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Pressurised refill lets this pen write upside-down, on wet paper, etc
BIC Cristal Celebrate Gold Ballpoint Pen
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£1.50
BIC Cristal Fine Ballpoint Pen
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£0.40
Probably the world's best-known ballpoint
Lightweight, robust aluminium ballpoint pen
BIC Cristal Exact Ballpoint Pen
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£0.50
Staedtler Stick 430 Ballpoint Pen Fine
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£0.60
Affordable yet impressively good ballpoint pens
Super-smooth rollerball with ultra-fast-drying ink
BIC 4-Colour Multipen Refill
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£0.90
Uni Jetstream Sport SXN-150 Rollerball Pen
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£2.10
Super-smooth rollerball with ultra-fast-drying ink
Basic retractable ballpen in classic CdA look
Made using recycled ocean plastic
BIC Cristal Fun Ballpoint Pen
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£0.40
Probably the world's best-known ballpoint
Zebra Z-Grip Ballpoint Pen
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£0.80
Extraordinary value ballpoint
BIC 4-Colour Multipen Mini
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£2.30
Staedtler Stick 430 M Ballpoint Pen Medium
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£0.60
Affordable yet impressively good ballpoint pens
BIC 4-Colour Multipen Sun
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£2.10
Uni Laknock SN-101 Ballpoint Pen
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£1.10
Good quality disposable ballpoint
BIC 4-Colour Multipen 3+1
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£3.00
Schneider Slider Memo XB Ballpoint Pen
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£3.20
Super-smooth quick-dry broad pen with hybrid ink
Schneider Slider Edge XB Ballpoint Pen
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£2.40
Super-smooth hybrid ink pen with triangular barrel
Tombow Airpress
£6.00
Brilliant do-anything write-anyhow pen
Very smooth writing ballpoint pen
Lightweight ballpoint with minimalist design
Cleo Messograf Pen
£33.00
The versatile pen - with ruler, gauge and more!
Zebra bLen Ballpoint Pen 0.5mm
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£2.70
Designed for a very comfortable writing experience
Tough, all metal ballpoint pen
An office staple - smooth-writing disposable pen
BIC 4-Colour Multipen Fine
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£2.10
Pentel e.ball Ballpoint Pen Fine BK127
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£2.60
78% recycled retractable ballpoint
Pilot BPS-GP Ballpoint Pen
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£2.60
Popular high-quality stick pen with rubber grip and good colour and width options
Zebra Z-Grip Smooth Ballpoint Pen
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£0.90
Ridged rubber grip in a range of basic colours
Robust metal pen is great value
BIC Eco Clic Stic Ballpoint Pen
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£1.00
STABILO Exam Grade Ballpoint Pen
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£1.40
Ballpoint especially for exams
Pentel Kachiri Ballpoint Pen
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£1.10
Great value retractable ballpoint with rubber-grip
BIC Atlantis Air Ballpoint Pen
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£2.60
Great value super-smooth half-metal pen
Pilot BegreeN RexGrip Ballpoint Pen BRG10
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Recycled plastic, refillable, retractable ballpoint
BIC 4-Colour Multipen Pro
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Pentel Superb Ballpoint Pen BK77 Fine
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£1.70
Classic superior-quality crystal-barrel ballpoint
Pentel iZee Ballpoint Pen
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Pilot Super Grip Ballpoint Pen BPGP10RM
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Best-selling retractable, rubber-grip ballpoint
Lightweight ballpoint with minimalist design
Lightweight ballpoint with minimalist design
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Ballpoint Pens FAQ
Which ballpoint pens are refillable?
You might be surprised how many are - it’s just that it’s often difficult to get hold of refills. Well, it would be if we weren’t here! If refills are available, we’ll pretty much always stock them, and they should be linked from the pen.
What standard refill types are there?
Quite a few! We're big fans of pens that use standard refills, where there are lots of options to refill them. That way, if you don’t get on with one refill, you can try others, and find one that suits you. For compact pens, D1 'multipen' refills are a good choice, with lots of different refills available. For full-sized pens, the most common type is the 'Parker-style' G2 refill - you probably know the one, with it’s strange-shaped plastic end, and narrow section at the tip. Not to be confused with the Pilot G2 gel pens, which use very different refills, the names are just a coincidence.
Is ballpoint ink permanent?
Usually it's fairly permanent, at least on paper. Refills that meet a certain standard for permanence are usually labeled 'document'. We love Uni-ball's 'super ink' pens, with very permanent ink.
Is ballpoint ink toxic?
No, it's usually pretty safe - there’s no reason it needs to be made with anything dangerous, so any remotely reputable manufacturer would keep things safe. It doesn't make for a good eating or drinking experience, though, so we wouldn't recommend eating it. But if you happen to get a bit in your mouth, you'll probably survive!
Is ballpoint ink safe on skin?
Again, we wouldn’t necessarily recommend it on skin, but it shouldn't do any harm. Plenty of people have hastily written phone numbers on their hands with no adverse effects!