The Engineer Who Legally Cheated Airlines Out of $800,000 Using Pudding Cups
Published April 22, 2026
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The Engineer Who Legally Cheated Airlines Out of $800,000 Using Pudding Cups In May 1999, a civil engineer named David Phillips walked into a discount grocery store and bought 523 cups of chocolate pudding. Over the next three weeks, he would buy 12,150 more — spending $3,140 in total. He wasn't hoarding food for Y2K.…
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