How a Tobacco Shop Becomes Your Mailman

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Jul 6, 2026 · 25m · transcript

Israel's postal service collapsed. Private courier Cheetah stepped in with a pickup-point model that now handles over a million parcels a month. This episode traces the money from a Shenzhen factory to a tobacco shop cash register in Tel Aviv, revealing the cross-subsidization, razor-thin margins, and unexpected economics that make free shipping on a $3 phone case actually work. We also explore how this system rewired an entire country's expectations for e-commerce — and why "slightly less terrible than the post" became a viable business model. Episode 4149 — myweirdprompts.com/n/4149…