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Buy Pentel Ink Pens, Get a Chance at Free Movie Tickets

April 14, 2010

This must be the season for great giveaways.
In addition to our Earth Day giveaway and the free Pentel EnerGel Plus pens we told you about last week, now we’ve just come across this little bit of info about a new promotion from Pentel that’s set to begin May 1.
Certain packs of Pentel pens – including [...]

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Pentel is Giving Away 150 Energel Plus Pens – Find Out How to Get One Here

April 7, 2010

Pentel Europe are giving away one hundred and fifty of the brand new Pentel EnerGel Plus pens in a 0.7mm tip.
All you have to do to win one of these is send them an email with your details.
Click here to go to the Pentel Competition Page and your chance to get an EnerGel Plus Pen
The [...]

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Conversations About Handwriting

April 7, 2010

• Would you believe that the best way to improve children’s handwriting is to have them do it lying on their stomachs? That’s what Channel 5 in Bismarck, North Dakota claims.
“When we lay on our tummies and do writing we`re getting some weight through our elbows and through our [...]

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Be On The Lookout for Pens!

April 1, 2010

Readers, you may have noticed that we’ve been running occasional features called “Totally Random Pen Stuff” and “Conversations About Handwriting.” Today, we introduced a new one, “Inappropriate Uses of Pens.”
The purpose of these features is to bring you interesting, funny or just plain weird news about pens and handwriting. And we’d like your help. This [...]

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Inappropriate Uses of Pens

April 1, 2010

While we love to see people using pens, there are just some ways in which pens probably should not be used. With that in mind, we thought you might enjoy this collection of bits about people with pens behaving badly.
• Artists who display their work in Malaysia have to be careful how much of a [...]

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President Obama’s 22 Signature Pens

March 30, 2010

The U.S. president signed the historic health care bill last week using a different pen for each portion of the letters in his name. The Washington Post reported that it took Obama, a left-hander, about 90 seconds to complete the signature.
And what kind of pens was President Obama using? According to the Post’s secret source, [...]

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Conversations About Handwriting

March 17, 2010

• Parents in New York are so obsessed with getting their kids into the right schools that they are hiring occupational therapists to teach their pre-schoolers how to write, according to the New York Times.

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Uniball Signo Scents: Gel Pens that Smell Like Bubblegum and Blueberries

March 5, 2010

We heard from Uniball this morning that there is a new range of gel pen coming to the UK. The Signo Scents line are rollerball pens with, just like the name says, scented ink.
They will come in 10 distinctive aromas, including Strawberry Pink, Orangey Orange, Blueberry Blue, Pineapple Yellow, Coconut Brown, Cola Black, Soda [...]

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Totally Random Pen Stuff

March 3, 2010

Actually, not quite so random this week.
• Lock up your good pens; there are thieves about. The Herald is reporting that burglars in Plymouth have stolen a collection of jewellery and high-end pens, including a Montblanc Greta Garbo special edition ballpoint.
(Greta Garbo was a classic Hollywood movie star in the ’20s and ’30s. The Montblanc [...]

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A New Life for Old Sharpie Pens

March 1, 2010

American fans of Sharpie pens and recycling have an option to do some good with their used pens – send them in to be recycled and earn 2 cents per pen for a charity of your choice.
Newell Rubbermaid, the company that owns Sharpie, Paper Mate pens and Expo markers, is working with recycler TerraCycle to [...]

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