Le Chic Geek

Forbes has a great article out on different acts of bravery from flight attendants. I think sometimes we get so used to complaining about in-flight service that we forget that sometimes they go well above-above-and-beyond. For example: Shortly into Qantas flight 1737, a passenger tried to enter the plane’s cockpit, with …

  Inside Flyer just highlighted my husband’s frequent flyer savvy when buying my engagement ring--he made sure it also secured our honeymoon! In addition to this, the story also goes into detail about how we walked away from the wedding with 300,000 points. We’re in the process of planning a …

Fortune Magazine explores that question here. It’s an interesting article, but it looks like someone might have more of a cause of action against the person reclining if they do it recklessly/negligently. But even so, as long as you were using the seat recline as intended, I don’t think you …

I’ve been trying to find a car mount for my new Galaxy S5 that doesn’t require me to take the phone out of the case I bought for it. I got a huge case for it (that I love) because I’m so afraid of breaking it. So many of the …

Yesterday, I dropped by John Strongbow’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria, and it turned out they just released a new menu (not reflected on their site yet). I saw an item, Strongbow’s Fritters, which promised to be something that crossed donuts and meat.   This was my most literal usage …

DD Perks Dunkin’ Donuts is advertising a free $5 DD card and free medium beverage when you enroll in DD Perks with the app. You must enroll using the DD Perks app. I signed up and wasn’t sure where the promo code goes.  I finally realized you need a DD …

I wrote about how M life removed the early check-in / late check-out information from its chart. View from the Wing linked to the article and a comment on his page said they were still able to get early check-in: Like I said before, hotels could still give these benefits …

A Washington Post article today lays out Bureau of Transportation statistics showing flights have been at higher and higher capacity over the last  ten years.  The fullest flights by far are on Frontier, with Spirit Airlines in second. According to the article: Never have domestic carriers been better at making sure …

Via Slickdeals, you can get $5 for free through Paypal: The deal is here. You’ll see that you get to “unlock an offer of your choice,” so you need to make sure you select the $5 as your deal. It’s the one at the very bottom.   You’ll get your PayPal …

The following comments are the winners of my Fancy Hands task giveaway:   Congrats to the winners, and I will reach out to you starting tomorrow!