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Business 2.0: "Just give me money to go travel"

by Jerry Guo (RSS feed) on Feb 22nd 2008 at 1:40PM

Here's a business model you don't come across every day. One travel blogger, David Horvitz, has put up on his website "things for sale that I will mail you". For instance, he will travel to a "small Okinawan island called Iriomote and send you an envelope filled with star-sand (pictured here."

Wow, that's cool! Except for the fact he's charging $1,626 for it. He also wants you to give him $1,335 so he can "go as far south as I can go in South America and take a photograph of the ocean for you."

Wow! You'll really do that for me!?

Here are more of his slick ~~schemes for you to pay for his next vacation~~ business products. I don't blame him for wanting to travel--he doesn't seem like he has much going, considering he recently took every subway line in New York over the span of three days.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

darcy Feb 23rd 2008 1:13AM

i think that guy is a moron...

i mean, good on him for trying but...i cant see someone giving him hundreds or thousands of dollars for an envelope of sand or a photo..

Reo Jun 28th 2008 1:57AM

Well maybe he is really reaching, but some people really do need some help, I helped a guy by donating to him for a kidney transplant at a site called marblejars.com, but to pay for some sand wow. I think I would like to just get my own sand.

Jimmy Cash Oct 19th 2008 9:08PM

At least I don't make up silly excuses for begging....
http://givememoney.110mb.com/
:)

antony mwangi Feb 11th 2009 5:40AM

hey am in kenya and am livin in bad condition plz connect me with any one who can help me please to come out of this povety my email anthomwan@yahoo.com

antony mwangi Feb 12th 2009 8:56AM

it me again i found an email but i din't understand it well so please can you explain it to me please my dear i realy suffer here in kenya if you can help me with anything i will be very gland coz now my friends how can you try to help me am jobless and am 29yrs old never marred due to finicial problem please i need your help

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