* CutLexLuthorACheck: The Flim Flam Brothers make a ridiculous number of economic blunders, though two huge missteps really take the cake:
** If they had only been willing to split the profits with the Apple Family more fairly, the Apples' finances would stay in the black, Sweet Apple Acres would become a long-term supplier, the Flim Flam Brothers would have formed a profitable business venture, the town would finally get a decent supply of cider, and everypony would have been happy. Instead, they insist on driving the Apples out of business and taking their farm.
*** Even if they offered fairer terms, they were wrong to suddenly confront the Apples with an offer for a major piece of farm equipment, never an easy matter in family-run agriculture. If the Brothers were willing to let the Apples look over even a written rental agreement with Twilight Sparkle, they could have been able to bargain a profitable arrangement with some patience.
** Even if they insisted on running the Apple Family out of business, they could have done so easily with a little patience. With the ability to produce the cider on the spot where customers were already lined up, they had possibly the best predatory pricing scheme in history. Instead they insist on a contest, a much larger and more dangerous gamble with the same payout.
*** This is assuming they really would have been able to get their own supply of apples to produce the cider with; at the start of the episode they are shown to have at least a small supply, but whether they ''needed'' the Apple Acres apples or they just wanted a monopoly is an exercise for the viewer.
* ExpressiveHair: Not just Pinkie, but Flam's mustache ''droops'' when things start to go south for the Brothers. This may just be because he's just been soaked in cider, though.

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* CutLexLuthorACheck: The Flim Flam Brothers make a ridiculous number of economic blunders, though three huge missteps really take the cake:
If they had only been willing to split the profits with the Apple Family more fairly, the Apples' finances would stay in the black, Sweet Apple Acres would become a long-term supplier, the Flim Flam Brothers would have formed a profitable business venture, the town would finally get a decent supply of cider, and everypony would have been happy. Instead, they insist on driving the Apples out of business and taking their farm. Even if they offered fairer terms, they were wrong to suddenly confront the Apples with an offer for a major piece of farm equipment, never an easy matter in family-run agriculture. If the Brothers were willing to let the Apples look over even a written rental agreement with Twilight Sparkle, they could have been able to bargain a profitable arrangement with some patience.
** If they insisted on running the Apple Family out of business, they could have done so easily with a little patience. With the ability to produce the cider on the spot where customers were already lined up, they had possibly the best predatory pricing scheme in history. Instead they insist on a contest, a much larger and more dangerous gamble with the same payout.
**While their machine is fast, they are at the mercy of the local supply. All the Apple Family had to do was deny them apples and they would have nothing. Applejack does indeed do this before the contest by taking their apple barrels away from them.
* ExpressiveHair: Not just Pinkie, but Flam's mustache ''droops'' when things start to go south for the Brothers. This may just be because he's [[SpitTake just been soaked in cider.]]

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