This Friday

Hello,

I don’t usually send emails out on a Monday, but with Black Friday coming up I wanted to give you a bit of a heads up.

This Friday, the PREST shop will be closed for 24 hours.

Most of the things that end up on sale for Black Friday were made far away, as cheaply as possible, then shipped across the world so they can be bought in a rush. Made quickly, sold quickly and forgotten even quicker. I don’t want to add to that.

PREST is a small maker. Everything we produce takes time, hands and genuine care. And when I say “we”, I really mean me. It’s just me behind PREST, making and shipping notebooks one at a time. The fast pace and throwaway culture of Black Friday just doesn’t really work for what I do.

I started PREST to help people make again. To kick-start that project you’ve been putting off. To step away from the noise long enough to put something real on a page. If there’s ever a day when the world could use a moment to switch off, it’s Black Friday.

So while everyone else is refreshing tabs this Friday, I hope you can find a bit of space for yourself. A quiet moment. A blank page.

Cheers
— Callum

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