| These days we are all trying to leave our customers | | | | is well known that metallic inks have a shorter life |
| with our name in front of them and what better way | | | | span than plain inks so it is important to consider this |
| than with metal printed pens. When it comes to | | | | when buying and printing these pens. The reason that |
| promotional items and personalised pens in particular, | | | | metallic inks don't last as long as plain inks is because |
| there are now so many to choose from. | | | | the inks are made up of tiny particles that rub off |
| The days of the cheap plastic pen are long gone (of | | | | slowly over time. How long the ink lasts is entirely |
| course you can still get them) but there is huge | | | | down to the frequency of usage, how the pens are |
| range of better quality plastic pens and metal pens to | | | | treated and even right down to what the user may |
| choose from today. | | | | have on their skin such as hand creams and soaps |
| Some companies think that metal pens are expensive | | | | etc. that can speed up the ink degradation. However, |
| but they have come down in price considerably and | | | | you can extend the life of the print almost indefinitely |
| create that lasting impression. You want your | | | | with a simple over-varnish which is a clear lacquer |
| message to last for as long as possible so choose a | | | | covering applied over the ink which seals it in. This is |
| pen that will last too. People will hold onto metal pens | | | | certainly worth doing as it is relatively inexpensive |
| for much longer compared to plastic pens. If they | | | | and it will keep your promotional message sharp and |
| really like the pen they will change the refill too when | | | | clean for the life of the pens. |
| they need to rather than just throwing the pen | | | | As with all promotional pens there is a huge range of |
| away! | | | | metal pens to choose from starting from the very |
| There are a variety of colours available to suit most | | | | reasonably priced pens to the more expensive |
| corporate colours and usually people choose to have | | | | ranges so don't think that they are our of your price |
| metal pens printed with metallic ink rather than the | | | | range. |
| plain ink colours for a more upmarket appearance. It | | | | |