My supersonic seat cost £800 of biscuits
Oct 23, 2003, 7:54 am
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My supersonic seat cost £800 of biscuits
I'm surprised we never worked this one out here at Flyertalk. Sounds like "Pudding Guy" may have a friend in "Biscuit Man".
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My supersonic seat cost £800 of biscuits
A once-in-a-lifetime flight on Concorde didn't just take the biscuit for Justin Cornell, it took 900 packets of them.
Justin, on the flight deck of Concorde
That's how many he bought to earn a free flight on the world's fastest passenger jet.
Justin, who always has a keen eye for a bargain, spotted that a special promotion at his local supermarket could ramp up the points on his customer loyalty card, which could then be converted into Air Miles.
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The amazing story started when Justin spotted a promotion Tesco was running on chocolate biscuits, offering an extra 100 Clubcard points for every two packets bought.
At the same time, he knew Air Miles was running a special deal which halved the number of credits needed for a return Concorde ticket to New York. Points from both cards are interchangeable.
Justin realised buying 900 packets would get him a return seat to New York on the supersonic airliner, which retires this week after 26 years of service.
It took visits to three Tesco stores to persuade managers that he was not "completely bonkers". In the last store he spent £800 on Bahlsen Messino biscuits, which bagged him more than 45,000 Clubcard points.
"My family and friends thought I was so lucky. But they know what I'm like. If I can get a deal on something then I'll go for it," he said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3204699.stm
This guy sounds like a Flyertalker through-and-through!
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My supersonic seat cost £800 of biscuits
A once-in-a-lifetime flight on Concorde didn't just take the biscuit for Justin Cornell, it took 900 packets of them.
Justin, on the flight deck of Concorde
That's how many he bought to earn a free flight on the world's fastest passenger jet.
Justin, who always has a keen eye for a bargain, spotted that a special promotion at his local supermarket could ramp up the points on his customer loyalty card, which could then be converted into Air Miles.
[...]
The amazing story started when Justin spotted a promotion Tesco was running on chocolate biscuits, offering an extra 100 Clubcard points for every two packets bought.
At the same time, he knew Air Miles was running a special deal which halved the number of credits needed for a return Concorde ticket to New York. Points from both cards are interchangeable.
Justin realised buying 900 packets would get him a return seat to New York on the supersonic airliner, which retires this week after 26 years of service.
It took visits to three Tesco stores to persuade managers that he was not "completely bonkers". In the last store he spent £800 on Bahlsen Messino biscuits, which bagged him more than 45,000 Clubcard points.
"My family and friends thought I was so lucky. But they know what I'm like. If I can get a deal on something then I'll go for it," he said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3204699.stm
This guy sounds like a Flyertalker through-and-through!
Oct 23, 2003, 9:43 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by korea71:
I wouldn't mind some of those biscuits.</font>
I wouldn't mind some of those biscuits.</font>
Look at the guy in the pic at 320lbs looks like he ate then all himself.
Oct 23, 2003, 9:44 am
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While this is a great story similar in some way to puddingguy, there is on big difference.
The Pudding Guy didn't eat all the pudding!
This guy ate all the chocolate biscuits! This is hilarious!
The Pudding Guy didn't eat all the pudding!
This guy ate all the chocolate biscuits! This is hilarious!
Oct 23, 2003, 10:40 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by sowalsky:
While this is a great story similar in some way to puddingguy, there is on big difference.
The Pudding Guy didn't eat all the pudding!
This guy ate all the chocolate biscuits! This is hilarious!</font>
While this is a great story similar in some way to puddingguy, there is on big difference.
The Pudding Guy didn't eat all the pudding!
This guy ate all the chocolate biscuits! This is hilarious!</font>
However, it looks like he didn't actually eat the biscuits, and instead he has an inspirational weight loss story! 
(like an FT-equivalent of Jared the Subway guy!) See below:
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He also put all those biscuits to good use, selling them on and raising £1,500 for charity.
"Now I feel a completely different person," said Justin, now a slimmed down 13 stone. "You could almost say that Concorde saved my life."
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He also put all those biscuits to good use, selling them on and raising £1,500 for charity.
"Now I feel a completely different person," said Justin, now a slimmed down 13 stone. "You could almost say that Concorde saved my life."
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Oct 23, 2003, 11:34 am
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You guys missed the fact that this was not his first brush with mileage greatness:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">He had previously demonstrated his keen eye for a bargain by flying first class to San Francisco after spending £300 on shampoo.</font>
Oct 23, 2003, 1:01 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by DaveSF:
Hmm..but that doesn't explicitly state that the £300 worth of shampoo is what got him the first class ticket...perhaps it just got him extremely clean hair in preparation for his flight to SFO.
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Hmm..but that doesn't explicitly state that the £300 worth of shampoo is what got him the first class ticket...perhaps it just got him extremely clean hair in preparation for his flight to SFO.
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