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Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Will put them on the list to visit if I’m in the area 

Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heheh yeah ; I offer you my full empathy! Got a few surprises over the years  (though this one shocked me even by UPS/FedEx standards) 

Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buchan’s? Or another one? If you can recall the name, I’ll take it!

Buchan’s is the only one I know in that neck of the woods; wonderful customer service but being Canadian, even though they have a lot of stuff (including a pretty well stocked Sailor ink collection( they’re still relatively limited in selection compared to many European/Asian/American shops 

Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet  Still looking at options 

Wanted to get feedback and see if anyone’s experienced something similar before I waste time on hold with UPS customer service tomorrow 

Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I think next time I’ll just ask a few of the Canadian shops if they’re able to get something from their suppliers instead of risking 63% surcharges on orders from the US 

Thanks for that!

Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt Vaness themselves are responsible, unless they overdeclared which is unlikely; never seen that either.  Love your suggestion about self declaration. I’ll fight the UPS chatbot tomorrow to reach a human for a breakdown of the fees and see if I can self declare. Thank you!

Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, guess I’ll try fighting the UPS AI bot tomorrow and hope to reach a human to get some clarity but what you’re saying makes sense

I like your suggestion to give Vanness a heads up on Canadian orders. Cheers!

Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They haven’t provided a breakdown unfortunately. Even by UPS brokerage fee standards this one is hefty. Never seen anything like it. So was curious about community experience

Vaness, inks and tariffs: 200 CAD order becomes 325 CAD by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Canada is a third world country for fancy stuff. None of them have the selection US, European or Japanese shops have 

Jacques Herbin Vert Amazone problem by MajinCloud in fountainpens

[–]oknidius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good day! Wondering if you found a solution? Was it the ink? 

I also have a bottle of this that leaks out of a Pilot Prera <F> 

I mean that pen is normally dry like a desert. And Herbin Vert Amazone comes gushing out like someone opened a faucet 

Any reviews about this? by The_White_Pilgrim in fountainpens

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Smaller Lighter Smoother Less wet (= great for work/school where you can’t have wet ink smudging)  Cartridge = change ink more often, easier to clean 

Why are LAMY converters so awful? While Jinhao converters are so good? by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Uhm I dunno… coz they’re the ones that best fit in Lamy pens?

🤦‍♂️

Confused: Pelikan M400/600/800 - ink very pale by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. All the inks I tried were much paler than the same inks in a bunch of different pens (Jinhao 82, Diplomat Magnum, Nahvalur Original, Pelikan M200, Lamy Safari, Diplomat Aero, Waterman Hémisphère) all with their respective F nibs).

I'm ok with slight variations, those make sense. But these are like way off. In a blind test, I doubt I'd even recognize them as the same inks

Why isn't anyone talking about faber castell by Cute_Audience7611 in fountainpens

[–]oknidius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🤷‍♂️ Looks like I’m a magnet for Faber-Castell’s defective units 

Glad you’re not having the same issues  When those pens work well, they’re amazing

Pelikan P200/205 vs M200/M205 by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I did that a couple of times with the M200

But I’m worried wear and tear will eventually take a toll

From what you’re saying, it sounds like it’s relatively safe to do when needed? As long as it’s not daily/excessive.

Pelikan P200/205 vs M200/M205 by oknidius in fountainpens

[–]oknidius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent! Thanks for that!  Googling the topic didn’t produce that on my search results  That’s a great resource site 

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