March 8, 2013
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New Toys.
At first, I thought it would be impossible. That I would have no choice but to accept my fate that my year-long wait would become an even longer one. The website never provided an option for a shipment to Indonesia. But with new items popping up on the its site this past year, I just didn’t want to wait any longer.
I have been eyeing this particular pen brand TWSBI. Ever since I purchased their 2010 Red Dot design-award winning piston-filler fountain pen, called Diamond 530, I have been following their progress on new designs and new products. A year ago the creator came up with an upgraded design of Diamond 530, and called it Diamond 540, which comes with a larger ink reservoir. Then came an ink jar designed for refilling Diamond 530/540 pens, called Diamond 50. Not long after that came their brand new designed fountain pen, called Vac 700, using a vacuum-filler system. Then an ink jar designed especially for refilling Vac 700 pens, called Vac 20. ALL advertised on Fountain Pen Network, a web forum for fountain pen enthusiasts, discussing all matters pertaining to the subject, including inks, paper, penmanship, and pen brands from all over the world.
I rechecked their sales and shipment policies. I retried my luck by ordering from their website. I got the same result as last year’s. No shipment to be made to Indonesia. After several attempts of emailing back and forth by inquiring on the possibility for them to ship to Indonesia, they finally agreed to make an exception for me and to have their products shipped from Taiwan. My credit card came in handy that week. Less than a week later, my order of a brand new fountain pen and its accessories arrived.
My new toys include:
- an additional nib for my Diamond 530 fountain pen.
- Diamond 50 ink jar (usable with my many fountain pens of various brands).
- Vac 700 fountain pen in smoke black color.
- Vac 20 ink jar.
Needless to say, I’m one happy fella. Feels like a dancing bunny right now.
*boink *boink (shake that booty) *boink *boink
Comments (13)
Cute ink jar
Happy days are here again. Sounds like persistence helped. Very happy for you.
Oh, do you need a carrot, my dear bunny,
Happy for you - lets share carrot!
Hahah. I loved how excited you are about this. You must be the only Indonesian to have got it that way
LOL! At first glance, I thought that was a salt and pepper shaker!
Congratulations on getting your shipment in ! You have really shown that sometimes perseverance can really pay off and if a person really tries for something they want, they can achieve it, even if it seems super unlikely. I'm sure you'll enjoy your new items a lot and put them to great use. Take care and have a wonderful weekend, bye for now.
Kyle
Aiyo, new toys for you. *haha* Glad they made an exception to ship it to you.
I am so envious. I don't know how to order pens from those web sites. The fountain pens we get from here are exorbitant in their prices. Enjoy your new toy. Will they ship to the US?
Oh, how nice to get new packages from the post office! I'm glad to learn you're able to "make" the merchant deliver to your place, being persistent does help sometimes.
@Wangium - thanks you jason
@stevew918 - why... i ALWAYS need a carrot, mr. stevie :p
@Fatcat723 - yeah robert, let's. come, hop near me
@stepaside_loser - you know, they said i'm the only person who have made a request for a shipment to be made to indonesia.
@JL789 - lol. yeah, it does have the look. it certainly doesn't look like a typical ink jar, which what i love about it.
@kyle061685 - thanks, kyle
@beowulf222 - so did i, nikki. so did i
@ZSA_MD - yes they will. in fact, they prefer to ship it to USA, which where they get most demand from. go to their website and see if you like anything they have.
@CurryPuffy - yes it does, gary. yes it does
Nice gift for yourself !!
@agmhkg - yup, definitely, angel