Mardi Gras Rubber Grip Retractable Ballpoint Pen
The Pen People Actually Pocket at Your Next Trade Show or Career Fair
Most promotional pens end up on the floor, forgotten under a table or tossed before the event crowd even thins out — but the Mardi Gras™ Pen was built with a different outcome in mind.
Sourcing trade show giveaway pens that look good, write well, and arrive before your event date is harder than it should be. Too many options force you to choose between a forgettable stick pen with a scratchy tip or an overpriced model with a minimum order that blows your budget. You deserve a third option.
The Mardi Gras™ Pen solves that problem directly. Order your Mardi Gras custom imprinted pens in bulk and get a retractable push-action ballpoint pen built with a rubberized comfort grip that people genuinely prefer to hold for long periods of writing. Your logo is applied via screen print to the barrel, and recipients can choose between a black or blue ink cartridge — whichever writes smoothest for them. As career fair promotional pens go, these deliver the look of a thoughtful brand choice at a price point that makes bulk screen printed logo pens a smart call for any marketing budget.
Product Specifications
- Material: Durable plastic barrel with a rubber grip
- Writing Instrument Type: Push-action retractable ballpoint pen
- Ink Type: Black or blue ink cartridge
- Imprint Method: Screen Print
- Imprint Area: 1.5" W x 0.75" H on the barrel
- Country of Origin: China
- Packaging: Bulk packed
The minimum order quantity for this product is 250 units — a low threshold that makes it practical for small businesses, nonprofits, and regional events alike. Get an instant quote or place your order online 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.
