They've evolved so much into so many different uses and so many different. Clients or customers are able to utilize bandanas. We basically have three kinds of categories of customers. First of all, we would go ahead and say that one of the categories is a marketing firm design firm. Event planning companies. They really know what their client needs. They're able to come to us and they're able to, you get us on the phone. You are going to feel so confident. These people, feel so confident in our knowledge and our wherewithal of what, what will work, what won't work. And they depend on us. And then we're able to build a great relationship with those types of companies. There are other types of customers. That is a company that is direct, they're winning something, branded they're winning something kind of outside of the box, in the t-shirt, um, the norm. And they, they come to us as well. And I feel that those are the customers that really, they come to us once a year. They come to us, it's a revolving companionship or partnership the third category would be non-profits, schools. It's been amazing to see this year how many people are trying to move in such a positive way by using these bandanas to use as a fundraising type of scenario. And I think what's really great about a bandana. You know, if you were going to ship a t-shirt or a hoodie or something, there's significant freight in that and a bandana, you can fold it up and you can put it in an envelope. Yeah, let's talk about the explosion of the swag box. I mean, a bandana is a no-brainer, it is a, it's a lightweight item that you can add to your swag box and, and also the fact that you can brand it. So largely, you know, on a t-shirt you're really limited. To the size of your brand. Um, and then people at the end of the day are wearing it, you know, another chest. And so a bandana is really nice cause you have, I mean, we, we print off the edge that you have a 22 by 22-inch area to include your brand and actually tell us the story about who you are. I mean, people used, you know, constantly...I think they are such great storytellers when it comes to the graphics part of things and a brand. And then, and then being able to put it on a 22 by 22-inch square. Really, it's a great item, especially for mailers swags, anything like that. And then, and then also on the fundraising side, You're trying to raise as much funds and the shipping's a big part of that. So you, it's a good inexpensive thing to ship when someone does purchase something for fundraising purposes. Marshall Can you give me an example of maybe something you've, you've worked with a client and they use bandanas and it was just a crazy success? Holly Yes, I sure can. Um, something definitely comes to mind, but I'll say this, that year after year, we have kind of this star order. Either with volume or purpose that we reflect on are like, “Oh, wow. That was just another benchmark to us evolving.” And 2020 was a year that we experienced that in such a way that it has changed a lot of how we think about bandanas. And it's basically the story of, uh, artists band together, uh, specifically Shepard Fairey and Amanda Fairey of Obey and they basically came to us with this idea that they wanted to raise funds for the get out and vote efforts. And they were wanting to raise funds for three different charities and they were going to do it through solely bandanas.
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