Pelikan 4001 inks . could not resist!

Eeyore · Aug 22, 2013

This week I was in Germany, and I could not resist ... so I stocked up on Pelikan inks again :001_smile

Not the Edelstein inks, but the regular 4001's ... I now have:

Brilliant Schwarz
Brilliant Grün (looking forward to use that!)
Brilliant Braun
Blau-Schwarz (already one of my favorites)

Oh yes, and I stocked up on creams, soaps, and aftershaves ... but that is for another subforum :wink2:

DesertJake · Aug 22, 2013

Cool. I bought a 4001 brilliant brown as one of my first ink purchases. But I need to finish my current fill (or buy a new pen) to try it. I'd like Grün too!

oc_in_fw · Aug 22, 2013

Blue-Black isn't available here. I have a friend going overseas next week so I have my fingers crossed.

Eeyore · Aug 22, 2013

oc_in_fw said:
Blue-Black isn't available here. I have a friend going overseas next week so I have my fingers crossed.

Shame that Pelikan does not export it across the sea!

I hope your friend can get it for you :001_smile

(I wonder why Pelikan would not sell the blue black over there ... it is a classic!)

oc_in_fw · Aug 22, 2013

johant1968 said:
Shame that Pelikan does not export it across the sea!

I hope your friend can get it for you

(I wonder why Pelikan would not sell the blue black over there ... it is a classic!)

It isn't the Germans, it is us. There is something in it that has been black balled by the US.

Eeyore · Aug 22, 2013

oc_in_fw said:
It isn't the Germans, it is us. There is something in it that has been black balled by the US.

And MB Blau Schwarz is still allowed? Strange!

(MB blue black is a very fine ink, btw)

Rasage_Perfecto · Oct 6, 2013

Neither available in my country

Already sent some lines to Pelikan via Facebook, but they never replied me.

Faber Castell have a factory and a FP store in a shopping mall, but Pelikan where are you?.

Doc4 · Oct 6, 2013

johant1968 said:
This week I was in Germany, and I could not resist ... so I stocked up on Pelikan inks again

Not the Edelstein inks, but the regular 4001's ... I now have:

Brilliant Schwarz
Brilliant Grün (looking forward to use that!)
Brilliant Braun

brilliant purchases ...

Rasage_Perfecto said:
Neither available in my country
Already sent some lines to Pelikan via Facebook, but they never replied me.

Forget Facebook ... you need to send them a handwritten letter on quality stationary, using a fountain pen.

"Dear Pelikan,

"I have written this letter to you using the best ink available to me, for use in the Pelikan 800 that I own, and as you can see, the ink sucks. It's a tragedy that I have to put it inside your pen. Please take pity on me, and send me some good ink. A few bottles of your 4001 blue-black would do.

"Sincerely,

"PS: have you tried American beer? Now you know what I'm talking about."

andrew98 · Oct 6, 2013

Doc4 said:
"PS: have you tried American beer? Now you know what I'm talking about."

You've clearly never been to Oregon (or Wisconsin, or Michigan, or Colorado, or...).

-Andy

merkur59 · Oct 7, 2013

Doc4 said:
brilliant purchases ...

Forget Facebook ... you need to send them a handwritten letter on quality stationary, using a fountain pen.

"Dear Pelikan,

"I have written this letter to you using the best ink available to me, for use in the Pelikan 800 that I own, and as you can see, the ink sucks. It's a tragedy that I have to put it inside your pen. Please take pity on me, and send me some good ink. A few bottles of your 4001 blue-black would do.

"Sincerely,

"PS: have you tried American beer? Now you know what I'm talking about."

The footnote had me in stitches...

Pebcak · Oct 7, 2013

Doc4 said:
"PS: have you tried American beer? Now you know what I'm talking about."

You need to change the American beer you've been drinking. They have some outstanding beer, just avoid the mega swill stuff but you can say that about any country. :001_smile

jzuzphreek · Oct 7, 2013

Doc4 said:
brilliant purchases ...

Forget Facebook ... you need to send them a handwritten letter on quality stationary, using a fountain pen.

"Dear Pelikan,

"I have written this letter to you using the best ink available to me, for use in the Pelikan 800 that I own, and as you can see, the ink sucks. It's a tragedy that I have to put it inside your pen. Please take pity on me, and send me some good ink. A few bottles of your 4001 blue-black would do.

"Sincerely,

"PS: have you tried American beer? Now you know what I'm talking about."

Hm. I wonder if they'll be suspicious when they receive 50+ of the same letter.

Also, for what it's worth, I know plenty Germans who consider it a treat when they're able to drink American mass-produced beer (Bud, Coors, etc). I'm not sure why, but I was always under the impression that our big beers were terrible compared to German beers. But quite a few of my friends are crazy for it.

Eeyore · Oct 7, 2013

Hmm ... that surprises me. I've never heard Bud and Coors being described as high quality beers. But then, it always surprises me as well that Heineken is seen as a premium beer in some countries; I'd rate it as an average and mass produced pilsner.

Doc4 · Oct 7, 2013

jzuzphreek said:
Hm. I wonder if they'll be suspicious when they receive 50+ of the same letter.

Maybe ... but 500 of the same letter and they might actually ship over a crate of ink.

jzuzphreek · Oct 7, 2013

Doc4 said:
Maybe ... but 500 of the same letter and they might actually ship over a crate of ink.

Get to writing men!

andrew98 · Oct 7, 2013

Doc4 said:
Maybe ... but 500 of the same letter and they might actually ship over a crate of ink.

They'd have to reformulate it first. There's a chemical in 4001 Blue-black that isn't allowed to be imported.

-Andy

Eeyore · Oct 7, 2013

So what dangers are lurking inside our Pelikan Blue-Black ink? :wink2:

ChefJohnBoy-ardee · Oct 7, 2013

Good questions since a lot of Europe has banned dyed breakfast cereals and other processed foods

Snargle · Oct 8, 2013

ChefJohnBoy-ardee said:
Good questions since a lot of Europe has banned dyed breakfast cereals and other processed foods

What...no Froot Loops??? :scared:

andrew98 · Oct 8, 2013

johant1968 said:
So what dangers are lurking inside our Pelikan Blue-Black ink?

I have no idea, but I'd like to buy more of it here. I don't drink the stuff, so I don't care what's in it. I have about half a bottle left. It would likely be my everyday ink if it were available.

-Andy

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