thank you to everyone who's shared their thoughts on the situation with marine bat & tangerine bat so far -- please do keep commenting and let me know what you think in my last update here.

in response to the feedback so far, i wanted to make a proper poll to gauge the thoughts of everyone who may not want to or being able to comment, so this update is mostly to announce the existence of the poll -- apologies that it ends so soon, but I need to be able to let my manufacturer know the plan ASAP once they're back from the lunar new year break.

please vote in the poll below! there's no right or wrong answer here, so don't feel pressured to vote either way.

EDIT: something I COMPLETELY forgot to even mention in the main update was that the upcoming changes in tariffs have been on my mind, too. not having the marine & tangerine bats would not just save thousands in manufacturing costs, but may also shave off thousands in the eventual tariff bill as well, which has, admittedly, been worrying me a bit 🥲 

(there ARE additional factors that i wish i could share, but unfortunately it's not something I really feel comfortable sharing publicly yet until I know for sure what the path moving forward is. just so you guys know that this decision to consider cutting them wasn't made on a whim & that I've been ruminating on it quite a bit.)