One of the downsides of having had a house fire is that all my printed samples and paper sample swatch books are gone. This is a problem for a print broker.
I've been brokering a functional printing job for one of my clients. It's a color swatch book, much like a PMS swatch book but for the arena of fashion design rather than graphic design.
It is very easy to wait until the last minute to collect delivery information for a custom printing job. You're focusing on getting the art files to the printer, looking at proofs, and a myriad of other tasks. The last thing you're thinking about is the actual completion of the job.
In the late 1970s I found a book by cartoonist B. Kliban entitled Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head. The title stuck with me, as did the image of a getting more than you can handle.
I used to make fun of silicone wrist bands. I don't know why. Maybe I thought they were a fad. But when I was given one recently I became a convert.
These little promotional pieces are an excellent value, cheap to produce, and sought after with almost religious fervor.