Another PR ink bites the dust

[FredRydr]

Today I received a sample vial of Monteverde Copper Noir from a generous fellow Geek, so I decided to write back to him with the Monteverde ink and my long-neglected Private Reserve Copper Burst. I opened the PR bottle and noticed it was only half full! The scent was odd, and the color was more grey than anything resembling copper. I used a dip pen, so if anything was growing in the bottle, my fountain pens are safe. The box still had the Paradise Pens $9 price sticker on it. The cardboard wad inside the broad plastic cap still showed the original color of the ink. Down the drain it goes.... This is the second PR ink to go bad in the last year or two, both in the old-style bottles and caps.

I am offering the remainder of my Private Reserve inks* if anyone wants them for postage in Pay It Forward.



*Except for recently bought DC SuperShow Blue in the new-style bottle and cap. I'll give that some time.