I actually "stole" one of these from my bank. It was so nice to use, I bought these from Amazon. Yeah, I felt a little guilty. (Strict upbringing that taught me not to take things). Anyway, I went back and replaced it with one of these new pens. I feel better now, and I have 11 more Staples gel pens of my own.I have a hard time finding gel pens that don’t leave ink behind. These did not impress me either.Great pen to use at work. Very reliable pen.I was in a Shinola last year when an employee handed me one of these pens to sign my name. "My God," I said. "This is the best pen I have ever written with." He insisted I hold on to it.Needless to say, I've been hooked since. Not only am I hooked, I have gotten my entire office hooked! It's almost become a bit competitive, if you will, with all of us stealing them off one another's desks as we run out of ink (for the record, the ink on these pens last quite a long time. I bought a box for the office three months ago and we still have one or two left. We do a lot – and I mean a lot – of writing. I'm impressed.)I could not recommend these pens enough, especially if you love a smooth, rich, inky pen that has the control of a ballpoint. They are quite inky, but they dry fast. It may take a little longer for it to try on a glossy surface, but that's true for all gel pens.I really like these pens for work. They have a nice feel to them and write well. On the negative side, probably two or three in every box is faulty and bleed ink all over the place, and they are a more expensive than I’d like. I think I paid $12 for a box of ten pens. With a few not working, I think $7-8 would have been a better price point.The threaded tip on the first one I used fell off, so I put a small piece of paper in the threads and it is staying on.A year or two ago, I used one of these pens to sign something, and told the person that it was a great pen and I asked them where they purchased it. They told me they bought it at Staples, so I went there and bought two boxes.Well those two boxes have since been used up, so I ordered the same pens from Amazon, and for some reason, these tend to leak ink. I've already ruined about three pairs of pants.They're very comfortable to hold and they write very well. I'm thinking that these two boxes that I purchased from Amazon were from a bad batch. Be careful.Makes great currY