the retractable feature is surprisingly convenient.i will never go back to cap based markers, if I have the choice.usage tip:

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

I love the colors and the retractable feature.

Love the retractable feature, no more lost caps

The click/retractable feature is great, and the no-smear is legit

The fact that these pens are retractable is definitely their best feature

The retractable feature makes them fun to use.

Love the retractable tip feature.

The colors are nice and I like the retraction feature, but they dried out after only a week of use.

As I love the writing feature, the color selection in the package, the package itself, and the retractable tip, I have to give these the highest star rating.

Best highlighters, love the retractable feature.

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.

the retractable highlighter feature is awesome as well

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

I also love the retractable feature, which greatly reduces the minor but still very real annoyance of putting on and taking off a highlighter cap constantly while you're reading

Love the retractable feature!!!

Using the green, pink, and blue works great and the retractable feature is the best, love these highlights.

The retractable feature on this highlighter is convenient and cool

I love the retractable feature, but four of the eight colors are too dark for everyday highlighting

This feature is designed well because it doesn't compromise the longevity of the ink

The retractable feature is amazing

The retractable feature made it a lot easier, she said, for her to switch colors

They do keep their promise of not smearing the ink on the paper and the retractable feature is pretty cool

Nice quality and the retractable feature is handy, ink does tend to bleed through thin pages a little, but as long as you are quick with your highlighting this problem is mitigated.

Love the retractable feature, but the darker blue, pink and purple are too dark to read though and if they go under the document camera, only the orange, yellow and pink can be read, the others I might as well have used a black Sharpie to highlight them.

They do keep their promise of not smearing the ink on the paper and the retractable feature is pretty cool

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.

Pros:(+)Retractable feature is

The best part is the clicking retractable feature.

If you use highlighters a lot, you'll love the retractable feature.

I don't think the convenience of the retractable feature is worth the price nor the limited time it actually stayed wet.

I love the retractable feature of these Sharpies

The retractable feature of these highlighters makes them the best

Great highlighters and the click features makes them fun to use

Love the retractable feature, no more lost caps

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

Love the click feature

I basically bought this product because of the colors and the retractable feature

The retractable feature is wonderful and helps keep the ink fresh much longer and they are less cumbersome to use since you don't have to cap and recap.

The retractable feature is nice, and they don't bleed through on regular copy paper

Another nice feature of this set is that they come in a nice, portable clear plastic pouch, with little individual slots for each Sharpie to keep them separate

I love the clickable feature, as I use these at work and have several long breaks between each use and it helps to keep them from drying out

The retractable feature was the main reason I made an additional purchase even though I "could" have waited a year or so

Good variety of colors, the retractable feature is a MUST

Love the retractable feature!

That's actually a very nice feature

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

The pens themselves are nice, the retractable feature is great.

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