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How I Got Amazon to Pay for My Amazon Prime Membership

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It’s not an exaggeration to say that I order something from Amazon every single day via Amazon Prime. Yesterday, I ordered three separate times. Before you jump in and judge my wasteful ways (I’m aware, environment, and I’m sorry!), please take into account that I have a new baby. Running to the store isn’t all…

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Quick Tip: The Southwest Boarding Hack

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If you ever fly Southwest, you know the agony and ecstasy of their boarding policy. With no assigned seats, it’s every person for themselves once you board the plane. There’s a bit of a shortcut, though, if you’re flying out of the right airport. While most airports have a single entry point onto the aircraft,…

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Amazon Hack: Get Around the New Amazon Prime Price Increase

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Bad news for Amazon Prime fans: since 2014, you’ve been paying $99 a year for Prime but that price is about to jump to $119. That means you’ll be paying an extra twenty bucks for the same Prime services starting in the very near future. As of May 11th, new Prime members will be paying…

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The Secret to Getting Food and Liquids Through TSA

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I was going to let the whole Chrissy Teigen/Emotional Support Casserole story skate by without comment, but it made me think about how foods are classified by the TSA and why certain foods can get through while others are rejected and destined for the trash can. I went on a research mission and came back with…

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GENIUS FLIGHT HACK: Free Wi-Fi on US Air, AA, Delta, and More!

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Internet, prepare to be rocked. A user on Reddit just posted an amazing LPT (Life Pro Tip) for getting free wi-fi on your next flight. We’ll let the Redditor, dollinsdv, share the good news: I accidently discovered this little trick while flying yesterday and I’m almost hesitant to share it for fear that the airline…

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GREATEST HITS: Genius Airport Hack: Use TVs for Extra USB Power

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We’re at the mid-summer mark of our Greatest Hits series here on Fly&Dine. Today, we go back to examine a solution to your device-charging needs at airports. Check it out! Have you ever been stuck at the airport with your phone/tablet battery dying a slow painful death and all of the outlets are taken by…

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Hotel Hack: Use Your Apple TV While Traveling

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We’ve all been there. It’s late at night. You’re in a hotel room far from home with nothing to do. You turn on the TV and start scrolling through the 12 channels wondering if you’ve suddenly time-warped back to 1987. Surely there’s a way around this, right? Well, of course there is. You could pretend…

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Genius In-N-Out/LAX Hack OFFICIALLY Kaput

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If you’ve been using the Genius In-N-Out Trick to snag free rides from LAX to the In-N-Out via the Parking Spot shuttle, then the world is now a different place. A couple of weeks ago, I reported that the Parking Spot was sending out letters to its customers that they would now have to provide…

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Scientists Discover Trick to Cut Rice Calories in Half

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Lovers of rice, prepare to buy new pants because your waistline is about to get smaller. According to a Washington Post story, scientists in Sri Lanka have developed a way to cut down the calories of white rice by up to 50%. It involves a whole lot of science regarding starch, sugar, and the digestive…

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Genius Airport Wifi Hack

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This is big. Really big. It’s the wifi hack of your dreams. What if I told you I just uncovered a major trick to scamming free wifi at the airport and all you need is a smartphone? Would you be happy? I bet you would. I know I was when I discovered the secret. THE…

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Greatest Hits: The Genius LAX In & Out Burger Trick

As the first year of Fly&Dine draws to a close, I’ll be looking back on the stories that turned Fly&Dine from a tiny blog into a growing monolith (and major hub of hyperbole). With only two weeks left in 2014, let’s take a look at another popular story on Fly&Dine that proved using the word…

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Genius Airport Hack: Use TVs for Extra USB Power

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Have you ever been stuck at the airport with your phone/tablet battery dying a slow painful death and all of the outlets are taken by other jamokes in the same predicament? Of course you have. We’ve all been there. Instead of unplugging one of your power-hungry comrades and starting World War III, you sit there…

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Hotel Hack: Use Buffet Waffle Iron to Make Hash Browns

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Let’s be honest: if your hotel buffet doesn’t have a waffle iron, it’s not really trying. Whether self-serve or manned by a chef in a tall paper hat, that waffle iron is a godsend if the other options are tiny boxes of cereal and a cantaloupe/honeydew/watermelon medley that was frozen for a decade until being…

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Hotel Room Hack: Turn Your Coffeemaker Into a Stove

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Everyone knows that cooking your own food is cheaper than eating out, but it’s nearly impossible to cook when you’re traveling. Unless you’re staying in a tricked-out suite or have a kitchenette in your extended stay room, chances are that the only appliance you have for making anything in your temporary bedroom is a coffeemaker.…

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