Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These pens just arrived today, but I wanted to answer several questions that I had, especially since I'd read a few poor reviews and was anxious about worst-case scenarios. "I didn't get a full set!" and/or "My pens were only half full of ink!" I did get 120 pens - these pens come in 4 sets of 30 pens each, and at first, I counted only 28 in Set 4! ...but then I realized two had fallen down in the bag--these are the two labeled "sneaky" in the image of all 120 inks. I took a photo of all 4 sets together from the back, and as you can see, I didn't get any weird half-full pens. Also, I'm happier than I should be about the giant pink stretchy-band that held the 4 packs together. "They don't write!" and/or "I keep having to scribble to restart the ink flow" Starting with Set 1 and going in order, from left to right in each set, I scribbled a bit with each pen, as shown in the image. Keep in mind: this is the first time I used any of these pens, and each scribble starts from top left--most scribbles are two rows of scratching, all from left to right. Some pens took a bit to get going--which strikes me as normal for new pens--and a few of the pastels, especially, took quite a bit of scribbling and/or tapping to get going, as you can see. (Pastels # 3 & 5, I'm looking at you.) All in all, I'd say not perfect, but as close to it as I've come across in gel pen sets. I'm pretty sure there's 120 different colors here, but I don't think I have a very good eye for color, so judge for yourself. Be careful if you set a pen down and then intend to pick back up the same color--you should probably set the particular pen aside, if color-matching matters to you. I read another review that warned you might accidentally pick up the wrong color since so many look so similar, and I'd say that's a real risk if you aren't careful. Most pens started immediately--as fast or faster than most of the gel pens I've brought home from Office Depot--and nearly every pen kept flowing nicely once it got going. I plan to use these pens mainly for journaling, not coloring, so flow consistency is especially important to me. (I HATE when a pen poops out mid-word; don't you?) I'll update this review if this doesn't remain the case, but so far, so good. (Note: The boundary line in the image is drawn with a ultra-fine black Sharpie, not any pen from this set, and Set 3 Pen 1 is white ink--good ink flow, bad visibility with a white background.) When I bought this, I figured even if a few pens were duds, this was still a great deal--but so far, these pens are AWESOME, making them a great deal. I think a lot of the poor reviews may be from older sets. Who knows if pens sat around a while in a warehouse, or if the quality of pen has improved in the past few years, but none of the fears I had from the bad reviews have come true. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to make my journal much more colorful and sparkly than any adult should consider reasonable. (And to quote Beyonce, I ain't sorry.)