I received a great email from a left-handed reader that I wanted to share and see if the readers have any suggestions:
I use many pens in typical daily use and have one primary problem. A pen may write wonderfully for the first few strokes – the tip becomes clogged with paper and that is the end of the pens usefulness. I have learned to quickly throw them away…wasteful but more efficient. Three pens that work fair are the Pilot P-700, the Pilot V700 and now I am trying the Sharpie Pen. The P-700 works the best except I have been unable to find the pen in red except in a color combo pack…other colors are nice but not that nice…The V700 works okay but will clog before the P-700 and the Sharpie is okay so far except I have only seen it in black and possibly blue…
I edit documents, reports, drawings etc. and need the pens to have a reasonably fine line, not run and not bleed…I stay away from the micro tips they are almost useless for a left hand person…
I have used sharpie off and on for years, their drying out and bleed through has always been a problem…the new pen will hopefully resolve this…
Left hand people push the pen more causing the clogging of the tip with paper…
Some pens reportedly are made for left hand people such that the ink dries faster therefore not smearing…not that big of an issue…
Clogging tips are the biggest problem for me
I edit documents, reports, drawings etc. and need the pens to have a reasonably fine line, not run and not bleed…I stay away from the micro tips they are almost useless for a left hand person…
I have used sharpie off and on for years, their drying out and bleed through has always been a problem…the new pen will hopefully resolve this…
Left hand people push the pen more causing the clogging of the tip with paper…
Some pens reportedly are made for left hand people such that the ink dries faster therefore not smearing…not that big of an issue…
Clogging tips are the biggest problem for me
I responded back, mentioning that the Sharpie Pen was a good choice, and in fact does come in red, green, purple, and orange besides black and blue. But, since I'm not a lefty myself, I really don't know what makes for a good left-handed writing instrument. Any lefty readers willing to share what works best for them?
