Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc

Re:Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc by thih9 on Sunday November 12, 2023 @09:24AM (#38240304)

Was there any mention of the jet elsewhere, e.g. in some printed t&c? If it was only in a random tv ad, then I side with Pepsico too. And I wish I had a spare 700k for a random stunt like this.

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Re:Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc by styfle on Sunday November 12, 2023 @09:57AM (#38240602)

No, the jet was only in the commercial (according to the documentary).

They thought they had a case since Pepsi “forgot” to put a fine-print disclaimer at the bottom like most other commercials.

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Re:Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc by stork19 on Sunday November 12, 2023 @11:12AM (#38241421)

More like $1.3M in today's dollars.

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Re:Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc by jwilk on Sunday November 12, 2023 @11:19AM (#38241491)

> I wish I had a spare 700k for a random stunt like this.

The guy didn't have that much either: "Leonard […] convinced five investors to lend him a total of $700,000".

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Re:Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc by epolanski on Sunday November 12, 2023 @01:11PM (#38242621)

Man should've been the CEO founder talking to angels and VCS..

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Re:Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc by paulpauper on Sunday November 12, 2023 @02:56PM (#38243545)

so a total loss. makes even cryptocurrency safe by comparison

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Re:Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc by azeemba on Sunday November 12, 2023 @04:02PM (#38244045)

No loss. Pepsi never cashed the check

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Re:Leonard vs. Pepsico, Inc by thih9 on Sunday November 12, 2023 @04:46PM (#38244401)

Some loss — there were likely some lawsuit costs.

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