The Uniball Signo 207 is widely regarded as one of the best pens that you can pick up in just about any big box or office supply store, but it never clicked with me. The length of the pen has something to do with this: it's fairly short and there's not much heft. But the refill is nice, and when it comes to readily available pocket writers, for most people the 207 ranks up there with anything else on the market.
A close-up of the writing sample. The paper is a Tops Double Docket White Legal Pad, which I'm enjoying for both pens (including fountain pens) and pencils. Buy the white, not the yellow, which feathers like crazy with pretty much any ink.
Building on the success of the basic Signo 207, Uniball introduced the BLX series, which feature black-infused blue, green, purple, red, and brown gel inks. (Uni offers the Vision Elite in the BLX color range, as well.) The colors look nice, the red and the purple being my favorite, but the 207 BLX only comes in the .7mm tip size, another reason why this pen will never make it into my regular personal rotation.
So: consistent with last week's theme of reducing my backlog and overall stockpile, I'm passing these for pens on to one lucky reader. The rules of the giveaway are the same as they've always been. Leave a comment on this page OR join my e-mail list using the submission form on the left sidebar. Joining my e-mail list will automatically enter you into my giveaways in the future. Each subscriber or commenter will be assigned a number and I will use a random number generator to pick a winner, who will be announced exactly one week later. Be sure and check back! If you can't wait, here's a buy-it-now link (affiliate).