the attic archives | ep. 38 ✸ slipped and got into cassette tapes

[@Madsfano]

Your hyperfocus during high peaks of stress really resonated with me. I was diagnosed as an adult and never understood why I would do it or would just label it as procastination. I'm currently in grad school and during my most recent midterm week I had a "moment" of hyperfocusing on wanting to know EVERYTHING about Maneskin. I spent hours watching interviews, performances, and reading articles rather than studying. It can be crippling at times. The inability to focus on anything else because you just NEED TO KNOW, need to satisfy that curiosity, need to write it down to refer back to... I'm finally out of it, just in time for my finals. Wish me luck!

[@nikkischilder]

Good luck with your finals from a fellow hyper-focuser in grad school! You got this! :)

[@contrapasso]

I totally get this. When I was looking for an apartment and so stressed that I had a severe bipolar episode, I got really into the show Arcane. I wrote fanfic and poetry about it and started working on 4 fan videos (which I’m still plugging away at to finish). I think Arcane saved my life this year. Good luck on your finals!

[@danielleolivia4545]

Good luck ❤

[@meglovesrobots]

I will be glad (as a person in the US) to be able to access your work digitally **and support you without contributing to your stress** and I’d like to humbly request that in addition to the option to print the stickers at home, you do provide straight digital stickers. I’m so sorry for your troubles and I hope that six months from now you’ll find this has all worked out and turns out to be a great change for your business in the end 🙏

[@loganc6818]

No but I've literally been considering cassettes for *months* because of the cost of vinyls, and this convinced me after several months of going back and forth. I refuse to give up on physical media.

[@moonbread2334]

waaait I fell into a fixation on cassette tapes a few weeks ago too 😶‍🌫 my original goal was to stop taking my phone to bed with me so I wanted an alternative way to listen to audiobooks as I fell asleep. so I bought a tiny player and some audiobook tapes on ebay and it's been working great, but then ofc I went further down the rabbit hole and got super into tape repair methods (at first out of necessity), then bought a set of blank cassettes so I can start doing science experiments with my own recordings (and I don't even make music lol) etc, idk it's just gone off the rails. I just love being able to **see** and physically interact with the mechanism that is making the sounds that I'm listening too (and dislike how digital shrouds that process) anyway lol. I'm really curious to see where your tape journey takes you and what you find / what aspects grab you!

[@Tickles_The_Oaf]

Ahhh haha, I grew up with cassette tapes and I can’t tell you how thrilled I was when CDs replaced them! It’s quite entertaining to see the young’uns actually wanting them!

[@Amica82]

Ha! Same. Then when mp3s came along I was so happy. I still remember trying to run with a discman while trying not to make the CD skip.

[@magpie_mel]

Right?!? Between the cassette tapes, the Bauhaus vinyl and (what looks like) Max Headroom in the commonplace book, I slipped into an 80s timewarp to my teenage years :D. I was SO glad to see the end of cassette tapes...I can't imagine having to go back to them :D

[@Sophie-pi4ov]

Love that you bought tapes which were a big thing in my childhood 😄 it gives me so nostalgic vibes

[@TinaThevarge]

Omg, time warp watching you open that walkman and cassette tape order. I bought 3 of those cassette’s when they were new releases 📼📹🎞📻

[@GhostsOfThings]

I LOVE seeing cassettes pop up here. I've always had a thing for them that I can't really justify and none of my friends really get it haha. But it's always been fun for me to go to thrift shops and just pick up tapes that just look cool, buy them for like 50 cents each, and just try them out. I found some really good new-to-me albums that way and the ones I didn't like I would just give back to the shop. I also have ones from my childhood that are super nostalgic ... I grew up spending a lot of time on an old sailboat where the only source of music was a self-made cassette-player-stereo that was originally in a car. Your new player with the bluetooth is really neat though it's cool to see the new stuff they've started making for them! Also - please don't feel bad about the international shipping. Everything has been getting so expensive and messy. I live in Canada and I've had to back out of purchasing so many things over the recent past because shipping has cost more than the actual item, and a good chunk of the time it gets lost anyway. It's frustrating because living in a smaller country (population wise) means that a lot of things come internationally and we don't really have cool local stores like the US and UK do. Love capitalism.

[@teal_calm]

international shipping is such a nightmare, we sent my friend's kid a birthday present from the uk to canada and it took FOREVER to get to them i can't imagine how stressful it is while running a store. I hope you take as long as you need to get stuff sorted so you can stay healthy!

[@CrimsonKas]

That’s terrible that people were calling you names at the post office. That is so much stress! Just having to stand for so long waiting to post the packages would be a drain on me. I look forward to purchasing digital files of the ghosts. Take care!

[@Freckles439]

Thanks for mentioning how the tactile of cassettes is so good. Now I know why I miss that era of music so much (and why I should just play records and cassettes rather than go with digital)

[@FrohmanOscar28]

cassettes are really amazing. I super super recommend going to thrift stores in your area and picking out some crazy unknown stuff you have never seen before. there is a lot of really cool stuff that only ever came out on tape that will never be seen anywhere else! you can also find a bunch of old tape machines (tapedecks, walkmans, rewinders, etc) at thrift stores as well for really cheap. most of them still work, just take a tape and some batteries when you check to make sure they work

[@MirandaPurpleClouds]

Of course, dont risk your health❤️ I would love your planner stickers as a digital product.

[@jeepersreapers]

from the bottom of my heart thank you so much, i found my dad’s sony walkman and now it’s 1am and im listening to the radio on it (couldn’t find the cassette tapes, gonna try again tomorrow). and i haven’t been this happy and giddy and excited for months i think. it’s so stimmy and tangible it might’ve just cured my anxiety forever

[@san-mononokehime]

hello from Canada! sorry to hear about all the difficulties with international shipping, you've been working so hard with the circumstances. looking forward to digital products from you, and hoping to be able to purchase something when your shop opens up! the hyperfocus with a new interest is so real, this is so fun to vicariously experience dipping toes into a new hobby through your videos! honestly the tactility of physical media really cannot be beat

[@natasharedmane]

I almost fell into a cassete hyperfixation because of The Magnus Archives (horror podcast where the protagonist is an archivist reading old statements into an old tape recorder) and I honestly agree 100% with you on how high quality this hyperfixation is ;-;

[@Seolhwaneul]

Oh my God, I was listening to the Magnus Archives during the pandemic and totally forgot that he did read the statements into a tape recorder. My mum was right, old things just keep re-appearing as time goes on 😂 first the vinyl players and LPs and now cassette tapes hehe

[@natasharedmane]

@@Seolhwaneul hell yes!!! I am definitely not a traditionalist but old things have so much appeal to them ;-; digital is great in so many ways but I find myself missing more and more the "tangibility" of certain concepts! I love how convenient it is to just open spotify and there I have literally almost every song to listen to, but I also love that my brain would associate my favorite albums to the rituals and sensorial/emotional feelings that come out of picking a tape/record/cd on the shelf and playing it on a (semi-)analog machine. It just hits different :'>>> (also heyyyyy fellow TMA listener :>)

[@MirandaPurpleClouds]

Im feeling so burnt out and stressed, and im glad youve found something that helps you. Right now im a bit lost. I want to do something, make something but i dont have the energy and focus and i would love to have something nice to hyperfocus on

[@MissNagNag]

A digital option for your gost cards - hell yes! ❤

[@meglovesrobots]

I started scrolling through comments while watching the beginning of the video so I haven’t heard anything you’re going to say yet but if you say you’ll be offering your work digitally I will be BEYOND excited! I began digital journaling this year and I will be so very excited to be able to add your stickers to my planner/journal!!!!!! 🙌🙌🖤👻🖤🙌🙌

[@catinwhitetie]

I am from Russia and our national post service is a nightmare - I have to wait in the queue for several hours, standing in a small old room with dozen(s) of extremely angry people. Every mild inconvenience or misunderstanding leads to being called b#tch and racial slur. I am not autistic but I understand the struggle - you are so strong, keep going, be proud!

[@SabInRealLife]

I just came from one of your other videos where you show your iPod to find that you also collect cassettes?! omg I love thaaat, I haven't met anyone irl who still cares about both of these mediums and I'm so happy that you still do too. I wish we lived in the same continent hahah

[@andrewtuck77]

I'm pretty sure I still have an aiwa personal cassette player. This Resurgence of the classic form might be worth a pondering. You've aroused my interest in an almost forgotten lyrical media. And your music tastes are nothing to be ashamed of.

[@kat_the_mouse]

that Oasis tape was a HUGE part of my childhood, and seeing it made so happy. :,) Morning Glory and New Miserable Experience (Gin Blossoms) were the tapes that pretty much defined a lot of my childhood/teen years.

[@0javi0]

Omg, seeing you and other people using cassettes it gives me a huge nostalgia for my childhood; now I wish I could have kept my walkman and my cassettes, I had so many mixed tapes back then! 😂

[@xiola]

So nostalgic, I'm 42 so I used to buy cheap used cassettes in the 90's when i was in highschool, and I'd also buy blank cassettes and record mix tapes off the radio lol ❤️ The post office sounds terrible :( I do some card trading (which is just letter mail) and I haven't had any trouble with the UK recently even though I've had trouble with Europe and Australia and Indonesia (i once had mail arrive 12 months later! 💀) so I understand limiting it; I pretty much only trade/buy with Canada/US/UK now. I know some of the people I buy from in the UK definitely use the print at home label. If you don't figure it out, no worries; if the post office fixes things then you can try again and if not then you don't have to. I think digital is a good option ❤️💕

[@victoriahinton9869]

That sounds like such a nightmare! I will say, as an international customer and fan, I absolutely love your creations and truly don’t care what format they come in, so thanks for adding digital options for those of us not in the UK!!!!

[@amywoolsey6591]

Ehhh! Your tape player reminds me of one I had in the 80's (a bit fancier but the aesthetic is the same). So cool that it has bluetooth. Can't wait to see what your walkman ends up looking like, 'cause I had one of those too. I miss having a record player. I used to buy vinyl for $5-8 (ah the good old days).

[@autisticbucky]

starting a cassette tape collection sounds so cool! i got into tapes bc of the podcast the magnus archives lol. i’m so sorry you’ve been having so much trouble with the post recently and in general. i hope things look up for you soon!! take care and i hope you have a good weekend! ✨

[@veronicagonzales1755]

I love your calmness while you explain your frustration. I can hear how hard this is for you and I'm proud that you continue to try. With that said, I think people will support you however they can. Do what you need to continue being happy with your work.

[@aguldbrandt]

I am so sorry to hear about your challenges - But as a international customer I am so so happy to hear you will do more printables🥳❤🥳 i hope it will help on your stress-level🤞🏻

[@danielleolivia4545]

Omg I remember listening to my Walkman on the bus as a kid and getting pissed when other kids would interrupt my favorite part of the song, because you couldn't just rewind to that part 😆

[@abouncyfrog]

Oh man, I can so relate to the cassette tape special interest. I’ve been collecting CDs again as my special interest and it’s so fun to randomly find a pile of old cds at a garage sale or a thrift store and find a gem. Or by just browsing eBay and getting them from sellers there lol. I’ve also been buying and watching horror movies on VHS, recently I watched The Blair Witch Project and it was amazing on a crunchy old vhs, it really felt like I found this tape somewhere and it is ultra cursed.

[@bunnysensory9384]

I too have been feeling autistically stressed and therefore dangerous, but in the direction of soft home furnishings and jellycat

[@brandisplans2528]

Megan, you do not need to apologize to us for the mail service being a mess! Thank you for considering selling your art digitally. Easier and less stress for you and instant gratification for us! I think it’s a win win! I grew up in the cassette tape era and completely understand what you mean about the tactile gratification! Enjoy your new special interest!

[@Shogun-c87]

When you started to open that record packaging and the tear strip ripped I physically winced. I think the bluetooth cassette player is neato. It is an interesting bridge between old and new in a format that still has value. If you like it and enjoy it lean into that. And Queen when you get paid treat yoself! You earned it. I'm also not surprised you found something music related to focus on. I've seen the price tags on some of the vinyl you buy and I'm blown away at how pricey records are in UK. Maybe they're like that here too and I just don't know it. I'm just a Spotify basic bitch lmaoooo. Holy shit the international shipping sounds like a complete nightmare. Bummed I won't be able to make an order but maybe things will change for the better in the future. I'd rather you not ship internationally than have to deal with that hell. I can hear the stress in your voice and I can see it in your hands. I'm sorry Megan for what it's worth. I'm giga-jealous of your A5 techo. I want a bigger book SO BADLY. I've been writing more and more in my A6 every day and lately I fill the page long before bedtime and I have no room for stickers or anything else.

[@kintyy]

just discovered your channel! and i'm in love alreadyy

[@indigog.9991]

We got you!💛🌿 From one neurodivergent creative to another, the warning signs of burnout are real and taking a moment to recover is so important. Sending peace to your spirit and excited to see what comes next!

[@Seeking_Gnosis]

That cassette player is gorgeous. And I'm sooooo jealous of the bauhaus vinyl...😮

[@elisejournal-girl551]

as a person in Norway, I'm beyond excited to be able to get your work digitally and be able to print it myself, I've been needing a reason to buy a new printer and you just gave me that so thank you for making digital products a thing and giving us the option to print it ourself.

[@lenapgl]

joining all the other people in this comment section saying I’m more than happy to be supporting you by buying digital stuff so you don’t have to be stressed ❤ all of the things you’ve described sound awesome, I’d love digital ghosties, they’re so lovely. sending you so much love!

[@ohdannie]

super excited to see your digital stuff! i think it would be neat to have some of the gloomies as phone backgrounds, so we can carry those reminders with us everywhere :) thanks for another great video

[@raerae5341]

Love the digital options , I think that’s a wonderful problem solve for that whole situation. I’m sorry it’s such a mess, post offices really are a wild time.

[@waggermama]

Only on the second viewing did I realise they’d sent a pencil with the tape deck! That’s hilarious 😂 Brings back fond memories of searching for bootleg Prince tapes at various markets back in the day ❤

[@april.1024]

ugh so sorry you had to deal with rude people at the post office, that’s awful. i really admire how self-aware you are about your limits and i hope changing how you do things will make it more sustainable for you ❤❤ also cassettes are a great time! (speaking as an ‘80s/‘90s kid lol) also i just impressed my wife because i could identify the eli spencer print on your desk at a glance 😎😂

[@melissa_dominic]

I got so excited when I saw this was gonna be about cassettes!! I got into buying cassettes last year and it has just been the best thing listening to them and laying on the couch. I hope you enjoy!

[@luslab]

Maybe you can get into making mix tapes. I wonder if you could record from Spotify to a tape to make your own mixtape. I miss the mixtape days. I'm so happy you're getting into cassettes. There is something special about them.

[@Kdmud]

I love that you are pivoting to more digital content! I’ve followed you for over a year now, and the times I was able to get into your shop, everything was already sold out!🤣 So, do whatever you have to do to take care of yourself! Here in the USA, postal things got bad, but now they seem more okay. Love everything you do, so I’ll take it in any form you can put it out!!! Thanks for sharing, you were very clear about the problem, so don’t feel you didn’t get you point across…no one should be cursed at for posting their mail 😮😢 Hang in there!

[@ninawii5318]

For digital options maybe wallpapers or icons would be very cool!

[@Ky-k]

I would not be able to handle people yelling at me or cursing at me at the post office… I had a customer service jobs where older customers would do this to me every day and I had to quit in 2 weeks of working because I was having a breakdown. I’m sorry you had to experience that

[@lizziee]

the ghost postcard but as a wallpaper

[@theodemangos3541]

Thank you so much for these videos, I love to watch them and body double when I'm working on my planner for the week

[@bezozzle]

Hi Megan been following you for a while and been using your double journal method but my weekly is a Moleskine Pocket. Funnily enough I just bought a cassette player last week (I have a small collection of tapes from my old 2004 car that I sold last year) and I’m starting to get into vinyl too. Thank you for sharing your videos they bring a lot of comfort to me 😊

[@addisonroux4417]

Royal Mail have really ruined their services for us. It’s the same here, epic queues, only one or two tills open. We have the self serve machines too, however the people that don’t use them often think that they have to wait by the machine for a member of staff to come and collect the parcel, so the either the only person serving at a till, or one of the only two, has to get up and abandon serving the queue to come and deal with the self service machines. It’s a nightmare. In terms of your shop, I would really like to purchase from you, I’m sure you’ve guessed by now that I’m in the UK, I just wanted to let you know in case you can plan for it in some way and ease the stress. I’ll be a first time buyer :-) The cassette tapes! Wow! That took me back! I was a child in the 90’s and I had £5 pocket money each week, so one week I bought a Walkman from Argos, which was the full £5 and came with headphones, those ones with the thin wire band and the cheap spongy ear bits. Singles were between 99p and probably around £5 for the big special edition singles, and albums were around 9.99 to £15. I used to have so many and now that you’ve mentioned them, I can still hear all the little noises associated with the Walkman, all the different clicks it would do as I would press the buttons or open and close it, and the little whir and then click when it reached the end of one side. I was kinda surprised to see cassettes at that cost, it seems expensive. I’m sure you’ve probably tried, but charity shops can sometimes be pretty good for vinyl and cassette, but as the whole vintage aesthetic has become coveted by many, even charity shops are increasing their prices lately. I spotted a gorgeous The Cramps album in Oxfam for £45!! Wishing you all the best, I love your videos and they make me feel really happy. It’s like my little self care routine each week. Xx

[@BrittanyBWrites]

Sorry to hear about your difficulties with international shipping :( I will be happy to access your work digitally. And I understand about hyperfocousing-all last night all I did was look up random cities for no reason at all. I hope that everything would work out soon and that you have a great week :)

[@carina.valkyria]

Okay so hear me out. I know spring time is coming and the days are getting longer and warmer, but I'm still sort of in a halloween-y horror kind of mood. So maybe some prints/stickers with a 'spring of spook' kinda feeling? Or prints of Interview with the Vampire like you did with Sherlock? So basically anything to fulfill the need for spooky stuff with less pumpkins. If that makes any sense at all 🙈

[@ninarema]

this literally saved my day

[@Rose01bloom]

Completely understand no longer shipping internationally! I'm excited to see the online things :)

[@sa-bri-na]

a couple of years ago i bought phone wallpapers from your shop and i would love to be able to buy some new ones :) ps: i hope you keep sharing music with us

[@drrev40]

Wow you even get a little pencil to manually wind or 'un-spaghetti' your tapes. Cool

[@Amica82]

The shipping sounds so stressful. The digital option for those of us not in the UK sounds like a great idea. I would definitely buy the ghosts to print here. Maybe a ghost wallpaper option would be fun.

[@theminnesotawitch]

Can I suggest you do a video on your music interests? I think it would be a fun to watch and (maybe) an easy video to make!

[@ladyindigo9835]

I am looking forward to the digital fun and wonderful things that you will be creating! It is going to be a new chapter in your amazing creativity! We will have A whole new pastime printing out your beautiful work!! maybe we could have some inserts for our planners as well as stickers! LOve the new music! I have always been a big fan of Radio Head!

[@RobinPalmerTV]

Cassettes get a bad rep but they were/are convenient and don’t/didn’t skip the way CD’s do/did when you’re on the move.

[@waggermama]

And not forgetting they were cheaper too

[@RobinPalmerTV]

@@waggermama yup! i’m an “elderly millennial” aged 41 and fondly remember tapes. thinking a bluetooth player might be quite a nice thing to buy.

[@Amica82]

@@RobinPalmerTV I’m 41 as well and am feeling so nostalgic watching the cassette tape sections!

[@janethecreative4350]

Nice buy on the record. That’s their best song

[@PaperPensandCoffee]

As one Autistic creative to another. I understand the shipping international too well. I ended up just saying I can ship to UK and Canada. Glad you are going to be able to share your artwork with us via digital. I have found selling my items digitally is way less stressful than the actual product. That being said, I am taking a chance well 3 chances this summer to sell my physical products at a local craft fair. . As for the cassettes. Do your thrift or I think UK calls them charity shops. Have you check them out for vinyl and cassettes? that is where I have picks up a few LPs for my growing collection and not having to pay more than $3.00 each. I don't have a cassette player anymore, yet I have seen them in our local thrift shops as well. . Here is to doing what is best for you and not to have Autistic burnout.

[@wednesplan3769]

Omg can’t wait for digital stuff! I’m not from uk but I really want to have some of your sticker sheets 😌✨✨

[@easilydistractedbystickers]

Will definitely get some digital ghost cards! So frustrating about the postal system 😢

[@dee1661]

I’m so so sorry, you deserve to have things work out well. We love you thank you for your creations! Could a platform like printify or red bubble be an option for international orders, use\ing a company that handles the shipping themselves? I really love supporting your business ❤

[@AshleyRebecca]

I’m so sorry it has been so stressful. I would love the option for a digital download. I would love the ghosts so if that’s an option to download I would love it 😊

[@lizzieblades]

I have an album recommendation! Sleater-Kinney “No Cities to Love” (it’s my favorite cassette tape) (they are a punk band) 💙💙 P.s. you and I are on the same wavelength…. This week I got my very first iPod Classic. I hadn’t had one as a kid. I put a charm on its case, as one does 😭😭💙

[@Mafer-Bri]

Sorry for my english, im trying my best 😅. Dear Megan: thank u for this beautiful and calming videos, you are my favorite place on KZbin. Please dont stop of doing this, you are doing it great. Greetings from Mexico. ❤

[@maddiegascarrr]

i’m so sorry this has been so stressful ❤️‍🩹 my autistic heart wants to problem solve all this for you 😔 but no matter what the obstacles are, you seem to be really in tune with your limits and i have so much respect for your ability to see the risks of impending burnout and setting hard boundaries.✨

[@julianas8201]

okay so last summer I got really really into cassettes and I bought a boom box that can plug into my computer and I can just play music on Spotify and make my own mixtapes and it's so fun, I haven't gotten around to collecting any actual albums yet

[@corvidaecafe]

I love your ghosts and I don't mind buying them digital so I can still support you! The post office is scary to me honestly. I would LOVE if you could do ghosts cards for nonverbal communication, digital to keep on my phone and print out to keep in my bags 😍

[@tungstensmum1491]

Add me to the list of international folks who will happily send you money for digital stickers and ghost cards. As someone who is currently dealing with debilitating autistic burnout, anything to help keep you from getting to this point will be worth it.

[@RoseHoneyRitual]

Yes, take care of yourself!

[@ellesbooks]

Random question but does the Pilot Frixion bleed in the Cousin for you? I have a Pilot VBall and it’s the only pen that’s ever bled in it for me 🥲 so thinking of switching!

[@GenWivern2]

Bauhaus, cassettes and Max Headroom ... this is all very Postmodern. 🙂 If you haven't seen it, look up the Pete Murphy advert for Maxell tapes, which is pretty cool going on iconic. What's desperately uncool is the absolute state of the post, and it's downright depressing to hear about your experiences. Go digital for the sake of your wellbeing, but music is best when it's analogue.

[@jemima2905]

I‘m so sorry for you!🥺do you think you could maybe Share some way to Print out the Sticker sheets so That they can be used as actual Stickers? I was so excited for the shop opening but it’s obviously the right decision not to ship internationally and I can totally understand.❤

[@emillies8814]

Hopefully she will do a video on that for those of you who are international x

[@samanthalissette_]

Hi Megan, can you help to share what is the brand of your record player? Love your videos. xx

[@MirandaPurpleClouds]

Im so sorry to hear about all the postage problems. Just ignore my twitter question. I will definitely buy your digital art if that is what works for you right now. I have to find a good printer to print it out but thats on me for having a shitty printer. I hope everything works out for you. I dont understand why everything have to be so complicated and hard for small businesses

[@matilderamos6031]

Hi Megan! I've been following your videos for a while and I look forward to them every week! While I cant afford to purchase anyhting at the moment, I'd like to suggest digital icons (for phone/tablat/pc) as a digital product. Not in any way biased for my current need to reorganize all my apps heheh

[@ParzivalPheonix]

5:31 this is gorgeous, is this bullet journalling?

[@Noodlesoup1819]

International shipping sucks. I will say that as someone in the US it will be nice to be able buy your products digitally. Would you be okay with us printing them out at home? It seems like that's the idea but I always like to have permission from the artist first. Also I have no clue if it's possible, but for things that aren't prints or sticker sheets (Like the Autistic and Tired tote bag) do you think it would be possible to have those designs up to purchase too? I think it would be really cool to see if my local embroidery or printing shop could put it on a tote bag of my own. Don't stress about it if it isn't, though. Hang in there, I know lots of us will still stick around through these rough patches. Take all the time you need to figure things out. 💛

[@nough9993]

i…am now feeling like i need to get into cassette tapes

[@ohitsjustCaroline]

I have a question about how you film your videos : I know you said you use your iPhone, do you film in the standard camera app or do you use a different camera app? Looking forward to the digital products! (:

[@irhonda31]

WOW! Who knew that cassettes would make a resurgence?! So sorry to hear about your PayPal and shipping woes - OMG, anyone would burn out dealing with all that! (Not to diminish your autistic burn out issues.). I would love to buy stickers from you, but sounds like that might not happen (I’m in the US). 😢

[@floukes4198]

I would absolutely love if you offered your work digitally. I love digital options because it allows me to use/print them out on the paper and size that I like. I would love to buy any of your art digitally, literally any of it.

[@Starfiredrag]

My brain hearing about you getting bullied: Please I work in American retail I will protect you. Jokes aside I am sorry you have to go through this :(

[@gigih3450]

Should have kept my record player from the 70’s & my Walkman from the 80’s.

[@ashrambling]

it's astounding to me that someone would have the audacity to yell at someone just... doing their business? like you're clearly doing your business and aren't purposefully holding up the line? either way, I'm glad paypal gave you your money. please take some time for yourself, you've been working hard. have a cuppa, take a walk with wednesday. lots of love from a slowly warming Iowa 🖤

[@WoodlandStrawberry]

I'm interested in buying an LP player, would you recommend yours? If yes, what brand and model do you have? It's really hard for me to find in a sea of products a good option, your input would really help me out. Thank you :)

[@beccagorham10]

Im so sorry about the shipping problems - its just such an unnecessary stress that noone needs, especially small businesses. *Late capitalism hellscape* is the phrase of the week. I'm really happy your shop is opening again though, hopefully it will coincide with a pay day so i can support the channel and your business - its been the place ive been digitally reaching for over recent rough times for me so i really want to give back. Thanks for all your content, it makes me feel so safe and seen - i hope the world of shipping and paypal gets better for you ♡

[@healing344]

Hi Megan. Can you tell me the brand of record player you have? Thanks 😊

[@glendavictoriashirley]

Would you be able to organise stockist in other countries? Then you could send one big parcel and then the stockist in that country can separate them and sell to each customer. Or even maybe get you manufacturer to send straight to stockist?

[@glendavictoriashirley]

Just an idea. As someone from Australia that really wanted to order ghosts when you reopen, I completely understand only doing physical for UK. I would love to look at your digital and find something else that I could grab. 😊 Do what you need to do for you! Loving the videos so much!!!

[@mulberrydrake]

PayPal are the literal worst. When I used to sell stuff on eBay they'd always withhold the payment even though I had sold like hundreds of items on there. Such a shame that they have a monopoly on the online payment platforms...Hope the cassette tapes goes well :D

[@ninacrow3153]

I run on the shop to see if there was an other cassette of The Lost Boys and it cost like a vinyl 😭💔 you ave good taste in music

[@availandco]

I want to set up an ikea pegboard with my favorite artists singles in cassette tape form but reviving the cassette industry in the US seems impossible right now 😭

[@gwenmph]

As someone currently in autistic burnout, please do not put yourself in this again for other people. It’s awful.

[@macollins1234]

What horrible people at the post office! You have a right to be there too. Take care!