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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."
I think part of the point is that they were doing something for the general good at the same time as helping finance their honeymoon.
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They did get part time jobs...collecting rubbish -and it paid them in the currency they sought....on their own time and own terms, right?
They cut the cans in half to "maximize" points. I'll try that next time I'm at the store. I'll cut a dollar bill in half and see if they let my buy $1 with each half.
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