Following on from Bob Borson’s Blog post that included his favourite Sharpie Pen, Scott Taylors original blog post ‘All about me’ and finally my blog post All About Me!, I went out looking for the Ultra Fine Sharpie pen (image below):

But could I find one anywhere in rural, west of Ireland? The closest I could get is the European equivalent of the Staedtler SuperFine permanent Marker (below):

Funnily enough it’s not the one that I normally use as it’s permanent and I prefer the Staedtler Pigment Liners (below), but I’m constantly losing the tops and my 8 year old loves using them (and also losing the tops).

On my next trip to London or Dublin I’ll see if I can get my hands on some Sharpies and do a ‘Top Gear’ style road test on the European vs USA pens. Not sure what the tests should be?; handling, taking curves, speed…

And before you ask, yes I have a set of Rotring pens, in all the sizes, still in an attic somewhere.

So what’s your favourite pen?

Comments welcome as always…