Posted AT 9:18 PM EST on 22/08/08
Hoarding, frustrating, winning: Airline rewards
With the 800,000 or so Aeroplan miles that Rupert Duchesne has on reserve — "Hoarding has sort of squirrel connotations," he notes — he could place an order via Aeroplan's online catalogue for a Vespa LX50 along with a Jura Impressa F50 Automatic 18 Bar Power Pump Coffee Centre. (It makes coffee).
This, however, would go against type.
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