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Couple Funds Honeymoon With Recyclables
John and Ann Till, from Petersfield, in Hampshire, spent three months collecting recyclables to pay for their honeymoon flights. The couple earned one reward point, which they converted into BA air miles, for every four items they recycled. In the end, they amassed 36,000 miles. Mr Till, 31, a railways communications manager, said, "We wanted to make our honeymoon special and were trying to think of ways to raise money for it. I saw on the machine that you got a Tesco Clubcard point for every four items you put in. For every 250 points you got 600 British Airways miles. We worked out that it would be possible to turn rubbish into our flights — as long as we had enough."
Shoot by then we can just put garbage in our DeLoreans and fly :)
heh! Don't knock it. I paid for my wife's wedding ring by walking the street, picking up empty soda-pop bottles.
Had to do something, the baby was on its way.
Aah, change is good. -- Rafiki
Yeah, but it ain't easy. -- Simba
Would have been an even better story if it was 2nd (or any number > 1) marriage for both of them. Talk about recycling and reusing!