Looking at the new Samsung Galaxy S24 plus he'd just purchased for $1,100, Nathan couldn't wait to turn on the phone.
[You have spent $1,100. 2x Hit! Received $2,200 as payback. Money has been sent to account XXX-XXXX-XXX]
This was like melody to his ears but more than that, Nathan craved the real confirmation.
Immediately his new device was fully configured and ready to be used, he got a credit alert of the same amount.
Was this real?
It definitely was!
Nathan had tried it twice to confirm and so he knew it was definitely real. Double payback. Nathan couldn't wish for more.
"Curse and Bless you!" Nathan muttered as he stood before the phone dealer. He was remembering how he'd endured crazy beatings just four hours ago and now, he was about to do something even worse.
He was about to indulge in crazy spending!
"Pardon, but how much does the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra cost?" Nathan asked with a smile of anticipation.
"$1,200, sir." The dealer replied with a smile that told Nathan he was up for business.
He had $2,380 currently in his account after purchasing the smartphone and he wanted more. To get more, Nathan had to spend more.
As a diehard lover of Samsung, he decided to spend on the brand.
His old device had also been a Samsung and despite the beating it endured with him, it had refused to spoil and had been the one to alert him of the new course his life had taken.
He was going to remain loyal to the brand.
"The watches and earbuds? Top quality please?" Nathan asked.
"Those cost $400 and $240 respectively, sir." The dealer always added sir after answering to show that he'd placed Nathan on another level in terms of customer rankings.
Nathan thought for a moment and smiled. That would bring the total of all three to $1,840. He could afford it with the balance he had.
"Bring all three." Nathan said with a grin. One that matched the dealer's.
They both wanted to do business and business is what they were doing.
Nathan paid for the three devices immediately, receiving feedback from the system almost immediately too.
[You have spent $1,840. 2x Hit! Received $3,680 as payback. Money has been sent to account XXX-XXXX-XXX]
"Hehe!" Nathan chuckled as he received the bank alert for the payback.
"One more thing. I need the Book 3 Pro and Ultra." Nathan pointed at the boxed jewel stacked on each other at the far end of the room.
With his balance, he could get both which amounted to $3,700.
As he paid for both laptops, Nathan watched his balance drop to $520 and then in a few seconds, it flew up again.
[You have spent $3,700. 2x Hit! Received $7,400 as payback. Money has been sent to account XXX-XXXX-XXX]
With slightly less than $8,000 in his account, Nathan could almost feel his eyes roll back.
"This is insane!"
He grabbed his purchases that had been packaged by the dealer. With their sleek boxing sizes, all his purchases all fit into one backpack provided by the dealer out of goodwill.
"Thank you very much!" Nathan said as he picked the backpack and exited the dealership.
With just this round of purchases, Nathan had succeeded in turning his $950 balance into $7,920. He couldn't be more proud of himself.
However, he wasn't even finished.
True, he'd gotten gadgets that he wanted to buy, these were just the beginning. He wanted more.
How, now that he he'd the money, he couldn't think of more to buy. More laptops would be useless. More phones would be useless. Unless…
A wicked grin stretched across his face as he turned to another phone dealership.
This time, he didn't go directly into the shop. Instead, he walked up to a lady and asked. "If I was to get you an ecosystem, which would it be? The Samsung or iPhone version?"
At first, she looked at him and frowned. Although he didn't look bad, his dressing looked somewhat average. He didn't even wear a deodorant or cologne.
"This isn't one of those influencer skits where you make content out of it, right?" She asked as though she was interested.
He shook his head, answering her question without needing to speak.
"Then get lost." Her reply almost sounded like a shout.
Embarrassed, Nathan walked away without looking back. "Girl, I just wanted to show some love. You didn't have to fight back so hard."
As much as he wanted to insult her for her reaction, he swallowed his words. If he hadn't walked up to her in the first place, it never would've happened.
Nathan soon overcame his embarrassment and walked up to the next two individuals. One of them responded and Nathan immediately took the lady to the phone dealership to get her the devices promised. Since she'd requested a Samsung ecosystem, he got her the same set of things he'd gotten for himself except that it didn't consist of two laptops like his.
The total bill was $5,240. A bill Nathan happily paid.
While the lady was excited to have received the devices, Nathan was happy to have received double.
[You have spent $5,240. 2x Hit! Received $10,480 as payback. Money has been sent to account XXX-XXXX-XXX]
Yes! His phone's vibration confirmed it.
Finally, he passed the $10,000 benchmark. His account had never had more than $3,000 at any given time.
"He… Hehe… Hehehehehe!" Nathan began laughing like a crazed soul on the streets. His laughter made people steer clear of him. Even when he tried to approach others, they avoided him.
No one would believe his story if told. He'd arrived here and in less than two hours, Nathan had gone from being broke to having over $10,000 sitting comfortably in his account waiting to be doubled.
"Tch!" Since no one was going to come close to him, he'd spend it on himself.
"I should get some more things."
His next stop was a jeweller's place.
He always wanted a limited edition Rolex and now, he was going to get them.