EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve been out of the country for a couple of weeks, but I’m now back. I tried to keep up on responding but fell woefully behind. I’ll do my best to catch-up by the end of the week though.
You won’t find many cliches at MEAB, but some days it can’t be helped despite a herculean effort, and today is one of those days. So, let’s shoot our (second) shot after the Zigening:
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
– Wayne Gretzky, a former stick-puck legend
In manufactured spend, travel hacking, reselling, and churning often the most profitable plays come from trying something unique. That uniqueness often manifests with bewilderment if there’s another party:
Churner: Can you help me reconsider my application for a Business Cash Unlimited card today?
CS Rep, bewildered: I see seven applications today, did you really mean to do that?
Manufactured Spender: I want to buy $40,000.00 in Mastercard gift cards today.
CS Rep, bewildered: Will my register even let me enter that many zeros?
Travel Hacker: I want to add a partner intra-Brazil flight to my transatlantic itinerary and reprice.
CS Rep, bewildered: Uh, wait what?
Reseller: How many pallets of those Mr. Beam lights can you deliver to my house?
CS Rep, bewildered: Do you know how big a pallet is? Did you mean a box?
On the face of it, generally people don’t expect that any of those examples would work in the real world. But, they might, and it might be really profitable too.
Good luck, and happy Monday!
MEAB, but as a stick-puck guy.