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Pilot Iroshizuku Ink At Discount Prices

Started by mmg122 , May 07 2017 06:38

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#1 mmg122

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 06:38

Heads up to fellow FPN members...Pilot Iroshizuku ink in 50ml bottles is selling for $15-18. USD in US Amazon store with free 2 day shipping for Prime Members. Contrast this with the usual circa $28. USD at most other online and brick & mortar stores in US. The ink is being directly shipped from Amazon US warehouses. No word of how long these discounted prices will be in effect.

Mary

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#2 Icywolfe

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 09:25

Which store? Any store on amazon?

Also that is close JP's regular pricing.

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#3 Tootles

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 09:37

Indeed. I get mine from Japan and prices are always between $11 and $14. Of course I have to factor in some shipping fees, but it still comes to considerably less than $28 per bottle.

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#4 Icywolfe

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 09:44

Indeed. I get mine from Japan and prices are always between $11 and $14. Of course I have to factor in some shipping fees, but it still comes to considerably less than $28 per bottle.

Thats why you try to find some shops with free shipping. Often it's like buy 10000JPY of stuff. But a few extra bottles aren't that bad.

#Nope

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#5 mmg122

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 15:14

[quote name="Icywolfe" post="3844924" timestamp="1494149146"]

Which store? Any store on amazon?

Just type Iroshizuku in "search" and the entire series comes up as a Prime item.

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#6 mmg122

Mary Garavaglia

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 15:19

[quote name="Icywolfe" post="3844924" timestamp

Also that is close JP's regular pricing. [/quote]

Jet Pens: $26.
Goulet Pens: $28.
Anderson Pens: $28.
Vanness Pens: $28.

These are today's prices at above stores.

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#7 mmg122

Mary Garavaglia

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 15:24

Indeed. I get mine from Japan and prices are always between $11 and $14. Of course I have to factor in some shipping fees, but it still comes to considerably less than $28 per bottle.

Good for you, EOC!

On the other hand, US members might be interested in Amazon US competitive pricing.

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#8 sketchstack

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 17:04

Indeed. I get mine from Japan and prices are always between $11 and $14. Of course I have to factor in some shipping fees, but it still comes to considerably less than $28 per bottle.

I often see these prices on ebay, but then shipping is ~$10 US which negates savings. Or to make it worthwhile, I'd have to buy lots of ink at once. Finally, I've heard that importing into the US, ink sometimes causes customs delays (though truth be told I've ordered some ink from Japan with no noticeable customs delay).

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#9 Katherines

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 17:09

I was just able to purchase a bottle of Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikibu at Amazon using the Wikibuy add on for $12.99 with free shipping. :yikes:

So space and time are linked together. As we are looking across space, we are looking back in time. The further and further away those stars are the further back in time you are looking. Now you are seeing a star that is say six thousand years ago. Imagine somebody at that star looking at us They would be seeing us as we were six thousand years ago. Which of those two is now? - Alan Parsons Project The Time Machine - Temporalia (Paraphrased)

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#10 mmg122

Mary Garavaglia

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 17:56

I was just able to purchase a bottle of Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikibu at Amazon using the Wikibuy add on for $12.99 with free shipping.

WOW! That is terrific!

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#11 ThrawnsPen

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 17:56

Fantastic! Thanks for the heads up!

"And this is He whom I call the Child of the Good, whom the Good begat in His own likeness, to be in the visible world, in relation to sight and the things of sight, what the Good is in the intellectual world in relation to mind and the things of mind."
Plato, The Republic, Book Six

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#12 tabata

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 18:39

Not shipping to Chile or Mexico (only US?). Sad thing...

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#13 Tootles

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 19:26

I often see these prices on ebay, but then shipping is ~$10 US which negates savings. Or to make it worthwhile, I'd have to buy lots of ink at once. Finally, I've heard that importing into the US, ink sometimes causes customs delays (though truth be told I've ordered some ink from Japan with no noticeable customs delay).

Absolutely! If (when) I buy such inks I would go for 3 or 4 bottles at a time. The shipping goes up a bit but defrayed against the number of bottles it generally means I get each bottle for around $15 inclusive. Then again I'm not in the US so I cannot take advantage of the free Amazon shipping. On the other hand I've also had no delays or problems with customs on ink coming from Japan.

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#14 FrozenPen

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 19:36

Heads up to fellow FPN members...Pilot Iroshizuku ink in 50ml bottles is selling for $15-18. USD in US Amazon store with free 2 day shipping for Prime Members. Contrast this with the usual circa $28. USD at most other online and brick & mortar stores in US. The ink is being directly shipped from Amazon US warehouses. No word of how long these discounted prices will be in effect.

Mary

And I've recently discovered the smile.amazon.com option whereby Amazon donates a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charity. Prices are the same as amazon.com so if you're shopping there anyway you might as well benefit your favorite charity.

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#15 TSherbs

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 19:46

Nice prices

But their colors don't grab me, except for yamabudo,which I already own.

Edited by TSherbs, 07 May 2017 - 19:47.

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#16 Icywolfe

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Posted 07 May 2017 - 22:39

Jet Pens: $26.
Goulet Pens: $28.
Anderson Pens: $28.
Vanness Pens: $28.

These are today's prices at above stores.

I meant JP as in Japan.

Also I always shop in Rakuten. Which is about 9 to 15 USD a bottle. And finding the sellers who has free shipping.

Also watch out if ordering from Amazon. They do not know how to package ink bottles. I remembered my last 3 bottles of Konpeki (sorry I have an addiction) all leaked one even shattered.

Edited by Icywolfe, 07 May 2017 - 22:43.

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#17 mmg122

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Posted 08 May 2017 - 06:08

I meant JP as in Japan.

Also I always shop in Rakuten. Which is about 9 to 15 USD a bottle. And finding the sellers who has free shipping.

Also watch out if ordering from Amazon. They do not know how to package ink bottles. I remembered my last 3 bottles of Konpeki (sorry I have an addiction) all leaked one even shattered.

I agree that Amazon shipping, on occasion, leaves a lot to be desired. I've not had any problems but I just may be lucky. If any problems do occur, Amazon is very good about replacing or refunding.

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#18 mmg122

Mary Garavaglia

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Posted 08 May 2017 - 06:09

And I've recently discovered the smile.amazon.com option whereby Amazon donates a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charity. Prices are the same as amazon.com so if you're shopping there anyway you might as well benefit your favorite charity.

Thanks, FrozenPen. Nice option.

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#19 mmg122

Mary Garavaglia

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Posted 08 May 2017 - 06:10

Fantastic! Thanks for the heads up!

You're welcome!

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