A rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery

Re:A rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery by peterburkimsher on Thursday September 06, 2018 @03:01PM (#17928670)

Selling it after was a good idea - I built my own iPod Video by fixing broken iPods for friends, and didn't need the Nano in the end. After a few years I gave it to a kid at church in Shenzhen.

However, I did find a way to convert UBS KeyClub points into cash. They're a loyalty-card system similar to frequent flyer miles, and are worth 1 CHF per point. When my friends visited Geneva, we planned to spend the points in the Manora restaurant. But it was shut! After some thought, we found a store willing to accept the points, bought a suitcase, and returned it immediately for a cash refund. Then we had cash to buy a cheese fondue!

The exchange rate was even better when I could exchange points for iTunes songs - the songs were worth 1.40 CHF. So that's how I collected a lot of legal music in the early days of the iTunes Music Store.

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Re:A rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery by Declanomous on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:01PM (#17930015)

Buying a cheese fondue is the most Swiss thing about this story. Cheese fondues were a fad in the US before I was born, and I know a lot of people's parent's who own them and use them maybe once every 5 years.

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Re:A rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery by dlhavema on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:16PM (#17930475)

We still love fondue but mostly do chocolate at home...

The cheese ones are so yummy...

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Re:A rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery by mysterydip on Thursday September 06, 2018 @08:08PM (#17930790)

There's a chain of restaurants called The Melting Pot which does fondue entrees and desserts. Not something we do regularly, but it's an interesting niche.

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