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	'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I was super stressed before these went on sale. Like, super stressed. The most stressed I've been about it since we first introduced it. Right. Now it's kind of just like, no one's giving me any trouble. Like, people were just, like, asking me, like, hey, when's it going to be? And it's like, okay, like, maybe, like, March time. And they're like, yeah, okay, cool. And then they just put their name on the mailing list. And if they still want it by then, they'll get it. If they don't, they won't. But my hope is that there'll be people that will still be using it. And they'll go for it. So, wild. Freaking wild. All right. Let's take our first break and thank our friends over at Pen Chalet for their support of this show. They sell the best products that you're looking for from your favorite brands. So, if you want rollerballs, fountain pens, mechanical pencils, ballpoints, inks, carrying cases, pen holders, refills. No matter what you're looking for, Pen Chalet have got it. And they sell products from your favorite brands, too. Pelican, Namiki, Sailor, Kaweco, Pilot, Lamy, Monteverde, so many more. They're always doing great discounts. They're doing specials all the time. Every couple of weeks, you can find more fantastic discounts over at Pen Chalet. As well as new styles of pens, new products. Every month, they're adding new stuff in there. They have fast and reliable customer service. And they do free shipping on orders of over $50 in the U.S. They also sell internationally with really great shipping rates and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. So, go to ~~PennChalet~~.com. That's P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com. And click the podcast link at the top of the website. And use the password ~~PennAddict~~ for this week's special offer. And to get you the code that you need to save 10% on anything at Pen Chalet. What's piquing your interest?		'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I was super stressed before these went on sale. Like, super stressed. The most stressed I've been about it since we first introduced it. Right. Now it's kind of just like, no one's giving me any trouble. Like, people were just, like, asking me, like, hey, when's it going to be? And it's like, okay, like, maybe, like, March time. And they're like, yeah, okay, cool. And then they just put their name on the mailing list. And if they still want it by then, they'll get it. If they don't, they won't. But my hope is that there'll be people that will still be using it. And they'll go for it. So, wild. Freaking wild. All right. Let's take our first break and thank our friends over at Pen Chalet for their support of this show. They sell the best products that you're looking for from your favorite brands. So, if you want rollerballs, fountain pens, mechanical pencils, ballpoints, inks, carrying cases, pen holders, refills. No matter what you're looking for, Pen Chalet have got it. And they sell products from your favorite brands, too. Pelican, Namiki, Sailor, Kaweco, Pilot, Lamy, Monteverde, so many more. They're always doing great discounts. They're doing specials all the time. Every couple of weeks, you can find more fantastic discounts over at Pen Chalet. As well as new styles of pens, new products. Every month, they're adding new stuff in there. They have fast and reliable customer service. And they do free shipping on orders of over $50 in the U.S. They also sell internationally with really great shipping rates and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. So, go to PenChalet.com. That's P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com. And click the podcast link at the top of the website. And use the password PenAddict for this week's special offer. And to get you the code that you need to save 10% on anything at Pen Chalet. What's piquing your interest?

	'''Brad Dowdy:''' I have a little business-y anecdote first before I get into this page. So, every month, Pen Chalet is one of my blog sponsors as well. So, every month, I write a thank you post or, you know, just like a little, you know, quick hit advertising post for the sponsors. And I was doing, writing up the Pen Chalet and they're in the midst of their year-end sale.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' I have a little business-y anecdote first before I get into this page. So, every month, Pen Chalet is one of my blog sponsors as well. So, every month, I write a thank you post or, you know, just like a little, you know, quick hit advertising post for the sponsors. And I was doing, writing up the Pen Chalet and they're in the midst of their year-end sale.
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	'''Myke Hurley:''' They weren't anywhere on the site at the moment. They have their inventory reduction sale for the end of the year. Ron did want me to mention that, actually. So, thank you for doing it.		'''Myke Hurley:''' They weren't anywhere on the site at the moment. They have their inventory reduction sale for the end of the year. Ron did want me to mention that, actually. So, thank you for doing it.

	'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So, one of the items that was in both sales. So, we have our special ~~Penn~~ Addict sale page, which gets you an additional percentage off. They have one of my all-time favorite pens. And I've talked about it before because Ron will put it on this page every now and then. And it's not a fountain pen. It's the Pilot Ageless Ballpoint. It is this really unique Pilot barrel that it's like way over half off. And it's just this cool, pocketable ballpoint pen. The way the mechanism works is cool. It's like this little twist-out mechanism that puts out the entire nose cone, not just the tip of the pen. It's a really, really unique and fun pen. It's very inexpensive, you know, related to most pens. You know, it's like essentially about the price of a Retro 51. And then you just scroll. I mean, there's a Momento Zero in here. There's Pinnider Avatars in here. There's Diplomat Arrows in here. Like, oh, there's Platinums. And again, I'm not even getting to the bottom. Ooh, sorry. There's the Caran d'Ache 849 Nespresso, the new one that's purple. It's in here. I haven't bought that one yet because they charge a premium for the Nespresso ones. Do you remember us talking about those, Myke? They're where they recycle the Nespresso coffee, little coffee, you know, pods, you know, the aluminum pods into pen barrels. And this is the purple one. So I could go on and on and you should go on and on and check out everything. Oh, there's the Moonstone. Good grief. Yeah, I'm going to stop now. Good stuff over at Pinchelay.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So, one of the items that was in both sales. So, we have our special Pen Addict sale page, which gets you an additional percentage off. They have one of my all-time favorite pens. And I've talked about it before because Ron will put it on this page every now and then. And it's not a fountain pen. It's the Pilot Ageless Ballpoint. It is this really unique Pilot barrel that it's like way over half off. And it's just this cool, pocketable ballpoint pen. The way the mechanism works is cool. It's like this little twist-out mechanism that puts out the entire nose cone, not just the tip of the pen. It's a really, really unique and fun pen. It's very inexpensive, you know, related to most pens. You know, it's like essentially about the price of a Retro 51. And then you just scroll. I mean, there's a Momento Zero in here. There's Pinnider Avatars in here. There's Diplomat Arrows in here. Like, oh, there's Platinums. And again, I'm not even getting to the bottom. Ooh, sorry. There's the Caran d'Ache 849 Nespresso, the new one that's purple. It's in here. I haven't bought that one yet because they charge a premium for the Nespresso ones. Do you remember us talking about those, Myke? They're where they recycle the Nespresso coffee, little coffee, you know, pods, you know, the aluminum pods into pen barrels. And this is the purple one. So I could go on and on and you should go on and on and check out everything. Oh, there's the Moonstone. Good grief. Yeah, I'm going to stop now. Good stuff over at Pinchelay.

	'''Myke Hurley:''' They actually also wanted us to mention this Retro 51 Tornado that they've got. Oh, nice. Okay. We talk about that in a minute, actually. But Ron didn't want to mention that because they've got that in stock. Yeah, so I put that in the show notes. And I actually think this might be the last popper that is on general sale. We're going to talk about this. All right, cool. So they wanted me to mention that that is available. I'll have that in the notes as well. But you can go to Pinchelay.com, P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com. Click the podcast link at the top of the website to get a code. You need to save 10% on anything at Pinchelay and to get your hands on some special offers. Our thanks to Pinchelay for their support of this show throughout the entire year. We really, really thank them for their support and for supporting RelayFM.		'''Myke Hurley:''' They actually also wanted us to mention this Retro 51 Tornado that they've got. Oh, nice. Okay. We talk about that in a minute, actually. But Ron didn't want to mention that because they've got that in stock. Yeah, so I put that in the show notes. And I actually think this might be the last popper that is on general sale. We're going to talk about this. All right, cool. So they wanted me to mention that that is available. I'll have that in the notes as well. But you can go to Pinchelay.com, P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com. Click the podcast link at the top of the website to get a code. You need to save 10% on anything at Pinchelay and to get your hands on some special offers. Our thanks to Pinchelay for their support of this show throughout the entire year. We really, really thank them for their support and for supporting RelayFM.
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	'''Brad Dowdy:''' No, that's a good color. Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. Good move on that. I mean, you're asking me and all I want to do is pick like hundreds of dollars worth of fountain pens for you.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' No, that's a good color. Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. Good move on that. I mean, you're asking me and all I want to do is pick like hundreds of dollars worth of fountain pens for you.

	'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. But I want to know if there's something you think that I should have considered. Because like I was thinking about this for something we're going to talk about later on in the show. So, I have not really spent much money at all on ~~Penn~~ products this year for a variety of reasons. And so, I'm just thinking like, is there something that I should not miss out on maybe?		'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. But I want to know if there's something you think that I should have considered. Because like I was thinking about this for something we're going to talk about later on in the show. So, I have not really spent much money at all on Pen products this year for a variety of reasons. And so, I'm just thinking like, is there something that I should not miss out on maybe?

	'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't know your stance on this model of ~~Penn~~. But I think the Pelican M205 Moonstone is really cool. But that might not be your style of pen. Right?		'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't know your stance on this model of Pen. But I think the Pelican M205 Moonstone is really cool. But that might not be your style of pen. Right?

	'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, it's just a really neat translucent smoky gray sparkles. Limited edition. It's like this year's M205 limited edition release. It's just really cool. That's nice looking. I have not bought it yet. I keep threatening to buy it. I just like I'm... This is a whole other discussion on buying things that we're going to have.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, it's just a really neat translucent smoky gray sparkles. Limited edition. It's like this year's M205 limited edition release. It's just really cool. That's nice looking. I have not bought it yet. I keep threatening to buy it. I just like I'm... This is a whole other discussion on buying things that we're going to have.

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	'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So anyway, it's like, I stopped feeling special about the pens because it was just incessant. It was just like constant. So anyway, I love them. Love them to death. I love this pen. This pen looks great. I'm probably not going to order it. I just don't need it. But I think it's cool. It'll sell out in a minute. And yeah, we'll see if coming around in January, they'll have like an official announcement, right? Like get this pen out into the wild. And now they're free to say, hey, we're going to wrap up a few dealer things. And then whatever is going to, does that mean they're closing forever? Maybe it means they're going to sell it to someone. Like I have no clue whatsoever. We don't know, do we? We don't know. Not even like, I don't even ask. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen. I don't have any inside information. I have no concept of what's coming next. But they've been so quiet. And if they're saying this is the last tornado popper, it sounds to me like they're lining up for to say something hopefully in the early months of 2021.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So anyway, it's like, I stopped feeling special about the pens because it was just incessant. It was just like constant. So anyway, I love them. Love them to death. I love this pen. This pen looks great. I'm probably not going to order it. I just don't need it. But I think it's cool. It'll sell out in a minute. And yeah, we'll see if coming around in January, they'll have like an official announcement, right? Like get this pen out into the wild. And now they're free to say, hey, we're going to wrap up a few dealer things. And then whatever is going to, does that mean they're closing forever? Maybe it means they're going to sell it to someone. Like I have no clue whatsoever. We don't know, do we? We don't know. Not even like, I don't even ask. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen. I don't have any inside information. I have no concept of what's coming next. But they've been so quiet. And if they're saying this is the last tornado popper, it sounds to me like they're lining up for to say something hopefully in the early months of 2021.

	'''Myke Hurley:''' I hope so. I think that might be the case. So, Edge, you can help me here. So, I've added this to my cart. Yeah. And I'm buying it for my friends over at Pen Chalet, of course. And I figure maybe there's other things I could add to the cart, you know, like to balance out the shipping. And is there anything that you can think of offhand that I might want to consider? I've added a pack of ink cartridges for my Pilot M90 because I'm out of those. Unfortunately, I can't find it anywhere. The purple that I've used, I could only ever find those at ~~Penn~~ Shows. So, I'm going to have to go of a different color. Yeah.		'''Myke Hurley:''' I hope so. I think that might be the case. So, Edge, you can help me here. So, I've added this to my cart. Yeah. And I'm buying it for my friends over at Pen Chalet, of course. And I figure maybe there's other things I could add to the cart, you know, like to balance out the shipping. And is there anything that you can think of offhand that I might want to consider? I've added a pack of ink cartridges for my Pilot M90 because I'm out of those. Unfortunately, I can't find it anywhere. The purple that I've used, I could only ever find those at Pen Shows. So, I'm going to have to go of a different color. Yeah.

	'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't know why they're not normally stocked in inventory. And I don't know that hardly any store does that. So, yeah. Yeah.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't know why they're not normally stocked in inventory. And I don't know that hardly any store does that. So, yeah. Yeah.

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	'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I was super stressed before these went on sale. Like, super stressed. The most stressed I've been about it since we first introduced it. Right. Now it's kind of just like, no one's giving me any trouble. Like, people were just, like, asking me, like, hey, when's it going to be? And it's like, okay, like, maybe, like, March time. And they're like, yeah, okay, cool. And then they just put their name on the mailing list. And if they still want it by then, they'll get it. If they don't, they won't. But my hope is that there'll be people that will still be using it. And they'll go for it. So, wild. Freaking wild. All right. Let's take our first break and thank our friends over at ~~Penn~~ Chalet for their support of this show. They sell the best products that you're looking for from your favorite brands. So, if you want rollerballs, fountain pens, mechanical pencils, ballpoints, inks, carrying cases, pen holders, refills. No matter what you're looking for, ~~Penn~~ Chalet have got it. And they sell products from your favorite brands, too. Pelican, Namiki, Sailor, Kaweco, Pilot, Lamy, Monteverde, so many more. They're always doing great discounts. They're doing specials all the time. Every couple of weeks, you can find more fantastic discounts over at ~~Penn~~ Chalet. As well as new styles of pens, new products. Every month, they're adding new stuff in there. They have fast and reliable customer service. And they do free shipping on orders of over $50 in the U.S. They also sell internationally with really great shipping rates and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. So, go to PennChalet.com. That's P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com. And click the podcast link at the top of the website. And use the password PennAddict for this week's special offer. And to get you the code that you need to save 10% on anything at ~~Penn~~ Chalet. What's piquing your interest?		'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I was super stressed before these went on sale. Like, super stressed. The most stressed I've been about it since we first introduced it. Right. Now it's kind of just like, no one's giving me any trouble. Like, people were just, like, asking me, like, hey, when's it going to be? And it's like, okay, like, maybe, like, March time. And they're like, yeah, okay, cool. And then they just put their name on the mailing list. And if they still want it by then, they'll get it. If they don't, they won't. But my hope is that there'll be people that will still be using it. And they'll go for it. So, wild. Freaking wild. All right. Let's take our first break and thank our friends over at Pen Chalet for their support of this show. They sell the best products that you're looking for from your favorite brands. So, if you want rollerballs, fountain pens, mechanical pencils, ballpoints, inks, carrying cases, pen holders, refills. No matter what you're looking for, Pen Chalet have got it. And they sell products from your favorite brands, too. Pelican, Namiki, Sailor, Kaweco, Pilot, Lamy, Monteverde, so many more. They're always doing great discounts. They're doing specials all the time. Every couple of weeks, you can find more fantastic discounts over at Pen Chalet. As well as new styles of pens, new products. Every month, they're adding new stuff in there. They have fast and reliable customer service. And they do free shipping on orders of over $50 in the U.S. They also sell internationally with really great shipping rates and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. So, go to PennChalet.com. That's P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com. And click the podcast link at the top of the website. And use the password PennAddict for this week's special offer. And to get you the code that you need to save 10% on anything at Pen Chalet. What's piquing your interest?

	'''Brad Dowdy:''' I have a little business-y anecdote first before I get into this page. So, every month, ~~Penn~~ Chalet is one of my blog sponsors as well. So, every month, I write a thank you post or, you know, just like a little, you know, quick hit advertising post for the sponsors. And I was doing, writing up the ~~Penn~~ Chalet and they're in the midst of their year-end sale.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' I have a little business-y anecdote first before I get into this page. So, every month, Pen Chalet is one of my blog sponsors as well. So, every month, I write a thank you post or, you know, just like a little, you know, quick hit advertising post for the sponsors. And I was doing, writing up the Pen Chalet and they're in the midst of their year-end sale.

	'''Myke Hurley:''' Mm-hmm.		'''Myke Hurley:''' Mm-hmm.
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	'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So anyway, it's like, I stopped feeling special about the pens because it was just incessant. It was just like constant. So anyway, I love them. Love them to death. I love this pen. This pen looks great. I'm probably not going to order it. I just don't need it. But I think it's cool. It'll sell out in a minute. And yeah, we'll see if coming around in January, they'll have like an official announcement, right? Like get this pen out into the wild. And now they're free to say, hey, we're going to wrap up a few dealer things. And then whatever is going to, does that mean they're closing forever? Maybe it means they're going to sell it to someone. Like I have no clue whatsoever. We don't know, do we? We don't know. Not even like, I don't even ask. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen. I don't have any inside information. I have no concept of what's coming next. But they've been so quiet. And if they're saying this is the last tornado popper, it sounds to me like they're lining up for to say something hopefully in the early months of 2021.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So anyway, it's like, I stopped feeling special about the pens because it was just incessant. It was just like constant. So anyway, I love them. Love them to death. I love this pen. This pen looks great. I'm probably not going to order it. I just don't need it. But I think it's cool. It'll sell out in a minute. And yeah, we'll see if coming around in January, they'll have like an official announcement, right? Like get this pen out into the wild. And now they're free to say, hey, we're going to wrap up a few dealer things. And then whatever is going to, does that mean they're closing forever? Maybe it means they're going to sell it to someone. Like I have no clue whatsoever. We don't know, do we? We don't know. Not even like, I don't even ask. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen. I don't have any inside information. I have no concept of what's coming next. But they've been so quiet. And if they're saying this is the last tornado popper, it sounds to me like they're lining up for to say something hopefully in the early months of 2021.

	'''Myke Hurley:''' I hope so. I think that might be the case. So, Edge, you can help me here. So, I've added this to my cart. Yeah. And I'm buying it for my friends over at ~~Penn~~ Chalet, of course. And I figure maybe there's other things I could add to the cart, you know, like to balance out the shipping. And is there anything that you can think of offhand that I might want to consider? I've added a pack of ink cartridges for my Pilot M90 because I'm out of those. Unfortunately, I can't find it anywhere. The purple that I've used, I could only ever find those at Penn Shows. So, I'm going to have to go of a different color. Yeah.		'''Myke Hurley:''' I hope so. I think that might be the case. So, Edge, you can help me here. So, I've added this to my cart. Yeah. And I'm buying it for my friends over at Pen Chalet, of course. And I figure maybe there's other things I could add to the cart, you know, like to balance out the shipping. And is there anything that you can think of offhand that I might want to consider? I've added a pack of ink cartridges for my Pilot M90 because I'm out of those. Unfortunately, I can't find it anywhere. The purple that I've used, I could only ever find those at Penn Shows. So, I'm going to have to go of a different color. Yeah.

	'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't know why they're not normally stocked in inventory. And I don't know that hardly any store does that. So, yeah. Yeah.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't know why they're not normally stocked in inventory. And I don't know that hardly any store does that. So, yeah. Yeah.
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	'''Myke Hurley:''' No. Wow. Which has been a break of a five-year tradition, six-year tradition at this point. But I am confident in 2021. I am confident in it. So I look forward to a better year. I want to thank everybody for tuning in and supporting the show this year by listening to us and buying our products. Some of that kind of stuff. We really appreciate you. And again, I want to thank ~~Penn~~ Chalet, Squarespace, and ExpressVPN for supporting this episode. And these sponsors have supported the show all year and are continuing to into 2021, which we also really appreciate. If you would like to find Brad online, you go to penaddict.com, knock.co, spokedesign.com. These are all places where you can find Brad's work and products. And at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at twitch.tv slash penaddict. Brad is at dowdyism on Twitter, penaddict on Instagram, and I am I-Myke. I-M-Y-K-E. And we'll be back next week with the first episode of 2021. Happy New Year to you all. And we'll be back next time. Until then, say goodbye, Brad.		'''Myke Hurley:''' No. Wow. Which has been a break of a five-year tradition, six-year tradition at this point. But I am confident in 2021. I am confident in it. So I look forward to a better year. I want to thank everybody for tuning in and supporting the show this year by listening to us and buying our products. Some of that kind of stuff. We really appreciate you. And again, I want to thank Pen Chalet, Squarespace, and ExpressVPN for supporting this episode. And these sponsors have supported the show all year and are continuing to into 2021, which we also really appreciate. If you would like to find Brad online, you go to penaddict.com, knock.co, spokedesign.com. These are all places where you can find Brad's work and products. And at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at twitch.tv slash penaddict. Brad is at dowdyism on Twitter, penaddict on Instagram, and I am I-Myke. I-M-Y-K-E. And we'll be back next week with the first episode of 2021. Happy New Year to you all. And we'll be back next time. Until then, say goodbye, Brad.

	'''Brad Dowdy:''' Goodbye, Brad. Bye.		'''Brad Dowdy:''' Goodbye, Brad. Bye.

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