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Encyclopedia > Pepsi Points

Pepsi Stuff refers to a marketing campaign by Pepsi in the 1990s featuring merchandise that could be purchased with Pepsi points. There were two ways to acquire Pepsi points: The current Pepsi logo Pepsi or Pepsi-Cola, is a carbonated cola soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo, and the principal rival of Coca-Cola. ... The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the September 11 attacks in 2001. ...

  • Purchase specifically marked packages of PEPSI products from vendors throughout the country who sell PEPSI products.
  • Purchase points directly from PEPSI, via an order form, for 10 cents per point.

John D.R. Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc.

The television commercial promoting Pepsi Stuff showed a teenager with various items acquired 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 the screen. Circa 1996, John D.R. Leonard attempted to buy the Harrier jet with 7,000,000 Pepsi Points, but Pepsi refused to process the transaction. Leonard subsequently filed suit[1]. The Pentagon stated that if Pepsi were to lose the suit, it would still not be able to buy one of its jets[2]. The word Harrier when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A pre-9/11 view of The Pentagon, looking east with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in the distance. ...


References

  • Pentagon: Pepsi ad 'not the real thing': Says Pepsi can't buy Harrier, Aug. 9, 1996.
  • Washington Man Sues Pepsi for Harrier Jet, Court Online Legal Documents.

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Pepsi is Trying to Kill You: One of the beauties of hating Pepsi: people everywhere from all walks of life come to the realisation that Pepsi is evil all on thier own.
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