| Everybody gives out promotional pens all the time | | | | and anybody in a technical field will always be in need |
| for a wide variety of reasons. The quality of these | | | | of more of these items, as regular pencils are not |
| pens can vary dramatically from cheap plastic jobs | | | | suited for the fine work they have to do. For these |
| that cost less than a quarter to luxury brand name | | | | professionals mechanical pencils are the only writing |
| European fountain pens made from stainless steel | | | | implement worth dealing with. |
| and gold plating. These types of pens can often cost | | | | You can find a lot of box sets which include |
| over $1,000 each, but will give you a superior writing | | | | promotional pens and mechanical pencils in a stylish |
| experience as long as you live. Mechanical pencils are | | | | case. Parker make one, as do Waterman and Cross. |
| a type of product that not a lot of companies | | | | The Parker set will cost you under $40, and is a very |
| employ, but this is to their great disadvantage. | | | | stylish gift to give to just about anyone. Even though |
| A recent study of office behavior showed that if | | | | these items can be found in most stationery stores, |
| given the choice office workers will use a pencil for | | | | few people will ever actually buy one for themselves. |
| unofficial writing rather than a pen. When asked | | | | The set includes the Parker Jotter ball point pen - |
| about their choice of writing implement, the general | | | | one of the best selling ball points in the world - and |
| consensus was that a mechanical pencil was one of | | | | the Parker mechanical pencil. Both are made of plastic |
| the most important and useful items you can have at | | | | and stainless steel with durable and comfortable |
| your desk. Despite this, most office workers | | | | rubber grips. |
| admitted to once having one of these items, but | | | | Promotional pens and mechanical pencils like these will |
| losing it long ago and never bothering to buy a | | | | give years of reliable service to anyone you give |
| replacement. If you substitute your promotional pens | | | | them to. They are all guaranteed to be mechanically |
| for promotional mechanical pencils this year, you could | | | | sound throughout the life of the original owner. If |
| be filling a lot of needs in the workplace. | | | | anything ever goes wrong any local stationery store |
| Mechanical pencils are generally a little more | | | | will be able to send the pens away to be repaired. If |
| expensive than promotional pens, coming in at | | | | you want to give high quality gifts to your staff, |
| anywhere between $2-$20. However, they tend to | | | | potential customers and valued clients then gift sets |
| be more highly appreciated by people who receive | | | | which include a mechanical pencil and a high quality ball |
| them as gifts, and this is largely attributed to the | | | | point, roller ball or fountain pen are always a good, |
| fact that they have many working parts and are | | | | safe bet. |
| useful for a wide variety of applications. Engineers | | | | |