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== Store Updates ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, you know, we'll, we don't want to have a bunch of, you know, sold out or out of stock for any extended period of time. Um, so we'll be able to, we'll be able to manufacture enough products for a store easier than we will to manufacture for this Kickstarter. I don't know if I can explain that in, you know, black and white. Um, but yeah, I mean, it, it, it's hard to explain, but it's going to be a totally different kind of workflow for us, if you will, from the store perspective than it is from the Kickstarter perspective. So we, we talk about that a lot and how we're going to, you know, manage the store and the inventory and things like that. And we're both pretty convinced that it's going to be very different and, and should be easier than what we've done so far, as far as getting all the Kickstarter fulfilled. So we don't think, we don't think that's going to be an issue.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And then you have a total land rush again.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I know. Right. I know. So you never know. I mean, people have been, people have been clamoring for us to get that store open. And then, you know, that's just, we're just not going to do that until that would, that would be a bad move to open that up before, um, Kickstarter's fulfilled. I mean, there's really no point in doing that. So we have, uh, goals to meet for all our Kickstarter backers. And then, um, once that's done, we'll go from there.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Do we have any follow-up before we, um, go into the main topics today?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Just one thing on the EDC show last week, which we got a lot of good feedback on that show. Um, everyone seemed to like that show pretty well. And, uh, I appreciate all the feedback we got on that. And one very good point that LA Ward made on Twitter, and I totally whiffed on this, um, during the EDC show, is women and purse carry pins. I mean, that's something I usually, I've actually mentioned several times when I've reviewed pins on my blog that, you know, it's going to be, you know, good for, good for a purse or a pocketbook, something like that. And she just wanted to make the point that, you know, hey, ladies are here too. You know, we need something that's going to fit good in the purse, um, because our pants, our pants pockets are useless. She says, lady pants pockets are useless, which I thought was good.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I'm sure.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, I mean, you know, we, a lot of, but a lot of the same pins still fit the bill. Um, like, a Fisher Space pin is going to be awesome for a purse. You know, just that, or even if you're just carrying your pocketbook, um, and just need something to, to slip in there that's real small and sleek. So, something like the Fisher Space pin, but really a lot of the pins are going to, um, are going to work the same way for, um, women who have to carry it in a purse or something to that effect. But I am sorry I whiffed on that. And as soon as she said it, I was like, oh yeah, I meant to say something about that and I forgot. So, thank you for bringing that back up. But, um, I think that's all the, the episode follow-up I got. Did you have anything?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Uh, my, uh, new ink came in, but I haven't really got much to say just yet. Okay. So, this is the Hiroshizuku Chikurin.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' What color is that? Is that the green? Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Okay, cool. I'm not convinced on it yet, so I need to, I need to keep using it a little bit more, I think, and kind of just get used to it a bit. Um, and then I might have more to say about it afterwards. Awesome.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So, yeah, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll come back maybe in the next couple of weeks, I'll come back with a little bit more on that, I think.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Okay. That'll be good. I'll, I'll be, I'll, uh, have some more inks to talk about by then, too.

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'''Brad Dowdy:''' Do you see what our friend Myke Dudek did? Speaking of the dude making the awesome blocks for us. Do you see what he did like a week or two ago? This is a further Squarespace pimp job.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm not sure. Maybe.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So I put a link in the show notes just now. It reminded me. He did a full iOS post through the Squarespace app. The pictures, the blog posts, the editing, everything through their blog app, which it's really nice. They've finally gotten that solid where it needs to be. Yeah, it's right on the money. So I thought that was cool of him to do. And, you know, that's something I ought to try out because I'm on my phone constantly.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Man, this is good. He took the photos of his iPhone?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. It's 100% iPhone post.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Man, there's some good photos.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' He's a good photographer to begin with. God, why is that guy so talented?

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's kind of not fair on everybody else.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. You know? I know. It's not fair. You got to stop being so good.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. God, dude. He's going to go on the bad list, I think.