Akkerman ink in small bottles

[GreenBox]

Just read some interesting news on the Akkerman site.
They are going to introduce a smaller size bottle, 60 ml.
The same design and very cute.
Could not find a timing or anything else.
I will definitely plan my next visit to Den Haag when they're available.

(No affil, etc., just Dutch)

[Robert]

That's good news. I hope Vanness Pens will be able to secure the smaller bottles for its U.S. customers. (You listening, Mike?)

[Jon Szanto]

Man, that is great news.

[Miss Thundercat]

Just read some interesting news on the Akkerman site.
They are going to introduce a smaller size bottle, 60 ml.
The same design and very cute.
Could not find a timing or anything else.
I will definitely plan my next visit to Den Haag when they're available.

(No affil, etc., just Dutch)

They are available! I saw them in the store yesterday. They are very cute indeed. I did refrain from buying abottle though because the price is 15€ and a bigger bottle is 16.50€ so yeah... there's that.

[earthdawn]

Paul from Akkermans said they will be available online mid-February if not sooner

[erpe]

They are available! I saw them in the store yesterday. They are very cute indeed. I did refrain from buying abottle though because the price is 15€ and a bigger bottle is 16.50€ so yeah... there's that.

Hm, that would make it somewhat uninteresting. I was actually waiting for a smaller version, 150 ml would take me quite a long time to use up.

[inlovewithjournals]

Excited!

[MisterBoll]

They are available! I saw them in the store yesterday. They are very cute indeed. I did refrain from buying abottle though because the price is 15€ and a bigger bottle is 16.50€ so yeah... there's that.

I love this ink but what's all the excitement about?

You're getting charged more for less ink.

[Laura N]

They are available! I saw them in the store yesterday. They are very cute indeed. I did refrain from buying abottle though because the price is 15€ and a bigger bottle is 16.50€ so yeah... there's that.

I love this ink but what's all the excitement about?

You're getting charged more for less ink.

Personally, I found the big bottle too big. I'll never use that much of one ink. The little bottle looks much more useful for someone like me.

Per ml, you'll pay more for the smaller container, but that's the case with anything you buy. It doesn't keep me from buying a can of Diet Coke instead of a liter when all I want is one drink. Everything doesn't have to be Costco size.

[MisterBoll]

Personally, I found the big bottle too big. I'll never use that much of one ink. The little bottle looks much more useful for someone like me.

Per ml, you'll pay more for the smaller container, but that's the case with anything you buy. It doesn't keep me from buying a can of Diet Coke instead of a liter when all I want is one drink. Everything doesn't have to be Costco size.

I agree with you. The large bottle is big but at the prices mentioned I would rather buy a large bottle and give half away to a friend.

[Laura N]

Personally, I found the big bottle too big. I'll never use that much of one ink. The little bottle looks much more useful for someone like me.

Per ml, you'll pay more for the smaller container, but that's the case with anything you buy. It doesn't keep me from buying a can of Diet Coke instead of a liter when all I want is one drink. Everything doesn't have to be Costco size.

I agree with you. The large bottle is big but at the prices mentioned I would rather buy a large bottle and give half away to a friend.

That's a nice way of handling it.

[earthdawn]

What makes it interesting for those overseas is this thought.

When you ship 3 bottles it runs about $20 .. after that it goes up etc.

Now with the smaller bottles the weight is less so you may be able to order say 5 or even 6 of the smaller bottles and keep it within that lower shipping thresh hold.

That in itself may make it a good thing. More variety at the same price. Yes it is less ink but it gives the ability to try more colors.

I emailed Paul and asked him this very question. Ill reply back when I hear from him.

[velo]

Yes that's one reason I prefer smaller bottles. Mostly because I use less ink and prefer variety but international shipping can be costly.

[Chi Town]

That's great news!

[ethernautrix]

I paid for the bottle anyway. Might as well get the smaller, more useful size.

[Koyote]

How can one get this ink in the US?

[earthdawn]

How can one get this ink in the US?

I did a video last year on it. Its short and in the description I give details on how to get them here in about 10 days

Paul is awesome and really knows the ins and outs of shipping into other countries.

http://youtu.be/eQg_38-pQkI

[ChrisC]

hopefully with the smaller size ill be sble to get Treves Turquoise for a good deal less than the current 44ish dollars.

[Mags]

I for one applaud this marketing change provided they can ship batches to retailers for resale. The ink with shipping was a bit expensive so a large quantity made it more affordable on a per ml calculation. I need some of the brown 😄 and may need to see if Messr Taylor has too much and wants to sell me 5-10 ml or I will be ordering some soon. The smaller size would expedite more repeat purchasing by cautious Nellies like me who plunge in for 1 bottle on a group buy and are still chugging through the ink supply. I suppose if I can buy more variety in ink for the same price I will be more likely to snatch up 3-4 bottles of the ink.

Thanks for posting the information on the change to the bottle size.

[raging.dragon]

I have plenty of the big bottles already. I guess I'll have to get a few of the new smaller ones too.