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teacake44 | 12:13 Tue 15th Dec 2020 | ChatterBank
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My mom will be a 100 years old at the end of this year, needless to say her eyesight is very poor, but still attempts to write letters to people that live a good way away, and never really gets to see because of their ages

She still does pretty well with the help of a magnifying glass to assist. What I'm looking for is some pens that will give her a thicker/ bolder print, may be edging on felt tips but not over the top. I very rarely buy pens now and if I do just bog standard Bic biros.

Looking in the shops yesterday there seems to be a mind boggling array of choices in pens but without trying them out I'm at a loss of what to go for. Any Idea? and if you've used them all the better.
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often pens these days will have the width of the line on the cap - 0.4 for instance (0.4 of a millimetre). Look for the highest number. I'm thinking of the sort of pens you can get in Muji, but WH Smiths probably provide something similar and offer a wide range.
You can buy outline pens, loads on Amazon, don’t know if they’d be any good.
Black Gel pens with a thickish 'nib' give a much bolder result than ordinary Biros.
I wish you success in your search for pens.
Your mum reaching 100 is fabulous news :-)
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jno. That's something I didn't know ( the width on the cap. thanks!
namoi Yes I did see lots of gel pens, and not expensive, so may be a good idea to give them a try . Thanks.
Sharpies might do the trick.
Have a look at the RNIB website, they may have advice.
(Royal National Institute for the Blind)
I think jakeps idea is a good one. If not, ask one of the staff in WHS, they should be able to help.
Masterbrabd make felt tips with a thick, but not clumpy, writing nib.
These marker pens come in different sizes from ultra-fine upwards.For writing a letter I would suggest an ultra-fine or a fine one.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2566091.m570.l1311&_nkw=sharpie+pens&_sacat=0

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