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Liz
1159
Mar 11, 2016
Hi all,
Unfortunately, there have been some recent developments that will prevent us from offering Pilot's Metropolitan line again in the future. Please note that this may very well be the last time that the Metropolitan fountain pens will be dropped.
Regretfully, this comes directly from Pilot, and from pretty high up on the food chain. We will be able to honor all of the sales in this drop that is live right now, but we will not be offering Metropolitan pens (Retro Pop, Animal, or Classic styles) again in the foreseeable future. (So if you're on the fence about joining this drop, now is the time!)
We're working on keeping a dialog with Pilot open right now, and we'll do everything we can to change the minds of the decision-makers at Pilot. We definitely want to make sure they know how much our community cares about their products, and also how many MD members we've been able to expose to the awesomeness that is fountain pens by starting off with one of these great Metropolitans.
Nicolynne
1
Mar 11, 2016
LizThis is disappointing news, but I guess I need to get in on this one now. These pens are great, and I would not have tried them if not for MD.
dixiehellcat
2
Mar 12, 2016
Lizwell, crap. 0_o Thanks for the info Liz. Guess I'll jump on the ones I want...and then let my friends know. (evil laugh)
Ikari
4
Mar 12, 2016
LizCan you let Pilot know that I'm going to be taking up this offer because where I live, they just offer Medium nibs, here I can grab two Fine nibs and get the converters that aren't included in the local packaging (we get a neat steel box), plus this costs quite a bit less than two pens here.
Nightharper
41
Mar 12, 2016
LizOh crap.... Guess I'll just jump on it while I can even if I already have way too much writing instruments... Damn, I never thought I'd have such a pen addiction. Anyway thanks for the update and I sincerely hope you'll find a common ground and continue to carry these fantastic pens !
NightharperCount yourself lucky if its just pens. With me its pens, notebooks, folios, journals, brushes, highlighters, inks, markers... I'd love to blame Massdrop, but my addiction was latent for years. Massdrop only triggered it.
Nightharper
41
Mar 13, 2016
TherocI know that feel... Believe me, I do ! :)
raji
27
Mar 18, 2016
LizWill this affect ALL Pilot branded merchandise, or just the Metropolitan line?
Liz
1159
Mar 20, 2016
raji@raji, as of now, this new policy only affects the Metropolitan line, though we have not been able to bring back any of the higher-end Namiki products due to the same restrictions. We're still able to offer items like the G-Tec-C pens, G2s, and Parallel pens.