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Nice pens but they are too small for my hand, however jean pierre lepine pens craftsmanship and care to detail is amazing. Great review, thanks for the share.

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Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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I just fell in love with the little Lepine Indigo Murano in orange today at Origami Ink. What would you say would be a reasonable price to pay for this pen? The price I saw was $85. Does that sound about right?

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I just fell in love with the little Lepine Indigo Murano in orange today at Origami Ink. What would you say would be a reasonable price to pay for this pen? The price I saw was $85. Does that sound about right?

 

Hi! That price is reasonable. If you are comfortable, you might be able to bargain them down a bit, or get a bottle of ink to go with it and see if they can take a little off the total price.

 

(I always politely ask if the quoted price is the best price possible, and have often gotten price reductions as a result. ;)

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I just fell in love with the little Lepine Indigo Murano in orange today at Origami Ink. What would you say would be a reasonable price to pay for this pen? The price I saw was $85. Does that sound about right?

 

That's a reasonable price. Online, that pen goes for $78-90, but most sites don't offer much of a color selection.

 

I adore the Lepine Indigo series; I have about half a dozen. I have small hands, and this pen is one of the few fountain pens that's comfortable for me to use when posted. They're beautiful and easy to carry, and also they write beautifully.

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Laura, thank you for the review of these adorable pens. I love small pens and have been searching the internet attempting to find a distributor since the Lepine site is not of much help in this area. Were did you buy your pens and do you know who sells them now? <img src="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

 

Origami Ink in downtown Asheville, NC seems to always have a big selection. I remember the owner saying that he knew Jean Pierre pretty well and that these pens were one of his favorites. He let me try his personal one. That sold me.

 

On a separate note... Shouldn't we really try to support actual brick and mortar stores instead of discovering it at one and then going to the internet that undercuts all of them since they have no overhead? It's gotta' be a struggle for these few remaining stores in the internet age. How sad for them to take on the expense of carrying the product, dealing with customs to get the product in the states, and pay huge retail overhead costs. They allow us to see and feel these wonderful items in person, and then we thank them by going online to find a 5 dollar savings (that we then loose by paying shipping).

 

Just a thought. I don't mean to be preachy. But really...

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Laura, thank you for the review of these adorable pens. I love small pens and have been searching the internet attempting to find a distributor since the Lepine site is not of much help in this area. Were did you buy your pens and do you know who sells them now? <img src="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

 

Origami Ink in downtown Asheville, NC seems to always have a big selection. I remember the owner saying that he knew Jean Pierre pretty well and that these pens were one of his favorites. He let me try his personal one. That sold me.

 

On a separate note... Shouldn't we really try to support actual brick and mortar stores instead of discovering it at one and then going to the internet that undercuts all of them since they have no overhead? It's gotta' be a struggle for these few remaining stores in the internet age. How sad for them to take on the expense of carrying the product, dealing with customs to get the product in the states, and pay huge retail overhead costs. They allow us to see and feel these wonderful items in person, and then we thank them by going online to find a 5 dollar savings (that we then loose by paying shipping).

 

Just a thought. I don't mean to be preachy. But really...

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Laura, thank you for the review of these adorable pens. I love small pens and have been searching the internet attempting to find a distributor since the Lepine site is not of much help in this area. Were did you buy your pens and do you know who sells them now? <img src="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

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Believe it or not but I just won a brand new (with box and leather case) J. P. Lepine Attila Classic in the light green color on eBay for $76! The seller had an excellent rating. I can hardly wait to receive it!!! Does anyone know what the usual price is for this pen? I'm also (still) waiting for the Lepine shipment to arrive at Origami Ink so that I can purchase two of the Muranos (an orange and a pink). I'll have to skirt the rock slide but I'll most definitely get over there as soon as I hear that the pens are in!

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