As I wait for her reply, I fiddle with my key chain screwdriver. It’s a silicone square that opens to reveal a set of drill bits and an Allen key – a sample item from a new supplier. My wife’s always bringing home misprints and surplus: sweatshirts, bookbags, baseball caps, aprons. Kath says it’s only the women at the office who bother; the male reps think it’s beneath them to pick out the stitching errors.
“Fully printable,” she’d said. “Looks especially sharp with metallic ink. Perfect for contractors, any of the trades.”
“Pretty slick.” I wiggled one of the Phillips bits out and tested the shelving bracket screws.
“This quarter I’m focusing on businesses we don’t usually reach. A lot of small operators think that promo is too expensive. Or not important. You know what would be a grea
