Zebra Pen

ZEBRA PEN ANNOUNCES BEST VALUE ITEMS

Z-GRIP LINE HAS A GRIP ON THE COMPETITION

EDISON, NJ (October 2008) Due to the enormous success of Zebra Pen’s Z-Grip Line, the company -- which was honored in September for the second year in a row as Office Products Wholesalers Association’s (OPWA) “Manufacturer of the Year” – has extended the value of the line with the introduction of the Z-Grip MAX Line, featuring enhanced versions of the original Z-Grip items.

Zebra Pen’s Z-Grip MAX Line was created to provide added-comfort and control, while maintaining its position as a value item that consumers both want and can afford. In addition to the extra large soft rubber grip, the Z-Grip MAX Ball Point Pen also features a wide barrel, a retractable option for storage, a sturdy metal clip and is available in black, blue and red ink (ARV $3.99/4pk ). The line also includes the Z-Grip MAX Mechanical Pencil, featuring a clear barrel to monitor lead supply and a cap covered eraser (ARV $3.99/4pk), the Z-Grip Max Gel Pen, an acid free, archival quality 0.7 mm gel pen (ARV $3.99/4pk) and most recently Zebra Pen introduced the Z-Grip MAX BOLD, a ball point pen featuring a bolder point size of 1.2 mm (ARV $3.99/4pk).

Other items in the Z-Grip Line include the original Z-Grip, a retractable ball point pen, as well as the Z-Grip Mechanical Pencil, Z-Grip Gel Pen and Z-Grip Mini, all of which feature the valued benefits of every Zebra Pen, including a clear barrel, sturdy metal clip and soft rubber grip designed for writing comfort and convenience (ARV $ 3.29/7pk).

“Everyone is suffering in this economy,” said Director of Marketing Chris Farley. “Budgets are cut but quality should not be sacrificed. By sticking with Zebra Pen, companies are able to buy a lower cost item without losing quality.”

As one of the top manufacturers of writing instruments in the world, Zebra Pen Corporation is dedicated to ensuring that each of its products provides the ultimate writing experience for everyone, whether at school, home or in the workplace. The company prides itself on continuing to develop products that are innovative, totally user friendly and offer the highest quality at a great value. Many of the products are refillable, making them re-usable time and time again. Every product is created to stand up to Zebra Pen’s iron-clad satisfaction guarantee.

In addition to these value items, Zebra Pen has also debuted a line of eco-friendly writing instruments as part of the company’s “Care For Nature” campaign. All Eco products consist of at least 70% post-consumer waste materials and Zebra Pen has even implemented post-consumer waste materials in product packaging. The Zebra Pen Eco Line also supports City of Hope -- a world-renowned medical research and treatment organization -- with its custom Clip-On™ Pink Ribbon Pen, which is an eco-friendly, retractable, two-color fine point pen. Through October 2009, Zebra Pen will donate 25 cents from the sale of each Clip-on Pink Ribbon Pen (ARV $3.99) to City of Hope for breast cancer research, treatment and education up to $25,000. This initiative kicks-off in conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October.

Zebra Pen products can be found in stores like Staples, Office Max, Office Depot, Walmart, K-Mart, and other office supply stores, discount chains, food and drug retailers, stationery stores and wholesale clubs. For more information on Zebra Pen products, programs and promotions, log onto www.zebrapen.com

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About Zebra Pen Corporation Zebra Pen Corporation was founded in New York in August 1982 as an independent corporation wholly owned by Zebra Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan. Now a New Jersey based writing instrument manufacturer, Zebra Pen Corporation’s mission is to distribute products that are of the highest quality, providing value to the customer and meeting their overall writing needs with a wide variety of writing instruments. Zebra Pen Corporation offers a full line of writing instruments including ball point pens, highlighters, mechanical pencils, gel roller balls and correction pens.