I got home to work today to find a load of Tul pens! You may remember the awesome handwriting analysis that the Tul website is running right now from previous coverage here. Well recently I was contacted by the ad agency that created the handwriting analysis campaign and they provided a little background on Andy Bobrow the “Dr” who analyzes your handwriting at Tul.com. He is famous for his work with Malcom in the Middle and for a spoof documentary, The old negro space program, in which if you will, or if I may say he is really quite hilarious.
The Escape Pod is the agency behind the Tul campaign and I found some other work they have done including a funny Volkswagen commercial for Germany as well as some commercials for Sonic which tickled my funny bone. O yeah, did i mention one of their co-founders was the creator of the Whassup? Budweiser commercials? You may have seen a few of them or participated in your own remake from time to time. You can check out their work by visiting the “What We’ve Done” portion of their website.
Well The Escape Pod answered my plea for some free Tul pens and today I received 3 DOZEN high quality Tul pens! I ended up making a special trip to Office max the day after I first visited the Tul site and picked up a multicolor assortment of their retractable ball point pens. I am pretty sure this satchel of pens will last me for a few months, though I am planning on sharing some with my co-workers in the morning. Truth be told, I first found the Tul brand because my VP had one which wrote nicely and was purple, our school colors. If you haven’t had a chance to use a Tul pen I suggest you head down to your local OfficeMax and pick one up! The pens are for me anyway just plain fun to write with,and this is coming from a as digital as possible kind of guy.
I’ll also “Pay it Forward” to the first 3 people who leave a comment by sending a Tul pen your way!
I’ll leave you with my semi artistic shot of the pens which came in the mail today and a link to another on Flickr.
19 responses so far ↓
1 Andy Bobrow // Feb 14, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Well, no need to pay it forward for me. My trusty Google Alert just did its job and found your post, so I’m writing to say thanks for the kind words. Glad you like the campaign.
-Andy
P.S. May I plug my newest show, Hollywood Residential, on the Starz Network? No? Oh well, I just did. Check out http://www.starz.com/hollywoodresidential
Sorry for the quasi spam. Don’t know what came over me. It won’t happen again.
2 Josh // Feb 16, 2008 at 11:46 am
Andy Bobrow »
Thanks for the comment, It isn’t every day a celebrity drops in! Your new show looks interesting, I don’t get starz but I may have to see if I can wrangle a free trial out of Time Warner to check it out. Best of Luck!
3 Jean Ballew // Feb 16, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Hi, Josh
I discovered the TUL pens at Office Max several months ago. I’ve tried only the 7mm gel pen and would like to try a 5 mm, but find they are available only in a 12 pack. I’m also curious to find out how their highlighters work - if they are as good as the gel pens, that would be cool!
4 Josh // Feb 17, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Jean Ballew » Check your email, right now I only have Tul ballpoints but if you want one just reply with your address and I’ll get it on the way.
5 Raahul Kumar // Feb 23, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Hi Josh,
I recently discovered TUL pens from a guest who carried one with him when he visited my place. They seem to be excellent, I myself haven’t tried any yet but a few of my friends have had a “Wow!” reaction the first time they used one…. and that is something unexpected coming from using a tool as simple as a pen! (They hadn’t heard of TUL before using one) I am up north in Canada and I haven’t seen any Office Max stores around here, but they do carry them at Grand and Toy.
6 Ronnie // Feb 27, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I Love the TUL .5mm gel pen!!!….i draw maps for a living and found these by accident, smooth line and allow me to write very small they do smudge just a touch but i can deal with that. But i cant find them anywhere in RED. I use lots of RED. Can you point me in any direction in finding PACKS of RED?…….Thanx
7 Josh // Feb 28, 2008 at 8:11 am
Ronnie » I’ll keep my eyes open for a pack of Red. If I find any or if I can get in touch with anyone I’ll let you know.
If you want a free ballpoint send me an email with your address and I’ll drop one in the mail to you.
Josh
8 Josh // Feb 28, 2008 at 8:15 am
Raahul Kumar »
Good news for anyone in Canada that they can still find some Tul Pens. If you want to email me your address I’ll send you a free ballpoint from Tul.
9 John Adams // Mar 11, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Do they make the rollerball pen in .5 mm, or just the gel pen? I normally prefer rollerball pens, because they seem to write smoother, but would be interested in trying one of their gel pens to see the difference. I have a .7mm rollerball pen, but that line width is a little to large for what I need.
10 Josh // Mar 11, 2008 at 8:38 pm
hmm, I’ll look at my rollerball pens tmrw and let you know. If I have one in that size I’ll shoot you an email and I can drop a Tul pen in the mail to you.
11 John Adams // Mar 12, 2008 at 12:28 am
Or if you have a .5 mm gel pen, that would be something I would like to try, since I don’t think they have the rollerball pen in a .5 mm size. Thanks.
12 Eric // May 14, 2008 at 10:19 pm
The TUL .5 mm retractable pens (black) are the best pens i have ever used. I write extremely small and these are the best pens for my small writing. I would definitely recommend these pens. They are great for everyday use, and especially for notes at school. They never clog and are great.
13 Kathy // May 22, 2008 at 11:14 am
I come by a Tul pen by default from a previous co-worker. It is awesome and I use it sparingly.
14 Peter Vazquez // Jun 11, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Hi Josh!
Came across your post while looking for the refills for these pens. I have been using the .5mm gel pens, black, for some time now, as a replacement for a freebie. The freebie was nowhere near this line of pens but it was the most comfortable pen I’ve used. Now that I’ve been using these gel pens, I’ve been handing them out myself to coworkers. Being in the public sector, I hate just throwing the pens away after the ink’s gone, but I haven’t found refills anywhere, including OfficeMax. Any suggestions?
15 Josh // Jun 11, 2008 at 8:17 pm
@Peter Vazquez: hmm haven’t seen any around, I wonder if you wrote Tul if they would send you a few refills just for not throwing away extra stuff.
16 yvette oviedo // Jun 25, 2008 at 11:59 am
Hi ,
just thought I’d drop a line saw your post while I was looking to find out where to find a TUL pen. I came across the one that I have by accident and I love it. It’s almost out of ink and I was panicing to find another one or at least a refill. I draw a lot and this pen is awesome for detail work. I have to hide it from co - workers, so I need to pick a couple just in case it walks off!
17 Kit // Jun 30, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Well, I am a bit bummed out…I have two purple retractable medium point and both have skipped since I started using them a few weeks ago…do you have any suggestions? The ink just isn’t flowing….
18 Yvette Oviedo // Jul 22, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Love TUL pens mine just ran out of ink and I’m totally lost without it. By all means I would love for you to pay it forward and would be most grateful. I’m an artist and have found that I can achieve some killer detail lines with a TUL.
Thanks again!
YO!
19 paul // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:16 pm
hey did you score the free pens from the agency or tul? just wondering my girlfriend loves the pen. things are pricey these days so any freebies help.
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