Christmas-like experience!
I've treated myself with a Diplomat Aero Oxyd Brass for the Fountain Pen Day, and decided to buy it from Appelboom in Europe as the prices were definitely interesting, and they were also selling Diamine inks (took Salamander). I must say I've had a wonderful experience with them: while the pen was out of stock (no issue, they indicated on the website that I would need to wait for 5 to 9 business days, so I wasn't that surprised), they took care of informing me on the situation, and dispatched the pen as soon as they received it. And when it arrived, it was packed in a nice rigid green cardboard box, which enclosed the Diplomat pen box, wrapped up in beautiful gift paper, the ink bottle, solidly protected, and a few honey biscuits coming from the Netherlands. I'm super happy to use my pen with the Diamine ink I got, yet I must say what won my heart was the quality of the service and packaging by Appelboom, and the care they took to keep me updated. It has made the whole experience very special, I would say Christmas like.