Affiliate Disclosure

Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: March 15, 2026

“Transparency, dear reader, is the one virtue this author practises without exception. Everything else is negotiable. This is not.”

The Plain Truth

The Inkwell Dispatch (societydesk.com) participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

In plain English: when you click a product link on this site and make a purchase on Amazon, Lady Inkwell receives a small commission — typically between 3% and 4.5% of the purchase price — at absolutely no additional cost to you. The price you pay is identical whether you click through this site or navigate to Amazon directly.

What This Means for You

These commissions fund the considerable time this author spends researching, testing, and rendering judgement on the products Society is considering purchasing. Without them, The Inkwell Dispatch would not exist — and Society would be left to navigate the treacherous waters of Amazon reviews alone. This author finds that prospect distressing.

What This Does Not Mean

Affiliate commissions do not influence, purchase, or in any manner affect Lady Inkwell’s editorial opinions. Products are recommended because they are genuinely worthy of Society’s attention and funds — not because they offer a superior commission rate. Products are criticised because they deserve it — regardless of whether doing so costs this author a commission.

“Lady Inkwell has never recommended a mediocre chair for financial reasons and does not intend to start. Her spine would not permit it.”

If any post on The Inkwell Dispatch is sponsored or contains a gifted product, it will be clearly labelled as such at the top of the post. Sponsored content does not guarantee a positive review. Lady Inkwell’s opinions remain her own regardless of how a product arrived at her desk.

Questions

If you have questions about this disclosure or this site’s affiliate relationships, you are welcome to use the Contact page. This author reads every message, even if she does not always reply to the ones that are merely complimentary about her writing.

— Lady Inkwell
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