First of all, the new retractable design seems to be a complete success.

I can not read my writing through the "highlights".I like the retractable design in a of a range of colors, but it was not executed with proper highlighting ink.

The retractable design is nice too since you don't have to keep up with the caps!

Very clever design... wonder why no one did this before.

Love the retractable design, but they ran out more quickly than I expected

I love having a variety of bright colors to highlight with

Good variety of colors, the retractable feature is a MUST

Very vibrant colors and the variety of colors is great!!

All of this bums me out because I love having such a variety of colors

I love the variety of colors that they come in and use them for everything!!!

The colors are great, the price wasn't that bad, they come in a case for easy traveling.

Bright colors, great price and the ease of the retractable head was a pleasure to use.

Very good variety, good price, shipped fast, good quality

Also, at this ridiculous price, who can say no?

THESE ARE AMAZING AND WORK BEAUTIFULLY FOR A GREAT PRICE!!

They are not terrible products but they are not my cup of tea

I gave this product two stars (not one) because only ONE of the pens was cracked and broken, not all five

It was over my expectations and the product is excellent and on time !

And, as you'd expect of Sharpie, it's a good, reliable product

I highly recommend this product to anyone who uses highlighters

We love these Sharpie highlighters and love that they are retractable so they are easy to use.

I love my colors and sharpie is never a let down purchase

Sharpie promises the no smear promise, which I am very happy about

Sharpie promises the no smear promise, which I am very happy about

unfortunately, they bleeds through thin papers such as the bible page or recycled newspapers.

I bought these highlighters thinking that because they are made by Sharpie they would be of good quality

Very poor quality

These markers are a great quality, they are small highlighters so good for tight spaces and very pigmented

They are of good quality and you don't have to keep up with a cap!

They have nice colors and have a good quality in writing

It would have been nice if the retractable feature was less noisy, especially if you're studying in a public place, but nevertheless, i would purchase this again.

Great variety of colors and the retractable feature is great as well!

But if I was the manufacturer, I would be embarrassed that the phrase "smear guard" rubs off on the user's hands.(-)The retractable feature is a little loud

unfortunately, they bleeds through thin papers such as the bible page or recycled newspapers.

The retractable feature of these highlighters makes them the best

They come in a nice clear, reusable plastic case that is convenient for storage purposes

They come in a convenient plastic case for easy storage.

They come in a handy soft plastic case so I can keep track of them.

I like how they came with a clear case to keep the highlighters organized.

cheap plastic casing and inks will dry easily because of the opening at the tip but a hassle free all in one go purchase if you need a large number of colors

The pinks,blues, and green are too dark to us as a highlighter, but the lighter colors work great.

However, I was kind of sad that my orange highlighter was DULL in color

No more dried out markers, and no more looking for missing caps.- Nice wide variety of colors, though I wouldn't recommend the dark blue or the purple as a highlighter (too dark to see text

The highlighter bled just slightly through the other side of the paper, but it didn't get to paper behind it.

Additionally, the darker highlighter colors, as other reviewers have pointed out, make it difficult to read text.

Love these retractable pens - only Highlighters I use!!

I hate pens and markers with caps and this does away with that annoyance.

too!And since the pens are retractable, NO MORE TOPS TO LOSE!Five stars!

I love the clickity-click of this & all retractable pens!

I love retractable pens because I don't have to worry about losing the lids

The retractable tip works well - after several months the pens are all still "juicy" and work great.

This multi-pack serves its purpose well, and I love the convenience of having a retractable tip instead of having to mess with removing caps.

Highlight marker with convenient retractable tip helps to keep from drying out early.

I love the retractable feature of this marker, colors are good and all but the tips are kind of hard, the sharpie accent that is short and has a cap are much smoother

hard flat tip you have to hold the right way to get the flat band of yellow - what a pain

Can't use several of the colors because they cover up text, like a dark marker

A few shades are so dark (blue, red) that the hilighted text becomes unreadable.

Next comes Sharpie's claim that these highlighters will not smear the text

Highlighting is supposed to illuminate the text for easy reference but the darker colors make it almost impossible to see.

The colors are very saturated, which looks nice, but can make the highlighted text a little difficult to read, and I've had some bleed-through on reasonably thick textbook pages.

Additionally, I have found the "retractable" highlighters last longer mainly because I don't lose the cap.

I love the retractable feature of this marker, colors are good and all but the tips are kind of hard, the sharpie accent that is short and has a cap are much smoother

Great for the classroom as you do not have to worry about losing the caps.

A great assortment of colors, and because they are retractable you'll never lose the cap!

Work very well, no caps to lose since they are retractable.

However, be careful with the darker colors, they will bleed a little bit but not enough to blot out the opposite page.

The tip is a tiny bit more narrow than a standard highlighter but it actually works in its favor

The only "complaint" I would have is some of the colors like the red and purple are bit dark, so they're more like markers than highlighters

Purchased as gift, and receiver of gift enjoyed them quite a bit.

The three darker colors, especially the indigo and purple, are a bit too dark to highlight in, so I just use them like markers and draw arrows or underline things

The darker shades can be a little hard to see, but once they dry on the paper they become lighter

unfortunately, they bleeds through thin papers such as the bible page or recycled newspapers.

and when i got back to use it, it was as smooth as when it was closed

They do not lighten over time becoming an odd shade of what you thought it was.

but I do find the darker shades are a bit too dark to read through.

However, a couple of the colors are pretty dark when used, so it made certain words hard to read whenever I highlighted over them.

The highlighter is a bit finer in thickness than I was expecting and a couple of the colors are pretty dark to be considered a

Amazing colors last couple of minutes dont buy.

While a couple of the colors are darker, none are too dark to read through

They do work well though on regular paper but a couple are very dark.

The darker colors (purple, red, dark blue) are lasting way better but the lighter ones don't

I think the dark blue and red are fine, but the purple is far, far too dark.

Cons:-Thinner tip than standard highlighter-Blue and Purple are two dark

Orange is OK, but the red, dark blue, and purple are just too dark,

I only really like the red, dark blue, and dark purple but these a generally good highlighters

Sharpie's chisel-tip, Smear Guard highlighters were much better.

Apparently the smear guard wasn't used on the product branding

The most significant difference is the smear guard, which dries much faster than the old ink

and when i got back to use it, it was as smooth as when it was closed

I love the variety of colors and these are truly smear guard!!!

The red, dark blue, and purple (?) are more like markers....

The dark blue and purple are like the red, too dark for a highlighter

Orange is OK, but the red, dark blue, and purple are just too dark,

The dark blue, red, and magenta are too dark for highlighting

The darker colors (blue, purple, red) aren't dark at all

One benefit of the drier application for lefties is that it bleeds less onto your hand than other similar pens.

great product, bleeds a little but thankful for ease of click to utilize ink

Also, the pencil mark did bleed a little with the use of the yellow highlighter over it

Also like all the other Sharpie products these highlighters are smear proof

For the most part these are smear proof, but if you have a tendency to really press down hard on the paper then that will cause the marker to smear, but even then it's not that bad

Great assortment of colors, nice narrow tips, and seriously smudge proof- even on slick coated paper.

I find the highlighters to not smear any ink once once the pen ink is fully dried, unlike some other highlighters that seem to have a solvent quality about them that will smear many inks even after drying, so kudos to Sharpie for the virtually smear-proof properties of these highlighters.

The tips retract into the barrel of the highlighter to keep the ink from drying out, while no more worries about lost caps or loose caps falling off

No worries about loosing the cap, because there is no cap

No worries about losing a cap.

I love retractable pens because I don't have to worry about losing the lids

Feel a little nerdy being so excited about these highlighters, but I felt like they saved me sooo much time when I was reading, in addition to saving me the headache of losing my lids

Saves the chance of losing the lid and are great for quick use without drying out.

There are no lost lids and because there is not a removable cap, they can’t detach from the clips, therefore, you can clip them all over the place.2