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From a post by mhguda to one of my post got a link to www.Europepens.com . Just browsed the site though it is Spanish looking at Inxcroms. Saw a Sheaffer, grabbed it. But shipping was more than pen's cost. Then a Parker Insignia added. Again 20 Euros for shipping? Should I add something else. Waterman Hemisphere in black lacquer and Palladium cap added. OK, now shipping is distributed among three pens.

 

Waited for them to open today after weekend. Was about 12:15 pm here in UAE. Got the first email from these guys with a sorry that my choice of Waterman was not available. I could choose any other Waterman though may be costlier than the one I chose!! Exchanged a couple of emails about my second choice with instant replies. While I was making my final choice got an email they found the original choice and were shipping in 15 minutes from the email i got (10GMT).

 

now waiting for my pens to arrive.

 

The first impression is good now the rest is with the postal service!!

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Subramoniam

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Glad it worked out for you. Funny that in the end though you went looking for Inoxcroms you ended up with anything but...

Well such is online shopping. I got only Inoxcroms from them and while they're very different from my original Inoxcroms, I do like the new pens a lot, and since one of my old ones was only a cheap school pen (though a fabulous writer I still occasionally use) I'm not sorry with the new, much fancier pens. In particular, the nibs are as I remember, very smooth, and the feeds easily keep up with the flow of ink. I too am happy with their service and products.

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Finally got the packet today from the post office. Curiously Spain Post Correos do not offer express mail to UAE so it took the Registered Airmail route. I was peeved off by the fact that there was no tracking from Correos. It just said 'accepted' and nothing more when I tried the tracking service. When I had sent a registered letter to India from UAE it was tracked by Emirates Post from Abu Dhabi to Dubai to India and up to the delivery. i was expecting the same from Correos - poor service. It took 23 days from sending to reach me!!!

 

It landed in Dubai that is the postal hub for UAE yesterday and reached Abu Dhabi today and evening in my hand, every movement tracked.

 

A neat brown paper wrapped box

 

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Opening it - a card board box with Europepens tape around.

 

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Inside - 3 boxes packed with some crumpled paper

 

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First the Sheaffer - packed in a nice plastic box with two carts

 

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It's with a F nib and written USA on the clip

 

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Next the Waterman Hemisphere with Palladium cap and black body, Fine nib

 

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and lastly the Parker Insignia - that white box

 

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Again F nib,

 

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That completes my current purchase.

 

The response from Europepens was good barring their website that needs Google translate to read through details of pens you choose. Corroes without proper tracking was a disappointment though.

 

 

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Subramoniam

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At least you got it in a reasonable time. Last month I waited for a package of ink samples from Las Vegas in the USA, sent with tracking, for more than 6 weeks. At about 5 weeks it disappeared from the tracking radar somewhere in Canada. The entry just said the package is en route to its destination. Ha! the destination was almost 180 degrees off in direction and who knows how many miles? Then there was no more news for some weeks. Then one day, a notification from the post office popped into my mailbox. Close to 7 weeks after it left Las Vegas...

I notice that after all that searching, you didn't get the Inoxcroms?

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I was looking at Inoxcroms when I saw that Sheaffer. Then that Parker of 90s and lastly the Waterman. When the bill touched 100 euros I stopped picking. I should have put in a couple of Inoxcroms too. now I regret.

 

These three look great and write also well. Parker is very smooth despite being Fine. Others are smooth but a little feedback being F nibs.

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Subramoniam

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