The Frommers.com team collaborated with USA Today last week on a story about whether duty free will really save you money. The F.com version of the story was written by Lisa Cheng and edited by Amy Chen, who did all the heavy lifting. The takeaway from the story is pretty basic: There are so many loop holes and product inconsistencies that the only people who really save by buying at these shops are cigarette smokers who live in U.S. states that tax their purchases heavily.

I could explain all the ins and outs, but luckily Amy appeared on Rudy Maxa’s travel show on Saturday and did it better than I could.

If you read of my death in a tragic shark incident, know that it was pre-meditated. In a moment of misplaced bravado, I told Forbes.com’s John Giuffo that “Sharks are chumps.” I attempted to retract the quote out of fear that sharks would be offended, but John pointed out that I had bigger things to worry about if sharks ever learned how to read.