I don't know about you, but I HATE erasable pens. I think they are silly. I don't like the way they write. So I was skeptical when I saw that Pilot had an erasable gel ink pen.
I LOVE gel ink pens. They are awesome. But erasable gel ink? I had seen the Pilot Frixion pens on quilting websites - they are heat sensitive, so the quilting community has embraced them as another alternative for marking fabric that can be removed with heat (i.e. ironing).
So a couple weeks ago there was a good deal at Staples on these pens and I took advantage. I tried them out and loved the writing! It was nice and smooth, although a little bit light. The "eraser" on the end of the pen worked so nicely.
I was showing the pen to DH and my FIL and explaining how popular the pen seemed to be and how it was being offered in quilting stores online...and DH wondered if the writing would disappear if a paper was left in the car. He had a point: our temps are still hovering around 108 degrees and that means that the inside of the car is even hotter than that. I started to get worried since I had been using the pen for my planner (thought it would be a good use for it in case I needed to change appointment dates or things like that). What would happen if I left my planner, which contains pretty important information and reminders for upcoming appointments and meetings, in the car?!
Well, I got the answer this week. I had made a list for shopping at Target and left it in the car with my coupons so I would be prepared to go whenever I had a chance. After only a couple of hours in the car, the list was completely gone. :-( Needless to say, I spent last night erasing the gel pen writing from my planner and replacing it with good old pencil.
I still love the Gel Frixion pens. But I will be reserving their use for marking fabric. Keep that in mind if you also picked up the pens...I probably would have fainted if I opened my planner to find that all of my meeting times had been erased!!!!
Hope this helps you...
--Katie
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