Until May 1st.... I guess the demand was too high. They also politely told anyone with open orders emails are going to be difficult to return.
Until May 1st.... I guess the demand was too high. They also politely told anyone with open orders emails are going to be difficult to return.
This has been brewing for the better part of 2019.
The demand was simply too much for the firm, essentially a side gig, to keep up. Hopefully, they will build an operation that is better able to scale in future.
Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.
The email from Conid indicated current orders for 253 Bulkfillers. They offer other models, too, but no mention of order numbers for non-Bulkfillers.
It seems business is good at Conid and, to an extent, they've become collective victims of their own success. I wish them well.
All Conids are bulkfillers*, so that is the total number of outstanding orders.
Kingsize, Regular, Minimalistica, Slimline, Giraffe are the different models, but each uses the same filling system.
Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.
Robert (November 13th, 2019)
You are correct (I checked the website just now). Thanks for the clarification.
Hi Conid friends!
Good news :Conid twill restart accepting orders as from September 2020
The Covid 19 pandemic has - and still is- seriously in Belgium which delayed the elimination of their backlog
They have started production of the parts , assuring shorter delivery times in the future
Keep you safe and healthy !.
Best regards,
Francis
Last edited by Fountainbel; July 14th, 2020 at 02:11 PM.
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Amazing news. Thanks for the update, Francis!
Apologies for sounding like an impatient fool, but does anyone have any guess as to when in September Conid will be back? I’ve still not heard anything from their official newsletter...
Obviously it takes as long as it takes, but the anticipation is starting to hurt.
I guess I should feel lucky that I don't want this specific thing, although I've looked at them and see the appeal. But so much is on hold right now. Whatever we want, we're getting a prolonged lesson in patience.
"If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly."
G.K. Chesterton
Detman101 (September 2nd, 2020), SlowMovingTarget (September 27th, 2020)
Dreck (September 27th, 2020)
In the meantine, other pens are avaialble in case you have a pent up novel that just needs to be put to pen and paper.
September is almost over now... and no word from Conid. Is everything okay over there?
It does make me wonder about the health of Conid and Werner's business. I've sent two emails to Conid since it closed in 2019 wanting information about a nib, and both have gone unanswered.
What business is healthy that doesn't answer direct correspondence? Outside of the personal health of every member of the business team, apart from whether they can manufacture and ship pens, surely one would want to stay in contact with their customer base, or make a clean break with it. Limbo is the worst address for a business to take up residence.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
I had exchanged a few emails with Conid not just as a repeat customer but as a reviewer of three of their models for ukfountainpens.com. I sent them an email a few weeks ago in that capacity, just asking for anything to break the radio silence. No reply at all.
Best regards
Vasco
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Conid’s site looks like it’s down today...ready for a refresh?
the message looks more like a: "you did not pay your fees, we warned you":
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