Pens, ink and a pen case
Two weeks ago I finally made my first purchase on JetPens. After finally giving up that in the Netherlands they just don’t have a variation of pens that leaves online shopping as the only option.
After reading only good thing about the Uni-ball Signo DX 0.38mm I decided on the light blue, two just to be safe. And For my fountain pen I got one bottle of Noodler’s Ink, nightshade. I wanted Navajo Blue but it was out of stock. I filled my only fountain pen, the Parker Latitude with the ink and so far it writes nicely. The ink does have a strong odor, not un nice but my Waterman ink is pretty much odorless. Now I need a second fountain pen, I wanted the Lamy Safari but the store that sells them doesn’t have a refillable adapter. I don’t even know if the Lamy Safari has a refillable adapter or that it only uses it’s own ink capsules.
And I also got a pen case, my pen holder on my desk is fully filled and I will keep buying pens so I needed an extra storage. I really love this case, it feels soft and leathery. If I need to go someplace else I can easily take it along with me. Currently I keep my Sharpie fine point pens in it, the uni-ball signo .38mm and the Muji .5mm.
I’m already planning on placing a second order in the near future. While I love the light blue uni-ball the color doesn’t stand out on the Rhodia graph paper. I will need a darker color to write on Rhodia paper and other very blue lined papers.
As for JetPens service no complains, it took 10 days from ordering to receiving the package. Not bad, the online bookshop in the Netherlands from which I ordered from around the same day took longer to ship.
A side note on the Noodler’s ink, they do fill the bottle too much. I almost spilled ink when opening the bottle for the first time. Next time I refill I’ll need to do it over some newspaper to not get ink on my desk and everything I keep on my desk.
A nice guy in Germany (missing-pen.de) sells Noodler’s but your bottle will probably last you a couple of years. Refillable holders for Lamy do exist and Van Beek in A-dam sells them (they also have an online shop).
Thanks for the tip about the shop in Amsterdam, I will look into it!
The converter for the Safari is also available on JetPens. Noodler’s ink is filled like that to give the most for the money, so just uncap is slowly. And yes, having newspaper and paper towel available is a good idea.
I just bought a Lamy Safari and a converter from http://www.swisherpens.com/index.html and received it in under a week. Great service!