@ lefties - what's your favourite pen?

[Indian summer]

Not a lefty, but two of my dks are. Looking for something that dries quickly so it doesn't smear as the hand hits it.

[Sugarfoot]

I'm a lefty and so are 2 of my kids. I hold my pen so that my hand doesn't drag across my writing. The nib/tip is always a little bit above where my pinkie hits the paper, if that makes sense. My lefty children do the same thing. If your kids have a "hook" when they write, that's a whole different thing.  :001_smile: I can imagine that'd be difficult. FWIW, we've all been loving the Pilot Frixion pens around here. They dry quickly, and they're erasable! :hurray: So great for the perfectionists among us. And they come in highlighters, too!

[kitten18]

My favorite pen is the Pilot G-2 07.

 

How fast it dries depends a lot on the paper. In don't have any trouble with regular notebook or printer paper but if the paper is at all slick then it doesn't dry very fast.

[zoobie]

DH is a lefty and picky about his pens. He loves the Pentel Energels. I've gotten the retractable version and refills on amazon for much less than in stores.

[Kebo]

You could try these -- they're made for lefties:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008S846FG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A34KE65B954LKB

[JudoMom]

Pentel Energel.  My lefties love them and they never smear (it's the only thing we've found that don't smear).  I think they dry as close to instantly as possible.  No need to hold their hands funny, thanks to these pens:

http://smile.amazon.com/Pentel-EnerGel-Millimeter-Assorted-BL77BP6M/dp/B0012G9VNS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413390266&sr=8-1&keywords=pentel+energel

[Kathryn]

I don't drag my hand through what I wrote, so pens don't make a difference to me as a lefty, only in how smoothly they glide.

[Jane Elliot]

I'm a lefty, I drag my hand, and I'm picky as all get out. This is my favorite pen. It smears very slightly, much less than anything else I've found. I use it to underline in books while studying too, and it does NOT leak through to the other side. I love that!

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002M7Z338/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1413391584&sr=1&keywords=sharpie+fine+point+pen

[thessa516]

Without a doubt, the Uniball Jetstream. I came across this article at the beginning of the year while searching for a new pen. Now it's the only pen I use and the kids know to keep away from it... lol!

[Word Nerd]

I love Pilot G2 pens--especially the purple ones.

[Plateau Mama]

I love Pilot G2 pens--especially the purple ones.

I like these and the Zebra.

 

http://t.staples.com/product_563226

 

I will say the I don't really have lots of smuggling problems anymore. Nothing like when I was a kid. I just find some pens write more smoothly than others. My mom (right handed) swears by a brand of pens and I cannot, for the life of me, get them to write.

[kitten18]

Without a doubt, the Uniball Jetstream. I came across this article at the beginning of the year while searching for a new pen. Now it's the only pen I use and the kids know to keep away from it... lol!

I read that whole article. LOL.

 

I do love to try new pens. I will be spending some time in the pen aisle at walmart today looking at the other recommendations.

[jenn-]

Pentel Energel. My lefties love them and they never smear (it's the only thing we've found that don't smear). I think they dry as close to instantly as possible. No need to hold their hands funny, thanks to these pens:

 

http://smile.amazon.com/Pentel-EnerGel-Millimeter-Assorted-BL77BP6M/dp/B0012G9VNS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413390266&sr=8-1&keywords=pentel+energel

My right handed dd loves these pens as well. My lefty just doesn't like to write in ink because he is a perfectionist and he can't erase.