Did we say we're 8.3% of the way through 2025? Sorry, make that 16.7%.
We hope your February was as enjoyable as it was fleeting.
As a final garnish to the month that was, we've collected another series of intriguing stats, one-liners, and deep dives.
Ans as always β the $50 survey is down below π
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Congrats to Jeremy, our latest survey winner!
"I've visited 30+ countries with my Minaal Carry-on 2.0 since 2016, but one of my favorite places in the world is still NYC. I just love the energy there! There's something about the constant chaos, the diversity, and the overall buzz that keeps me coming back."
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If you've ever dreamed about starting a restaurant β or know someone who waxes lyrical about quitting their 9-5 to open a quaint Sicilian pizzeria β you might find this reality check depressingly useful. Whether you should read it depends on how strongly you identify with the following subheader. "I was a foodie with a boring day job who figured he could run a restaurant. Then I encountered rats, endless red tape, crippling costs and debt-induced meltdowns, started popping sleeping pills, lost my house, and nearly sabotaged my marriage." |
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As the old saying says: there are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
You might think vending machines represent the banal, soulless domain of robots β symbols of a world completely untouched by human passions. You would be wrong.
Venture beyond the second-row Snickers and you begin to encounter tales of espionage and turf wars in the UK, fresh tomato distribution and pilgrimages in Japan, and machines in Singapore that require cuddles to work. |
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The surprisingly gripping series Queens of Infamy begins with Eleanor of Aquitaine β a woman who rose above her successive marriages to the kings of France and England to become a monumental figure in her own right. She was able to survive and thrive thanks to a combination of intelligence, political savvy, and sheer good luck (witness: the " death by shit-pig" of her husband's elder brother). |
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Tick tock, it's that time again. Answer two quick questions for a chance to win $50 store credit.
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As always: let us know what you liked, what you'd like to see more of, your favourite vending machine, that sorta thing.
J, D, & the Minaal team
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Made with β€οΈ all over the π by the Minaal crew.
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