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Hey, if they still use the same ink bottles, it will arrive in a cutesy bottle shaped like a boot. I thought of sending the one I have, (blue/black) but USPS doesn't like liquids, so decided not to.

Distilled H20 might be a good move. I vaguely remember rinsing the reservoir with water, but more likely just tap...we have a good well here.

Hey, noticed in one of the writing videos, the nib was rotated in the hand, more of an angle instead of facing the paper straight on...that might work? (edit) like more of the writing weight being place on one nib...not even weight as I was doing.

Wow! Inflation! They only charged me $35 to "inspect", if my memory is right. I can't recall what I paid for that little boot of ink, but I'm sure it wasn't $28. The price of "cool" has really inflated.
Or, as Dolly Parton said: "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap."

Anyway, do keep us posted. Nice to have a fun thread for a change...

(edit) Almost forgot. Joe Bob, are you going to look for a Mont Blanc watch now that you have the pen?