I’ve been following this story for a couple of days with a very confused look on my face.  When I first heard of it, I was almost convinced that it was a mistake. When I realized it wasn’t, I was certain that there was some kind of misunderstanding that would be worked out between the involved parties over the "next few days," and everything would get worked out.

Seems like I’m wrong; and that really just ticks me off.

I consider Scott Jordan to be a close, personal friend.  He’s a small business owner (plus!), he’s an entrepreneur (plus!), his products are awesome and his business is really starting to take off (plus-PLUS!!). I really love to see small businesses like that succeed as its people like Scott that make America not only great, but make it work.  Without people like Scott, and business like ScotteVest, the country and its economy would be in a WORLD of hurt.

I also LOVE gadgets and anything to do with them.  To say that I love gadget enabled clothing is an understatement.  In truth, its stuff like this that curls my toes. I see the new products he has planned and I have a difficult time keeping the drool off of my computer keyboard.

So, what’s the issue? Very simple:

$768M dollars in baggage fees.

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