Customer Reviews for Paper Mate InkJoy Bright Retractable Gel Pen, Medium Point, 0.7mm, Assorted Colors, 6/Pack (2173765)
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Most helpful positive review
Posted Apr 25, 2025
Bright colors
Beautiful bright colors! The white pen is white ink and now I’m in search of black notepad to use it because it’s so pretty.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Sep 3, 2025
Horrible gel pens
Not sure why I’m even giving these one star as they are the worst, absolute WORST gel pens I have ever used. So sorry I wasted $10 on this junk. The little balls on the end of the pens were difficult to remove and left the pens skipping. I think one of them finally sort of worked but I have to waste a lot of ink running them over paper to see if I can get them working. ...
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Posted Sep 3, 2025
Horrible gel pens
Not sure why I’m even giving these one star as they are the worst, absolute WORST gel pens I have ever used. So sorry I wasted $10 on this junk. The little balls on the end of the pens were difficult to remove and left the pens skipping. I think one of them finally sort of worked but I have to waste a lot of ink running them over paper to see if I can get them working. ...
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SHABREKA O.
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Posted Aug 10, 2025
Not that great
Not all pens don't write well. Ink skips in a few.
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Staples Customer
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Posted Jul 11, 2025
Horrible
Each pen out the pack writes like the ink is going it. I have to trace over words multiple times to ensure all letter are whole and connected. Horrible buy!
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Staples Customer
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Posted Jun 9, 2025
PaperMate InkJoy Retractable Gel Pen
The ink skips & runs out very quickly
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Posted Jun 4, 2025
Pretty but flawed
These pens are extremely pretty colors and I'm usually a fan of the ink-joy pens, but these feel gritty when write with them and they don't write very clearly after some use. The blue pen also quit working entirely after a few days, though the others are fine.
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MEGAN K.
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Posted May 30, 2025
odd colors, ink skips
The package says these have gel ink, but they must have some acrylic to give them opacity. As is common with acrylic roller ball pens, the ink skips. The green is especially bad. I also find the colors to be an odd combination. I would not buy these again.
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Staples Customer
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Posted May 7, 2025
White Ink Pen Doesn't Work
I bought this pack of pens for the white ink pen. I was really excited about it, but that one is the only one that didn't work for me. The other colors are great, though!
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Posted May 2, 2025
They don’t write smoothly.
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DEBRA C.
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Posted Apr 25, 2025
NOt happy
These do not work. out out of 6 there is one that works consistently other 5 only work sporadically. it will stop in the middle of writing.
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Response from Staples :
Hi, Thanks for reaching out to us about this. I'm sorry to hear you're dissatisfied with the Paper Mate Pens. I've received your feedback and have forwarded your comments as a suggestion for future improvement. ^MS
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Posted Apr 25, 2025
Bright colors
Beautiful bright colors! The white pen is white ink and now I’m in search of black notepad to use it because it’s so pretty.
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RACHEL L.
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Posted Apr 6, 2025
Cool pens!
Pretty neat pens. Smooth to write with and bright colors! The only downside is how long they take to dry. I'm left handed and these smear pretty bad as I write. But Overall I love these!
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Posted Feb 20, 2025
Meh
Hard to write with- the ballpoint isn't smooth. Ink is constantly running in and out while writing. Great colors though.
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WILLIAM S.
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Posted Jan 6, 2025
The body could be a little thicker
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RUSSELL B.
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Posted Jan 1, 2025
Disappointing
The white pen stopped working the second time I tried using it. Very disappointing.
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MARJORIE B.
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Posted Sep 15, 2024
Dried out!
I couldn't get the pens to write at all. I returned them to get my money back.
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Staples Customer
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Posted Sep 3, 2024
Not what I had expected and am returning it for a refund
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Staples Customer
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Posted Jul 15, 2024
Average
Several of the pens don't have a continuous flow of ink. I expected more from Paper Mate.
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Posted Mar 11, 2024
Cool pens
I received these pens from the stellar product testing panel. These pens write very smoothly. They came in these really cool bright colors. I use these to grade tests and they work really well.
I love the colors and they are comfortable to write with. I’d recommend if you are looking for ink pen and bright colors.
The only downside is that since they are ink joy pens th...
I love the colors and they are comfortable to write with. I’d recommend if you are looking for ink pen and bright colors.
The only downside is that since they are ink joy pens th...
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Posted Mar 6, 2024
Vibrant and fun
Paper Mate is a reliable and affordable brand and these pens are on par with my expectations. I really love the vibrant, fun colors. These bright colors add a little pop of happiness to my grocery and to-do lists. They offer a smooth writing experience. I would caution lefties against using these for any important documents. I’m right handed, but I grasp my pen and drag...
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Posted Mar 6, 2024
Papermaking Ink Joy Brights
Thank you Stellar Product Testing Panel for sending me these pens in exchange for an honest review.
As a teacher, Papermate Gel Pens are always at the top of my list. They are one of my favorite school supplies. These new Papermate Brights are beautiful. I appreciate that I can use them on my sticky notes and the back of student projects so their names are visible. ...
As a teacher, Papermate Gel Pens are always at the top of my list. They are one of my favorite school supplies. These new Papermate Brights are beautiful. I appreciate that I can use them on my sticky notes and the back of student projects so their names are visible. ...
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