I recently discovered that four quarter-inch (1/4") neodymium disc magnets ("rare earth" magnets) will not only fit nicely inside the body of a Bic pen, but they are strong enough to hold both the pen and a shopping list to my refrigerator:
Perfect! The list and the pen will always be right where I want them. And I can just use scrap paper for lists instead of buying ridiculous magnetic notepads. I had disc magnets on hand, but I bet a cylinder magnet would be a great choice as well. You might have to trim a bit off the ink sleeve to make room for the magnet in the barrel, but as I mentioned on my Earth Pen post, this has never caused me any leaks, so trim away.
