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4.5
Since the end of the pandemic, I've been taking bundles of 10 ballpoint pens along when our family goes to the local casual-dining restaurants. I give them to our server when they present the menus to us, so they won't think the pens are their "tip." This began as my little, low-cost, easy way to express my gratitude for the servers who were serving me after so many months when I was being forced to eat my own cooking. But even after all these months, the servers continue to tell us how great this gift is - even the ones we see on a regular basis. (My initially skeptical son is completely won over.) Until now, I've been buying the 144 box of Bic stick pens but one of our regular favorite servers mentioned that he liked the "clicky" pens the best, so I checked on Amazon and found this amazing box of pens which arrived earlier today. I sorted them out before I made the bundles so I could see what all I'd received. In total, there were about 200 pens in my box - it weighed about 3.7 pounds, per the label - including a handful with styli at one end and a couple with transparent barrels filled with little glittery silver flakes. All are very nice - similar to the kind of pens I get at trade shows - and all of the ones I've checked, worked. As for the printing, some of it is a mess, but some of it is flawless. And I don't think I recognized even one of the "sponsors" - randomness that just adds to the fun. Seriously, I can't wait to see the reaction of the servers who've been receiving my pens. I bet they'll be as happy as I am with this purchase!
