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Pad & Quill Founder Returns With New Apple Accessory Company Burton Goods

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It's been a few months since Apple accessory maker Pad & Quill announced the closure of its business, ending a 13 year run as a creator of leather accessories for Apple products. This week, former Pad & Quill president Brian Holmes has announced his new venture, Burton Goods, and it has a 20 percent off grand opening discount.

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Holmes detailed everything that happened from the closure of Pad & Quill to the founding of Burton Goods in a blog post. Burton Goods will follow in Pad & Quill's footsteps in many ways, focusing on high-quality leather accessories for iPhone and iPad, leather bags for tech enthusiasts, and more.

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In regards to the grand opening sale, Burton Goods is offering a 20 percent discount sitewide for the entire month of January. This sale will be applied in your cart and does not require a coupon code. It's also specifically a pre-order discount, as Burton Goods' first wave of products doesn't launch until the first week of February.

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Some featured accessories include the Heritage Leather Strap for Apple Watch ($63.96), Luxury Leather Slim Case for MacBook Pro ($119.96), Modern Pocket Book Wallet Case for iPhone 15 Pro ($79.96), and the Magnetic Leather iPad Case ($143.96).

Keep up with all of this week's best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

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This seems.. wrong? As the other poster hypothesized - did they just declare bankruptcy and stiff all their creditors in order to open a new business selling the same goods? If the original business model didn't succeed, what makes them think this go-around will work?
 
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Wow, I'm wondering what has caused such animus about the transition/change over for this brand? I will admit I'm a little perplexed about the change over, and I am wondering if the production of the goods has gone overseas?

Maybe my memory fails me, as originally I thought Pad & Quill products were made in Minneapolis. That probably changed sometime ago, as I think I was getting their products shipped to me from Texas. I might be wrong on the point also.

I do wish the new company the best of luck, and hope people try their goods and give them a fair chance.
 
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Flowstates said:
The stitching on product used in the showcase material is criminal. This is definitely some rebranded chinese template.
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Reminds me of those “leather” cases sold in mall kiosks, alongside the $15 Otterbox and $10 Apple Silicone cases (which are both authentic btw)
 
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This seems.. wrong? As the other poster hypothesized - did they just declare bankruptcy and stiff all their creditors in order to open a new business selling the same goods? If the original business model didn't succeed, what makes them think this go-around will work?
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I think it‘s bigger than just a rebrand. I read somewhere there were some family issues between the P&Q owners. This “may” be the 2019 issue he’s referring to in the blog post linked in the above article. I’d hate to post something that I can’t prove. But I think there was a family issue. This new business is most likely not owned by both people from the original P&Q. Again, I couldn‘t find the post that made me think that, so take my post with a grain of salt.
 
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Flowstates said:
The stitching on product used in the showcase material is criminal. This is definitely some rebranded chinese template.
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Something about the stitching is bothering me as well. Looks cheap.

tgwaste said:
This is BETTER than the ones Apple used to sell

If you want that old school Apple leather case feeling then Bullstrap is definitely the one to buy.
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Wow I’m glad I saw your post, because I just looked at their cases for my new 14” M3 Max MBP and they are so much better looking and for less money!! https://www.andar.com/products/the-helm
 
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This seems.. wrong? As the other poster hypothesized - did they just declare bankruptcy and stiff all their creditors in order to open a new business selling the same goods? If the original business model didn't succeed, what makes them think this go-around will work?
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This is a fundamental principle of capitalism. Companies are not individuals. It’s possible for someone to make a bad business arrangement, fail, liquidate, try again under a new structure and succeed. As long as no agreements were broken it’s not illegal.

Companies failing is as capitalist as companies succeeding, it’s supposed to put fresh demand and opportunity and investment capital back into the market. Supposed to.
 
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