Pros & Cons
Pros
This xl sharpie with the wide chisel tip makes very quick work of everything. It has a more noxious odor than the normal markers. Marker seems to be quite durable - though here in it it spends most of its life in a desk drawer.
Cons
The ink has a very strong odor -- much stronger than your typical permanent marker. The solvent used in these markers is different from traditional sharpies and the smell gives me an instant headache.
This thing is poorly designed. It is in no way pro. The nib is also very delicate, and seems to get shredded almost instantly. My solution is to not fully seat the cap and just hope it will not dry out prematurely.
Highlights
Quality
This xl sharpie with the wide chisel tip makes very quick work of everything.
It's the only marker that works well and comes off with the zamboni.
Price
Loved the price and works great for script writing on wood projects.
Shipping
I work in it, and i have these markers for one reason: scribbling out old shipping labels so we can re-use the boxes.
I purchased for use in a frozen food shipping environment, writing on wet and/or icy plastic wrap.
Competitiveness
Regular sharpies are fine but that's a lot of scribbling, especially on some of the boxes we get in - they can have several han... Read More
Its more expensive than the magnum sharpies.
Only thing it can't write on is those special oleophobic labels they sometimes use on boxes, and pretty much nothing sticks to ... Read More
Overview
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- This product had a total of 788 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 20 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This marker is the most heavy duty marker i’ve owned however the cap is extremely difficult to remove
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Sometimes you need to make small thin repairs to an antique auto that trying to paint doesnt work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The caps are wildly hard to get off tho
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After drying it doesnt appear to rub off
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The other issue is that the yellow part comes separated from the actual cap
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I brought it for marking pvc but its wide xl tip only leaves a thin line on the surface
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It seems like it might have an advantage over the regular sharpies that go bad when writing on metal or plastics
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That could possibly be a plus but i guess im disappointed because for a so called wide xl market it is more like a regular tip when it does write