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== Tombin Bag ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right. Or you pivot over to a padded messenger bag strap, which is way overkill for what this bag is. And even the size of it, even if you did have a strap, the size of it's going to fit awkward on your side or on your back.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So that's another issue I have with the Tombin. I feel weird wearing it because it's like this small bag. I mean, not casting aspersions or whatever, but I feel like I'm wearing a purse because I'm like one shoulder and it's like this little thing on the side. And it's just not comfortable for me because I've always carried backpacks. And it just feels too small in a way that I don't like. So this is – a briefcase just makes more sense in my brain than something like that.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So it would feel – if we added a strap, it would feel like if you took out your laptop and attached straps to the side of your laptop and then threw it around your back. And no one wants that. That's not comfortable. No.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I bet there's a Kickstarter for that. I should say, the Tombin, I just want to say real quick because I've been ragging on it a little bit. It's a great bag and I really, really do like it. But as much as I like some things about it, there are some things about the form factor, whilst it's very convenient, that I don't like. And it's kind of related to wearing it on my body.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, sure. The Tombin makes the amazing, amazing stuff. Like I aspire to be Tombin one day. You know, it'd be pretty awesome. Yeah. That's the dream. Their stuff is amazing. But, yeah. So the bag, I've said it already once and I'll say it again. It's not everything for everyone. You know, it's not going to fit everyone's style of carry. And we hear that constantly. It's like, well, if it had a strap, I'd back it. Well, I mean, I understand that. You know, it's not going to have a strap. It's not designed for that. It's on purpose, you know.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I think that you would be biting off a little bit more than you could chew if you went straight to Messenger Bag.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. Yeah. Yep. So, and that's the thing, you know. Hopefully, eventually, we'll do a Messenger Bag or a backpack or something like that. You know, that's in the long-term plans for Jeff and I. That's a goal of ours. But this was an important bag for us because it solves, like, some problems that we have with our carry these days. Backpacks are getting too big for the things we need to carry. And this solves that problem. Can you sling it across your back? No, you can't. It's a briefcase. You know, and if you're looking, if you need more space, if you need a strap, you know, you should look at a Messenger Bag or a backpack, which I use frequently. I use this more for what I need. And that's the way digital products are going. And for all the people that are our customers, they have analog tools, too. They want to carry their pads and their pens and different things with it. So this meets both of those needs in a very simple way, a very clean way, very durable way. And we're really proud with how the design came out and the quality and feel of the bag.