# Same item, two prices, screenshot proof

A travel format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/travel/same-item-two-prices-screenshot-proof

Show the huge price or value gap for the identical thing (seat, flight, points) with side-by-side screenshots before explaining the trick. It worked for 4 accounts, with a median of 8x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Video, Green screen, Talking head.

## Why it works

Seeing two wildly different numbers for the same product creates instant disbelief. The viewer has to stay for the explanation of how to get the cheap one.

## How to make it

1. Open on the high number versus the low number
2. Show screenshots or red-arrow proof of both
3. Then explain the rule, tool or redemption that unlocks the lower price

## Hook formula

[High price] vs [low price] for the exact same [item]

## Examples

- @lifeofjazz__ (100K followers, Instagram talking head): 26x their usual views. Hook: “THE SECRET as to why my business class flights NEVER start in the UK” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Deoe_kWIrfI/)
- @milesbeyondborders (126K followers, Instagram video): 12x their usual views. Hook: “Most Canadians 🇨🇦 will burn 63,000 RBC Avion Points on a $630 flight ticket” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd37zEWRGhh/)
- @traveldaddydave (329K followers, Instagram green screen): 4.0x their usual views. Hook: “AMEX Points How to Use them RIGHT” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZX2zItbCN/)
- @bolt.on.points (39K followers, Instagram green screen): 4.2x their usual views. Hook: “🚨 295k vs 68k same Polaris seat” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/De1vcqZhOKK/)

More travel formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/travel.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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