REVIEW: The NEW Stainless Steel Sharpie

[Styerman]

Pyro , where do you get em in the GTA , they haven't penetrated out into the hinterlands yet .

Chris

[Mr. Whippy]

Amazon.com has them.  (well, 2 fewer of them now...  )

[PyroJames]

Pyro , where do you get em in the GTA , they haven't penetrated out into the hinterlands yet .

Chris

Chris, I got mine at a G&T downtown.  I had a hard time finding them and not all G&T stores had them.  I've also been told that Walmart carries them now.  If you have trouble finding them, let me know and I'll hook you up.

[Nutznboltz]

I picked one up at Walmart yestarday.   Alot lighter than I expected but otherwise its o.k.

[jzmtl]

Walmart eh? I'll go check it out, but then again quebec always get everything last.

[american lockpicker]

None at the walmarts here.

[Nutznboltz]

The Walmart in my area just got them in recently,  they weren't kept with the other sharpies but had a display area of their own on the end of an aisle.  The display had a pic of David Beckham signing an autograph with the sss.

Staples /office depot is supposed to have them also, first in the U.S. then in Canada.

[PyroJames]

Walmart eh? I'll go check it out, but then again quebec always get everything last.

Quebec usually isn't eligible for contests too... why is that?  Everytime I read the fine print for some contest it always says something like "Open to all US and Canadian residents. Void in Guam, Puerto Rico and Quebec."

Staples /office depot is supposed to have them also, first in the U.S. then in Canada.

Several staples near me don't have them and the store staff is clueless.  Some didn't even know that there is a stainless steel Sharpie out.

[jzmtl]

Walmart eh? I'll go check it out, but then again quebec always get everything last.

Quebec usually isn't eligible for contests too... why is that?  Everytime I read the fine print for some contest it always says something like "Open to all US and Canadian residents. Void in Guam, Puerto Rico and Quebec."

Beats me, then again I'm not surprised consider quebec operates on a totally different frequency and doesn't even follow Canadian constitution. Did you know here if a kid in French high school get caught speaking English outside of English class, they get detention?

[Nutznboltz]

Walmart eh? I'll go check it out, but then again quebec always get everything last.

Quebec usually isn't eligible for contests too... why is that?  Everytime I read the fine print for some contest it always says something like "Open to all US and Canadian residents. Void in Guam, Puerto Rico and Quebec."

Staples /office depot is supposed to have them also, first in the U.S. then in Canada.

Several staples near me don't have them and the store staff is clueless.  Some didn't even know that there is a stainless steel Sharpie out.

Quebec doesn't need to enter any contests,  they generally win most of the big lotteries anyways.

[Shane769]

That is one drop dead gorgeous marker that SSS is... mmmm
Nice review mate, tons of pretty pictures!

[max6166]

Shame that they don't have Ultra-Fine refills available. I can't cram nearly enough of my micro-scribbling in where I need to with the Fine tips.

As PyroJames said, hopefully they will offer different sized refills at some point.

I'd also like to see a "mini SS Sharpie" with a hole for a key ring! 

[Gareth]

As Nuphoria said, they just don't seem to have made it across here yet.   Cool review though James.

[Neil]

Very nice review 

The SS Sharpie reminds me of a posh watch; it makes lines no better than a normal marker in the same way a Rolex tells the time no better than a Casio.    I'd still like one though

[John]

Great review I want one of these   

[jzmtl]

Damn it, checked both staples and walmart but neither has it.

[Blackout]

I have looked at three different Walmarts tonight and nata nothing.

[Swiss Man]

Great now that I read this I want one too, but my Wal Mart doesn't carry it and while we are on the subject of want.

I want to thank whoever posted about changing a Stainless Steel 701 into a Space Pen (great now something else I want to do)

This site is dangerous to my wallet.

[Buzzbait]

I looked in about a million and one WalMarts ans Staples, and came up dry. Then I hit an Office Max. They had them with an introductory "buy one get on free" sale. So I got two for $6.99 USD. Nice!!!!!


Hint - They weren't with the other Sharpies in the pen isle. They were on a cardboard endcap with a bunch of other various branded "back to school" items. I found them on my own, after two Office Max employees searched the whole store, and then told me that they didn't sell them.

[Gareth]

I looked in about a million and one WalMarts ans Staples, and came up dry. Then I hit an Office Max. They had them with an introductory "buy one get on free" sale. So I got two for $6.99 USD. Nice!!!!!


Hint - They weren't with the other Sharpies in the pen isle. They were on a cardboard endcap with a bunch of other various branded "back to school" items. I found them on my own, after two Office Max employees searched the whole store, and then told me that they didn't sell them.

I bet Sharpie would be very pleased to know that their premium product is being so actively sold.   Good fine on the 2 for 1.

[jzmtl]

Finally picked one up at a pen specialty shop a while ago. Not impressed with it. very thin shell with plastic mid section, coupled with thickness gives a very cheap feeling, and seems no more durable than regular sharpie. Especially for the price you can buy a whole pack of plastic sharpies. I'd stick with the cheap plastic one.

[Mr. Whippy]

Interesting...

I've been using one at work for a couple weeks and have to say I'm pretty impressed.  It's really no better than the plastic ones, but it's fairly tough and the SS shell is pretty thick in reality.  It stands out, so it hasn't "walked off" yet.

Haven't had anything to complain about it.

[max6166]

Finally picked one up at a pen specialty shop a while ago. Not impressed with it. very thin shell with plastic mid section, coupled with thickness gives a very cheap feeling, and seems no more durable than regular sharpie. Especially for the price you can buy a whole pack of plastic sharpies. I'd stick with the cheap plastic one.

+1

That is exactly what I thought. I actually prefer the regular Sharpie over the SS version, even if there were all the same price!  

I still hope they create an ultra fine point SS Sharpie though. I just hope the design is more like a regular SS pen instead of this bulky, half plastic, monstrosity.

[Benner]

I personally really like mine.  Not exactly sure what you guys are expecting TBH.  It's a "Stainless steel Sharpie" and that's exactly what it is.  For the money, I think people are expecting too much.

[jzmtl]

I personally really like mine.  Not exactly sure what you guys are expecting TBH.  It's a "Stainless steel Sharpie" and that's exactly what it is.  For the money, I think people are expecting too much.

It's too fat, not enough substance to warrant that. If it's same thickness as plastic sharpie it's fine, but for this size I expect something more substantial. Plus the plastic mid section distract from the whole stainless feel.

[Benner]

I personally prefer a fatter pen, so that's only a bonus for me.  And the plastic section is the refill.  If they were to make it SS they would only have people complaining that the refills were too costly.

[jzmtl]

I'm not talking about the refill. The shiny ring and thread refill screws into is plastic. As for cost, my zebra F701 has all stainless shell that's much thicker, and cost the same as SS sharpie. If sharpie made the shell same thickness as F701 it would feel much better.

[Benner]

Ah, I get ya.    Personally, I see it as no issue as I like it as is.

[Mr. Whippy]

Not an issue for me.  I'm using it in a dissection room to write notes and diagnoses.  In this real world situation, it works perfectly well.  The benefits are it stands out from the standard sharpie so people don't pilfer it and the fine point is much easier to work with.

Personally, I'm pleased.

[jzmtl]

Sure it works just fine, but I like my pens to have a certain feel/look as well.

Meh, guess I'm just picky, same goes for my knives/tools.