty much all of the pens have just stopped working for no apparent reason. Ink is more than half full but not coming out? Really annoying!!!

These write really well. I love that they come with a cover over the ball point when they arrive. They write very well and color (purple and pink) are true colors. Now, can you put a logo on them, too? My clients would love these!

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.

These pens are so useful and they write so smooth. I have had my pens for almost a year and I use the, 24/7 and the still have not ran out. These pens are by far the most amazing pens I have used in my whole entire life.

These are great pens! They work super well and are just like they are described. I decorated them and they look great! Great high-quality pens for a low price!

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?

Feels good, but stops writing when I'm taking writing in school notebook... Constantly having to scratch somewhere else to make ink flow again. Very frustrating!!

I just purchased this pen and tested it on the smear test I am lefty and an artist. Found that it does no smear. And it does not smear over watercolor.