Honestly, aren't those just overpriced chunks of wood that don't change the game at all?

The part about waiting a day is where I'd push back a little. Some people read a same-night text as too eager, and a day of space can actually keep the interest alive instead of killing it. It depends on the person and how the date went, not just the timing. The real thing that worked for you was being honest instead of writing some fake perfect line, and you could've sent that the next morning just as easy.

Man, the part about walking around looking for stuff hits way too close to home. I once spent 20 minutes looking for my tape measure and it was in my back pocket the whole time, so yeah, I'm basically a pro at wasting my own day. Tracking your time like that is smart though, because most of us just assume we're working hard when really we're just pacing around a messy site. A rolling cart sounds dumb simple but if it got you from 9 days to 6, that's real money in your pocket. Honestly your truck is probably costing you the same way, you just can't see it yet.