Personalised Promotional Pens

Personalised promotional pens are pens or pencilsdown a small ink reservoir which is housed within the
which have been printed with a specific logo orbody of the pen, mainly by the action of gravity.
advertisement. These personalised pens are generallyWhen the pen is not in use the ball that is housed
given away at business meetings such aswithin the socket is not moving, and this seals the
conferences and exhibitions, and this helps toend of the reservoir which contains either a spirit
promote a company to any future or existingdouble dye, or an oil-soluble dye, and prevents it
customers. Personalised pens can vary hugely infrom drying out.
design and many different styles of pen are availableThe ball is usually made from steel, but some pens
to suit any companies requirements.may have synthetic sapphire balls. The balls in these
They can range from a simple low costingpens generally have a diameter of 1mm, and most
£0.08p pen, to a more refined £50.00manufacturers use tips of this size. In some ballpoint
deluxe writing instrument. Promotional pens are apens the tip and the reservoir can be retracted into
great way to promote a company and get themthe body of the pen when the pen is not in use, and
noticed, as pens are very commonly used in all typesthis can help prevent any further drying out of the
of industry, indeed they are a necessity, and aretip, and makes it safe to put away into a jacket or
often seen lying around in many different places suchshirt pocket etc.There are various mechanism's for
as desk tops and office cabinets, and will catch theextending and retracting the tip of the pen, and
eye of anyone passing by. Pens can be customisedthese are typically operated by a simple button push
to suit customers requirements with any logo, orat the end of the pen, directly opposite the tip. The
even message printed on them.ballpoint pen is very economical and easy to use in
Personalised promotional pens can be of thecomparison to the traditional fountain pen, and a
traditional fountain pen type, or the ballpoint type,single reservoir can last many times longer than a
with the latter being the more common type of pen'filled' fountain pen.
in use today. The ballpoint pen is a writing instrumentWhen the reservoir in the ballpoint pen has been
which has a small rolling ball, housed in a socket atdepleted it can be replaced, as is the case for deluxe
the tip, and transfers a viscous ink onto the writingtypes, or discarded and thrown away if they are of
surface. The ball is lubricated by the ink, which movesthe inexpensive type.