Editing The Pen Addict 438/transcript (section)

== Level Up Pens ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. All right. Next category is the level upset. This is for all of you, you pen addicts out there. And, you know, you start getting into this stuff and your budgets start to increase. And then the breadth of your collection starts to widen. So I gave us a budget of $200 for this kit. And this is for your stationary lovers. You know, what kind of things would they be interested in that they're really into this? How can they add to their collection? So, Ana, you have the honors.

'''Anna Reinert:''' So knowing right now that most people who might be into this kind of thing are probably working from home right now due to some environmental factors that are causing everyone to have to work from home. I picked some things that might qualify as sort of desk accessories. You know, in previous years, I think we probably would have mentioned like a carrying case or something that you can put in your backpack. Well, nobody's going anywhere right now. So maybe it's something that stays on your desk. So the first thing I put on my list is the high tide 30 minute sand glass. So it's like a little timer that's like the, you know, like the hourglass kind of shape and it has the sand that drops through. And I thought that that, you know, if you're looking for some way to sort of convince yourself to do the sort of pomodory method or I don't even know how to say it. But you know, pomodoro. Pomodoro. Where, you know, you need to just knuckle down for 30 minutes and get some work done and stop cruising YouTube or Amazon or whatever. Sure. This is a great option. And it's very, it's, it looks nice on your desk. It's very cool. So I thought that would be a nice addition to someone's collection and probably not something someone would necessarily go out and buy for themselves right away.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Can I make a confession real quick?

'''Anna Reinert:''' Sure.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So I had this on my personal list, right? Just like this is something that I wanted to buy for myself. And then I saw you put this in the notes. I went over to buy it before. I cheated. I went over to buy it before we announced it in the list.

'''Anna Reinert:''' Before it got cleared out.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's my confession to make that I had been wanting one of these and I figured, well, now's the time.

'''Anna Reinert:''' So then the next thing I put on, and I did not realize who this week's sponsor is. So I guess there should be another bell for this, but the Penwell.

'''Myke Hurley:''' They're just proving that me and Brad are completely, completely absolved in this situation. There was no.

'''Anna Reinert:''' So I put one of the Penwell. I really like the frosted acrylic, but there's also a beautiful stainless steel, like brushed metal look. And I thought for somebody, if you weren't sure specifically, like that they really like a certain shade of wood grain or something like that. And some of the other Penwells are a little more, you know, they have a very specific look. I thought the frosted acrylic or the brushed metal, like would look nice on anyone's desk. It would go with any decor or whatever. But I thought that, again, it's not something that someone would necessarily go out and buy right away. It does seem like a bit of a luxury.