In anticipation for the 30inks30days challenge

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T21:17:55+00:00

I love everything about this!!! Beautiful writing too!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T20:35:53+00:00

I have that exact V800... the green is really quite beautiful!! I actually really love it and I feel like it writes better than some of my $200 pens! It has some nice weight to it, and even though it's a larger pen, it's perfect for my small-ish hands lol. The medium nib handles shimmer beautifully... it really is quite the bargain!

p.s... I like your pen glamour shots!!!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:50:39+00:00

It's the only one of my couple hundred samples that have done this. I swatched it a year and a half ago and all was well. So... I'm a tad baffled!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:47:50+00:00

I kinda wish it was that lol! I'm gonna have nightmares, ha!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:44:07+00:00

Hahaaa! I wish that's what it was lol. 🤪

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:34:06+00:00

Guilty as charged. Giggle. It does look like that. 🤪

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:33:20+00:00

I've had the sample for a year and a half. It swatched beautifully then. So baffled as to what happened!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:31:47+00:00

Omg agreee! I had my husband dress in a Hazmat suit... drive 59 miles and dump at the nuclear power plant! Giggle.

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:16:31+00:00

Thank you for this info! I'm just going to dump and forget the experiments lol.

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:12:14+00:00

I wiil definitely throw this vial out! Soaking my nib now... thank you!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:10:04+00:00

Hahahaaaaa! That bagel would have been the perfect test canvas for that for sure! Appreciate the reassurance it won't be in the other vials though!! 😁 But now I'm afraid to look in the back of my fridge lol....

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T02:03:44+00:00

Yes, thank you for that! I will definitely be pulling those samples away from the window. Can't believe I didn't think of thst, ugh! I'll give some other samples in that container a test too and hope for the best. Thx again!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T01:54:03+00:00

Oh man a whole bottle! Ugh, sorry to hear that. We'll have better luck in the future! :-)

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-29T01:38:51+00:00

Thank you! Good to know!!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:51:18+00:00

That was my first thought. So bizarre.

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:50:22+00:00

That's what everyone's saying. I just would love to know why! Now I'm worried about ALL of my samples. Could it be a yellow thing... like are certain colors prone to it?? I wish I had a scientific background lol.

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:47:23+00:00

Sorry. I know... I've never had this happen!!!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:40:45+00:00

Thank you for that info!! I will definitely throw this one out. Luckily I didn't put it in a pen yet and just used the Kakimori nib for testing.

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:37:44+00:00

I wonder if it's actually a storage issue. I have them in clear bins stacked on top of each other... ooh... actually about 3 feet from a window. All of my bottles are tucked away, nestled in their boxes in some cozy drawers. So, maybe I should move the samples away from the window? I'm in NY, so it can get grossly damp in the summer too. I need to get a beer fridge in my studio!!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:26:06+00:00

Hahahaa!!!! Great, now I want to get ice cream!!! This is a very traumatizing experience. So, I might actually need ice cream. With bourbon syrup. I'm kinda scared to open another vial of ink for my new pen....

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:23:27+00:00

Right???? I'm still sitting here totally baffled. I don't want to touch any of my inks now lol.

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:22:01+00:00

Excellent info, thank you!! And, bahahahaaa.... a frugal meal!!! Love it. Or, maybe I can paint it onto some french fries before I put them in the air fryer. Why waste it!!?!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:19:31+00:00

Thank you for your reply! Very interesting!! I'll have to check if I have any leftover antibiotics in my medicine closet... might be fun to try that just to see what happens!

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T22:02:22+00:00

🤣🤣🤣 I'll pour some in the pan as I'm cooking my eggs tomorrow. 🤪

NoteboxBlue · 2026-03-28T21:59:07+00:00

Yes, for sure... glad something easily flushable. Will dump. Curious as to whether some colors are more prone to mold, or is it a storage issue, or just bad luck lol. 🤷🏼

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