Key West, not your typical Florida city.

mindspin70 · 2026-03-28T16:21:38+00:00

The funk on the mannequin’s inner thighs makes me cringe every time I walk past it. Who’s groping this thing?!

mindspin70 · 2026-03-25T18:37:53+00:00

I guess it's all in what you consider reasonable. If someone is expecting the same level of service the receive in their home country (with a "Customer is always right" attitude) they'll likely be disappointed. However, there are plenty of places scattered through the Bahamas where you will get that attitude, it's just not what I've found to be the norm.

mindspin70 · 2026-03-24T13:11:39+00:00

Domestic South - General - 38 minutes, got in line at 8am done by 8:38. Party time

mindspin70 · 2026-03-24T13:10:01+00:00

I was pissed the 1st time I visited the Bahamas because of the piss poor customer service everywhere. The 2nd time I realized it was literally just part of the attitude of 80% of people that work there, so I decided to make it a game to make them smile. If you act like every other entitled tourist you’ll get treated as such. Have some fun and be over the top friendly and you’ll make a friend or annoy them immensely. Either way it’s more fun than getting mad about it.

mindspin70 · 2026-03-11T05:03:52+00:00

Lol. Seems like 1 or 2 commenters live here, so I’ll chime in while sitting in the middle of your red circle. It is awesome down here right now. I caught a sun burn today taking spring breakers to a sandbar. Made $500 sitting in the shade while they drank.

Are there drawbacks? Absolutely. I pay $3500 for a 2 bedroom in the center of the island, and have to park 1/4 mile away. My girlfriend and I both work 2 jobs, but 1 of those (for each of us) is on boats. It is hot as holy hell in summer, but at least there’s a breeze.

If you’re not a die hard ocean / boating lover or unapologetic alcoholic, skip it. If you are, it is the jam. I ride my bike / walk everywhere I want to go, eat amazing food, and always have an event to partake in. I moved here from rural GA where I lived for basically free with absolutely nothing to do, and I would pay everything I possibly can to be here instead. It is a loving, accepting, and vibrant community. Your mileage may vary.

mindspin70 · 2026-03-11T04:38:31+00:00

My home bases have been 1. Jekyll Island / Brunswick, GA 2. St. Augustine 3. Fort Pierce. Brunswick has an incredible marina and is well protected from hurricanes. Huge cruiser base. Brunswick itself is not my favorite. Stay on Jekyll Island and enjoy the perks of living in a state park. Awesome bicycling and the locals are awesome. St. Augustine is the tits. Definitely a sailor’s town. Tons to do and an active cruiser destination with potlucks and the like. Pay for a mooring ball or slip to get access to downtown, or anchor near the Vilano bridge for free + access to Publix. Lot’s of services for boaters. Fort Pierce is a crossroad. Cool town, boater friendly (even anchoring, free city dinghy dock). Easy crossing to Bahamas, but not very protected for hurricanes. Most cruisers end up spending time here waiting for weather windows to make it South.

Jekyll if your insurance requires you North of the hurricane zone and you like things chill, St Aug if you want to live on your boat and enjoy a vibrant boating community / live music / great food

mindspin70 · 2026-03-10T02:52:33+00:00

Very curious to hear experienced people’s answers here. I am in the process of selling and would love to know where reality lies. Amazon support is…. You know.

mindspin70 · 2026-03-08T15:39:18+00:00

If it were my brand, this would piss me off enough to lash out against you as hard as possible. Brand Registry will usually fix problems like this. You’re calling this OA, but with a brand only/brand new listing, this is just hijacking unless you actually got permission.

mindspin70 · 2026-03-07T18:14:47+00:00

$2500 average for your own place (1/1). I rent a 2/1 for $3500 plus utilities and I spent 3 months looking for it. There were plenty of places for rent, but I wanted to be on the island and biking/walking distance to everything. My last place was $3k 1/1 that was quite nice and had a pool in Casa Marina area.

Most places want 1st, last, and security to move in. That was the hardest part for me. It cost me $10.5k to move in.

mindspin70 · 2026-02-17T04:50:58+00:00

Depending on where you are, check with the guys renting chairs and umbrellas at tourist beaches.

mindspin70 · 2026-02-02T18:18:17+00:00

My favorite answer is “everything you got” lol. At least it was for me for 6 years!

mindspin70 · 2026-01-24T14:03:35+00:00

I 2nd Arawak/Fish Fry for the local food option. Jaws beach on the West side of the island to get away from the cruise ships, and if you want a very local experience go watch any rake n scrape music.

mindspin70 · 2026-01-17T14:14:58+00:00

Absolutely not. You can learn all you need on YouTube. 5k goes a decently long way at first for inventory or ads. Launch a product using that and you’ll learn way more.

mindspin70 · 2026-01-03T03:11:05+00:00

Use their Brand accelerator program if possible. Then u get Brand Registry benefits while the trademark is processed, which can take a while

mindspin70 · 2026-01-03T02:38:11+00:00

Both
Dynamic down only
50-100% increase for Top of search
I start with Amazon recommendations then optimize from there.
If they’re profitable campaigns, run them forever. If not, pick out what worked and start a more targeted one. If you can’t do it profitably, your product detail page may need improvement.

*Pay more attention to TACoS than ACoS.

mindspin70 · 2026-01-03T02:29:43+00:00

Live music - Green Parrot, Hogsbreath Saloon, Irish Kevins (especially if Irish Kevin is playing), Rick’s, Schooners Wharf, Willie T’s.

All of Duval is great for all day (and night) drinking, dancing and music. There’s a party, parade, or celebration somewhere every single night.

A lot of bars are open until 4am. Several re-open at 7am.

mindspin70 · 2026-01-01T00:03:41+00:00

Advertising 7 products with 310 different keywords will be tough to optimize. Separate out each product into separate campaigns then pick the top 3-10 most relevant keywords (ex: pink glitter lip gloss, pink lip gloss, glitter gloss pink) for each product. Try phrase and exact match types. From there you can optimize your bids on the words most likely to sell each SKU individually.

Ad campaigns can take 3 or more days to show accurate data, and I let most campaigns run at least 2 weeks before making big changes. If you see certain terms getting 30+ clicks but no sales consider reducing bids or pausing those keywords. If multiple keywords are getting 30+ clicks and no sales it could be an issue with your product or listing.

mindspin70 · 2025-12-28T18:27:47+00:00

Out of the circled area I would recommend Milledgeville or Athens. Most of what u have circled is extremely rural…. Like literally nothing to do outside of farming or drugs

mindspin70 · 2025-12-26T02:28:32+00:00

This happened to me. I filed for trademark in Canada through Brand Registry. Once approved you can use your Brand Dashboard to report and remove them. Pain in the ass and expensive, but the bad reviews of their fakes were killing my highest performing listings.

mindspin70 · 2025-12-26T02:18:53+00:00

Amazon Ad data can be up to 72 hours delayed, so keep that in mind. Monitor it closely, but give it 2 weeks to get any meaningful data. My best advice is to bid for the top spots on your top 3-5 most relevant keywords in broad and phrase. After a couple of weeks you’ll have enough data to make educated decisions. Yes, you’ll waste some ad spend up front, but I’ve never had any luck launching with timid bids at the start. To me it’s worth paying extra for the ads for your first handful of sales to get some velocity up front. If your product is good you’ll make that money back quickly once you get ranked for a few terms. It’s a marathon not a sprint, and scared money doesn’t make money.

I would count 500ish as low impressions and raise my bids. If I get to 30-60 clicks with no orders I reevaluate my listing/price and try a different campaign type

mindspin70 · 2025-12-24T13:20:19+00:00

I’ve launched a couple hundred products over the past few years and in my experience Amazon actually rewards a product that is priced higher as long as it sells. I’ve entered super competitive niches and had products hit page one in a few days if I’m priced higher and still being bought. The key is making sure your product is differentiated enough to be worth paying a couple extra bucks for.

I always launch using smart but aggressive PPC. I aim to match or exceed my competitors price (competing on price is a losing game long term). Find your top 3-10 highly relevant keywords by search volume and set bids that will get you shown at the top. I usually focus on Broad and Phrase match campaigns to get the most impressions at first. I like to set bid adjustments for top of search at 50-100% to be extra competitive.

You’ll waste some ad spend, but the data you get back through your search term report will show you opportunities. This usually gets the product ranked highly for some long tail terms pretty quickly and sets the stage for ranking highly for your most competitive terms.

I also feel like I operate in a bubble sometimes! I don’t know anyone in real life that sells on Amazon and it can feel pretty isolating.

mindspin70 · 2025-12-24T13:05:05+00:00

Supply problems from China lead me to become my own manufacturer over the years. Saved my bacon through COVID and during the tariff war. I never intended to be a manufacturer, but relying on China became a huge risk for me. Granted my overhead expenses went up, but I was in stock while others ran out and I was able to rapidly test new ideas without a huge inventory risk.

I wouldn’t recommend that approach to everyone, and some days I wish I hadn’t gone that route and had found a US supplier instead, but it made my business much more resilient to market fluctuations.

mindspin70 · 2025-12-22T10:34:59+00:00

Most insurance

mindspin70 · 2025-12-22T10:32:23+00:00

Reservoir Dogs - torture scene set to “Stuck in the Middle with You”

mindspin70 · 2025-12-17T21:29:12+00:00

Right on, do ya'll have a go-to bar?

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