You say it took "3 hours longer than I thought," but honestly, that sounds like a pretty standard gear struggle to me. I've set up a ton of backdrops in my time and every single one had some kind of hiccup, usually something stupid like a bent pole or a light that won't clip right. It's not that the kit is flimsy, it's that most of these things are built for a quiet room with no breeze and perfect lighting, not real life with wrinkles and sandbags. The ironing part is on you though, you could have just hung the fabric for a day and the creases would fall out. But hey, you got it working by dinner, right? Isn't that the real win?

Blank stares" is rough. Gotta make those mockups thumb-friendly.

Nah, cheap glue works fine if you know what you're doing.

Yeah the lift changed things for me too. I mean, it's one of those small adjustments that just makes everything else feel more natural once you get used to it. Definitely glad I finally tried it out.

How much of a difference have you actually seen booking on Tuesday versus just using something like Google Flights and setting price alerts?