S5 Ep67: In Love With The Boy with Brian Kelly: Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

Good morning, millennials.

Welcome back to the Morning Toast.

Happy Wednesday.

Hope everyone's having a great day.

I am joined last-minute switch up.

You know, here at the Morning Toast, we respect mothers.

And that means that sometimes a mom can't make it.

And Brian Kelly, aka the points guy, has to sub it.

Brianna Marla.

Brianna Marla is here.

Thank you so much for doing this on such short notice.

The toasters really respect and appreciate you.

What means the world to me to be on your emergency dial list?

It means the world to me to have you here.

That means the world.

You just double mean the world to me.

Yeah, no, I sent it right back to you.

Yeah, I wasn't prepared.

Because

you can't say it thrice.

Then you lose the effect of it.

Ryan's favorite song in the world is You Mean the World to Me by Toni Braxton.

I wouldn't say it's my favorite.

Think twice, Celine Dion.

Think twice, Celine Dionne.

But everyone listening, listen to Toni Braxton, You Mean the World to Me.

It's part of our favorite.

It's a great song.

Trish Yearwood.

She's in Love with the Boy.

That's a great one.

For Memorial Day weekend, we're just starting you off with the bops of bops.

Together again, Janet Jackson.

An always iconic tune.

Always iconic tune.

We'll share her playlist with everyone.

We've got a really good lineup of songs.

It's a perfect mix of like pop and gay anthems.

And Samaron Morris.

I love me, Samarin.

Brian is a Marin Morris girly.

Have you met her?

No, I was at the U.S.

Open.

She was sitting behind me in the Emirates suite that we were at.

Such a nice suite.

And she was sitting next to Lupita, and I felt so bad for her because they were going around the crowd with the celebrity cam.

And it was like, Lupita.

And then Marin was there, and then they just moved on to someone else the disrespect the nerve it's the bones oh the bones no we've got a great show for you guys today Brian's here so we switched things up a little bit we have the fast five um we also have some travel news and since we're coming up on like a really big travel weekend we need Brian's input if you guys are traveling near far wherever you're going this weekend Listen to this episode before you go because Brian says he's got some hot tips for the girlies.

It's going to save the girls some money.

It's going to save the girls some money, some time, some stress, some energy.

And then we also have dear toasters.

It's Wednesday.

So Brian is going to help us guide you, some of our troubled toasters.

We're going to guide you to a better place.

Aren't all toasters troubled deep down?

I think if you are a toaster, it is then inferred that you are deeply troubled.

I think that's a good statement.

Now, before we dive in to the show, we just have to talk about the absolutely horrendous.

It's like, I really debated even doing a show today.

Uvaldi, Texas mass shooting at an elementary school.

I think it's up to 19 kids now, two adults.

I I think it's in the 20s or it's 24 or something.

It just keeps going up and I just want to like turn it off.

I know and it's like at this point it's like feels so routine that you don't even know what to say anymore because everything you say just.

There's been more than one mass shooting a day so far in 2022.

It's so disgusting.

It's so horrible.

And like you see the pictures of these kids faces and it's like

it's just every it's horrible and I really debated doing a show today, but you know, here at the toast we try and you know make people happy and I think this is a time where people are really feeling like so down.

So we're going to do our show and try and like bring a little light to what is just a horrible week here in America and just a true low point in our country.

And that's what we try and do here.

So without further ado, here are the fast five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast.

Now, Brian, today's stories are bleak.

They are not very exciting.

I tried to tailor them towards you because I know you're a big housewives girl.

So we've got some Teresa news.

We've got some travel news.

You mean tree?

Tree, tree.

My daughter's in tree.

We've got some bleak stories, but I always forget, are you a tree hugger?

No, are you?

No.

Oh, obviously we're Margaret fans.

Okay.

Like to the day I do.

By the way, Margaret Josephs, I'm just blown away.

I know we love her.

I was watching, like, on, I think, Faces by Bravos doing a villains of Real Housewives.

So, and he's pitting up random people.

Is Margaret a villain?

Literally.

And she was 70% of people voted for her.

Granted, I think she was up against someone moronic.

Right.

But people think she's a villain.

So me and Jackie say this all the time when we're recapping Jersey.

Like we're definitely biased because we know Margaret on a personal level and can attest to the fact that she is.

Margaret's a girly girl.

Beyond words.

Beyond words.

She is everything.

Caring, generous, really lovely, like not a mean bone in her body.

So are we just biased or like, is it crazy that she's considered a villain?

I think it's crazy.

I think it's crazy too, right?

Yeah.

I mean, the whole cheating rumor is it is kind of a bomb to throw, but like...

But they were out there already.

And there's another one today.

Really?

There's another Lewis story today.

Whatever his name is Louise Lewis.

Yeah.

There's a new story about him.

Yeah.

It's the first story.

He allegedly pushed his ex-wife into a metal pole.

Yeah, he's deeply unwell.

He's deeply problematic.

And sorry, Margaret's the only one out there.

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All right, let's dive into some of the idiotic stories.

There's new allegations about Theresa Judice's fiancé Louis Ruelas.

Allegedly, he pushed his ex-wife into a metal pole.

So Marissa DiMartino, that's his ex-wife, he's being accused of pushing her into a metal poll during a heated argument in 2012, according to a police report exclusively obtained by Page 6.

His ex-wife reported that after her estranged husband dropped off the children, the two began arguing over finances.

The dispute became heated and culminated with Lewis pushing his ex-wife into a metal support pole into the garage.

The report was filed in 2012, one day after the alleged incident, and it continues to say that this action took place in the presence of the couple's son.

His ex-wife refused medical attention and was adamant that she did not wish to sign a charge.

So things are just getting like worse and worse for Mr.

Lewis.

I'm going to answer it like tree.

Why are you trying to pop my love bubble?

She's so cringy.

Why are you popping my love bubble?

She sounds like a 16-year-old in love for the first time.

And you know what?

In a lot of ways, I do believe that Teresa is.

She's in love with the boy.

She's in love with the boy with that naughty boy.

Teresa is stunted in a sense.

Like she's really

been through it.

I see why she wants this piece.

Her new home, actually, I'll give her props.

That old home was horrendous.

That old home was twisted.

Deeply unwell.

Deeply unwell.

So brown and cream.

Like it was weird.

But you know what I found out?

You know, Louis has like a lot of money.

Is it?

I feel like I'm pronouncing his name wrong.

Louise.

Louise?

What is is it?

Louis, Louis.

Sorry, sorry.

I got confused.

Louis.

So Louis, you know how Terese has been adamant about not signing the prenup, and even Andy during the reunion was like, please, I'm like begging with you.

Just like look into it.

And she's very against it.

And that's because, like, yes, she does.

He has money.

Yeah.

The company that he founded that's like real estate or something, right?

It went public.

Really?

So, yeah, he took it public.

It was his company, and he's obviously been asked to leave, but I don't think he needs that job.

So Tree is not so dumb.

Yeah.

But this is concerning, this kind of stuff.

You know, yeah, I mean, domestic violence in front of a child.

It seems to be pretty documented.

However, you know,

she's happy.

Her kids are grown mostly, so hopefully.

Do you remember?

I don't think her daughters wouldn't take any of that for a second.

Her daughters would not G up.

He probably, you know, had some troubled times.

It looks like he wanted to get some self-help.

Yeah, at that retreat.

I mean,

do we get just give him a pass?

I don't know, but do you remember last season when Margaret was opening up about the fact that, you know, in the the workplace she was like sexually assaulted and teresa basically was like i would never let that happen to me yeah it's like you're kidding right it's not something you can control right um

so i'm actually

i mean you're shook by this story based on what happened in the taxi oh my god you know what you were a whisper away i was literally in my sleep last night thinking about this incident.

I've talked about it on my Instagram.

Like long story short, I got, I took like a really uncomfortable situation and nothing happened to me, but like I was, I felt like I was really close to like a dangerous situation and I got out.

I think my biggest question for you is why are you taking taxis okay this is what i get because i and i have to say you and ben's taxi race home from marquee was premium premium so i i actually like taking taxis first of all because they're they're better drivers like they know how to maneuver around the city better than anyone well i would agree better than uber x uber x people are

problematic they're not the best but i think just like in general yellow taxis are cheaper you can pay with cash and like

pay with cash claudia what why would you pay with cash oh right sorry oh my god I forgot but like sometimes it's nice to like not step forward four steps back sometimes it's nice not to wait wait for the credit card machine you know you just like give them an I know whenever I take taxis I always leave thinking it's an Uber and I get like screamed at so my Uber was taking forever I was in like a really trafficky part of town and this cab just came right across so I canceled the uber and got in the cab and his doors were like Really janky.

He had to get out and open it for me.

He's like, sorry, my doors don't work.

But you know, you don't think anything of that.

Like, this is New York.

Everything is broken in New York.

So I get in the car and then then he just starts being really inappropriate, you know, like telling me I'm beautiful, asking me if I'm single,

telling me he's been reported for sexual harassment.

So I start like getting so hot.

I'm like sweating and like time is moving so slowly.

And I thank God there was traffic because I was like, sir, you know what?

I'm actually just going to get out and walk.

It's a nice day.

Something you've never said once before.

Which honestly, like I should have just walked in the first place.

Like that's what I get.

And he had made me pay cash.

So like, I don't know.

It was just, nothing happened to me, but like, and it could have been a totally fine situation, but

I think in this day and age, you can't

get wine.

There's a lot of things going on in New York right now.

A man was just shot on the subway, like, in the middle of the year.

Yesterday in New York, I had to go to ATM, and I'm in there, and it smells like meth.

Not that I know what that smells like, but it was something funky going on.

And then there were like passed out homeless people.

And I really needed cash.

I was in a rush, and I'm an idiot, and actually kept trying to get cash with my eye on them.

Well, now a lot of ATM vestibules have security.

Yeah.

It's just like.

Which they should.

This one, I was an idiot.

I was like, I'm so dumb.

I'm so lazy.

I should just walk across the street.

Right.

Meanwhile, the ATM didn't even work and

sweating in the vestibule.

But yes.

You have to be alert in this day and age.

In this day and age, especially, you know, places like New York.

I mean, across this country.

It's everywhere.

You got to have your wits about you.

And when something doesn't feel right, you got to eject.

So I'm proud of you for.

You have to trust your instinct, even if you think you're being crazy.

Like, better to be overly cautious.

Absolutely.

So I was just like in a deep state of panic all day yesterday.

But back to Tree.

Like, I do believe that these allegations are true.

Like, there's a documented history, 2012.

But, you know, Tree wants what Tree wants, and she's not going to let anything get in the way.

And Frank was on the show.

He said they're getting married this season.

So he thinks it's in the summer.

He's not invited.

So nothing is going to stop this wedding.

She's been presented with information, but some people refuses to care.

But this is America, and she has that right to do whatever she wants.

And she's moving full steam ahead.

Yeah.

She's a girl in charge.

That's an iron love bubble.

It is.

It is an ironclad love bubble.

All right, next story.

A little spooky psychedelic news.

So Will Smith saw his career being destroyed in an ayahuasca trip before the Oscars.

So he's doing David Letterman.

Like literally four hours before the Oscars.

He was on ayahuasca at the end.

That would make a lot of sense.

Now things are adding up.

So before the infamous Oscar slap, Will Smith had a vision of his career, his home, and his family slipping away from him while he was tripping on the psychoactive drink ayahuasca.

So the King Richard star recalled the experience to David Letterman in David Letterman's new show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.

It was taped before Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage during the Academy Awards telecast.

So he told David Letterman that he began to notice a subtle sickness involving an addiction to material success.

Around the time I Am Legend was released in 2009, he sought to remedy himself by taking a break from work and not speaking for two weeks.

Smith said the same experience taught him to live with the reality that any moment, anything can be gone in a second.

But he continued looking inwards.

He took 14 journeys on ayahuasca in Peru over a two-year period, and he called it the individual most hellish psychological experience of his life.

I started seeing all my money flying away.

My house is flying away, and my career is going away.

And I'm trying to grab for my money and my career, and my whole life is getting destroyed.

Claudia, you saw that happen to you, and you didn't even need ayahuasca.

Good one.

Very good.

Sorry, continue.

No, I like that.

So he saw this happening.

He said, I hear a voice saying, this is what the fuck it is.

This is what the fuck life is.

And I'm going, oh shit.

And I hear Willow screaming, Daddy, help me, daddy, help me.

Come, won't you help me?

And I'm like, I don't see you.

So basically, people are now like quaking that he like literally most things in his vision came true.

Like Netflix, you know, they pulled a lot of his projects.

The Academy Award, I think, banned him for 10 years.

So

maybe we should all do ayahuasca and see the future.

I

promise you, I will never do ayahuasca with you.

Bitch, literally, like, I'm so deeply unwell that I really am not, like, I'm not cool on drugs.

Like, I'm not.

I know everyone talks about ayahuasca.

Like, I don't know, life's pretty good.

I don't, I don't need a reboot.

Like, what happened?

I know someone who did, like, frog poison.

Ooh.

And she's like, I kind of need a support group for the rest of my life.

Really?

Because sometimes you might see things you don't want to see.

No, and like, I watched, do you ever watch the Goop Netflix show?

The one in Jamaica.

Well, they like every episode.

Yeah.

So they, it was like a, yeah, it was a mushroom tea.

Like, yeah.

And these people are crying.

They're in the fetal position.

And then afterwards, they're like, that was amazing.

Like, nothing is worth that.

Well, I actually think, so Governor Rick Perry of Texas just came out recently, who we've met before.

Lovely guy.

And he's, and apparently for veterans, I do believe there's so many amazing powers of psychedelics for PTSD, for veterans.

100%.

So I think we, as a society, need to harness the power of like natural medicine way more.

I agree.

But we need to harness it like clinically.

People are like out in mountains with all these like, you know, spiritual.

and now it's like now everyone wants to do especially after what was the uh 10 perfect stranger no the show with strangers nine perfect strangers yeah so yeah be careful out there going to places would you ever do ayahuasca i mean i would never say never i know a lot of people

but um

yeah i mean i would maybe i would literally never do it yeah i don't think i'm the right person for it yeah two type a I can't let like let go of control of my body.

I can't imagine you doing something that like has a high probability of you shitting yourself.

do you shit yourself on ayahuasca yeah apparently in puke like it like expunges all of this stuff not everyone but like you would you're like in a mountain like with just duty no like you can do it in Brooklyn now they have like sessions Brooklyn upstate New York like you can go and like it's a guided

situation where you're like convulsing on the floor I do believe it works for a lot of people but personally I'm out like never never will be me yeah scares the shit out of me yeah but I definitely believe in some of the powers like look Will Smith literally saw his whole life flash before his eyes but if he's done ayahuasca 14 times, why didn't he stop that from happening?

That's true.

He was his own, as Rue would say, inner saboteur.

Yeah, totally.

I have not started the new season of Drag Race all stars.

I have.

But you're going to have to re-watch it with me this weekend.

You know that, right?

I think it's great talent, but it's, you know, what I'm so upset with RuPaul lately.

It's like everyone gets a participation medal.

Oh, my God.

Oh, and this season.

And in the first two episodes, nobody goes home.

Not only that, no one gets a singular piece of constructive feedback.

I hear you.

You agree.

I agree.

That's stunning.

Even Michelle Visage, who's like the Simon Cowell of drag,

you mean the world to me.

Like,

every single person is the best they can be.

No, in this case, it's participation metal city.

I hate that.

Like, you have to be so

brave these days to be critical.

I mean, it is good talent.

That's true.

It's also all-stars.

Like, there's really no bad talent.

There is feedback.

Oh, I had lots of feedback, but

you're going to have to re-watch it with me this year.

A million percent.

I'm very excited.

And also, we never even got to talk on the podcast about our experience seeing Rue in real life two weeks ago.

Our LA weekend.

Like, if I think we should, like, we should do a blog post of like, this is how to do LA

out of control.

Or here's how to do LA wrong.

Well, we love the West Hollywood Edition.

Marriott Property.

Oh, my God.

Major Show.

Amazing Spa.

Get points.

They upgraded me.

Pool, restaurant.

LA Edition.

Lalabo product.

Full-size index.

Cool lobby.

Great for prom poses.

Billiards.

Yes.

Billiards.

It's good for naps.

Good for naps.

Great.

I took great naps in L.A.

And I've long been searching.

Oh, yes, I did fall asleep in the lobby after a couple cocktails.

I've long been searching for a good hotel in L.A.

I like it.

I love it.

I don't think I'll stay anywhere else.

For Points Hotel, that's

mad.

It's a good location.

So dinner, we ate at Craigslist.

Craigs.

Craigs is a dill.

So good.

We ate at Nobu Malibu.

So delicious.

You weren't hungry, I wasn't.

Well, so we go to Nobu Malibu, the most expensive restaurant in the history of the world.

But actually, we ate at Soho House Malibu, which is next door, two hours prior.

Yeah, but I was, I couldn't be stopped.

So Brian was like, I'm full of avocado.

Saturday, we went to Horses, which is a new chic, sheikh, sheikh, very good.

They had a great pasta.

We really, we ate a lot.

Yeah, our friend's birthday party at Chateau.

Oh, yeah.

We were being fabulous.

Like, we were being.

We were seeing queens.

We were having like our paparazzi moment, even though there was not a paparazzi in sight.

Yeah.

Well, not for us, anyways.

Yeah.

Well, there were fans at Craig's, but like they didn't approach us in front of paparazzi.

They like waited to be discreet.

We're like, no, approach us in front of them.

Trigger them.

Because we manifested, we will have our paparazzi moments in 2022.

And I got really close earlier in the year.

We went to Craigs in January, in February, and there was a paparazzi outside, and he was like, Claudia.

And I was like, yeah.

He's like, how are you?

I'm like, oh, I'm good.

How are you?

Chatting me up, chatting me up.

I'm like, okay, are you seeing a picture of me or not?

No.

And then I went inside.

So like, I'm on it.

That's half of it.

And then this past time at Craigs, you had had a lot of fans outside.

The paparazzi's were looking down at you.

And all your fans were really nice.

For once in your life, they were not thirst monsters.

I'm like, this is the time to be a thirst monster.

Come on, girls.

I'm such a

stage mom.

They were civilized.

Come on, girls, go crazy.

Go crazy.

This is when you can.

Instead, don't come up to our table.

Do it in front of the paparazzi.

As I was walking by, they're like, I don't want to bother you, but I love you.

I'm like, no, bitch, bother me.

This paraphrasing.

Louder, louder, louder.

Come on, girl.

Faint.

Do something.

Devastating.

Not to make everything about us, but Will Smith, good luck to you, sir.

All right, next up, our third story is: oh, some Kardashian news.

Your favorite person in the world, Caitlin Jenner, is saying she wasn't invited to Courtney Kardashian's wedding in Italy.

So she didn't make the cut for KK and TB's wedding in Italy.

Sources close to the couple told TMZ, and by the way, if it comes from TMZ, that means it came straight from Chris Jenner's mouth.

Told TMZ Wednesday that the Kardashian's former step-parent never received an invitation in the mail in the very intimate wedding weekend because they have a very limited relationship.

So TMZ noted that Kardashian and Jenner do not really see or speak to each other.

So the Poosh founder did not feel it necessary to invite the former Olympian to her destination wedding Sunday.

I'm totally, yeah, team Courtney on this.

Caitlin's an ass.

She is.

And Caitlin is deeply unwell.

I think how she, her whole experience and how she really kind of was so rude to Chris.

And threw Chris under the bus in her show.

100%.

Which I do.

I download all my shows because I watch it.

So every time I open up iTunes, like, I am Kate is like randomly there.

I'm so embarrassed.

Like, it's like when you have to block your like like laptop from someone.

Some people do that in case there's porn on their computer.

Mine is like, I'm so embarrassed that I am Kate is on my iTunes library.

And iTunes is turned.

They like know your most twisted shows.

That is embarrassing.

You know what my first one that comes up?

Because it's with an A and it's so embarrassing.

I don't even think you've ever heard of it.

Alan Gregory.

No.

It was a one-season cartoon show written by Jonah Hill where he's this like really like sassy elementary school kid and he has two dads and it's so funny, Brian.

Like, you will love it.

Like, it's everything.

One dad is really, really rich, and like one dad is really, really hot.

Oh, that's kind of funny.

It's really good.

Well, I just had to plug my favorite show in the world, Locked Up Abroad.

Locked Up Abroad is so good.

Each and every single episode.

It's too much of it, Brian.

I know.

I'm afraid I'm going to get Locked Up Abroad.

It's not good for your mental health.

No, but it's so good.

You were in Newark, and like they had to do extra screening for you.

So, get this story.

I haven't told anyone.

I didn't even put on social.

So, I've been critical of the government.

Like, right now, like the government and COVID testing rules, rules, you can fly in the U.S.

without a mask, no testing.

Right.

But if you go to Europe, Canada, where they have COVID way more under control, coming back, you have to get a COVID test.

It's so expensive and stupid.

So I was like kind of dragging the government for a while, tagging like POTUS and Buddha J.

Not that they care.

And then so I come back and I'm watching Locked Up Abroad flying home from St.

Bart's, which is really fabulous.

And then I go to the global entry machine.

And my first time in 15 years, I get an X across my face.

And I go up to the guy and I'm like, okay, this is weird.

I'm sure he just needs to verify.

Maybe it didn't take a good picture of me.

Maybe the machine is glitching.

The guy goes, oh no, you got to come back with me, sir.

He comes out from behind the booth, closes the lane, and takes me back, takes my passport, gives it to like a police officer, and I'm in a back room.

Oh, my God.

I'm panicking.

But you're literally like...

What is happening?

What do I have on me?

No, but you're detained because you are literally like slandering the government.

I mean, are we living in Russia?

No, literally.

Is this a simulation?

Literally.

So what ended up happening?

So they ended up coming up, and the guy asked me a bunch of questions.

What do you do?

Where you from?

Buh, blah, blah, blah.

And he's like, okay, I just had to verify there's a,

and this is what I think happened.

So after 9-11, there's a Brian Kelly terrorist in Ireland on the IRA.

You're kidding me.

My dad, in 2001, my dad actually wasn't able to travel.

Like, he literally...

Your dad's name is also Brian Kelly.

My dad had to go to our senator and get our names cleared from the homeland security list.

So the guy said there's someone name your name that's now on the list.

So I've traveled since, and I think it's fine.

I also think my global entry expired.

I had to renew it.

So I'm just going to start with one of my tips for the girls out there for toasters and boys too, of course.

We have a few.

Get global entry.

If you don't have global entry today, get it, get it, get it.

It's $100 for five years.

And what global entry does, when you come back from the U.S., right now, there's huge staffing shortages with immigration.

So, it's global entry and then everyone else.

And you can wait three hours in line.

So, global entry allows you to get through in 30 seconds.

I consistently get through immigration in 30 seconds, but it also includes TSA precheck, which is a must-have because the TSA also is so crowded.

Airports are packed.

Having pre-check is like clutch.

So instead of paying $85 for pre-check, you pay $100 for global entry.

And there are a lot of credit cards, Sapphire, Amex Platinum, that will give you Global Entry for free.

And it will just save you so much time.

A lot of people can't get appointments.

If it's your first time,

you may not be able to sign up for an appointment online.

The government refreshes it every day around one o'clock.

So go check then.

Or pay $20.

There's an app called Appointment Scanner.

And this app, whether it was COVID vaccines or trying to find a global entry, it scans non-stop and it'll alert you whenever there's a new reservation.

I don't know how to tell you this, but I don't have global entry.

I know you don't.

So I'm trying to.

I believe in the mobile passport line.

If you can't be my friend, then please don't be my enemy.

So mobile passport doesn't exist anymore.

That's yes.

So that's the big kicker.

Mobile passport used to be a free alternative.

Yeah.

The government is so short-staffed, they've now.

So when you come back, you should literally apply before we go to Rome because you can actually get it before we leave.

But so my thing is, like, I have to go downtown and interview.

Can I do it online?

You can do it.

So now they have some Zoom interviews.

That's what I'll do.

And if not, just try, like, it's literally worth it to go to JFK.

I'm telling you to just get global entry.

Because when I was going through from St.

Bart's, it was a two-hour line.

It's all foreigners and Americans or Global Entry.

They don't have the mobile line anymore.

That's devastating because the mobile live

is a great little kept secret.

But it's no longer in most airports.

So get your Global Entry.

And Clear is really good too.

It's like $100.

Yeah, Clear will take you to the front of the pre-check line.

Yeah.

Delta.

And it works at stadiums too, like Yankee Stadium.

Yes, MSG.

Yep.

For me, Delta paid for like half my year of membership.

If you're a Delta member, it's like $109.

And then each level, it's free for diamonds.

And then same thing with United.

So if you've got elite status, but Clear and Glow Entry, pre-check, gotta have.

But before we move on to the next story, I just want to say, like, I do understand why they didn't invite Caitlin to the wedding.

But

part of that makes me really sad.

Like, Caitlin was such a good stepdad to them for like 20 years.

Like, when you watch OG seasons, like,

she was really like the father figure in their life.

And so it does make me sad, even though I think they're justified in not inviting me.

I hate to pivot, but was Beyonce there?

And why are there no photos?

I don't know.

She happened to be at the same hotel that all the guests were staying at, but she wasn't at the wedding.

Because you know that Chris Jenner would have had a photo.

No, of course.

Apparently, she's really close with Travis and his kids.

Oh.

So, but I haven't seen anything beyond the fact that she landed and was staying at that hotel.

Randomly.

Randomly.

It can't be a coincidence.

Yeah.

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All right, we've got some food news because I know you're a big snacker like me.

The Ritz Oreo Cookie Collab is blowing our minds.

So, when it comes to snacks, there are two obvious frontrunners: Oreos and Ritz Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers.

But what if you can't decide between savory and sweet?

So, the snack wizards have a solution.

It is the new Ritz X Oreo, a Franken cookie that's one half buttery Ritz and one half chocolate Oreo, and it's double stuffed with both

peanut butter-flavored cream and the original Oreo cream.

It looks like a practical joke in a cookie form, but we assure you it is no joke.

So, oreo tweeted that this was coming out 50 sweet 50 salty 100 delicious so it'll be available on the 26th that is tomorrow we have to get them for this weekend so basically it is a it looks like an oreo but one is ritz cracker a little bit of peanut butter oreo cream oreo cracker i saw i think evan ross cats or was it danny pellegrino nuts he did a taste test and it looks unique i mean this is literally made for high people i mean let's just cutter Let's just

beat around the bush.

You're so high, you need like a pretzel and chocolate.

So you just like need all savory and sweets and you just shove this in your mouth.

It seems like a lot.

When I was in high school, I once ate a double stuffed Oreo betwixt

Doritos.

Ew.

That was so good.

Did you smoke a lot of pot in high school?

Not really, but actually it was the turn of the century, year 2000, and we all thought we were going to die.

Right.

So my friends and I, yeah, we had gotten like a water bung when you slice off a two liter of Pepsi and like we made a bong.

All my friends fell asleep before the year 2K, so I was high

as the world was about

eating Oreos and Doritos.

That's funny.

While most people on this listening to this podcast were like maybe boring.

I was actually with my in-laws last night and they were talking about the turn of the...

Do you remember the Y2K New Year?

No, I was six years old.

But they were talking about how like crazy it was.

And they told me that they were at this New Year's Eve party.

It was like everyone was freaking out, but then it was like totally fine.

And they left and they were walking home and they saw Joan Rivers walking into her apartment.

Iconic.

I know.

Iconic.

Do you think she was wasted?

Was she a big drinker?

That's actually a good question.

I don't think so.

But like later in her life, all she did was work.

That like, I don't think she had time for it.

But imagine, you know, in her heyday, like when she was on the Letterman show and she was like, you know, the girl about town.

I'm sure she did.

I worked, I'm a friend of George Kotziopoulos from Fashion Police, and he just, when he speaks about Joan, he like, there's like a glint, like a tear in his eye.

He's like, she was just as amazing times 100 and he's like she kind she came off mean but she he's like she was truly like

like he told stories whenever his book came out she like canceled her tour and flew into LA supported him like loved him like a son like oh that's so sweet Joan he just yeah oh my gosh just can't say enough good things about her I love that because like I was just watching her most recent special and she got inducted into the Netflix comedy hall of fame and it's like in these crazy times like who do we need we need a voice of reason we need Joan and we don't have her We don't.

So, are you gonna try that?

If I find this, will you beat it?

100%.

Okay, good.

Me too.

Fifth and final story I pulled from a really kind of sickening, up-and-coming, small little travel blog called thepointsky.com.

And I want you to explain it to us because there's been a lot of hoopla about this potential acquisition of Spirit buying JetBlue or JetBlue buying Spirit?

JetBlue buying Spirit.

Got it.

So months ago, Spirit and Frontier, the two ultra-low-cost airlines in this country, decided to merge

to create this mega-cheap airline.

Right.

And so what's happened historically in the U.S.

over the last like 15 years, like Delta merged with Northwest, United and Continental,

American and U.S.

Airways.

So 80%, and actually Southwest even acquired Airtran.

So 80% of flights in the U.S.

are by these four carriers.

So the 20% that's left, the Spirits, the Frontiers, Alaska, JetBlue, it's so hard for them to compete because to make a profitable airline, you need to have scale.

You need to have tons of extra planes when something goes wrong.

You need to have hubs.

And, you know, the cost of maintenance on an airplane decreases dramatically as you scale it.

Right.

So the only way to really become profitable, you know, airfare is still pretty cheap, all things considered.

So it's like you've got to have snatchy.

It's not cheap.

Well,

but we can get into that and how to hacks around to get cheaper flights.

But anyway, so JetBlue was like, oh, wait, once Spirit and Frontier merge, like, there's going to be no one else really left for us to merge.

How are we going to do this?

So they basically came in and offered.

And at first I was like, no, because I like JetBlue.

Mint is awesome.

JetBlue flights are great.

Free Dunkin' Donuts, free Wi-Fi, big seats.

I fly coach on JetBlue.

That's why.

Yeah, but

recently they're one of the worst airlines.

Well, because JetBlue is too small, and like whenever there's like a

rainstorm in Orlando, everything goes in a haywire.

So their point was if we acquire Spirit, they actually have the same type of planes.

We're going to make their planes nicer by adding in the JetBlue experience.

And this will actually keep airfares lower.

And I actually kind of agree with this.

At first, I thought it was a terrible idea.

But what happens is with Delta and United, people who fly Delta United

and American don't look at Frontier or Spirit as options.

So even if a Spirit Airlines is $150 cheaper than Delta, most people who fly will go with that.

So what JetBlue is saying is it actually will benefit airfare because if we take over and JetBlue becomes bigger, we're actually a competitor where people will fly JetBlue.

And now it's more competitive pricing.

Correct.

Yes.

So I actually

this article from most recently said Spirit's not happening.

It's not happening.

So it's not happening.

Spirit said no.

JetBlue then said, okay, we're going to go straight to your shareholders

and it just doesn't look like it's going to happen.

Why?

Why wouldn't Spirit want it?

Spirit, you know,

you know,

in a capitalist world, there's, you know, the powers that be at Spirit and Frontier are probably going to make a lot more money with the deal that they have, even though shareholders might make more because JetBlue offered more.

Right.

So there's all sorts of powers at play.

But I actually, I will say for the record, I wrote a newsletter saying I thought it would be a bad idea because, but if JetBlue actually took over all the Spirits planes and made them nicer,

elevated that experience.

And then just one more major problem.

I will say JetBlue started flying to London.

They brought the Ferris down.

JetBlue, when they first started flying to LA with their mint, brought Ferris down.

So I stand JetBlue, and I'm kind of sad for them that this isn't going to go through.

I really like JetBlue too, but I think you're right.

Like the fact that they're such a smaller airline is really making them not even be an option for me anymore because if you get even the slightest delay, like you're done.

It's so bad.

Ben had it.

Olivia had it.

Ben had it.

Like literally.

It's leaving people straight.

JetBlue's on-time performance is horrible.

What's the airline with the best on-time performance?

Delta, domestically, Delta, Hawaiian Airlines, because they have perfect weather all the time.

But yeah, you know, I think Delta and United are really good Southwest and then American.

American's pretty bad of the big ones.

Yeah, I flew actually American Airlines recently for the first time ever.

Is that crazy?

And you didn't really like it, did you?

No, actually, I mean,

it's totally fine.

Left on time, clean plane.

I'm not a snob.

I really, if you leave on time, I don't care.

Well, I would care if I was in like the last route, but I don't care.

Like, if you leave on time and get me safely, like, that's really all you need to do.

Talk about the elephant in the room.

We're still in ongoing litigation with American.

That was the last time you were on the show.

I don't have an update for you all today.

But it's still going on.

There's still some stuff going on.

I get like Google alerts.

Like, you know, I don't run the points guy.

We're owned by Red Ventures, so the Powers at B are handling it at this point in time, and I will update you all.

But I have to say, on the Not Like Other Girls tour, I just want to say thank you to all the girly girls who came up.

Screaming, fuck American Airlines.

It was hysterical.

Your support means the world.

And I actually mean that.

Yeah, you actually mean that.

Now, have we ever used a phrase when we actually have to disclaim it?

I truly mean that that time.

That's a fair assessment.

Okay, well, so let's do a few more travel tips before we dive into Deer Trusters.

We've got a big weekend coming up.

People are traveling by car, planes, trains, automobiles.

What are your your biggest money saving, time-saving tips?

So we've actually switched the points guide.

We did a survey.

You know, up until now, everyone's been worried about the COVID, traveling, COVID.

Now, the number one concern of consumers is pricing.

Yeah.

So from March to April, flight prices went up 20% almost, which is the number, in the history of tracking flight prices, was the number one month for increase.

Biggest increase.

And you know, we're all freaking out about 8% year-over-year inflation on products.

And then in travel, it's just shooting up like crazy.

So that being said, what I'll tell people is you need to be flexible.

So if you don't already use Google Flights, teach yourself today.

We have a blog post, The Point Sky, How to Maximize Google Flights.

It's a free tool that Google has.

It lets you visualize all of the flights.

And what I'll say to all of you is, think outside the box.

And there's actually a feature on Google Flights called Explore Map.

So what you can do is you can put in, I live in Nashville.

I want to travel these dates.

Show me a map of where the cheap fares are.

So plan your trips where the deals are.

Because there still are deals.

You know, we've seen $150, you know, quick fare sales to Hawaii.

You know, Vegas is really cheap.

I mean, it's hot in the summer, but you can still have a fun time.

So you can find deals, but if you're dead set on going to Nashville a week before.

This particular day,

actually, toasters messaged me.

They're like, we were going to have my bachelorette there, but flights are $600, and I can't do that.

So

flight sales are...

hard to find.

Also, Europe is on sale.

So how to beat travel inflation?

Well, the US dollar is almost equal to the Euro.

Now, when I studied abroad 15 years ago or 20, no, 15 years ago, 17,

it was $1.40 for every Euro.

So super, now it's like $1.6, $1.7.

So immediately there, once you get to Europe, Portugal, you can go to amazing meals because they don't increase the prices to just for Americans, right?

So go to Europe.

Europe is like basically on sale this summer.

Flights, you can get cheap tickets.

There's carriers like French B, which is like a no-fills, budget airline.

But here's the thing: I mean, especially if you're not freakishly tall like me, flights to Europe these days are like, you know, Western Europe, you're five and a half, six hours on a plane.

Have a couple cocktails, take a Benadryl, you'll wake up there, sit in a cheap little coach seat.

And then once you're in Europe, I mean, I'm flying.

It's $30 on Ryanair.

There's trains everywhere.

There's trains everywhere.

So go to Europe this summer versus paying $900 a night in Miami for something you've already done a million times.

Totally.

And same thing, like go off the beaten path, like Mexico Mexico and Costa Rica, super expensive, super crowded.

There's amazing places.

Nicaragua has sickening beaches, surfing.

Colombia is cool.

Medellín, which I've been, is such an art sequel city.

Cartagena.

I've been.

So I'd say like push yourselves outside of your comfort zone a little bit

versus just going where everyone else is going.

For Memorial Day, a lot of people do driving trips.

What are your best tips for like rental cars and stuff?

Yes.

So

first of all, with gas, and even if you're not traveling, Gas Buddy is an app that'll actually sniff out like the cheapest gas.

And especially when you're on state lines, it can drop dramatically.

As we noticed in California when we were obsessed with taking pictures.

And we're like, $10

for gas.

We were dying.

So Gas Buddy, also when you're booking rental cars, my friends, there's still

a shortage.

So book directly when possible with the rental car company.

Not kayak.

Correct.

Kayak.

Whenever you involve kayak, unless you're getting a way bigger deal, even with flights, because when a flight gets canceled, the airline, you wait four hours and they're like oh you have to call kayak kayak says call the airline you know and kayak like try opening up a kayak tab without 55 other tabs opening up it's so frustrating um so book directly there's also a site called auto slash which uh scans all the different car rentals and then it'll actually rebook you if the price drops which is pretty cool that is nice auto slash it's been around for a while it's free to use and they automatically rebook you

and also you know traffic roads are going to be really traffic google maps has a great feature which will actually let you chart out a route at different times of the day.

So traffic patterns, especially from the pandemic now, are not the same in every city.

Yeah.

So like if you're trying to do a road trip and trying to figure out when to leave, look at Google Maps and put in the time.

I've done that.

It's a nice little feature.

Yeah.

And generally, and also with flights,

I know a lot of us are not morning people, but the...

The flights that leave the most on time are first flights in the morning.

So suck it up, get on that flight, the chances of you leaving.

And also do not book tight layovers.

You know, when you're searching for tickets online, it'll often, you know, usually it's 45 minutes is the minimum the airlines have.

What happens is you're going to be running to your gate.

There are delays.

We flew home from LA and where our plane sat for almost two hours on the runway.

Yeah.

Can you imagine if you had a connecting flight to Europe?

You'd be panicked the whole time.

So this summer, do not give yourself a tight connection because you're going to miss it.

And the thing is, flights are sold out.

So when you're in Charlotte trying to get a connection and then you're going to Aruba, you're not going to leave for three days.

So, you know, suck it up.

Build a three-hour connection in, you know, get, use your Amex platinum, go to the Centaurion lounge.

And that's just like my overall tip.

Like leave with more time, leave with a good attitude, and please do not take your frustrations out on airline employees.

Attitude is everything because if you like go into a travel day like annoyed, stressed out, every little, even if it's like a 20-minute delay, like it'll bother you so much, and that's not good for your mental health.

And yes, agreed.

Like some of the shit I see, like just traveling for tour, the way people are so fucking rude, like you should be kicked off the plane immediately, like if you are that rude.

Yeah.

It's disgusting yeah and it's not these people's fault totally i mean trust me like the gate agent working that flight she wants your flight gone ace

you know like they get great at you know they get so like when there's a tornado outside of laguardia and you're screaming at them that you need to go on your cruise like just take a chill pill okay

good one um okay well thank you for that i hope everyone was writing that down um and are you free to join me for some dear toasters a hundred of us are you ready to help some troubled youth yay some troubled teens?

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Dear Claudia and Brian, I'm writing in because I'm expecting my first child due at the beginning of November and I need your help.

Today, my mother-in-law came over to kindly drop off some food at our house, and she mentioned that I shouldn't make plans on Labor Day because that's when she's planning my baby shower.

And I have two problems with this.

The first is that I'm very introverted, and I literally cannot handle having attention on me.

I even had a very small wedding, immediate family only for that reason.

Two is that my mother-in-law is a lot.

She and her five sisters are always up in my business doing things that make me uncomfortable, making comments about my body, grabbing my belly.

My mother-in-law even said Labor Day weekend would be the best time for the shower because I wouldn't be too heavy at that stage in the pregnancy.

What the fuck?

Is it rude if I tell her I don't want a baby shower?

I know it would mean a lot to her, but it's my pregnancy and I don't want to have an event where I'm just getting picked apart and made uncomfortable by her and her five sisters.

I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law and she always means well, but I'm just uncomfortable with the idea of a baby shower in general.

Thank you in advance for your help.

I promise to send a follow-up, whether I have to do this godforsaken baby shower or confront my mother-in-law.

Sincerely, a toaster who prefers to stay out of the spotlight.

All right.

Well, as two girls who hate the spotlight, we totally, totally relate to this.

I think, so I have 11 nieces and nephews and three siblings, lots of dynamics, all good dynamics.

Lots of in-laws.

What I will say is it's important for you to set boundaries now because when the baby comes and if your mother-in-law just, it's, I see this so much not necessarily my family but like with people you know new mothers hormonal and just stressed and when there's not boundaries set with the baby and you know grandmas love you know everything every grandma i talk to is like it's so amazing it's the best thing but you have to set the boundaries now and that whole body shaming stuff is ridiculous ridiculous the number one thing you need to focus on is your little baby congratulations

i totally agree with you boundaries are so important and like it's when the baby's here like it might be too late to set those boundaries also can we have a discussion about people stealing other people's holidays

Totally.

I mean, I've been to some fun New Year's weddings, but New Year's is my favorite holiday.

Okay, I just want to say, though, you know, Olivia got married on New Year's, and it was the best time.

And I haven't had a better New Year since.

I know.

And everyone who was there was like, thank God, like, try going to a New Year's party and getting a drink.

No, we're at a wedding.

It's open bar.

Like, it was really, it was everyone who was there.

And I don't think they were just blowing smoke up my ass.

They were like, if they happen to be in town, if you aren't in town, you don't have to come.

But like, if you're in town and there's a wedding, it's kind of ideal as long as you like the people.

Yeah.

Okay.

So I just i agree i'll yield some ground there i think like when people get married on thanksgiving like that's a lot yeah like they're like well it's a four-day weekend yeah because it's thanksgiving yeah and i want to like just chill yeah so i i agree with you there i also think your advice of setting boundaries as quickly as possible is the best do it in a sweet way again i i i relate to your mother-in-law more on this because i'm not introverted and i have so many sisters and we're always like I definitely touch people's bellies like when I'm not supposed to.

Some people are weird about the belly.

And I just, I'm a belly toucher.

So I relate to the to the mom lore, but boundaries are boundaries and you have every right to set them, especially like if you're having a child.

Absolutely.

All right, next up, this one is so crazy.

I read it before.

Hey guys, I'm a huge fan.

I listen every morning.

Long story short, my boyfriend and I have been dating for five years.

We were both servers at this restaurant where we met.

He no longer works there, but I do now, and I'm a manager.

My boss, who my boyfriend knows, and they all work together, my boss and I are very close and not in a weird way.

I've I've just worked there for six years, so we have a good relationship.

Well, this morning, my boyfriend woke up to a text message from my boss saying, she deserves better than you.

It was 1 a.m.

and he was obviously drunk.

My boss loves my boyfriend, so I'm not sure why he would have texted him that.

My boyfriend's telling himself it was an accidental text, but I don't believe that.

Do I say something?

Does he say something?

I feel like I'm starting, I need to start looking for a new job.

Is my boss in love with me or just being overprotective?

Please help a naive toaster who has no idea what to do.

Love you.

From a delusional gay perspective, I'm I'm sensing some gay.

He's trying to drive you away from your boyfriend so he can swoop in for the boyfriend.

Okay, that is like a delusional cake.

But let's play.

Okay, so he's in love with the boyfriend.

He's in love with the boy.

He's in love with the boy.

The little boy.

So he's in love with the boy, and he thinks the best way of getting the boy is to tell the boy that he's not good enough for the girl.

Yeah.

Okay.

I thought it through.

In your gay fantasy, I totally, I could see it for sure.

But the way that I read, maybe this is a girl.

As a heteronormative person.

This is my heteronormativity.

I feel like this boss is obviously in love with you.

How cute?

A workplace romance.

No.

No.

Don't shit where you sleep.

100%.

Don't shit where you eat.

Oh my God.

Is that what it is?

Eat or sleep?

Yeah, eat.

I mean, I guess you shouldn't shit where you sleep either, but I believe the phrase is not on a heated

heated bed.

I believe the phrase is don't shit where you eat.

And I agree.

Don't shit where you heat.

That's good.

I like that.

Your boss is in love with you.

Like, duh.

I think you have to address the text message for sure.

I don't know.

Some things are really just.

But she really loves her job.

She's been there for six years.

She shouldn't have to leave a great job because...

Well, if she starts, if she like opens up the can of worms, I feel like that's going to have to, that's going to force her to leave.

But if she just ignores it and like it can go back to normal, then she won't have to leave.

But if, yeah, I mean, you're kicking the can down the road.

I mean, once again, it's boundaries.

Like, you have to set boundaries.

Hey, you can't text my boyfriend anything.

I'm sure it was a mistake.

We're going to drop it.

But like, because if he doesn't, she doesn't say anything, then he's going to assume, obviously, she knows, and she didn't say anything.

So he'll delusionally be like, well, clearly I texted and told her boyfriend to back off.

She didn't say anything to me.

She might love me.

Like, literally, that's how men think.

Yeah, there's no.

So to like nip it and be like, hey, I don't know what that was.

I'm assuming it was a mistake.

Yeah.

But just know you can never text him.

Yeah, that's fair, actually.

But if you do that, you have to be really stern.

And it's hard to be stern.

No, but with your sternum.

It's better to put the boundary now than literally letting this person think this delusional chance.

Yeah.

Wow.

She's being chased after two men.

How exciting.

Are we good at boundaries?

With each other?

No.

With anyone else who tries to enter our little love circle?

Yes.

We got the iron bubble.

All right, third and final one, and it comes with a photo.

Hey, girlies, longtime toaster, first-time writer.

I need some serious, but not so serious, help.

I'm moving in with my boyfriend, and I'm so excited.

He is a P-jum, a literal angel.

However, our taste in furniture and home decor just does not add up.

I'm very neutral, cozy vibes, and he is whatever is cheap slash pass down to him vibes.

Teresa, do you date chair?

He's pretty much given me creative control over the whole apartment, but the only thing he won't budge on is this heinous chair.

There's a picture attached.

It's big and it's red and it's ugly.

He says it's a lazy boy and good quality, so he doesn't want to get rid of it.

I mentioned re-upholstering it, and he wasn't...

Fond of that idea.

What do I do about this damn chair?

It's so not the vibe.

It's ruining my life.

Do I tell him that I hate it or do I tuck it away in the guest bedroom?

Here is the picture of the chair and we will be posting the chair on our Instagram so everyone can go look at it.

Okay.

It's really unique.

It's unique.

It's a coat of many colors.

The Dolly Parton song.

The Dolly Parton song.

It's also that it's in the Bible.

The coat of many colors.

Oh, really?

The Technicolor Dream Code.

Oh, I had no idea.

Didn't you go to church on Sundays as a kid?

Every Sunday.

But Catholic Mass is the most boring thing.

And, like, you would hate it.

You have to kneel.

Oh.

No, don't get me wrong.

Jewish synagogue is not

riveting either.

Okay, so I will say this.

In life, you have to make compromises.

And if this means something to him and he lets you have full reign, don't be a monster.

And you should just make a joke out of this.

And also look at this chair as a symbol of your love for him.

Like, I love this guy so much.

He wanted this and you gave it to him.

Okay, can I offer an alternative?

Yeah.

Because if it is a good chair, like from Lazy Boy, have it re-upholstered.

There's nothing wrong with the chair except the fabric.

so throw a blanket on top of it yeah so i actually am redoing my house i have re-upholstered sofas so many times it literally brings him back to life yeah it's amazing so i would be like

fun about it like make this like instead of making it a big deal and like digging into his taste or design since he let you do so much be like i love the chair like i love that you love it can we or maybe like even get it for him as a gift like re-upholstered yeah look i got your but if he pushes back and he's like no i really like it the way it is i think in life you just got to like if this is

pick your battles battles.

And I mean, it's funny.

No, it's really ugly.

Especially if I'm understanding her vibe as like nude.

Yeah.

If he's so, by the way, bring up totally the fact of re-upholstering it.

It's not expensive.

Get just like a nude suede.

It'll go with your vibe.

And the chair shape is fine.

Like, the legs are a little ugly, but it's fine.

It's just the pattern on the material.

But if he says, like, no, I love this pattern, which I doubt he'll say.

What guy is like, I love his pattern.

So if he says that, then drop it because he's giving you total.

This is the one thing he wants.

You have to accept it.

Yep.

But re-upholstering, I think, is the answer here.

I don't think he'll care that you change the.

Just make sure it's like a really soft.

Yeah.

You'll be like, oh, I love this.

And then you'll end up liking the chair more than him.

And everyone wins.

Everyone wins.

So that was Dear Toasters.

If you ever have a problem you want to write into us, it's deartoas at gmail.com and we will always keep your shit anonymous.

That's our show.

Brian, you are a godsend for coming on such short notice.

I appreciate you more than life.

The toasters love you.

And in exchange for you being here, the toasters are going to follow you on Instagram, leave nice comments about how sexy you are, and send all their gay friends to your DMs.

Does that work for you?

That works for me.

I'm just excited to spend Memorial Day with you.

And I hope everyone has amazing, safe travels.

I do love, if you have questions, DM me.

I usually try to get to as many as possible, but travel safe this summer.

Travel with a good attitude.

Yes, with a good group of girlies.

And use your points in Miles.

A lot of you have points.

Just use them.

Take money off the table by saving and splurge a little bit.

Do you not believe in points hoarding?

I do not believe in points hoarding.

They lose value over time.

I don't believe in like using them for gift cards, but you know, if you have the trip and you have the points.

And the good thing about when you use points now, you can get all your points back versus getting a crappy voucher when you pay for a ticket.

Oh, you can?

Yeah.

On almost every airline, they'll give you all your points and miles back up until like the last minute.

So if you get COVID or just don't want to go, you get all your points back.

It should always have been that way.

Should, yeah.

Oh, that's fabulous.

Yeah.

So use your points.

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