Dutch HEMA Fountain Pen :::::: 'Philanthropic' offer for fellow FP lovers

[cees achterberg]

UPDATE: member 'heath' did an excellent review on the HEMA pen; it's right here: http://penpaperinkletter.com/hema-vu...in-pen-review/


The other day I bumped into these rather enthousiastic reviews of the Dutch HEMA fountain pens:

• Well Appointed Desk: http://wellappointeddesk.com/2013/02/11/hema-vulpen-fountain-pen-review/

• Stephen Browns Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9MlD5SAAbo

As these pens are only available in the HEMA stores in the Netherlands and Belgium and are not sold online,
I decided to make them available to you through the FPGeeks channels ...

From the Well Appointed Desk review:

"... In writing tests, the pen performed admirably.."
"...It writes very smoothly, silky even. I just love how it feels in my hand..."
"....The amazing thing about this pen is the cost a mere 3.25 (under $6). It kind of blows my
mind that this pen performs in the same league with pens five times more expensive..."
"... Unless you know someone traveling in Europe you could bribe to pick one up for you, this may be your holy grail of cheap fountain pens..."

The pens come in the colours Black, Chrome and Brushed Aluminium; features:
* Fine-Medium Iridium Point Germany nib
* Takes standard international cartridges or converter
* All metal barrel and cap

Prior to shipping I will check the nib & feed and align the tines and smoothen the nib if needed.

The pen is 2.99 EUR in the store at the moment. Including shipping, Bay/Pal fees and just a wee compensation
for my effort, I can send you the pen for 7.40 EUR --> about 10 USD.

I can combine shipping up to 10 pens, see table below:

amount	pen(s)	shipping	palfee	total
1	$ 4,05	$ 5,30	$ 0,66	$ 10,01
2	$ 8,10	$ 5,30	$ 0,82	$ 14,22
3	$ 12,15	$ 6,80	$ 1,04	$ 19,99
4	$ 16,20	$ 6,80	$ 1,20	$ 24,20
5	$ 20,25	$ 9,80	$ 1,47	$ 31,52
6	$ 24,30	$ 9,80	$ 1,63	$ 35,73
7	$ 28,35	$ 9,80	$ 1,79	$ 39,94
8	$ 32,40	$ 9,80	$ 1,95	$ 44,15
9	$ 36,45	$ 9,80	$ 2,10	$ 48,35
10	$ 40,50	$ 9,80	$ 2,26	$ 52,56

Just send me a PM if you want one or more for yourself ...


Handling & Shipping
* I will collect orders for a week and then pop off to the HEMA to buy the pens.
* I will ship once a week on Saturdays.

Terms & Conditions
* As you will understand .... No refunds or exchanges !
* PayPal only


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Cheers !
Cees

[heath]

Just bought one! Thanks for doing this.

[cees achterberg]

My pleasure !! ... I'll ship your pen tomorrow.
I got 4 orders so far .... pls spread the word

[Mesu]

Lot of countries excluded in your shipping. If acceptable to you, including them will increase your sales.

[cees achterberg]

TNX for the heads up .... will check & correct ..

[hunnymonster]

Some of those countries I'd not post to either but others (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea (South)) I'd have no issues with...

All about your trust in the postal system of the target country I guess.

[cees achterberg]

Should be corrected now ...

[writingrav]

What the heck. I got one too.

[cees achterberg]

Just went over to the HEMA .... this week's pens are in the mail ..

[79spitfire]

Sucked me in as well, just ordered a Brushed Aluminum,

Thanks, should be fun having a pen that's not readily available here!

[cees achterberg]

... and you won't regret it
I just packed it and will put it in the mail tomorrow ...

[hunnymonster]

Mine arrived today... Not tried it yet but it looks and feels way better than the price tag would suggest.

Point of interest - the barcode label says "stylo a bille" - when I was at school that was a ballpoint...

[cees achterberg]

I'd like to hear your opinion on the pen once you've tried it ...

In the store they are kind of mixed with the ballpoint version so I guess someone must have switched caps ....
I had to return one last week when it turned out to be a ballpoint when I removed the cap :-)

[hunnymonster]

Ah, but it was also "vulpen" so I guess they get confused in Belgium

[hunnymonster]

Well it's certainly a pen I could happily use all day everyday as I did yesterday. Its nothing flash, doesn't feel like it will fall apart any time soon nor will I cry (too much) when it does fall apart. Not that I expect it to happen anytime soon.

Writes smoothly enough. Not too wet nor too dry. I can see me picking up a handful next time I'm in Belgium or the Netherlands.

[cees achterberg]

I'm really glad you like the pen !!

But why wait until you're in B or NL again? I'll gladly combine shipping so for every extra pen you only pay the pen and the additional stamps & PayPal fee ...

amount	pen(s)	shipping	palfee	total
1	$ 4,05	$ 5,30	$ 0,66	$ 10,01
2	$ 8,10	$ 5,30	$ 0,82	$ 14,22
3	$ 12,15	$ 6,80	$ 1,04	$ 19,99
4	$ 16,20	$ 6,80	$ 1,20	$ 24,20
5	$ 20,25	$ 9,80	$ 1,47	$ 31,52
6	$ 24,30	$ 9,80	$ 1,63	$ 35,73
7	$ 28,35	$ 9,80	$ 1,79	$ 39,94
8	$ 32,40	$ 9,80	$ 1,95	$ 44,15
9	$ 36,45	$ 9,80	$ 2,10	$ 48,35
10	$ 40,50	$ 9,80	$ 2,26	$ 52,56

[hunnymonster]

Salesman to the end... I'm in no rush and it is yet another excuse to duck out of tedious teambuilding exercises (read eating and drinking too much) at work...

[cees achterberg]

if only i were a salesman ... BTW I'm doing teambuilding sessions as well

[cees achterberg]

[79spitfire]

It's a nice pen (mine came yesterday, nice fast shipping!) All metal, and it does write smoothly.