Pilot Juice Up Gel Pen vs Zebra Pen SARASA Grand

I am always on the lookout for good pens and let me tell you these are it! These pens are well built, to where I've used the entire ink in them without any breaking of the clip or the button. They write very well on any paper I've thrown at it, now matter how glossy. The ink is a good black, and does not smear (I'm a lefty). The pen is comfortable and doesn't slip in my hand

Stainless steel heft by feel, coated with pleasant ceramic-like outer coating, finally a gel that can’t skip and can’t smudge, and you don’t have to win the lottery to afford it. Am I awake, somebody?

I just don’t love this box of them. I don’t know if I got a bad batch or what, because the original one I bought at a Japanese bookstore is just the best (disposable) pen ever. These five are all dry and write unevenly. They also don’t like to write when held at an angle, and they aren’t as dark as my other Juice Up pen

Then I received a replacement and it also has a problem with the mechanism. I did not have this problem with the in store purchase. Not sure if the defective pens ended up here? UPDATE: I received a replacement pen, it too is defective. The ones that I purchased at the office supply store work perfectly