Pelikan in Belgium?The Netherlands

**Blastmaster1972** · May 23rd, 2015, 07:30 AM

Dear FPgeeks!

Does anybody know of a "real" (as in: not online) shop in Belgium, or the South of the Netherlands, where I can actually hold and see Pelikan pens?

Thanks in advance,

Kind regards,

Jos

**Buster99** · May 23rd, 2015, 03:13 PM

Hello Jos,

That will be quite difficult, have not found a well stocked shop myself.
If however you go to Aachen there are several shops that have a reasonable collection.
There is a shopping mall opposite the "Elisenbrunne" where they have a nice collection and there should be another shop in the "Kleinmarschierstrasse".
The latter one I have not yet been able to visit. The Pelican website may give more addresses in Aachen.

I hope this helps,

Best Regards,
Marc

**erpe** · May 23rd, 2015, 10:25 PM

Of course http://www.lacouronneducomte.nl/webs...n-c-1_271.html
if you drop them a mail or a chat, you can check what they have in store before you hop in the car (or train, the store is sort of firm walking distance from the station)

**jos** · May 27th, 2015, 07:11 AM

Well, there are two well stocked real fountain pen shops in Antwerp, belgium:

- Penworld / Rombouts-Neyrinck (Paardenmarkt 112-116, 2000 Antwerpen, tel: + 32 3 232 33 88) (www.penworld.be)
- Pen & Pencil (Melkmarkt 35, 2000 Antwerpen; Tel:03 227 05 10)

I am quite sure that Penworld has most of the current Pelikan fountain pens displayed in the shop.

Hope this helps

**Buster99** · May 27th, 2015, 03:11 PM

Hello Jos,

I had completely forgotten to mention La Couronne du Comte in Tilburg,
That would indeed be a good choice as member erpe pointed out and quite a bit nearer to your hometown.
I have not had an opportunity to visit the shop yet but I made several orders via the webshop which were all handled to the utmost satisfaction.
Very correct and service friendly!

Best Regards,
Marc

**da vinci** · May 27th, 2015, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Buster99

Hello Jos,

I had completely forgotten to mention La Couronne du Comte in Tilburg,
That would indeed be a good choice as member erpe pointed out and quite a bit nearer to your hometown.
I have not had an opportunity to visit the shop yet but I made several orders via the webshop which were all handled to the utmost satisfaction.
Very correct and service friendly!

Best Regards,
Marc

+1 on this. No affiliation but a very satisfied customer

**The Good Captain** · May 28th, 2015, 02:15 AM

How about P W Akkerman in Den Haag? A wonderful shop and well worth a visit - we were lucky to be able to go last year.

**Blastmaster1972** · May 30th, 2015, 11:47 AM

Thanks for the tips, people.

I will check them out!

Kind regards,

Jos

**Blastmaster1972** · July 21st, 2015, 01:48 AM

Feedback:

- I couldn't visit any of the shops yet.
- I did order a Montblanc Meisterstück 145 90th Anniversary edition with a bottle of 90th Anniversary "Permanent Grey" ink from "Appelboom pennen" online. ( caught that name in "SBRE Brown"'s videos) Good & fast service, pen & ink arrived 2 days later.
- I also ordered a Pelikan M600 Souverän, some bottles of ink, and 2 books (one about Pelikan, the other "FP of the world" by A. Lambrou) from "La Couronne du Compte". Pen was not in stock, the other items arrived promptly 2 days after ordering. Pen will arrive later this week.

Thanks for the tips, they proved useful!

Kind regards,

Jos