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Remember John Leonard? He collected 7 million soda points in the '90s trying to win a jet and the courts ruled it a joke. Frontier redeemed his soda points for 7 million Miles, so he can fly free for life. Now they are giving out 70 million Miles. #FrontierPartner 🔗:

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In the 1990s, John Leonard attempted to redeem 7 million Pepsi Points for a Harrier jet featured in a Pepsi ad. Pepsi argued it was a joke, and the court ruled in their favor.

In the 1990s, John Leonard attempted to redeem 7 million Pepsi Points for a Harrier jet featured in a Pepsi ad. Pepsi argued it was a joke, and the court ruled in their favor.

Massimo

73,225 views • 3 months ago

In 1996, one of the world's biggest soft drink companies ran a television advertisement that ended with a military fighter jet landing outside a school. The caption read: seven million Pepsi Points. Everyone who saw it laughed. Everyone except one person. John Leonard was a 21-year-old business student in Seattle, USA, who watched the commercial and did not see a joke. He saw a loophole. Pepsi's promotion allowed customers to buy points directly at ten cents each. He did the maths. Seven million points would cost $700,000. The jet was worth $32 million. He spent months putting together a business plan. He convinced five investors to fund him. He collected fifteen physical Pepsi labels to meet the minimum requirement, wrote a cheque for $700,008.50 including shipping, and mailed it to Pepsi headquarters. He politely asked for his jet. Pepsi sent the cheque back with two coupons and a letter explaining that the commercial was, obviously, a joke. Leonard sued. The case went all the way to federal court. The judge ruled that no reasonable person could genuinely have believed a corporation was offering a military aircraft worth $32 million in exchange for soft drink labels. The case was dismissed. Pepsi quietly updated the commercial, raising the price of the jet from seven million points to seven hundred million, and adding two words at the bottom. Just kidding. Leonard today works as a park ranger. He still does not have a jet. The case is now one of the most studied contract law examples in universities around the world.

In 1996, one of the world's biggest soft drink companies ran a television advertisement that ended with a military fighter jet landing outside a school. The caption read: seven million Pepsi Points. Everyone who saw it laughed. Everyone except one person. John Leonard was a 21-year-old business student in Seattle, USA, who watched the commercial and did not see a joke. He saw a loophole. Pepsi's promotion allowed customers to buy points directly at ten cents each. He did the maths. Seven million points would cost $700,000. The jet was worth $32 million. He spent months putting together a business plan. He convinced five investors to fund him. He collected fifteen physical Pepsi labels to meet the minimum requirement, wrote a cheque for $700,008.50 including shipping, and mailed it to Pepsi headquarters. He politely asked for his jet. Pepsi sent the cheque back with two coupons and a letter explaining that the commercial was, obviously, a joke. Leonard sued. The case went all the way to federal court. The judge ruled that no reasonable person could genuinely have believed a corporation was offering a military aircraft worth $32 million in exchange for soft drink labels. The case was dismissed. Pepsi quietly updated the commercial, raising the price of the jet from seven million points to seven hundred million, and adding two words at the bottom. Just kidding. Leonard today works as a park ranger. He still does not have a jet. The case is now one of the most studied contract law examples in universities around the world.

Dr. Lemma

56,249 views • 6 months ago

A 21 year old business student raised $700,000 to claim a fighter jet from a Pepsi commercial. Pepsi sued him before he could collect. > In 1996 Pepsi ran a TV commercial for its Pepsi Points loyalty program. > At the end of the ad a teenager lands a Harrier fighter jet at a high school and steps out in a flight suit. > The caption read: "Harrier Fighter Jet. 7,000,000 Pepsi Points." > John Leonard, a 21 year old business student, watched it and did not laugh. He did the math. > Pepsi sold extra Pepsi Points at 10 cents each. 7 MILLION points would cost $700,000. A real Harrier jet costs the US military $37.4 MILLION. > He recruited his older mountain climbing friend Todd Hoffman and four other investors. Together they put up the full $700,000. > Leonard mailed in 15 original Pepsi Points, a check for $700,008.50, and a formal written order for "1 Harrier Jet." > Pepsi rejected the order and called the commercial "fanciful and simply included to create a humorous and entertaining ad." > Leonard's lawyers responded by demanding immediate delivery. > Pepsi sued first, filing a declaratory judgment action in federal court asking the judge to rule the entire claim frivolous. > Leonard countersued for breach of contract. > Pepsi's lawyers argued no reasonable person could interpret a joke commercial as a binding contract for a military aircraft. > The Department of Defense weighed in. A spokesperson stated that neither Leonard nor Pepsi could legally possess a Harrier jet without "demilitarization", a process that strips out the weapons and the ability to take off or land. > In 1999, Judge Kimba Wood ruled for Pepsi. Her opinion stated "no objective person could reasonably have concluded that the commercial actually offered consumers a Harrier Jet." > Pepsi quietly updated the commercial. The jet now cost 700 MILLION Pepsi Points. They also added a "Just Kidding" disclaimer. > In 2022 Netflix released a four part documentary about it called "Pepsi, Where's My Jet?" > Leonard, now in his 50s, works as a park ranger for the National Park Service. He has never said he regrets it. > The case is now taught in nearly every American law school. The "Just Kidding" or disclaimer Pepsi added became standard practice across every advertiser in America. One student forced the industry to start spelling out when it was "for entertainment purposes only".

A 21 year old business student raised $700,000 to claim a fighter jet from a Pepsi commercial. Pepsi sued him before he could collect. > In 1996 Pepsi ran a TV commercial for its Pepsi Points loyalty program. > At the end of the ad a teenager lands a Harrier fighter jet at a high school and steps out in a flight suit. > The caption read: "Harrier Fighter Jet. 7,000,000 Pepsi Points." > John Leonard, a 21 year old business student, watched it and did not laugh. He did the math. > Pepsi sold extra Pepsi Points at 10 cents each. 7 MILLION points would cost $700,000. A real Harrier jet costs the US military $37.4 MILLION. > He recruited his older mountain climbing friend Todd Hoffman and four other investors. Together they put up the full $700,000. > Leonard mailed in 15 original Pepsi Points, a check for $700,008.50, and a formal written order for "1 Harrier Jet." > Pepsi rejected the order and called the commercial "fanciful and simply included to create a humorous and entertaining ad." > Leonard's lawyers responded by demanding immediate delivery. > Pepsi sued first, filing a declaratory judgment action in federal court asking the judge to rule the entire claim frivolous. > Leonard countersued for breach of contract. > Pepsi's lawyers argued no reasonable person could interpret a joke commercial as a binding contract for a military aircraft. > The Department of Defense weighed in. A spokesperson stated that neither Leonard nor Pepsi could legally possess a Harrier jet without "demilitarization", a process that strips out the weapons and the ability to take off or land. > In 1999, Judge Kimba Wood ruled for Pepsi. Her opinion stated "no objective person could reasonably have concluded that the commercial actually offered consumers a Harrier Jet." > Pepsi quietly updated the commercial. The jet now cost 700 MILLION Pepsi Points. They also added a "Just Kidding" disclaimer. > In 2022 Netflix released a four part documentary about it called "Pepsi, Where's My Jet?" > Leonard, now in his 50s, works as a park ranger for the National Park Service. He has never said he regrets it. > The case is now taught in nearly every American law school. The "Just Kidding" or disclaimer Pepsi added became standard practice across every advertiser in America. One student forced the industry to start spelling out when it was "for entertainment purposes only".

Jeremy

103,670 views • 5 months ago

Grant Cardone says his $70 million jet costs $3.5 million a year to run “The Gulfstream 650 ER can go from Miami to Dubai nonstop" “I bought it from a guy in Russia, an oligarch, right before Ukraine happened. That plane’s $70 million, and it costs $3 million to $3.5 million a year to run”

Grant Cardone says his $70 million jet costs $3.5 million a year to run “The Gulfstream 650 ER can go from Miami to Dubai nonstop" “I bought it from a guy in Russia, an oligarch, right before Ukraine happened. That plane’s $70 million, and it costs $3 million to $3.5 million a year to run”

Yonan

411,474 views • 5 months ago

Gilbert Arenas says an NBA player needed 20 points a game for a $1,500,000 bonus. He sat in the room while they planned how to keep him at 19.8 “I know the business… So he’s going to get $1.5 million if he averages 20, and then, y’all going to sub him in and you’re going to start him, and then sub him out with one minute so he go to 19.8” “Because you don’t want to pay $1.5 million on a losing team… Now you sub his ass in, sub his ass out”

Gilbert Arenas says an NBA player needed 20 points a game for a $1,500,000 bonus. He sat in the room while they planned how to keep him at 19.8 “I know the business… So he’s going to get $1.5 million if he averages 20, and then, y’all going to sub him in and you’re going to start him, and then sub him out with one minute so he go to 19.8” “Because you don’t want to pay $1.5 million on a losing team… Now you sub his ass in, sub his ass out”

katsu

373,733 views • 2 months ago

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Arslan

2,010,839 views • 2 months ago

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dank

1,595,135 views • 1 month ago

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E.B.Jugalbot

71,846 views • 1 year ago

In 2016 I embarked on my first ever walking challenge. I walked 200 miles to #wembleystadium we raised 60k in all for the Woodlands Hospice 7 years and 6 thousand miles later We are 17k away from raising a million pounds for charity. Everton 👇

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Speedomick

44,907 views • 3 years ago

🔵 WHAT IS SUCCESS? Chelsea are currently a ‘million miles off it’ according to Mikel John Obi So, would winning the FA Cup & qualifying for the Champions League be an “acceptable” season? 🤔

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The Obi One Podcast

15,500 views • 5 months ago

Since 2011 Florida gained about 2.3 million Americans from other states, Texas about 2 million, North Carolina almost a million. California, New York, and Illinois are the ones emptying out. People don’t just tow a U-Haul 1,500 miles for the weather. They want Republican states: cops that show up, a free market that still builds houses and hires people. Democrats are so brainwashed they flee a blue state over crime and rent, land in a red state, and vote for the same party that built the mess they fled.

Since 2011 Florida gained about 2.3 million Americans from other states, Texas about 2 million, North Carolina almost a million. California, New York, and Illinois are the ones emptying out. People don’t just tow a U-Haul 1,500 miles for the weather. They want Republican states: cops that show up, a free market that still builds houses and hires people. Democrats are so brainwashed they flee a blue state over crime and rent, land in a red state, and vote for the same party that built the mess they fled.

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23,282 views • 1 month ago

Time flies, and so do we! One month ago, we set out for Jupiter and its ocean moon, Europa. The spacecraft is now 10.2 million miles (16.5 million kilometers) from Earth. Instrument deployments are proceeding well, and the Mars flyby happens in March

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ARCHIVED - NASA Europa Clipper

124,131 views • 1 year ago

This man found a loophole in Pepsi's promotion and forced the company into a $32,000,000 lawsuit In 1996 Pepsi launched a promotion called Pepsi Points Customers collected points from bottles and redeemed them for prizes Sunglasses, Jackets, Leather goods Then Pepsi aired a commercial showing a Harrier fighter jet landing at a school The caption read: 7,000,000 Pepsi Points Most people laughed but one man did the math John Leonard realized the rules allowed customers to buy additional Pepsi Points directly from Pepsi Instead of buying millions of sodas, he raised money from investors Sent Pepsi a check for roughly $700,000 And requested the fighter jet Pepsi refused and Leonard sued The case went to federal court A billion dollar corporation spent years arguing that its own advertisement wasn't serious One joke in a commercial turned into one of the most famous lawsuits in marketing history

This man found a loophole in Pepsi's promotion and forced the company into a $32,000,000 lawsuit In 1996 Pepsi launched a promotion called Pepsi Points Customers collected points from bottles and redeemed them for prizes Sunglasses, Jackets, Leather goods Then Pepsi aired a commercial showing a Harrier fighter jet landing at a school The caption read: 7,000,000 Pepsi Points Most people laughed but one man did the math John Leonard realized the rules allowed customers to buy additional Pepsi Points directly from Pepsi Instead of buying millions of sodas, he raised money from investors Sent Pepsi a check for roughly $700,000 And requested the fighter jet Pepsi refused and Leonard sued The case went to federal court A billion dollar corporation spent years arguing that its own advertisement wasn't serious One joke in a commercial turned into one of the most famous lawsuits in marketing history

Uzi

53,981 views • 4 months ago

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Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️

131,468 views • 5 months ago

Floyd Mayweather says he reportedly got cleaned out to the tune of $175 million, claiming a former close associate ran a year-long scheme that allegedly drained his bank accounts, hijacked real estate deals, pawned off his jewelry, and even made his private jet disappear. Floyd says roughly $100 million worth of jewelry was handed over to a Miami jeweler for only $13 million in return, and a huge chunk of the collection is still sitting with the dealer. Floyd also says he unknowingly signed paperwork transferring ownership of his Gulfstream jet, with the buyer section left blank, and claims he still doesn’t know where the aircraft money went. He has also reportedly been ordered to pay more than $1 million in child support after a Nevada judge ruled that the retired boxer fathered a four-year-old girl born to a former dancer at his Las Vegas strip club. In addition, he is facing a reported $7.3 million IRS lien. Given the lavish lifestyle Floyd has built over the years, including nonstop spending, the question is whether he created a lifestyle he can no longer keep up with. When he was making $200 to $400 million a year, he was able to enjoy it, but now it may be unsustainable.

Floyd Mayweather says he reportedly got cleaned out to the tune of $175 million, claiming a former close associate ran a year-long scheme that allegedly drained his bank accounts, hijacked real estate deals, pawned off his jewelry, and even made his private jet disappear. Floyd says roughly $100 million worth of jewelry was handed over to a Miami jeweler for only $13 million in return, and a huge chunk of the collection is still sitting with the dealer. Floyd also says he unknowingly signed paperwork transferring ownership of his Gulfstream jet, with the buyer section left blank, and claims he still doesn’t know where the aircraft money went. He has also reportedly been ordered to pay more than $1 million in child support after a Nevada judge ruled that the retired boxer fathered a four-year-old girl born to a former dancer at his Las Vegas strip club. In addition, he is facing a reported $7.3 million IRS lien. Given the lavish lifestyle Floyd has built over the years, including nonstop spending, the question is whether he created a lifestyle he can no longer keep up with. When he was making $200 to $400 million a year, he was able to enjoy it, but now it may be unsustainable.

Percy

251,167 views • 3 months ago

We could eliminate $7 billion in medical debt with the $70 million they spent to beat me in the primary. Those same corporations and special interests are trying to buy the seat for Mike Rogers now. In November we teach them once and for all: Michigan is not for sale.

We could eliminate $7 billion in medical debt with the $70 million they spent to beat me in the primary. Those same corporations and special interests are trying to buy the seat for Mike Rogers now. In November we teach them once and for all: Michigan is not for sale.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

229,769 views • 1 month ago

Sophie Rain reveals her biggest client, Charlie, has now spent around $7 million on her, including a $500,000 single payment for long phone and FaceTime conversations where they talk about his day and what he’s been doing. "I think now he has given his name's Charlie. He's a really awesome guy. Shout out to Charlie. He has given me around 7 million now at this point. I honestly don't know [what he does for a living]. I don't ask him about that. He doesn't like to talk [about it]. No, never met him in real life."

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Sophie Rain reveals her biggest client, Charlie, has now spent around $7 million on her, including a $500,000 single payment for long phone and FaceTime conversations where they talk about his day and what he’s been doing. "I think now he has given his name's Charlie. He's a really awesome guy. Shout out to Charlie. He has given me around 7 million now at this point. I honestly don't know [what he does for a living]. I don't ask him about that. He doesn't like to talk [about it]. No, never met him in real life."

CLPX

302,376 views • 22 days ago