i'm jamie lions. thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. i'm a small business owner here. i own a company called ecopliant products. i

i'm jamie lions. thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. i'm a small business owner here. i own a company called ecopliant products. i wanted to have a quick comment with inventory and price. the business i started about a year ago was to solve this exact problem, as someone who cared about the environment and participated in beach cleanups and talking to restaurants. i realized it was hard for them to get aardvark straws, which is really the brand that people know, in terms of quality and durability in paper straws. so we created a company to hold inventory. we bought inventory to prepare for the demand and to be able to provide locally at a cost that's affordable to the restaurants, bars, clubs, hospitals in the area. so we've been operating for about a year. i have inventory. i offer free, next-day delivery to restaurants, bars, clubs, in the area and our price is about 50% cheaper than what it would be if you bought directly from the manufacturer. so i think there will be a lot more of me of and why think that inventory will be prohibitive. i think the market and deman