Chuck Bryan

And we heard from an actual holder of that credit card, which was great.

Did you see this one?

No, I haven't seen that yet.

It's pretty fantastic.

So, hey guys, hearing you talk about this credit card brought me back to some very special memories of my early days in New York.

When I first moved there in 2014, I stumbled upon the Magnesis and thought it sounded like the perfect way to meet new people since I was new there and access the cool and exclusive parties and parts of the city.

So I applied and was surprised to be accepted as a member.

I quickly found myself at fun rooftop parties with open bars, great tickets to shows and sports games, and snagging reservations for restaurants that were impossible to book, all of which seemed to be too good to be true for the $250 annual fee, which should have been my first clue that something was wrong.

The first real crack came when I took advantage of an offer to get floor seats to a Beyonce concert for only $200 and had to obtain the tickets by meeting a, quote, Magnus' concierge in the parking lot outside of the venue.

The tickets I got felt like they had just been bought from a scalper, and they probably were, but it did work out, and it was a great show.

Not long after, I had Will call tickets to an NBA game through a, quote, partnership they had with the team.

When my friends and I showed up to grab the seats, no one behind the ticket counter had ever heard of Magnusis.

That was the moment I started asking questions, and when I reached out about the issue and about canceling my membership, they actually refunded it almost immediately.

In fact, they refunded my fee so quickly, it was almost alarming, like they were hoping I'd just quietly go away.

Thankfully, I managed to exit the whole thing before the house of cards came crashing down, so hearing you guys explain how the whole thing worked was fascinating and weirdly nostalgic.

Despite the sketchiness at the end, I actually do have some pretty fun memories from that brief period when it felt like I had unlocked some secret VIP version of New York City.

I look forward to your next stop at the Bell House, and that is from Kevin.

Yeah, I was hoping a Magnesis member would write in, and we got it.

I probably should.

Oh, whatever.