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== Canalea Pen Co. and their banded pen models ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. I mean, I'll say for the pen itself, the Blue Moana, it is a, I would say, a good staple for the lineup, right? Yes. People love blues. This is a perfect blue. Like, this feels like the, doing exactly what they want it to do, it looks like the ocean, right? And having blues of different darkness levels kind of gives that look. And plus, you know, we've spoken about this. Canalea have this incredible acrylic, which shows a depth that I don't understand. Like, the way that they do their shimmers. And so, like, I'm turning this pen now, and it looks like light shining on the water. Like, it really is very, very special the way they're able to do this. And I would say this is, like, a very good, like, staple piece of the collection. Like, how they have the all red one. I think that's the Kona Cherry. We have, like, an all blue now with the Blue Moana. Like, I think this is, like, good to have these. But for me, the star is the band. So, I have two pens of the Mailele band. And, like, for me now, the bands that are on these pens are part of the experience. Like, if I wanted a Canalea pen, I want these bands. They make the pens look special. The caps feel fantastic to hold. Like, I really like it. And this new one, the Mauloa, is beautiful. So, it kind of, you could look at it, and it could either mean to you, I think, waves, or it could also look like the air, right? Like, it could, like, wind. It's got that same kind of, like, flowing design. And I think that it just looks fantastic on this pen and is, like, an excellent pairing, right? For, like, showing waves. So, I love it. I think it looks brilliant. I'm very, very, very pleased with it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, this is the design that's going to make me buy a Canalea pen with a band on it. Oh, there he is. I think it's that good. The Mauloa design, I mean, nothing against the Mailele. It's obviously gorgeous and perfect. But the way this one fits with this pen in style and aesthetic, you said it right, where this is actually, this might be the Canalea experience from a pen perspective and what they're known for because of the way these bands fit with the aesthetic of the brand and the pen and the creation. So, what happened with me when I was opening up the box, I opened it up and pulled the pen out, right? So, you know, I'm taking a look at it and I'm like, wow, this band is amazing. And then it was funny, just yesterday, I was talking about this type of material that I prefer in acrylic type pens where you have partial solid swirls and then partial translucent swirls. And then lo and behold, like this is what I pull out of the box here where you're like, there's areas where you can see straight through the pen, like in the blue. And then there's areas where it's solid and you can't see through and finding all the areas where the blue pops through is just like, that's the coolest thing. You sit there and then twist and turn the pen in your hand. So, I was like, awesome. They, you know, sent me one with the band to check out. And I was like, man, I really, really love this pen. And then I looked at, I was actually going to put it back in the box and I was like, well, there's another, there's another pen in here. I was like, what's the deal here?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I think this is clever from then because obviously you've not been a big band boy like me. So, like, they want you to see it, but they want you to have the best experience with the pen as you would have it, I would expect, right?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So, the problem for me is that they put it, the, the Mau Loa band model in with the model that I always buy, which is the classic flush model. So, now I have like a one-to-one comparison and I'm like, you know what? The one with, I think I like the one with the band more, which I can't believe I, the, I'm saying because it's a total package, right? Like it, the way it works from a design perspective is what gets me. And it's like, I'm looking at the classic flush. I'm like, yeah, this is my favorite. This is my favorite pen. This is, I have three other Canaleas. They're all the same shape, all the same style. And this one doesn't have the Mau Loa band and I'm like, it feels kind of naked looking at it. So, I think back to your point, it's like kind of the, kind of the deal almost now to have these bands on there. So, yeah, I have, I have some thinking to do here, Myke, but I really, really love it. And I don't have to tell anyone about the, the fit and finish of these pens. They're maybe the best on the market, the way these, these pens feel and how the quality level of the finish, you know, when I'm talking about threads and edges and polishing and all of those things. So, yeah, really, really great. Very happy with these. And I might be a big band boy now, Myke.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yep. I actually checked. I have three. I have three with bands. I, to me, it is, I think, essential as part of the pen. Like, I feel, for me, like, you know, people will choose whatever they want, but you should.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, it makes sense when you say it that way now.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. Because they, they look so great. The, it makes that profile look visually more balanced for me. Like, I don't like the, the classic profile, but with the classic, with the band, you don't actually notice that it's a different thickness. I feel like, like, visually, the band kind of breaks it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Since I had both of these here, I was like, oh, is this the same barrel model? And it's not. So, yeah, I actually had that thought.

'''Myke Hurley:''' But also, like, I genuinely have always felt that canalea pans are great keepsakes and great gifts. And adding the jewelry element of the bands kind of pushes it a little bit further in my mind. And I think that this pairing that they've done is really special.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, yeah, like, a lot of people will buy these. We get questions, like, people will buy these for a specific reason, right? Like, oh, I'm celebrating this, or I'm getting married, or I need a gift, or something like that. So, yeah, like, having that band option is, is perfect.

'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. Let's move on. All right. Thank you, Canalea, for sending those to us.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, really, really cool. So, yeah, I got, I got some writing to do.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Maybe, Myke, I will write it in the IA Writer notebook. Yeah. So, we talked about this, we talked about this when it, when they snuck this in. I want to say it was, like, November, December last year. December. When they, yeah, when IA came out. Like, so, just a quick disclaimer. Can you explain better than I what IA does?