Discounts are the exception at Montblanc, but they have occurred in two forms. In December 2004 a charity sale was held at the leather goods works in Offenbach, at which mainly discontinued lines were sold off at heavy reductions, watches, leather goods, sunglasses and accessories as well as writing instruments. A Solitaire Hematite Steel LeGrand cost 480 euros there instead of 680. It was not a fixture, however; the following December there was no sale.
More regular are the private sales held by individual boutiques, to which registered customers are invited. Around 2006 the discount on writing instruments was about 30 per cent. Anyone hoping to catch one is best advised to get onto the customer list at their nearest boutique.