Contender Plastic Ballpoint Pen
The Promotional Pen That Shows Up on Time and Writes Like It Means It
When a client reaches for a pen at your next meeting or an attendee grabs one from your trade show table, that small moment is your brand doing its job — quietly, reliably, without asking anything of you.
Finding quality trade show giveaways under a tight deadline is harder than it should be. Most suppliers bury you in artwork requirements, demand enormous minimums, and quote turnaround times that blow past your event date entirely. You end up settling, and the pens you receive feel exactly like a last-minute decision.
The Contender Promotional Pen Screen Print was built for exactly this situation. It is a dependable plastic ballpoint barrel with a smooth plunger action writing mechanism, assembled in the USA so your order ships faster than overseas alternatives. Whether you are stocking up for new hire onboarding kits, filling client meeting gifts, or loading a trade show booth, ordering your custom imprinted pens in bulk here starts at just 300 units — the right quantity without a warehouse full of leftovers. The clean screen print logo imprint sits crisp on the barrel, and because this is a CarbonNeutral® certified promotional pen, your brand looks good in more ways than one.
Product Specifications
- Material: Plastic
- Mechanism: Plunger Action
- Ink Type: Ballpoint, Medium Point
- Ink Colors: Black (Default) or Blue
- Dimensions: 5-7/16" L x 5/16" Diameter
- Imprint Method: Screen Print
- Imprint Area: 1-1/2" W x 3/4" H
- Certification: CarbonNeutral® Certified
- Country of Origin: Assembled in the USA
- Available Trim Colors: Black, Blue, Burgundy, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow
The minimum order is 300 units — a straightforward starting point for events, kits, or recurring office needs. Select your trim color, submit your logo, and get your order placed today.
Explore our full range of custom promotional pens for more options.
Anatomy of a Custom Pen
Choosing the right pen construction ensures your promotional giveaway looks professional, functions flawlessly, and stays in your customers' hands.
- The Essentials: A pen is built from core structural components—like the barrel (your main design real estate) and the ink style (ballpoint, gel, or rollerball), which dictates how smoothly it writes.
- The Accents: Secondary details like ergonomic grips, structural trim, and secure clips add both comfort for the writer and vibrant color-matching opportunities for your brand.
Dive into a pen's anatomy with our full guide: The Anatomy of a Custom Pen.
Artwork Resolution & File Formats
Because custom pens offer a compact printing canvas, standard web images (like JPG or PNG) can become blurry or jagged when scaled down.
- Required Formats: Please submit your corporate logo or text in a vector format, specifically .EPS or .SVG.
- Why it matters: Vector files use mathematical coordinates rather than pixels. This allows our printing equipment to scale your graphics down infinitely without losing a single pixel of crispness, ensuring fine lines.
That being said, feel free to send over whatever you have ready and our team will take it from there!
Exact Color Matching (PMS Colors)
When trying to align the Trim Color or accent pieces of a pen with your strict corporate identity, guessing the shade isn't an option.
- The System: We utilize the Pantone Matching System (PMS) to guarantee precision.
- How to use it: When submitting your design requirements, specify your brand's unique PMS color codes if you know them. This ensures the ink imprint on the barrel or the selected plastic trim matches your official company colors perfectly.
Don't fret if you don't have that information. We will do our best to match the colors!
Font Legibility & Minimum Sizes
The Clip Imprint (Clip Imp) area is an incredibly high-visibility spot for phone numbers or taglines, but it offers highly limited real estate.
- Font Choice: We recommend using clean, sans-serif fonts (like Helvetica, Arial, or Futura) for high-contrast legibility. Avoid intricate script or cursive fonts in this area.
- Minimum Size: Any text placed on the clip must be a minimum of 6 pt font to prevent the ink from filling in the loops of letters like e, o, or a. If you're squeezing a long URL onto the clip, consider using the main barrel instead to keep it readable at a glance.
- If you have any questions, feel free to contact us first.
