Editing The Pen Addict 326/transcript (section)

== Charity Focus Shift ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't need the red one. I'm still on the fence about getting the black one in the rollerball. Like, I still kind of want that. I haven't been able to, like, pull the trigger on the price of that. It'd be, like, three something. You know, maybe I can find one cheaper. But I think the design is exceptional. It's not completely functional like the cap has posting. You know, the cap doesn't post on the back, which it looks like it should. But I bring this up because I found an interesting statement in the description of this product. So it talks about the design by Mark Newsome. And, you know, that the Mont Blanc M Red is, like, the special edition. And, Myke, hold on to your seat. They're going to donate €5 from each pen to the Global Fund to fight AIDS. Oh, my God. €5.

'''Myke Hurley:''' €5. €5. €5.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' For each €430 pen.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Don't tell people how much you're going to give if it's €5. Where did you find that? Because I don't see it on the page. Is it in, like, the video or something? It's at the end. Under the video.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So I don't know. Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' For each purchase, €5 will be donated.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I mean, I'm, you know, I appreciate charity. I'm a big charity giver. I donate a lot to charity. And, like, I'm glad that Mont Blanc is, you know, doing this and donating to charity.

'''Myke Hurley:''' The red line of products doesn't just give money. It also raises awareness, which is awesome. Right. But $5. Don't tell people how much it's going to be if it's such a small amount.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, especially if you're Mont Blanc, right? Yes. Like, you know, if you're Ticonderoga and you're selling a 12-pack of pencils and you're going to, for $12 and $2 is going to go to the global fund, that's awesome. That's amazing.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It needs to be a significant percentage. Right?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. This falls way flat on it. Anyway, I don't want to. I just don't. That was just one of those things that caught me, like, a little off guard because I was like, wait, did they typo something?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Was there a typo? So close, right? Like, so close. So close, Mont Blanc. But yet, so far.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh, well. Not a big deal. But I thought that was interesting, to say the least.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, God. All right.