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by jacurtis 2508 days ago
Wow i had never heard of this offer. But it seems like it was a good deal without even dumpster diving.

What does a Medium Drink at Wendys cost? Probably $1.50?

So buying 32 medium drinks would cost $48, which would get you a free one-way flight in the US. $48 (plus all the drinks you can handle and diabetes to prove it) is an insane deal for plane ticket.

By this logic a round trip ticket would cost ~$96 which is also a steal.

Even without dumpster diving, $48 is a great deal for a ticket even if you just dumped the soda out or never filled up the cup at the fountain.

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They probably figure the average person is going to 1) order a whole meal when they come to Wendy's and 2) not likely to go to Wendy's 32 times.

Of course, college students are the ones that have the time and metabolic rates to handle this...