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I tried the popular 'capsule wardrobe' and whittled my closet down to just 30 items — here's why I'm never looking back

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In the 1970s, London boutique owner Susie Faux coined the term "capsule wardrobe" to describe a minimal wardrobe composed of 30 to 40 high-quality, versatile items that will meet your needs for a given time amount of time.

Wearing only a fraction of your closet is supposed to reinforce the idea that you can be happy with less — plus, you'll save money in the long run buying fewer, quality clothes and skipping the mediocre items, Faux writes on her blog.

Out of curiosity — Are 30 items really enough for a season? Will it force me to dress better? How much truth is behind the mantra, 'dress for success'? — I decided to give it a whirl. I started small, eliminating 75% of my clothing for a month, to start.

But 30 days on a "capsule diet" wasn't nearly enough. Here's how I did it, and why I'm sticking with my 30-or-so items and never looking back.

SEE ALSO: I spent a month doing as many free things as I could in New York City — and I barely made a dent

Putting the capsule together was painless

The size of your capsule is highly personal, Faux explains, and there are no strict guidelines when it comes to building your mini wardrobe. I drew inspiration from Caroline Rector of Unfancy, who chooses 37 items for each three-month long season, and whittled down my congested closet to 30 items — 21 of which I ended up wearing for the next month. The other nine are still hanging and will likely be worn over the next month and a half before starting my "summer capsule."

As Rector suggests, I took every single piece of clothing out of my dresser and closet and laid it on my bed before building my capsule. I considered the last time I had worn each item — if it was over six months, it immediately went into the storage pile. If I didn't love it, it also went straight to storage.

The next criteria were practicality and versatility. I read that you should opt for neutral colors, since they're easier to mix-and-match, and for March in New York, I tried to choose as seasonally appropriate pieces as possible.

Building the capsule was surprisingly quick and painless — it was as simple as choosing my favorite clothes and packing everything else in a spare suitcase. The 30 items I settled on included:

• 5 pairs of shoes

• 3 pairs of pants, 1 skirt

• 2 coats, 1 rain jacket, 1 blazer, 1 cardigan

• 3 dresses, 1 romper

• 5 blouses, 3 sweaters, 2 tees, 1 button down, 1 tank

Note that the capsule does not include workout clothes, jewelry, accessories, pajamas, and underwear. For a more detailed (and fashion-forward) breakdown of what types of things to include in your capsule, check out Rector's guide.



It saved time and energy in the morning

I quickly found that choosing what to wear to work each day became infinitely easier, simply because I had so few clothes to choose from. It was also nice knowing that I couldn't really go wrong with my decision — after all, I filled my capsule with my favorite, highest-quality items.

What's more, simplifying the "What do I wear today?" conundrum meant I was expending less energy on mundane decisions.

After all, there's a scientific reason some of the most successful people wear the same outfit day in and day out (think: Mark Zuckerberg and his signature gray tee-shirt, or Barack Obama and his blue or gray suit). It helps them avoid decision fatigue.

As Obama told Vanity Fair in 2012, "You'll see I wear only gray or blue suits. I'm trying to pare down decisions. I don't want to make decisions about what I'm eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make."



I dressed better

I'm not a slob, but I don't take much more than 10 minutes to get ready in the morning — and that can sometimes translate into questionable ensembles.

When downsizing, I didn't just choose necessities — I chose my favorite and best necessities, meaning I was "limited" to high-quality clothes that fit me well. The entire experience reminded me of that feeling you have post-shopping spree, when you're irrationally excited to wear your new favorite purchases and consequently, end up wearing them day after day.

Plus, "Dress for success" is more than a catchy motto. As Business Insider's Dennis Green writes, "Studies have shown that wearing nice clothes in the office can affect the way people perceive you, how confident you're feeling, and even how you're able to think abstractly."

In one study, "Those dressed poorly (in sweatpants and plastic sandals) averaged a theoretical profit of $680,000, while the group dressed in suits amassed an average profit of $2.1 million. The group dressed neutrally averaged a $1.58 million profit," Green reports.

I didn't see an immediate financial return on my clothes, but it was nice to have an arsenal of "power outfits" at the ready. As Faux notes, "Your capsule wardrobe is designed to make you feel confident."



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We tested out the app that allows you to make free international calls without an Internet connection

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rebtel screenshot Even though mobile providers do offer select plans for international data and calling, making calls to other countries can still get pretty pricey. 

While apps like WhatsApp, Viber, and Skype have given us the ability to message and call for free or at a reduced rate, they still require you to use a Wi-Fi connection or mobile data. 

International calling app Rebtel recently released a new feature that allows users to make calls abroad for free, even if they don't have access to Wi-Fi or cellular data. 

Rebtel connects users to their system via a local call and can then transfer this call to any number in the world.

When both users have the app (which the company refers to as Rebel Calling), both users can be connected via a local call to shortcut the costs of international calling.

This way, the user gets free unlimited international calling with the same stability expected from a regular call.

Rebtel CEO Magnus Larsson started the company back in 2006 in an effort to build an international calling platform that offers consistency and reliability.

"The aim was to build this for a community of people who use international calling often," Larsson told Business Insider. "It's for those who are looking for quality and stability, rather than just the ability to make an international call." 

The Rebel Calling feature will be available for free until sometime next year, after which they plan to charge $1 per month for the service. 

We tested out the app by making an international call to Ireland. Here's what happened.

 

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Once you download the app, you're asked to verify your number and the country you're in.



Next, you'll be asked if you'd like to allow the app access to your address book to add your contacts.



While testing the feature, I made sure to turn off both Wi-Fi and cellular data. After entering my contact's number, I was told to hold while the call connected. After a few seconds, we were both connected and able to hear one another clearly.



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How luxury shoppers are changing the face of retail

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Luxury shoppers are highly coveted customers for brands and retailers. The top 10% of US household earners (those taking home $120,000 or more annually) account for approximately half of all consumer expenditures.

This demographic’s growing preference for online shopping is changing the face of luxury retail, and it has significant implications for how brands target luxury consumers.

In a new report from BI Intelligence, we profile the luxury shopper and take a close look at the spending habits and preferences of high-income earners — including how and where they shop.

 

Here are some of the key takeaways:

  • Discretionary spending among the wealthy is growing faster than for the average US consumer. Discretionary spending among those earning $120,000 a year or more is expected to increase 6.6% in 2016, reaching $406 billion, according to YouGov. Among the top 1%, it's expected to rise 10%. By contrast, discretionary spending for the average US consumer dropped 1% between 2014 and 2015.
  • Wealthy consumers are expected to spend the most next year on fashion, travel, and dining. Among these categories, spending on fashion (specifically, apparel, accessories, and handbags) will grow the most, increasing 6.9% to $37.4 billion (roughly 9% of total discretionary spending). 
  • Luxury brands are over-allocating ad spend to print media. The seven largest US luxury brands collectively spent $133 million last year on holiday ad spending, 57% of which was allocated to magazine ads, according to the Shullman Research Center. But among luxury shoppers, recall rates are higher for digital ads.
  • There are signs that luxury shopping is less brand- and status-oriented than it once was. Luxury shoppers, like the average consumer, enjoy the convenience and low prices of online retailers like Amazon vs. shopping via official brand sites. Luxury shopping may become even more price-sensitive as millennials age. 

 

In full, the report:

  • Sizes the market for personal luxury goods, by country.
  • Measures the effectiveness of luxury marketing channels.
  • Breaks down ad spend among luxury brands.
  • Identifies where luxury consumers shop online and in-store.

 

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Malia Obama is officially going to Harvard

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: Malia Obama, daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama, participates in the turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House November 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. In a tradition dating back to 1947, the president pardons a turkey, sparing the tom -- and his alternate -- from becoming a Thanksgiving Day feast. This year, Americans were asked to choose which of two turkeys would be pardoned and to cast their votes on Twitter. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

After months of rampant speculation, The White House announced the Malia Obama has chosen to attend Harvard University.

The high school senior at Sidwell Friends School will take a gap year after she graduates, according to a statement from the East Wing. She will begin her freshman year at Harvard in the fall of 2017, graduating with the class of 2021.

She sparked rumors about her college choices after she went on a tour of the Ivies, Stanford and NYU last year.

Many believed that demonstrated her interest in film studies and an internship in New York City on the set of HBO's "Girls," would lead her to choose NYU, which has a top-ranked film program.

Other top guesses were first lady Michelle Obama's alma mater of Princeton University or President Obama's undergraduate institution Columbia University.

Her pick, however, still connects her to her parents, both of whom attended Harvard Law School.

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This guy makes flip books using nothing but a hole puncher

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Artist Scott Blake makes flip books without drawing a single line: instead, he uses a hole puncher. He makes patterns on a computer, prints them out, and then goes through the painstaking process of punching the holes and lining up the pages to make these awesome flip books.

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These are the best exercises to keep your legs strong at any age

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From running to weight-lifting, there are a number of ways to put your legs into action.

But what if there were one simple workout that could target all those hard-to-reach parts of your legs — and you could do it at any age? Turns out there is!

As we did for our everyday stretching guide, Business Insider sought out expert advice from New York University physical-therapy professor Marilyn Moffat, who also wrote the book "Age Defying Fitness." 

It's sure to get you sweating in no time — trust us. (Note: If you're having any unusual pain or problems with the exercises, please stop doing them and consult a physical therapist).

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To start off, we'll focus on the ankles. Moffat says strengthening these is key because they help maintain balance. Be sure to keep your standing knee straight for this exercise.

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Go at a rate of one second up, one second down (even slower than what's shown here) while going through a full range of motion. Start with five exercises on each foot, building up to 25 on each side.

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Next, take a walk on your heels. This will work the muscles in the front of the shin. Try walking the length of a hallway and back, and make sure you don't hunch over.



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RANKED: Here are the 10 best airports in Europe

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With demand for air travel in Europe growing at an impressive rate, the need for world-class airports is at an all-time high. Leading aviation reviewer Skytrax recently released the results of its annual World Airport Awards, which includes a list of the best in Europe.

The Skytrax annual rankings are based on the impressions of over 13 million fliers from 106 countries. More than 550 airports were included in the survey, which covers 39 service and performance parameters, including facility comfort, location of bathrooms, and the language skills of the airport staff. 

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10. Vienna International Airport (VIE)

Yearly passengers: 22.8 million

Previous rank: N/A

Why it's awesome: Located just 12 miles from the heart of Austria's capital and largest city, Skytrax reviewers praised the airport for its cleanliness, compact size, and speedy wi-fi connectivity.

Vienna International Airport's largest tenants include Austrian Airlines, NIKI, and Eurowings.

Source: Skytrax World Airport Awards. Yearly passenger figure is for 2015, provided by Vienna International Airport .



9. Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)

Yearly passengers: 39.7 million

Previous rank: N/A

Why it's awesome: Barcelona-El Prat is one of the busiest airports in Europe and serves as the gateway for region's booming leisure industry. The airport's largest tenants include low-cost carriers Ryanair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Vueling.

Skytrax reviewers praised the facility for its available dining and shopping options, while complaining about longer wait times.

Source: Skytrax World Airport Awards. Yearly passenger figure is for 2015, provided by AENA.



8. Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)

Yearly passengers: 10.3 million

Previous rank: 8

Why it's awesome: Located just 15 kilometers (9 miles) southeast of Cologne, Germany, CGN is a major hub for the budget carrier Germanwings. 

Skytrax reviewers praised the airport for its modern architecture and its clean and efficient terminal buildings.

Source: Skytrax World Airport Awards. Yearly passenger figure is for 2015, provided by Cologne Bonn Airport.



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Malia Obama just picked Harvard — here's where America's other 'first kids' went to college

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U.S. President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia walk from Marine One to board Air Force One upon their departure from O'Hare Airport in Chicago April 7, 2016.    REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Malia Obama has chosen to attend Harvard University in fall 2017 after taking a gap year, The White House announced on Sunday.

Her announcement follows months of speculation about her choice after she went on a tour of the Ivies, Stanford and NYU last year.

With an eye on first kids who were teenagers or young adults when their parents lived in the White House, as far back as President John F. Kennedy, we looked at their college choices.

Take a look below to see who dropped out of college, who failed the bar exam, and whose parents didn't go to their graduation.

 Malia Obama is officially going to Harvard

Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, University of Texas at Austin, Class of 1966

The oldest daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb attended the all-girls National Cathedral School in Washington DC, and the University of Texas at Austin for college. She is the last first daughter to be married in the White House.



Luci Baines Johnson, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, 1966 (did not graduate)

The younger daughter of President Johnson, Luci attended Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, but she was forced to drop out in 1966. She was married that year, and the school prohibited married students.



Tricia Nixon Cox, Boston College Class, 1968

The oldest daughter of President Richard Nixon, Tricia attended Boston College and earned a degree in English. Her father served as a guest speaker at her graduation.



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A California-style restaurant in NYC serves an impressive queso dip

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There's one surefire way to make chips taste better: queso dip.

California-style NYC restaurant Playa Betty's serves up an impressive version. We took a trip to the restaurant to check it out.

Story by Sarah Schmalbruch and editing by Carl Mueller

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Wall Street's new favorite 'clubstaurant' is stupid and serves bad food, review says

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In New York, there are nightlife impresarios and then there are nightlife kings.

The heads of Tao Group, the ubiquitous nightlife empire stretching from Las Vegas to Sydney, are kings. They basically invented the "clubstaurant" concept with massively successful venues like their namesake Tao and Lavo.

Wall Street money loves Tao Group, and it's almost guaranteed that you'll find groups of second-year bank analysts, private-equity VPs, and hedge fund managing directors at any of its properties at any given time.

But that doesn't mean the food is good.

The new hot Tao clubstaurant is Vandal. It serves nonsense items like a knish Reuben and something called the "banh mi'eatball slider." Ryan Sutton of Eater just gave it a blistering zero-star review.

From Eater:

The space is fascinating enough that if Vandal simply served competent brasserie fare, the entire endeavor would be somewhat civilized, a place for the cool kids to congregate and look at art. But what Vandal serves is not competent brasserie fare.

This is a good time to talk about Vandal's banh mi'eatball slider. The name of the dish is a portmanteau of three trendy foodstuffs: the banh mi, a Vietnamese sandwich of pate, pork, pickled carrots and chiles; the slider, a tiny White Castle-style burger; and the meatball, an Italian-American symbol of thrift. Now here's what you actually get: a single dense ball of spiced ground lamb, sandwiched within a slaw-stuffed baguette. The menu says the dish includes foie gras, none of which I detected. This two-bite travesty costs $8, which is more than what you ought to ever pay for an entire banh mi, a single meatball, or a solitary slider.

Brutal. Sutton, at least, has the courtesy to mention that Tao Group's properties are popular, money-making machines, and that Vandal is constantly host to glamorous people like Hannah Bronfman and "Snap Packers" like Barron Hilton.

But again:

At Vandal, [chef Chris] Santos smears beef tartare over a hot pretzel, resulting in hot mush. The menu is "inspired by street fare from around the world," the restaurant's website asserts, a statement that raises the question of what precisely is "street" about a two-pound lobster scampi that costs $68.

It should be noted that Sutton is a repeat offender in the business of bashing Tao Group. He wrote a devastating takedown of Tao Downtown in Bloomberg in 2013, when it opened. He managed to get another Tao jab into this Vandal piece, too:

Then there is the Tao juggernaut itself, a trio of hot spots in Midtown, West Chelsea, and Las Vegas, where the diverse foodways of the global East are diluted down to overpriced Red Bull, wontons, and Wagyu. Tao sells "Asia," a bro-friendly bacchanalia where everyone is fluent in the universal language of loosened ties. I'll take two Grey Goose sodas... no, make that three!The food ranges from awful to passable, but I've found that sitting on Tao's candlelit staircase while overlooking the 24-armed Buddha statue is as surefire a way to impress one sort of date as cocktails at Bemelmans is another. Really, where else can New York diners pay gustatory tribute to the life of the humble Siddhartha in a way that would make both Lil Wayne and Michael Bay proud?

For the full review, if you can take it, head to Eater >>

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After training with a Navy Seal, an entrepreneur explains why everyone should have a 'f--- it list'

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How many days from last year do you remember?

Really stop and think about it.

Now see if you can identify any patterns among those days that stand out. Were they all happy? Upsetting? Relaxing?

According to Jesse Itzler, we're more likely to remember experiences that are unpleasant, at least in the moment.

Itzler is the cofounder of Marquis Jets, owner of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, and a former rapper; he's also married to Spanx founder Sara Blakely. In 2015 he published a book, "Living With a Seal," about his month-long experience training with a Navy Seal.

Itzler recently appeared on The James Altucher Show to discuss everything he's learned about success, failure, mental toughness, and finding meaning.

In order to ensure that he's living a memorable life, Itzler told Altucher that he recently started keeping what he calls a "f--- it list," replacing the "bucket list" that he used to have. The goal of the "f--- it list" is to make a habit of doing things that are painful or uncomfortable, but help him grow.

What's on it?

"Those are things that suck, and those are things that are challenging, and those are things that require preparation, training, planning, maybe failure," he said. "But those are the things that make me feel most alive. And those are the things that teach me the most about me."

Itzler emphasized that everyone's "f--- it list" will be different, and you can start with small steps forward. On his he's included physical feats, like riding his bike cross-country in less than four months and paddling 100 miles. And since he has a hard time with new languages, he also wants to learn the national anthem from 10 different countries.

None of them will be easy, but all of them will make him feel like he's accomplished something and changed his life for the better. As the Navy Seal once told him, "If it doesn't suck, don't do it."

Itzler explained that the point of having a "f--- it list" is to be working your mental toughness "muscle." It's something he learned while training with the Navy Seal, who made him do 100 pull-ups in a row on his first day of training and swim in a frozen lake during a blizzard.

Each one of these experiences further strengthened his mental toughness muscle, he said, and allowed him to push past his limits.

"Once you change your set point, [once] you raise your baseline from wherever it is to a higher level by doing these tough challenges, getting out of your comfort zone, [and] pushing your limits, it never goes back down," Itzler said.

"And all of a sudden you start saying, 'I don't wanna take the easy way. I'm gonna take the hard way.'"

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The girl who got into 5 Ivies and Stanford with a unique essay about Costco finally made her choice

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Brittany StinsonBrittany Stinson, the high-school senior whose unique essay on Costco secured her admission into five Ivy League schools and Stanford, has finally made her decision.

"I'm going to Stanford!" she told Business Insider.

Stinson, whose Ivy acceptances were to Yale, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, and Cornell, said her decision ultimately came down to where she felt the best fit, since all of the schools are academic powerhouses.

"All those schools have equal academic prowess, so it honestly came down to fit and location," she said.

For Stinson, the appeal of the West Coast, as well as Stanford's stellar science programs led her to decide on The Cardinal.

While Stinson plans to major in neuroscience, she was also impressed by Stanford's range of course offerings.

"It has strength in science and also the humanities," she said. "They have a lot of interdisciplinary classes and majors, so that really appealed to me too."

For her admission's essay, Stinson crafted a lighthearted reflection of her inquisitive personality, told against a backdrop of her childhood trips to Costco. The essay went viral after she shared with with Business Insider. Read her essay here »

Stinson, who is also valedictorian of her Concord High School class, is grateful some of the interest in her essay has begun to recede.

"When it reached its peak — oh my goodness — it was kind of overwhelming," she said. "I'm glad it's died down." 

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These stunning before-and-after photos show why this 30-day diet is taking Instagram by storm

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Popular diet Whole30 has taken Instagram by storm.

Like most diets, it requires you to give up sweets and alcohol.

But the 30-day diet also bans weigh-ins and calorie-counting, which are the cornerstones of most weight-loss regimens.

Photos that people have been posting on Instagram showing their bodies before the diet and afterward tell enticing stories.

Find out more:

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Whole30 requires that you eat only whole, natural foods for 30 straight days.

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Except for a list of foods that are off limits, like legumes, grains, sweeteners (even stevia!), dairy, and additives like carrageenan. You also can't "recreate" baked goods with healthy ingredients, as you can do on the Paleo diet — though there's a burgeoning industry of companies selling Whole30 products, like RxBars and avocado-oil mayonnaise.

The diet, which has been around since 2009, swears that by eating "real" permitted foods, you'll "change your life." It's a lofty promise, but judging by the many photos on Instagram, it's clear that many people are inspired by this concept.



Another thing you can't do? Step on the scale.

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"You are not allowed to step on the scale or take any body measurements for the duration of the program," the website reads.

You can, however, weigh yourself before and after. The purpose of this is so you don't get side-tracked.

"This is about so much more than just weight loss," the website says.

Like the Paleo diet, there's no emphasis on counting calories, either.



The weight loss is billed as a byproduct of eating well as opposed to an end goal.

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Uber threw a yacht party in Dubai over the weekend — here's what happened

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Uber has experimented with all kinds of extensions of its basic ride-hailing service in different cities around the world. There's UberPOOL, for carpooling; UberEATS, for food delivery; UberCHOPPER, for your helicopter needs; and even a pilot program of UberBOAT that took partygoers across the bay in Miami last year.

It was only a matter of time, then, until the company offered the ultimate in luxury rides: UberYACHT.

The boating service launched in Dubai over the weekend, but it was just a one-time event: a four-hour open-bar cruise from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets, booked in advance via the app, cost about $82 per person for unlimited drinks and a performance from an on-board DJ. Vouchers were provided for regular Uber ride service to and from the marina.

“At Uber we are constantly innovating our services – we want to be more than just a leading global technology app. We want to provide experiences at the push of a button," Uber UAE General Manager Chris Free said in a statement. "Following the success of UberCHOPPER, launched in November 2015, we are thrilled to introduce UberYACHT to Dubai's waters with this exclusive party that residents can book just as they would an Uber car or chopper, with the same level of convenience, reliability, and accessibility.”

Here's what went down on the UberYACHT party.

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The yacht service worked a lot like a normal Uber ride hail, although it had to be reserved 48 hours in advance and confirmed by a phone call.

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Those who had booked stood in line to board at the marina, preparing for their boozy cruise.

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It looks like it was a fine day to be out on the water.

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