SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsDumpster Diving Lands Family in SLOThursday, December 15, 2005Danielle is no stranger to diving into dumpsters. "You'd be amazed what they throw away at Trader Joe's, it's like whole meals over there," says the young nanny from the Philadelphia area. But when she heard that the garbage outside Wendy's restaurants had free airline travel in it, "it just seemed too good to be true."The world's first fly-thru restaurant was set up at Altanta's Hartsfield airport to announce the cup-coupon promotion. Yet, on a recent icy December evening, Danielle and a friend spent nearly two hours digging through dozens of grease- and ketchup-smeared garbage bags outside two Manhattan Wendy's restaurants searching for soft drink cups with AirTran frequent-flier coupons printed on the side. In all, the pair collected about 330 cups, more than enough for two round-trip flights for each of them. "It's pretty disgusting work, especially when you grab a handful of chewed meat," says Danielle, who asked that her full name be withheld to ensure that AirTran would honor her claim. "But it's about the only way I can afford to see my family in San Luis Obispo." Read entire article at: One man's trash is another's free ticket The Christian Science Monitor, Greg Bensinger Read More
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