Customer Reviews for Paper Mate InkJoy Retractable Gel Pens, Medium Point, Assorted Inks, 22/Pack (2088416)
313 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Oct 4, 2025
Love!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Absolutely obsessed with these pens. They write so well. They just hit the dopamine receptors in my brain!! They are a great value for your money and the packaging is so cute. Absolutely will not purchase another pen moving forward.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Jan 4, 2021
Dry
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] When I received the pen it was totally dried out . The pen did not write and all the ink was dried out before I even got a chance to use it . It seemed like it was a good pen but I couldn’t use it for anything .
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Posted Oct 4, 2025
Love!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Absolutely obsessed with these pens. They write so well. They just hit the dopamine receptors in my brain!! They are a great value for your money and the packaging is so cute. Absolutely will not purchase another pen moving forward.
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Posted May 26, 2025
Good value
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the colors and ink quality. The pens write easily, good value, and comfortable to hold when writing for a while or length of time. Good value
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Posted Apr 21, 2025
Purple and blue are great, yellow isn’t.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The yellow wasn’t a good choice in pen color, but the others are bright and vivid. Great gel pens, once you got to writing with them a bit. I almost thought the purple one died, But it I just needed to scribble to get the ink flowing more.
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We're glad to hear you're enjoying the gel pens overall and that the colors are bright and vivid. We appreciate your note about the yellow pen and we are very sorry it did not meet expectations. Your feedback is valuable and it will be forwarded to the appropriate department.
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Posted Apr 21, 2025
In love
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These surprised me and I am so picky about pens. The material provides awesome grip, ink flows smoothly, colors are pigmented and rich. WIN!!!!
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Posted Apr 12, 2025
Colorful and smooth writing
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I loved the colors of these pens. The ink flowed well. I love Inkjoy Gel ink, so I knew it would be a smooth experience. I did not like the texture or grip feeling of the pen, though. But for a value pack, it’s a fun collection.
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Posted Mar 31, 2025
Good pens
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I liked the pens when writing I felt like I had a good grip on them and they were really comfortable to write with for a long period of time. I did encounter an issue they would like sometimes like get stuck and stop writing. But overall they are great.
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Posted Mar 1, 2025
Wry pretty, but slightly difficult
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the fun colors! The dark blue one wrote smoothly and glided on the page. The other colors really struggled. They seemed to need a lot of rewriting to read. Some of them I’d scribble somewhere then rewrite the word up to 6 times before it was legible. I have a bigger set of these pens that had similar issues. If ...
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Posted Mar 1, 2025
Picky Pens
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] At first, when I used these pens, I was not happy with the flow of ink. It would constantly skip. So I tried it using the pens on a stack of papers instead of just one sheet, and the flow of the ink was perfect. These are great pens but picky.
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Posted Feb 28, 2025
Perfect for notes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love the way it writes. These unique colors are great. I use these for my notes when stdying. I like how fast These gel pens dry. I think the packaging is very cute in my opinion.
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Posted Feb 26, 2025
Smooth
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The packaging was very slim. The comfort of holding this pen was immaculate. Ink flow let's go there. The flow was really really good and the value of these pens are amazing . I love ink joy pens. I believe they are the best pens out there.
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Posted Feb 24, 2025
Perfect Mark!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The packaging was very colorful. The ink is very bright and writes very well leaving no smudges. I love who easy they are to grip and a good variety pack, especially for journaling.
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Posted Feb 17, 2025
Love this collection.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Stationary aficionado here and pens are one of my favorites items to collect. The ink flow is smooth and the tips don't skip. Very comfortable to hold and scribble with. The colors are vibrant and the ink dries instantly, so no smearing at all. Would love to see more colors added to the Tropical Collection especially...
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Posted Feb 13, 2025
They dry quickly!!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I found these pens to be easy/smooth to write with. The pen is easy to grip and the ink dries very quickly- as a lefty, that’s very important! I like that I didn’t have to struggle with the packaging and the packaging came with instructions on moving the wax ball so there’d be no confusion for those that aren’t aware.
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Posted Feb 12, 2025
Smooth pens
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These pens came in a 4 pack of 4 different colors, however, they all write with black ink. I like the texture of the outside of the pens, it feels like butter slime, & has a good grip. The ink writes so smoothly! I would definitely buy these pens, they are worth it!!
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Posted Feb 11, 2025
Great colors and comfy in my hand!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These papermate pens arrived in an easy to open package. I loved the colors at first sight. The pens are comfortable in my hand. They write very smoothly. I would buy these in every color available.
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Posted Feb 10, 2025
Fun summer colors
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These pens are really nice. The colors are pretty. The feel and grip are very soft. Packaging was very well thought of. The ink flows very well. They are just fun colors to have around.
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Posted Jan 25, 2025
Smooth writing!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These gel pens have to be my new favorite pens! They write SO SMOOTH! The colors are awesome! They have a nice grip to them for great writing. The packaging is what you would expect from any other pen packaging. I would recommend these fun, colorful gel pens!
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debram06db_4093
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Posted Jan 23, 2025
A+ Pens!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] As a teacher, there's nothing we like more than great pens and these do not disappoint! They write smooth, they are comfortable to hold, and the colors are great.
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Posted Jan 23, 2025
Teacher Approved 💯
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] As a teacher I am very selective about my pens. I love the InkJoy pens! They have become my new favorite. They are comfortable to write with and have a smooth flow. I also love the tropical colors.
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Posted Jan 22, 2025
Comfortable Glide
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These pens work great! They are super dark and I love how they glide over the page when writing with them. They have a soft touch covering which makes it comfortable to grip and hold. They come in a 4 pack in a variety of vibrant colors. They do write out with black ink and are not colored pens. These are great for var...
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