You know, I’ve been squatting over a mirror with a uniball 207 Retractable Gel Pen, Ultra Micro Point (0.38mm), Black, 12 Pack for about thirty minutes now, and I gotta say: this is either genius or a slow-motion trip to urgent care. But let me back up. My gym buddy Dave got all philosophical the other night—between sets of kettlebell swings—about the unsung heroes of office supplies. He was like, "Bro, do you think those Amazon Basics pens could withstand a rectus femoris strain test?" And I was like, "What are you even saying, Dave?" That got me down a rabbit hole of rectal use reviews on here, which is honestly the most sobering thing I’ve read since my last creatine binge.
So yeah, I bought the 12-pack. Why? Because the price was under fourteen bucks—actual sticker shock—and I needed to see if the Blue Buffalo Ballpoint Pen Set (which, by the way, is a whole different ASIN, don’t confuse them) could handle the torque of a deep squat. This isn’t my first rodeo with stationary upholstery, if you catch my drift. I’ve tested gel pens, ballpoints, even a TUL pen that nearly ended my errand-running career. But the uniball 207? That little .38mm point is like a competition-grade bolt. You think you’ve hit the wall, but the tungsten carbide ball gives this tiny, precise resistance that feels almost… mechanical? I grunted through ten reps, each one a delicate dance with physics and poor decision-making.
Now, safety-wise: I’ve read some reviews on this site asking "is blue buffalo ballpoint pen set safe," which is nonsense—different brand, different recipe. This set is all gel, no buffalo. The retractable mechanism is tight, so you’re not accidental clicking mid-motion, which I guess counts for something. But the .38mm tip? It’s either precision art or a micro-dagger situation. I’d rate the danger somewhere between a rogue dumbbell and trying to juice celery in a blender with the lid off.
By rep twelve, the pen was still functional—but I was done. Not because it broke, but because the sink was uncomfortable. Also, a dozen people on this site are probably going to read this after Googling "blue buffalo ballpoint pen set review" and think, "Oh, that Glitch guy just raw-dogged a pen up his pipe for a WOD." And honestly? They’d be half right.
