What's going on with the supply of Traveler's Company stuff?
So, I pre-ordered (and paid for)the card-size TN in July from a store not in my hometown and was finally able to pick it up yesterday. The pre-order stock was very limited (I think about 5 of each colour)and also sold out. In my hometown there are actually 2 stores that also carry official TN products and one of those is an official partner store. They are a bit pretentious in what they also sell and ask extortionate prices for mostly Japanese products from Penco etc. They cater to the Monocle lifestyle for people with money to burn. They also partner in the upcoming TC Caravan event.
The other store is a more general stationary/office supplies shop that also sells really nice pens, inks and a large variety of notebooks and accessories, from cheap to very expensive. They are not an official partner for TN.
So tell me how the official partner store has a sign up that continuing supply problems mean they have very limited stock and the none-partner store has dozens of the 20th anniversary card-size on the shelf? (I visited both stores today and saw this myself). Weird.
(Photo of my card-size just for fun.)