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<p>fixed spelling</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:08, 22 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l58">Line 58:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 58:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* We shall see. So, yeah. And, like, it's the thing, like, in COVID times, and this isn't really a stationery commentary, but more of a large corporation commentary. When those prices go up, man, they don't come back down. They just make more profit. And that's the stuff that kills, like, us, like, kills the consumer long term. So, you know, where should we, as stationery consumers, focus, you know, focus on, you know, like, small brands, you know, local made if you can, you know, be aware and observant of, you know, some of the challenges, like, the companies you shop for are going through. Understand, like, you know, things are going to be changed. Be patient.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* We shall see. So, yeah. And, like, it's the thing, like, in COVID times, and this isn't really a stationery commentary, but more of a large corporation commentary. When those prices go up, man, they don't come back down. They just make more profit. And that's the stuff that kills, like, us, like, kills the consumer long term. So, you know, where should we, as stationery consumers, focus, you know, focus on, you know, like, small brands, you know, local made if you can, you know, be aware and observant of, you know, some of the challenges, like, the companies you shop for are going through. Understand, like, you know, things are going to be changed. Be patient.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* You know, I'm, I think I'm positive long term because it's so nonsensical, but it doesn't feel good. I tell you, like, none of this feels good.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* You know, I'm, I think I'm positive long term because it's so nonsensical, but it doesn't feel good. I tell you, like, none of this feels good.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* But, like, I'm trying to stay positive. And, you know, just from our industry perspective, like, I really like seeing, you know, things like Little Craft Fest this past weekend in Houston, like, went super well. It seems like, you know, a lot of stationery, a lot of small makers. You know, we have the Chicago <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Penn </del>Show this weekend. I'll be interested to get some feedback from people there, you know, how it's affecting the broader stationery economy. Right now, it still seems okay. But, yeah, like, we just don't know. And that's a bad place to be. The uncertainty is not fun. Not ideal. I say this is one of those things where, not to be smug, but I'm very happy about the decisions past me made about where my products are made.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* But, like, I'm trying to stay positive. And, you know, just from our industry perspective, like, I really like seeing, you know, things like Little Craft Fest this past weekend in Houston, like, went super well. It seems like, you know, a lot of stationery, a lot of small makers. You know, we have the Chicago <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pen </ins>Show this weekend. I'll be interested to get some feedback from people there, you know, how it's affecting the broader stationery economy. Right now, it still seems okay. But, yeah, like, we just don't know. And that's a bad place to be. The uncertainty is not fun. Not ideal. I say this is one of those things where, not to be smug, but I'm very happy about the decisions past me made about where my products are made.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Yeah, for sure. You know, we could have made our stuff much cheaper in China, a Cortex brand, but it's not what I wanted to do. Yeah. But the majority of our stuff is made in the UK, and the UK has the lowest tariff. And we had also been, like you, like, it was obvious that something was going to happen. I didn't know what it was, but it was clear, if you were paying attention, that there would be something going on.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Yeah, for sure. You know, we could have made our stuff much cheaper in China, a Cortex brand, but it's not what I wanted to do. Yeah. But the majority of our stuff is made in the UK, and the UK has the lowest tariff. And we had also been, like you, like, it was obvious that something was going to happen. I didn't know what it was, but it was clear, if you were paying attention, that there would be something going on.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* And so we've kind of just been, like, mentally preparing, really. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And we're getting ready to launch a new product next week, and we got hit by a tariff, which is a bit annoying. But it's just, it basically was, if the shipping would have taken, like, it would have been two days faster. It wouldn't have happened. But such is life. Yeah. It's so stupid right now. Such is life. Yeah. Yeah. And, like, you know, choosing where to make things, like, it's tough. Like, it's a balance of cost and quality, right? That's what, like, small makers like us look for. Like, can I make a really good product, and is the price fair? Right? Yeah. Like, if the price is cheap and the product is crap, like, when you're making bad decisions, or if the, you know, the product is so expensive, like, no one can afford it, even though it's, like, premium. Like, ah, that's tough. So, it's hard to find that balance of where to make things. I mean, like, for me, it was just a case of inexperience, right? Like, because I'm new to this still, I feel, even though we've been doing it for years now, but just, I don't, I feel, I still feel very new to it.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* And so we've kind of just been, like, mentally preparing, really. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And we're getting ready to launch a new product next week, and we got hit by a tariff, which is a bit annoying. But it's just, it basically was, if the shipping would have taken, like, it would have been two days faster. It wouldn't have happened. But such is life. Yeah. It's so stupid right now. Such is life. Yeah. Yeah. And, like, you know, choosing where to make things, like, it's tough. Like, it's a balance of cost and quality, right? That's what, like, small makers like us look for. Like, can I make a really good product, and is the price fair? Right? Yeah. Like, if the price is cheap and the product is crap, like, when you're making bad decisions, or if the, you know, the product is so expensive, like, no one can afford it, even though it's, like, premium. Like, ah, that's tough. So, it's hard to find that balance of where to make things. I mean, like, for me, it was just a case of inexperience, right? Like, because I'm new to this still, I feel, even though we've been doing it for years now, but just, I don't, I feel, I still feel very new to it.</div></td></tr> </table>

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font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">| date = April 30th, 2025</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">| hosts = [[Brad Dowdy]]<br></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Myke Hurley]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; 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font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">| length = 64</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* From Relay, this is The Pen Addict, episode 663. This episode is brought to you by Kenro Industries and the Canalea Pen Co. My name is Myke Hurley. I'm joined by Brad Dowdy. Hi, Brad. Hey, Myke. How's it going? I'm excited for today's episode. That's funny you say that, because I am too. I mean, I'm excited for most episodes. Why are you excited? I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into the tariff discussion later on. Okay. Actually, I said it might not be that big or broad of a discussion, but I think we might actually have a lot to say.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* From Relay, this is The Pen Addict, episode 663. This episode is brought to you by Kenro Industries and the Canalea Pen Co. My name is Myke Hurley. I'm joined by Brad Dowdy. Hi, Brad. Hey, Myke. How's it going? I'm excited for today's episode. That's funny you say that, because I am too. I mean, I'm excited for most episodes. Why are you excited? I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into the tariff discussion later on. Okay. Actually, I said it might not be that big or broad of a discussion, but I think we might actually have a lot to say.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* I don't know that we have a lot of interesting things to say. I think we just have a lot of clarity.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* I don't know that we have a lot of interesting things to say. I think we just have a lot of clarity.</div></td></tr> </table>

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