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Man Tried To Use “Pepsi Points” To Buy $37 Million Fighter Jet
Many companies allow customers to earn prizes using "points" schemes, including the soft drink giant Pepsi.
However, the company's attempts at a jokey commercial advertising the offer backfired when a man took the company to court.
The commercial, advertising the loyalty program, showed a man flying a Harrier Jet to school.
It claimed the plane, valued at $37.4 million at the time, could be redeemed if anyone could collect seven million Pepsi Points.
One man, John Leonard, thought he had found a loophole in the offer.
He found he could buy Pepsi Points at 10 cents each.
He then delivered a check for $700,008.50 to Pepsi in an attempt to buy the jet.
Pepsi, which briefly had its own navy, said no, claiming it was obvious the advert was not serious.
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