How Pudding Cups Turned Into Airline Miles


The proof is in the pudding ©Charles Haynes

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Years ago, when Healthy Choice started offering an incentive with proof of purchase for American Airline Miles, David Phillips found a way to cash in.

Phillips started collecting Healthy Choice pudding cups. At 25 cents apiece, and with a charitable tax deduction kicking in, he spent $2,200 in order to receive over 1.2 million miles on American Airlines. He has secured lifetime gold elite status with American, and continues to accrue miles to this day.

Read more on the story from Gadling.com.

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