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Which is the best pen for UPSC Mains?

In terms of comfort while writing for long periods, a non-interrupting ink, glide over the paper, water resistance etc. 

curious_kid,puneet0594and14 otherslike this
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Now I want that option otherwise I will go to UN
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All my recent experiments but I still can’t find the one

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All my recent experiments but I still can’t find the one

#respect

venkataharish,necromancer
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I have used Pilot V5, V7 , Rorito, Cello maxwriter.

1. Among these I have used V7 only once or twice. I did not find it comfortable to hold and write and also the nib is on the thicker side. 

2. Writing with Rorito trimax makes handwriting look so beautiful because of its dark ink , only thing I  didn't like is the nib size . Should have been 0.5

3. Pilot V5 is very good that way , I can write faster with this. So I switched from Rorito to Pilot V5. 

D503,THE_MECHANIC
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BTW has anyone used zebra pen when they used to be available earlier in India ?? 
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I wrote one answer with Linc Ocean, decided it was my The One in a bout of nostalgia (it was my first gel pen in life) and ordered a hundred. Realised the next day it was hurting my fingers after writing for an hour. Please DM if anyone wants to buy 95 linc ocean pens.
Itachi,Auroraand26 otherslike this
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No Ball pen users? Am I the only one who has tried many and then settled for a Rs 3 fort pen! 


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I wrote one answer with Linc Ocean, decided it was my The One in a bout of nostalgia (it was my first gel pen in life) and ordered a hundred. Realised the next day it was hurting my fingers after writing for an hour. Please DM if anyone wants to buy 95 linc ocean pens.


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I wrote one answer with Linc Ocean, decided it was my The One in a bout of nostalgia (it was my first gel pen in life) and ordered a hundred. Realised the next day it was hurting my fingers after writing for an hour. Please DM if anyone wants to buy 95 linc ocean pens.

After your quick Spotify decision, this is another gem! :P

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Lefty and a V5 user. Has anyone tried the recent cartridges that fit in V5 as well as V7? They are waterproof, making V5 a good deal.

I absolutely love V5 too but they consistently die on me, hence the shift to V7

Oh damn, I thought I was the unlucky one who didn't know how to write with a good quality pen. 

I carried 10 V5s with me this year, and last year too - just because of this issue!

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Luffysaid

@dalpha uniball air micro .. optional paper 2 and ethics ki sheet is thodi different from others . Pen can leak on other side or leave dark impression  . Make a note


okay bhai thanks a lot. didn't know about that. i'll look for other options as well then.

EiChan,
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I wrote one answer with Linc Ocean, decided it was my The One in a bout of nostalgia (it was my first gel pen in life) and ordered a hundred. Realised the next day it was hurting my fingers after writing for an hour. Please DM if anyone wants to buy 95 linc ocean pens.

After your quick Spotify decision, this is another gem! :P

😂😂 

I wont be surprised if scammers start DMing me now thinking I'm a good target.

I'm not. I spent all my money on pens and apps.

D503,Itachiand16 otherslike this
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@sstarrr ✋( saino softek pen same Price) 


sstarrr,Paila
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I wrote one answer with Linc Ocean, decided it was my The One in a bout of nostalgia (it was my first gel pen in life) and ordered a hundred. Realised the next day it was hurting my fingers after writing for an hour. Please DM if anyone wants to buy 95 linc ocean pens.

I wheeze in respect

whatonly,
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Lefty and a V5 user. Has anyone tried the recent cartridges that fit in V5 as well as V7? They are waterproof, making V5 a good deal.

I absolutely love V5 too but they consistently die on me, hence the shift to V7

Oh damn, I thought I was the unlucky one who didn't know how to write with a good quality pen. 

I carried 10 V5s with me this year, and last year too - just because of this issue!

Try V7 then, they’ve worked really well. They write a bit on the thicker side but personally it makes your handwriting look good and legible because of that. Only downside, it’s not waterproof. So if you decide to cry a river in the exam hall, you’re doomed.

venkataharish,MaeveWileyand4 otherslike this
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Gentle people, what about writing with a fountain pen? :P
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@whatonly I did the same with Bic Cristal, all the ones are tried were extremely dry. Luckily I was able to return them however not before the pickup guy decided he didn’t trust me and wanted to count all 100, forgot his count twice before finally taking them away. I thought I learnt my mistake. 

Nope

2 weeks back I ordered two boxes of Pentonic B-RT after some regretfully hasty decision making. Now they’re hidden behind some books in the hope that Maa doesn’t find them and end my trysts with pens (albeit several of them)


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@thesleepyhead looks like a good idea until you the pen sputters a bit and you forget you’re writing with a fountain pen. In this case, ‘daag acche nahi hai’


sjerngal,thesleepyhead
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@thesleepyhead looks like a good idea until you the pen sputters a bit and you forget you’re writing with a fountain pen. In this case, ‘daag acche nahi hai’


Right! And you can't use Surf Excel also :p

necromancer,
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@thesleepyhead all the white shirts with ‘KICK ME’ sprawled on the back would know well XD


thesleepyhead,
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