ChaoQ 3 Pcs Retractable Metal Ballpoint Pens, for Gift, Business, Office, 1.0mm Medium Point Black Ink, 6 Extras Replaceable Metal Refills - Stainess Steel

I am a Parker pen fan and have had dozens of them. When I bought these ChaoQ pens, I also bought a Parker chrome plated pen for $13.99. I just saw these ChaoQ chrome plated pens for the ridiculous price of $8.99 (three pens and six black ink refills), and I had to try it out. To my surprise, these ChaoQ pens are just as fine and sturdy and sharp-looking as the Parker. Parker charges $6 for 3 refills. So, if you subtract $12 from the ChaoQ price (6 refills at $3 per 3 refills makes $12), you get -$3.00. Continuing the math, normally the difference in the price of one pen is 14/3, which would be the $14 price of the parker pen divided by the $3 price of the ChaoQ pen (6/3). However, the ChaoQ set came with 6 refills, which is worth $12 dollars in Parker refills. So, to find the difference, you would divide the Parker pen price of $14 by the calculated worth of the ChaoQ set, which would be $9 - $12 = -$3.00. And the result is -$4.66. So, the answer to all of this math is that you not only save $14 by not buying a Parker pen, you actually MAKE $4.66 when you buy a ChaoQ set like this. I know, it's hard to follow my math, even to me. But, let's just say that the calculated worth of a ChaoQ set was $1. Then, that would mean that the Parker pen costs $14, and the ChaoQ pen costs $1. If it was $7, the percentage savings would be 200%. If it is $1, the percentage savings is 1400%. But it is actually -$3.00 savings. I'm too tired to do the math, but it is a high number. Nerd Mode On I like the feel of the Parker pens, especially the clicking feel and noise when you click it. It is a solid click and a solid noise. It makes me feel like there are actually gears inside there working this mechanism, kind of like in my car. However, the ChaoQ pens have a lighter feel and sound, kind of like you didn't even click anything. I would suppose that many people would prefer that. But not me. I like the heavy clicking feel and sound. Maybe because I have become used to it after 25 years. Nerd Mode Off These ChaoQ pens are great and definitely worth the low price. I hope Parker people don't see me writing this, because I am a great fan of Parker pens and will probably keep buying them. Where is Cross? I thought they were the cream of the crop in pens. For $9 this package is well worth it.

Solid stainless steel build, writes smoothly, comes with extra refills, feels premium

These are objectively good pens, and a great value. They lack the snap and the weight of a proper Parker Jotter, but they do function well and write better than I’d expect at this price point.

Very sleek, writes nicely

These pens surprised me. I hate gel pens and for some reason every nice pen out there HAS to be gel. So I've tried *so* many pens gel and ballpoint and all fail somewhere. I just want a nice pen that looks and feels premium, but also writes well and lasts. So why am I reviewing a set of super cheap ball points? Because I tried them out figuring what the hell, they seriously cannot be worse than the garbage I've overpaid for before and they look nice. Turns out they ARE nice pens. They feel great to write with and the ballpoint is nice, smooth and reliable, and just the right gauge. This pen outdoes pens over tried that cost 20 times as much, and this price gets you several plus refills! This is one of those rare super cheap items that actually performs. The only gripe I have is that I like pens that have weight to them. These are very light pens despite actually being metal, but for the price I'm not even going to consider it a real issue of any sort. Good job. I will buy again once I run these out.

Ink is too light, need a bit of pressure to get adequate ink on paper - not a "smooth writing" experience, even for ballpoint. Pen itself feels good however, might try with a replacement ink for better writing experience. Need a ball point for NCR forms, that part works. No leaks yet detected, works well in that it writes, pen feels strong and will stand the test of time. Although - when you first get the pen open and remove the tip - you have to click it and push down on the tip to get the click operating properly.

Very nice writing pens, they are built very sturdy, and they aren’t very bulky or heavy, they feel comfortable in your hand and write flawlessly without the drag feeling, very happy with this product and will order again when needed, I totally recommend this to anyone wanting a good sturdy nice looking pen.

I was looking for a nice one set that I could reuse with refills cartridges. This is exactly what I was looking for and the quality, write speed, and size of the orb is perfect! Also, this was a great purchase for the money compared to similar nice pens at the big office supply stores.