Scratching head and clucking tongue.  Hmmm, this is a difficult review to write.

For many years I have been a huge fan of uni-balls MICRO pens.  I simply cannot write with anything less than a super-fine pen and uni-balls VISION is all Ive purchased and used for well over a decade.  So I thought this review would be easy to write -- even not having used one of the pens from my current purchase.  I was wrong.

As mentioned, Ive used uni-ball MICRO pens for a long time.  But Id never purchased the BLX version.  Having had such great luck in the past I thought Id give the fancy-sounding BLX model a try.  Bad decision!  I just pulled several of the pens from the box and tried them.  Each and every one skips -- as if the ink is dried out.

There is no expiration date on the box.  Nor do I know from which Amazon seller I made this purchase.  Who knows: the box of pens I received could have been sitting around for a decade.  These are, I suppose, the gambles one takes when purchasing online.

Lastly, at the same time I placed this order I also ordered these uni-ball pens -->> http://www.amazon.com/Uni-ball-Vision-Rollerball-Colored-1832410/dp/B008OEHY4E.  Pretty, fun colors -- and no dried-out ink problem at all.  LOVE them!
Scratching head and clucking tongue. Hmmm, this is a difficult review to write. For many years I have been a huge fan of uni-balls MICRO pens. I simply cannot write with anything less than a super-fine pen and uni-balls VISION is all Ive purchased and used for well over a decade. So I thought this review would be easy to write -- even not having used one of the pens from my current purchase. I was wrong. As mentioned, Ive used uni-ball MICRO pens for a long time. But Id never purchased the BLX version. Having had such great luck in the past I thought Id give the fancy-sounding BLX model a try. Bad decision! I just pulled several of the pens from the box and tried them. Each and every one skips -- as if the ink is dried out. There is no expiration date on the box. Nor do I know from which Amazon seller I made this purchase. Who knows: the box of pens I received could have been sitting around for a decade. These are, I suppose, the gambles one takes when purchasing online. Lastly, at the same time I placed this order I also ordered these uni-ball pens -->> http://www. amazon. com/Uni-ball-Vision-Rollerball-Colored-1832410/dp/B008OEHY4E. Pretty, fun colors -- and no dried-out ink problem at all. LOVE them!