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We Sent Ralph Nader Some of Our Favorite Pens. He Dismissed Them All

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• underseacables 3y ago
  Not a felt tip, but I strongly recommend the Uniball Vision in 0.7mm. It's inky and free flowing, drying fairly quickly. Pens are highly personal I think, but something I have never been able to replicate is the right paper to use with them. One of my first professional business cards, when I was a Legislative Aide for the Energy and Commerce committee, was brilliant for one specific reason: no smear. I could write on the back with any pen and the ink was so well absorbed it did not smear. It has been an impossible task to find writing paper OR a business card with the same properties. Is there a paper expert that could explain why some paper absorbs ink, locking it in, and others don't? Any recommendations for paper that would work? I use linen fiber now but it's still not the best.
• NikkiA 3y ago
  That box of papermates that 'are now drying up too quickly' looks like it's been stored for 30+ years, I suspect that's his problem right there.