Merit Shop Alliance

🗓️ Monday, July 14th, 2025

Good Morning, Gear Heads!
In today’s GYG, you’ll read about:
– Smith & Wesson’s new aluminum frame handgun
– A crazy $3.9 million new Ferrari model
– The effects of drinking coffee
– A Mealtime Hack
– Whether the Federal Reserve will cut rates soon

Remember! The definition of Merit is: the quality of being particularly good or worthy, so as to deserve praise or reward.

Make sure to scroll down to enter our NEW giveaway and answer our poll!

IMPORTANT NOTICE

• Smith & Wesson introduced a new, metal-frame compact handgun, sporting a rigid aluminum frame with enhanced internals. A review and photos of the M&P9 M2.0 metal compact can be found here.
• Ferrari’s new sports car, coming in at the mere price of $3.9 million, clocks in at a 2.1-second zero-to-60 speed, includes three electric motors, bleeding-edge auto tech, and 1,184 horsepower. A review of driving the insane sports car can be found here.
• If you’re an avid coffee drinker, you may want to rethink your habit–or at least consider what it may be doing to your health. Check out this article.

POLL

Are you a coffee feind?

I need it everyday I’ll have a cup once in a while Coffee is disgusting

Results from last edition’s poll:

Do you own a shotgun??
Yes – 80%
No – 20%

MORNING MEME

FAMILY TIPS

• Mealtime Hack: The Tiny Chef Trick! Let your child “help” with dinner by giving them a safe job—stirring, sprinkling cheese, or setting the table. Kids are more likely to eat what they helped make!

REALITY CHECK

• The Federal Reserve and its chairman Jerome Powell have been the subject of much criticism, notably from President Trump, for their slow walking in cutting interest rates, which cost the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars in interest, and keeps housing unaffordable for Americans. And, the Fed seems to be split on the prospect of cutting rates any time soon. Read more here.

GIVEAWAY

Enter this month’s giveaway for a chance to win a Pflueger President Spinning Reel and Fishing Rod Combo and a stocked tackle box!

Click HERE to Enter!

The winner will be announced at the start of next month!

Made in partnership with The Merit Shop Alliance (MSA)