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Erasable highlighters?
« on: Mar 22, 2008, 07:31 pm »
Has anyone else seen an erasable highlighter?  About 6-7 years ago, someone in my family got one as swag from a convention, and knowing my SM love for office supplies, gave it to me.  It was amazing!  It really did erase, and not leave any marks behind.  However, I have NEVER been able to find another one, and there wasn't a manufacturer's name on it, only the telecom company that was giving them out at the convention.

Was this just a one off, SM's dream gadget that never caught on, or has anyone else encountered this pen???

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Re: Erasable highlighters?
« Reply #1 on: Mar 22, 2008, 07:49 pm »
AEA has erasable highlighters that work pretty well. They've been giving them out at first rehearsals lately.

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Re: Erasable highlighters?
« Reply #2 on: Mar 22, 2008, 07:57 pm »
Dri-Mark make them (both the promotional and the mass market versions). One side highlights, the other side erases.

Marbig also make them.

Any stationer should be able to custom order them for you.

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Re: Erasable highlighters?
« Reply #3 on: Mar 22, 2008, 09:46 pm »
I have been looking for these for forever!  I was given one as a gift and when it died I went everywhere looking for them.  I couldn't find them online either.  Thanks for pointing me in the right direction as well!
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Re: Erasable highlighters?
« Reply #4 on: Mar 23, 2008, 01:15 am »
Thanks to the amazing minds of SMNetwork, my conundrum has been solved!  Thank you!!

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Re: Erasable highlighters?
« Reply #5 on: Apr 10, 2008, 05:09 pm »
Pilot makes erasable pens called FriXion Ball. Erases by friction. No eraser shavings every were. Using it in my prompt book love them !!!

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Re: Erasable highlighters?
« Reply #6 on: Apr 10, 2008, 08:34 pm »
I'm not a fan of the erasable highlighter as much, because while it erases wonderfully...you can't go back over the 'erased' mark, it doesn't allow that.

Has anyone had better luck with that?
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Re: Erasable highlighters?
« Reply #7 on: Apr 10, 2008, 10:39 pm »
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://p.office1000.com/mrp/63104TOM.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.office1000.com/discount/highlighter-tape.html&h=123&w=200&sz=4&hl=en&start=20&um=1&tbnid=IfePI2xc3oAdCM:&tbnh=64&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhighlighter%2Btape%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Have to scroll down to Tombow.  Erasable Highlighter tape.  Erase with regular pencil eraser. You can re-highlight and un-highlight the same area over and over again.  Does make a clicking noise, though, so no highlighting during quiet scenes.

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Re: Erasable highlighters?
« Reply #8 on: Apr 18, 2008, 01:20 am »
I just picked up some erasable highlighters from the Office Depot near my house. They are made by Pilot and called light Frixion. There is a rubber rub on the back that you use over the dry ink and it rubs off quite easily. I'm not sure if you can highlight over an area you erased though, give me a sec to check... you can.

Does make a noise when you shake it, which you have to do before using which is a bit of a problem. Only comes in Pink and yellow, about 4$ Canadian for a pack of one pink and one yellow
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