diff --git a/app/Jobs/Product/UpdateOrCreateProduct.php b/app/Jobs/Product/UpdateOrCreateProduct.php
index 8544f8316..eff3edd8f 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Product/UpdateOrCreateProduct.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Product/UpdateOrCreateProduct.php
@@ -83,9 +83,23 @@ class UpdateOrCreateProduct implements ShouldQueue
 
             $product = Product::withTrashed()->firstOrNew(['product_key' => $item->product_key, 'company_id' => $this->invoice->company->id]);
 
+                /* If a user is using placeholders in their descriptions, do not update the products */
+                $string_hit = false;
+
+                foreach ( [':MONTH',':YEAR',':QUARTER',':WEEK'] as $string ) 
+                {
+                
+                    if(stripos($product->notes, $string) !== FALSE) {
+                        $string_hit = true; 
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+
+                if($string_hit)
+                    continue;
+
             $product->product_key = $item->product_key;
             $product->notes = isset($item->notes) ? $item->notes : '';
-            //$product->cost = isset($item->cost) ? $item->cost : 0; //this value shouldn't be updated.
             $product->price = isset($item->cost) ? $item->cost : 0;
 
             if (! $product->id) {
diff --git a/app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php b/app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php
index 4611774fd..87a327350 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use App\Models\Credit;
 use App\Models\Invoice;
 use App\Models\Quote;
 use App\Models\RecurringInvoice;
+use App\Utils\Helpers;
 use App\Utils\Ninja;
 use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
 use App\Utils\Traits\SavesDocuments;
@@ -108,32 +109,6 @@ class BaseRepository
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param $ids
-     * @param $action
-     *
-     * @return int
-     * @deprecated - this doesn't appear to be used anywhere?
-     */
-    // public function bulk($ids, $action)
-    // {
-    //     if (! $ids) {
-    //         return 0;
-    //     }
-
-    //     $ids = $this->transformKeys($ids);
-
-    //     $entities = $this->findByPublicIdsWithTrashed($ids);
-
-    //     foreach ($entities as $entity) {
-    //         if (auth()->user()->can('edit', $entity)) {
-    //             $this->$action($entity);
-    //         }
-    //     }
-
-    //     return count($entities);
-    // }
-
     /* Returns an invoice if defined as a key in the $resource array*/
     public function getInvitation($invitation, $resource)
     {
@@ -171,7 +146,7 @@ class BaseRepository
      * @throws \ReflectionException
      */
     protected function alternativeSave($data, $model)
-    {
+    {   //$start = microtime(true);
         //forces the client_id if it doesn't exist
         if(array_key_exists('client_id', $data)) 
             $model->client_id = $data['client_id'];
@@ -208,9 +183,19 @@ class BaseRepository
         $model->custom_surcharge_tax3 = $client->company->custom_surcharge_taxes3;
         $model->custom_surcharge_tax4 = $client->company->custom_surcharge_taxes4;
 
-        if(!$model->id)
+        if(!$model->id){
             $this->new_model = true;
-        
+                
+            $model->line_items = (collect($model->line_items))->map(function ($item) use($model,$client) {
+
+                $item->notes = Helpers::processReservedKeywords($item->notes, $client);
+
+                return $item;
+
+            });
+
+        }
+
         $model->saveQuietly();
 
         /* Model now persisted, now lets do some child tasks */
@@ -378,6 +363,8 @@ class BaseRepository
 
         $model->save();
 
+//        nlog("save time = ". microtime(true) - $start);
+
         return $model->fresh();
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Utils/Helpers.php b/app/Utils/Helpers.php
index a3ba8bd67..fee637ec8 100644
--- a/app/Utils/Helpers.php
+++ b/app/Utils/Helpers.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Helpers
 
         if(!$string_hit)
             return $value;
-        // 04-10-2022 Return Early if no reserved keywords are present, this is a very expenseive process
+        // 04-10-2022 Return Early if no reserved keywords are present, this is a very expensive process
 
         Carbon::setLocale($entity->locale());
 
@@ -296,8 +296,7 @@ class Helpers
         }
 
         return $value;
-        // $x = str_replace(["\n", "<br>"], ["\r", "<br>"], $value);
-        // return $x;
+        
     }
 
     /**