Really cheap and cost-effective, but they leak and smudge a bit, so it's a mixed bag.

cheap Poor quality pen. Does not write smoothly. Leaks easily. Not worth the hassle to me

No. These are cheap, and not in a good way. I have almost never been able to get through any of these pens with all of the ink used up because the ink will dry in the pen and make the ball stick. This is one of those 'scribble' pens, meaning that you have to scribble all over to get any ink on the ball before you can write with it. Ugh. I hate these. When I'm looking for a pen and I find one of these, I keep looking.

this is NOT one of my favorite pens. i find that they clot way too often and its not as smooth to write with as the Pilot Easytouch (FINE POINT) pens. i also had a few of them burst on me :( not happy