How long a bottle of dauber ink lasts

What a dab actually spends

A dab is a kiss of foam on paper, not a pour. The tip meters the ink out in a thin, even circle, so a single bottle covers far more numbers than its size suggests. Most weekly players go months on a 3 oz bottle, and a 4 oz stretches that further still.

The variable is your card pack. Someone running a dozen cards a game spends ink several times faster than someone nursing two. Big-pack players are exactly who the tall 4 oz bottle exists for.

What wastes ink

Pressing hard is the main culprit. The tip is a chisel-cut foam pad, and it needs contact, not force. Mashing it flattens the foam, floods the circle and empties the bottle early. A light tap covers the number completely.

The other waste is a loose cap. Ink does not evaporate through a closed ribbed cap, but a half-twisted one lets the tip dry between sessions, and a dry tip tempts everyone to squeeze. Twist it home and the bottle picks up next week exactly where it left off.

Planning ink for a whole room

Organizers think in dozens, not bottles. A dozen standard bottles per table cluster, refreshed once or twice a season, keeps a mid-size hall running without a supply panic. Halls with nightly games or generous loaner baskets move to 4 oz dozens and larger cases.

Our dozens come custom packed from the line, so a season order can mix solid colors, a glitter dozen for party nights and a few minis for the travel crowd, all in one delivery to the cupboard.