Caran D'ache - $40/bottle?

[markh]

Now for someone who spends hundreds of dollars on a fountain pen, I can't say I'm in the category of a cheap fountain pen user.

 

But when I got an email from Farhney's advertising the new Caran D'ache inks, at $40 for a 50ml bottle, I must admit I was a surprised, to say the least.

 

I guess that ' in D'Ache adds to the cost.

 

 

[PlasticFantastic]

I think it's ridiculous !

Some of my favourite well behaved inks are a fraction of the price...

 

 

I just don't see anything justifying the cost...

[Beechwood]

Its nice and the bottle is attractive but the ink is not worth the money.

 

More than 100% increase on MB inks.

 

Perhaps the D'Ache is not pronounced 'D'ash' but 'De Ache'

 

 

 

 

ps, that sounds a lot better than it reads.

[KBeezie]

Hrm it's still listed as 32$ over at GouletPens.

 

And I've never bought a bottle of it, but I do have Hypnotic Turquoise and Electric Orange only because a brother of mine bought two bottles of them, for the first time purchase of fountain pens (and he doesn't even have a pen to use them when he purchased them... painting with them...). Managed to get some samples off him before he contaminates the bottles (knowing him, it'll happen).

 

I think it's ridiculous !

Some of my favourite well behaved inks are a fraction of the price...

 

 

I just don't see anything justifying the cost...

Agreed, Noodler's and Waterman for example are easily purchased at 12$ or less, and for Noodler's Black Eel it's 90ml filled to the brim for that $12.

 

* Are we by chance creeping in to rule violation for inky thought with the criticism of one brand of ink for another?

Edited April 17, 2014 by KBeezie

[Lou Erickson]

The bottle's sure swank. I was hoping Goulet would have some empties after they came in - they had a couple, and I missed them, apparently - but can't care enough to buy the ink.

 

I bought a bottle of Iroshizuku, and may get another or two... if I can get them 40% off.

[swanjun]

I have tried most of these inks via Goulet samples, and must admit that I loved Vibrant Green so much in a wet writer (that red sheen!!) that I ended up buying a bottle. But though there are a few others I quite like, I am still daunted by the price tag.

[themadstork]

The bottle's sure swank. I was hoping Goulet would have some empties after they came in - they had a couple, and I missed them, apparently - but can't care enough to buy the ink.

 

I bought a bottle of Iroshizuku, and may get another or two... if I can get them 40% off.

 

They have them right now for $6.95

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/Empty_Caran_d_Ache_Bottle_p/emptybottlecda-d.htm

[lapis]

List prices in Euros as of March 2014:

 

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Ink List Price Bottle Price/ml

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New Caran d'Ache 29.50 50 ml 0.59

Old Caran d'Ache 13.95 30 ml 0.47

Iroshizuku 24.90 50 ml 0.50

Pelikan Edelstein 14.50 50 ml 0.29

Herbin 8.65 30 ml 0.29

Akkerman (60 ml) 15.00 60 ml 0.25

Montblanc (regulars) 13.00 60 ml 0.22

Waterman 7.50 50 ml 0.15

Pelikan 4001 4.15 30 ml 0.14

Parker Quink 6.00 57 ml 0.11

Akkerman (150 ml) 16.50 150 ml 0.11

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IMO such a price is indeed ridiculous. But then I'm ridiculous myself. Some of the inks' new colours are innovative (although their actual names may be weird). The boxes are a new invention, quite practical although not all that beautiful, but the bottles, especially their caps are better than those of any other inks I've bought. Still, they might just as well have remained with the older bottles and boxes and prices.

[Lou Erickson]

 

They have them right now for $6.95

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/Empty_Caran_d_Ache_Bottle_p/emptybottlecda-d.htm

Not any more they don't. They go quick. I'll nab one one of these days.

 

The Waterman bottles may work nearly as well, and are less expensive. Almost less expensive when filled with ink, and the ink is nice enough.

Edited April 18, 2014 by Lou Erickson

[WOBentley]

Ridiculous...yup, but I wanted one so I got one...they would sell a bunch more if the price was a bit more reasonable!

[FloatingFountain]

FYI, Akkerman ink in 150ml bottles is no longer available.

 

I knew CdA was expensive, but it seems to have become even more so. In the Netherlands, Iroshizuku seems to top everything else, at €39 for a 50ml bottle. In Germany, it can be found for €15.... (Amazon.de).

Edited April 19, 2014 by FloatingFountain

[leofoam]

ill pay a lot for ink; but CdA is too expensive for me. The max ill spend on ink is iroshizuku prices ($per bottle) about 60 cents/ml. anything over that feels like highway robbery

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[WirsPlm]

I got some samples of the latest CdA inks and I have to say, for that price I'm not impressed, I don't like it as much as some of my Noodler's inks for feel although the colors are quite nice (but not that nice, I'm sure I could find something close).

[RobbW]

I don't love any ink enough to pay that amount. I wouldn't spend $40/bottle on Racing Green or Penman Saphire., either. There are too many amazing inks made by innovative companies like Noodlers and Organic Studios, and individuals like Pharmacist, for me to spend that much on CdA. I did like their old Saffron, though.