what is the full story of the kid who saved enough pepsi points for a harrier jet?
One humorous television commercial promoting Pepsi Stuff showed a teenager acquiring various items with Pepsi points. Near the end of the commercial, he arrived at school in a Harrier jet as the words “Harrier jet: 7,000,000 Pepsi Points” appeared on screen. In 1996, John D.R. Leonard attempted to buy the Harrier jet with 15 Pepsi Points and a check for $700,008.50. This amount of money was to cover the remaining Pepsi Points, which could be bought for $0.10 per point, and the $10 shipping and handling fee. Pepsi however refused to process the transaction. Leonard subsequently filed a suit. In 1999, US District Judge Kimba Wood, presiding over Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc., ruled in favor of Pepsi, stating that “No objective person could reasonably have concluded that the commercial actually offered consumers a Harrier jet.” The Pentagon stated that if Pepsi were to lose the suit, it would still not be able to buy one of the jets. Sources:
