Tim Walz was seen sporting two friendship bracelets while participating in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday, Oct. 1. PEOPLE got more context about where they came from, and what they said

If you happened to be watching the vice presidential debate on October 1, you might have noticed Tim Walz was wearing an interesting accessory on his wrist. No, I’m not talking about the watch. I’m talking about the colorful beaded bracelets on his other wrist—which we can now confirm were,

When the bracelets were first released, they sold out in 12 hours, according to the Athens Banner-Herald, a part of the USA TODAY Network. They are now available for pre-order on the campaign's website and are set to be released later this month on Oct. 15.