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I really like Pilot's blue ink cartridges, the stuff they put in the IC-50 cartridges. I'm a bit confused about the regional variations of the bottled ink though. Is there a UK source for non - Iroshizuku standard Pilot blue ink?

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Amazon (USA) has a good price from a seller in Japan, you might try Amazon UK.

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I think the ink in the Pilot cartridges is the standard Pilot Namiki Blue. I bought mine from The Writing Desk. You can find it slightly cheaper if you shop around, but they are great people & I like to support them.

 

http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduct.php?brand=Pilot&range=Namiki+ink

 

They also offer 2.5ml samples of the ink for £1, so you can 'try before you buy' to make sure it's the one you want :-)

 

http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduct.php?brand=&cat=samples&subr=blue

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I think Flounder may be looking for the bottled ink? I may have misunderstood though.....

Or perhaps I did! :)

 

I don't think you can buy bottled Pilot ink in the shop I linked too - they only sell Pilot Capless fps and there is no link on the website to a bottled ink of the pilot brand.

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Cult Pens also carry Pilot/Namiki Blue in bottles.

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Cult Pens also carry Pilot/Namiki Blue in bottles.

I recall last time I checked (a few months ago) CultPens were quite expensive for Pikot/Namiki ink.

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I really like Pilot's blue ink cartridges, the stuff they put in the IC-50 cartridges. I'm a bit confused about the regional variations of the bottled ink though. Is there a UK source for non - Iroshizuku standard Pilot blue ink?

 

For your consideration...last time I purchased Pilot

1-Blue 70ml and 2-Blue-Black 350ml bottles.....

I moseyed on over to this place in Japan......

 

Redactin' take note I paid in USD

 

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/komamono-honpo/item/ink-70/

 

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Thanks for the advice everyone - it is a bottle I'm looking for, I like this ink for its glidiness and feathering resistance, and would like to start using it in my non-cartridge pens (esp. as the bottles look to have a handy filling insert).

 

I wasn't aware of that Rakuten shop, many thanks Freddy! Their shipping estimator seems to be on the blink right now, but I'll keep my eye on it!

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Thanks for the advice everyone - it is a bottle I'm looking for, I like this ink for its glidiness and feathering resistance, and would like to start using it in my non-cartridge pens (esp. as the bottles look to have a handy filling insert).

 

I wasn't aware of that Rakuten shop, many thanks Freddy! Their shipping estimator seems to be on the blink right now, but I'll keep my eye on it!

After lookin' in my file when I purchased....

 

My shipping charge 3900 JPY and at today's exchange rate

in USD = $38.00.

 

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