What colour biro

[Bumfluff]

Blue or black ? I cant decide

[Troll]

Blue or black ? I cant decide

Has to be Blue

FYI Green ink BIC's- the ubiquitous Biro- is not available in the US

[expat]

Has to be Blue

FYI Green ink BIC's- the ubiquitous Biro- is not available in the US

And the Americans don't call it a Biro. Maybe something to do with the fact that the first commercial pen was produced by the Hungarian Biro, and copied and sold in the US (by Reynolds) without paying any royalties.

[Troll]

I actually hate writing with biros - I think it's to do with the point size (1mm) I prefer a bigger brush-stroke!

[Troll]

And the Americans don't call it a Biro. Maybe something to do with the fact that the first commercial pen was produced by the Hungarian Biro, and copied and sold in the US (by Reynolds) without paying any royalties.

Is that the reason for the Cristal rebrand? & are we all really this bored?

BIC Cristal® A World-Renowned Classic
BIC's classic ballpoint pen is a favorite in millions of homes, offices and schools around the world.
The pen has a clear barrel so you can see the ink supply and a roll-proof, hexagon-shaped barrel provides comfortable controlled writing.
Cap color matches ink color.

Ventilated cap
Brass medium point, with tungsten carbide ball

This product is available in:
Europe, North America, Central America, Oceania,South America, Africa and Asia. *Please note: Green ink is not available in the U.S.

[Spacecadet]

The pen has a clear barrel so you can see the ink supply

They always stop working way before they run out of ink

[rootsnall]

They always stop working way before they run out of ink

I had a couple of them in the 1980s were I used every drop.

[Clippy]

I had a couple of them in the 1980s were I used every drop.

Was that during the recession?

[Bumfluff]

I went for blue as it matches my eyes

[Ardesco]

This product is available in:
Europe, North America, Central America, Oceania,South America, Africa and Asia. *Please note: Green ink is not available in the U.S.

Why is green ink not available in the US ??