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Seinfeldian: Some Consumers Really Do Drive Their Cans And Bottles To Michigan
Remember that episode of Seinfeld where Kramer and Newman attempted to drive a mail truck full of cans and bottles to Michigan in order to profit from the $0.10 bottle deposit? Well, apparently, people really do this. And it's no fun for Michigan. More »

1:10 PM on Tue Oct 28 2008
By Meg Marco
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Most discussed El_Fez: Wait - returning cans from out of state is fraud?!? Funny, there's no "This can can only be returned if more »
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Belgians Scam Dutch Coke Bottle Deposits
Everyone remembers the Seinfeld episode where Kramer and Newman attempted to double their profit on soda bottle deposits by taking New York cans and exchanging them in Michigan. Now Belgium's New York to the Netherlands' Michigan is getting in on the act, attempting to take advantage of the Netherlands' truly absurd bottle deposit fee ($0.30). More »

5:37 AM on Mon Mar 6 2006
By consumerist.com
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