Kobi
08-31-2012, 02:21 PM
Ok, BIC created a line of pens made just for Her. It is part of Bic’s new line of pens, called “Bic Cristal for Her,” a ballpoint pen that comes in an array of pastel colors (though only blue or black ink, for now).
On Amazon, the company describes the pen as having a “thin barrel to fit a women’s (sic) hand,” making it an “elegant design—just for her!” The Bic website also notes that the pen features a clear tinted barrel “for visible ink supply,” because apparently women can’t otherwise tell when a pen has run out of ink.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41cVW31yoaL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
The pens have sparked the funniest tongue in cheek customer reviews I have seen in a very long time. Yes, I did go thru 40 pages of comments to find my favorites. Deal with it. Check these out:
~ Forget the Fountain of Youth! I simply must have these, for they will restore my youthful glow, as well as my ability to menstruate!
~I'm afraid I can give this pen only one star, pertaining to the distinct lack of unicorns and rainbows that emerge from the end of this ballpoint. I put this pen to paper expecting to be transported immediately to a mystical world populated by tampon fairies and rivers of glistening, flowing utero wall. Instead I found myself writing.
~I have never bought anything quite like it. I held the pen for the first time and was instantly transported to a zen-like state. Lotuses appeared and my third eye opened. I heard the voice of God soon after. It is a must-have for anyone who is tired of uncomfortable pens.
~Personally I like to do all my writing with a dagger dipped in the blood of sexist dinosaurs, but that's just me.....
~This seemed to work ok on low flow days but on heavy flow days I ended up looking like a crime scene. I still prefer Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons...
~This pen only writes 77 words for every 100 words the man pens can write. EQUAL PEN FOR EQUAL WORDS!
~This pen neither strong enough for a man nor PH balanced for a woman. You know what else isn't PH balanced for a woman? Terrorism.
~Before I buy, I wonder if the BIC for Her pen contains the same amount of ink as the regular BIC pen. Fairly, it should. Or would that make the BIC for Her pen too heavy? Does anyone know?
~This is a very functional pen. My only concern is that it might be a little TOO empowering for women. I would suggest swapping out the ballpoint tip for a rubber stamp that says, "Yes sir," or "I heart pink," or "Can you please open this jar for me?"
~Very PC I'm sure to have a For Her pen, but where are the transgender pens? I'm torn between a For Her bic and the standard masculine variety. It's as if Bic think transgender people don't exist.
~Freud was right - I have been suffering from pen envy as being a woman I have the wrong gender/writing implement alignment. I can never have a real pen like men have so thank you Bic for curing my dysfunctional psyche by giving me a "pen" of my own...
~This is NOT a pen for ladies. The outside of the pen is pink and purple but the ink is BLACK, and has no glitter or shimmer AT ALL. Bic has completely missed its target audience.
~ I am a full-figured gal with full-figured hands, and I need a pen built for me. The Bic For Her made my rear end look enormous! It barely fit me. My best friend, who still buys clothes in the Junior section, loves these, but she looks great using ANY pen. I hate her sometimes.
~I was wondering if you could make Bic For Her ribbed for my pleasure?
~Bic have inadvertantly opened Pandora's box and empowered women everywhere to vote. This will herald a whirlwind of change.
~Finally, a pen made specifically for the weaker sex (giggle, giggle. I said sex). We have come a long way. To think, yesterday, as I was preparing mastadon stew for my mate, I had no idea that today there would be a tool that would allow me to write! Perhaps, and one can only hope, women will soon be able to vote, own property, decide whether or not to have children. The possiblities are endless. Thank you, Bic!
~I used my new pen to write a letter to my local Congressman requesting equal pay for women and a preservation of my reproductive rights... and then the ground began to shake, the world around me crumbled into flames and molten stone, everything went black, and I was torn asunder from the universe. Did I use it wrong????
~How come they get "special" pens of their own? Are there no pens for him as well? Not impressed. Can we have our own colours such as grey or brown and all rough and manlike?
~But wait a moment - once the women get the pens, what are they supposed to write on? Man paper?
~I thought this was a tampon and now there is scribbling all over my vagina.
~I am very disappointed with this product. Whilst it did have an "easy glide", it did not remove any hairs and left me with blue lines from my ankle to my knee. Not up to your usual standards Bic.
~As I man I object in the strongest terms to this sexist thing. It is simply too thin and delicate to get the wax out of my ear and too short to reach down inside my belt to scratch with.
~Hopefully a range of ‘for her’ paperclips is on the horizon.
~I had despaired of ever being able to write down said recipes in a permanent manner, though my men-folk assured me that I “shouldn’t worry yer pretty little head”. But, AT LAST! Bic, the great liberator, has released a womanly pen that my gentle baby hands can use without fear of unlady-like callouses and bruises. Thank you, Bic!
~Ate a whole box yesterday for breakfast. Taste like strawberry licorice and oppression.
~ME NEEDED PEN FOR TO WRITE. ME PICK UP PEN. PEN SMALL. PEN SAY 'FOR WO MAN'. ME MAN. ME USE PEN. PEN NO WRITE! WHY PEN NO WRITE! PEN BREAK WHEN MAN SLAM PEN INTO MAN CAVE BRICK WALL. PEN GONE. STILL NEED PEN. STILL NEED WRITE. BIC PEN FOR WO MAN NO WORK FOR ME MAN. WHAT 'WO' MEAN?
~I mean, for the world's first marital aid/writing utensil, they sure made it difficult to find the POWER switch on these things. Wait...these are hybrid dildo pens, right? Of course they are... no one would be stupid enough to make pen "JUST FOR HER" unless it had an auxiliary function like inducing orgasms mid-sentence, would theOHHHHHHHHHHGODDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!
Nevermind, found it.
~I do not understand why a pen for her is so phallic. Why does a tool of self-expression have to bear the very shape of the symbol of the patriarchy?
~Fortunately, Bic has now invented what I've been seeking my whole life. A pen I can operate using my vagina.
Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: BIC For Her Amber Medium Ballpoint Pen (Box of 12) - Black
On Amazon, the company describes the pen as having a “thin barrel to fit a women’s (sic) hand,” making it an “elegant design—just for her!” The Bic website also notes that the pen features a clear tinted barrel “for visible ink supply,” because apparently women can’t otherwise tell when a pen has run out of ink.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41cVW31yoaL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
The pens have sparked the funniest tongue in cheek customer reviews I have seen in a very long time. Yes, I did go thru 40 pages of comments to find my favorites. Deal with it. Check these out:
~ Forget the Fountain of Youth! I simply must have these, for they will restore my youthful glow, as well as my ability to menstruate!
~I'm afraid I can give this pen only one star, pertaining to the distinct lack of unicorns and rainbows that emerge from the end of this ballpoint. I put this pen to paper expecting to be transported immediately to a mystical world populated by tampon fairies and rivers of glistening, flowing utero wall. Instead I found myself writing.
~I have never bought anything quite like it. I held the pen for the first time and was instantly transported to a zen-like state. Lotuses appeared and my third eye opened. I heard the voice of God soon after. It is a must-have for anyone who is tired of uncomfortable pens.
~Personally I like to do all my writing with a dagger dipped in the blood of sexist dinosaurs, but that's just me.....
~This seemed to work ok on low flow days but on heavy flow days I ended up looking like a crime scene. I still prefer Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons...
~This pen only writes 77 words for every 100 words the man pens can write. EQUAL PEN FOR EQUAL WORDS!
~This pen neither strong enough for a man nor PH balanced for a woman. You know what else isn't PH balanced for a woman? Terrorism.
~Before I buy, I wonder if the BIC for Her pen contains the same amount of ink as the regular BIC pen. Fairly, it should. Or would that make the BIC for Her pen too heavy? Does anyone know?
~This is a very functional pen. My only concern is that it might be a little TOO empowering for women. I would suggest swapping out the ballpoint tip for a rubber stamp that says, "Yes sir," or "I heart pink," or "Can you please open this jar for me?"
~Very PC I'm sure to have a For Her pen, but where are the transgender pens? I'm torn between a For Her bic and the standard masculine variety. It's as if Bic think transgender people don't exist.
~Freud was right - I have been suffering from pen envy as being a woman I have the wrong gender/writing implement alignment. I can never have a real pen like men have so thank you Bic for curing my dysfunctional psyche by giving me a "pen" of my own...
~This is NOT a pen for ladies. The outside of the pen is pink and purple but the ink is BLACK, and has no glitter or shimmer AT ALL. Bic has completely missed its target audience.
~ I am a full-figured gal with full-figured hands, and I need a pen built for me. The Bic For Her made my rear end look enormous! It barely fit me. My best friend, who still buys clothes in the Junior section, loves these, but she looks great using ANY pen. I hate her sometimes.
~I was wondering if you could make Bic For Her ribbed for my pleasure?
~Bic have inadvertantly opened Pandora's box and empowered women everywhere to vote. This will herald a whirlwind of change.
~Finally, a pen made specifically for the weaker sex (giggle, giggle. I said sex). We have come a long way. To think, yesterday, as I was preparing mastadon stew for my mate, I had no idea that today there would be a tool that would allow me to write! Perhaps, and one can only hope, women will soon be able to vote, own property, decide whether or not to have children. The possiblities are endless. Thank you, Bic!
~I used my new pen to write a letter to my local Congressman requesting equal pay for women and a preservation of my reproductive rights... and then the ground began to shake, the world around me crumbled into flames and molten stone, everything went black, and I was torn asunder from the universe. Did I use it wrong????
~How come they get "special" pens of their own? Are there no pens for him as well? Not impressed. Can we have our own colours such as grey or brown and all rough and manlike?
~But wait a moment - once the women get the pens, what are they supposed to write on? Man paper?
~I thought this was a tampon and now there is scribbling all over my vagina.
~I am very disappointed with this product. Whilst it did have an "easy glide", it did not remove any hairs and left me with blue lines from my ankle to my knee. Not up to your usual standards Bic.
~As I man I object in the strongest terms to this sexist thing. It is simply too thin and delicate to get the wax out of my ear and too short to reach down inside my belt to scratch with.
~Hopefully a range of ‘for her’ paperclips is on the horizon.
~I had despaired of ever being able to write down said recipes in a permanent manner, though my men-folk assured me that I “shouldn’t worry yer pretty little head”. But, AT LAST! Bic, the great liberator, has released a womanly pen that my gentle baby hands can use without fear of unlady-like callouses and bruises. Thank you, Bic!
~Ate a whole box yesterday for breakfast. Taste like strawberry licorice and oppression.
~ME NEEDED PEN FOR TO WRITE. ME PICK UP PEN. PEN SMALL. PEN SAY 'FOR WO MAN'. ME MAN. ME USE PEN. PEN NO WRITE! WHY PEN NO WRITE! PEN BREAK WHEN MAN SLAM PEN INTO MAN CAVE BRICK WALL. PEN GONE. STILL NEED PEN. STILL NEED WRITE. BIC PEN FOR WO MAN NO WORK FOR ME MAN. WHAT 'WO' MEAN?
~I mean, for the world's first marital aid/writing utensil, they sure made it difficult to find the POWER switch on these things. Wait...these are hybrid dildo pens, right? Of course they are... no one would be stupid enough to make pen "JUST FOR HER" unless it had an auxiliary function like inducing orgasms mid-sentence, would theOHHHHHHHHHHGODDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!
Nevermind, found it.
~I do not understand why a pen for her is so phallic. Why does a tool of self-expression have to bear the very shape of the symbol of the patriarchy?
~Fortunately, Bic has now invented what I've been seeking my whole life. A pen I can operate using my vagina.
Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: BIC For Her Amber Medium Ballpoint Pen (Box of 12) - Black