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itzhakishahar
5
Sep 21, 2018
This is almost twice the price of Cult Pens. lots of their stuff is cheaper. they have international free shipping over some total amount
cd55
0
Sep 21, 2018
itzhakishaharShipping to the US is free with a purchase over £70 - about $92.00! Otherwise add £10 shipping...about $13.00
itzhakishahar
5
Sep 21, 2018
cd55yes but you are not giving out the money... It is not like you pay $93 for 5 Diamine ink bottles. Most western pens and inks are cheaper through EU retailers than via US retailers. Fill the gap by buying other products that you probably would have bought here spontaneously otherwise. For example: a Lamy Safari costs ≈$15.8 in Cult Pens instead of almost 29$ in US stores; a Herbin ink bottle costs ≈$7.8 there instead of $12 in the US. The competition in pen related commerce is stuck in the US, prices are usually frozen and matched between competitors automatically; prices, when they change, goes only up, never down. Buying pens from abroad will stir life into this market. Patriotism is not a parameter for me when choosing my pen source as there is no pen store in my country, so I only go for the best prices, while accepting to pay more for retailers that support the pen community (sponsoring reviewers or producing content).