Shaffer Skrip Red To Be Discontinued

[DeusImperator]

Just a head's up. Shaffer Skrip Red ink is to be discontinued. A memo was sent to stores in Canada indicating that this ink will no longer be available.

[blopplop]

Hmm... that's a bummer. I like skrip red.

[mehandiratta]

wth... this is bad...

[dms525]

[Chrissy]

That sounds to me like a poor decision.

[inkstainedruth]

Didn't Sheaffer just get bought by Cross? Is Cross going to be pushing their own brand of inks instead? (Do they have a red ink?)

Mind you, I didn't really LIKE Skrip Red.... But I know there were a lot of people on here for whom it was their "go to" red ink.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[pepsiplease69]

I have half a mind to run out and buy 5-10 bottles of the stuff.

 

But I'm a little weary of these announcements. I stocked up on Epinard and Sky High when they were getting discontinued, only to find that their replacements were virtually identical.

 

Do we know where this news came from? Did the announcement say anything about whether something will come as a replacement?

 

There was a lot of heartburn when sheaffer killed their peacock ink, but luckily it was before my time. I am perfectly content with Skrip turquoise. Hopefully that one is not going away.

[Freddy]

Just a head's up. Shaffer Skrip Red ink is to be discontinued. A memo was sent to stores in Canada indicating that this ink will no longer be available.

 

 

A copy of the memo posted here would be good.

 

No more Sheaffer's red..if so..life goes on.

 

Oh..by the way I have a 2 oz. bottle of Sheaffer's Skrip washable #92 and

a couple of 4 oz. permanent #02........................................................................

 

Fred

 

nice shoes

[Manalto]

I just got my first bottle and filled the perfect pen for it. Now this. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

[virgilio]

After ruining Skrip Black and Red, which used to be wet and reliable, but are now dry and scratchy, now THIS. An inglorious end to a great tradition.

 

But maybe the Germans are used to dry ink and the wet Pelikan feeds to go with it. Just a guess.

[alaskazimm]

Very bad news for the fans of Binder Burgundy

[pararis]

This better be true -- it just cost me $100.

 

I went to Vanness to buy a bottle -- and got another $90 worth of other inks.

[Manalto]

I'm not rushing to buy any. What I have will probably last me the rest of my life, and I'm healthy (but not particularly young). It's a good color, but just not that seductive or, shall we say, slippery. (I like flowy inks.) Sayonara, Skrip 'Red'!

[mmg122]

Very bad news for the fans of Binder Burgundy

+1 I was thinking the same thing. As I always have a pen in rotation with Binder Burgundy, I stopped by Andersons and picked up two bottles. Hopefully that will be enough. Didn't want to shut others out. I always get testy when one of the members jumps on and says..."I just bought seven bottles" or "I just bought ten bottles"...you know who you are! I always think "no wonder they're always sold out."

 

Rant over.

[zchen]

Checks ink inventory spreadsheet.......looks like I still have 2.5 bottles.

[visvamitra]

A pity - it's great and reasonably priced red ink.

[Chrissy]

Very bad news for the fans of Binder Burgundy

 

Check out Diamine Syrah instead? Here's why

[tamiya]

Skrip hasn't been sold in anything other than Blue & Black downunder for decades...

[weemike]

Did they give any kind of date for its demise?

 

It looks like it's starting to get a little scarce online in the U.K. It's not my favourite red, but I might just order a bottle or two...

[inkstainedruth]

This better be true -- it just cost me $100.

 

I went to Vanness to buy a bottle -- and got another $90 worth of other inks.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth