Virgin Galactic offers up 25 million 'Velocity Points' to put you in space - Blu-ray Forum

xtop · 02-02-2009, 04:00 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/2...trip-to-space/

We thought that Virgin might allow its most loyal patrons to exchange frequent flyer points for trips to space, and now it looks like they hope to jump-start the process with a seriously stacked contest. In Australia, the company is now counting 'Velocity Points' as entry to a drawing where you could win 25 million frequent flyer miles. Oh, and if you have no interest in ever looking like that chap pictured above, Virgin will also let you exchange them for a pair of Alfa Romeo vehicles, the chance to explore the planet "how you see fit" or a $170,000 shopping spree.

free trip to space? yes please

xtop · 02-02-2009, 05:21 PM

this is a contest tho. but yea..i bet whoever comes up with that many could afford to go anyways

EricJ · 02-02-2009, 05:37 PM

Calls to mind the Pepsi-points ad showing a teen arriving in school in a Harrier jump jet he won--
Only to be sued by a real teen who had formed a business coalition to buy the advertised number of points, and was upset to find the jump-jet was not available as advertised...

02-02-2009, 04:00 PM	#1
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	Virgin Galactic offers up 25 million 'Velocity Points' to put you in space http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/2...trip-to-space/ We thought that Virgin might allow its most loyal patrons to exchange frequent flyer points for trips to space, and now it looks like they hope to jump-start the process with a seriously stacked contest. In Australia, the company is now counting 'Velocity Points' as entry to a drawing where you could win 25 million frequent flyer miles. Oh, and if you have no interest in ever looking like that chap pictured above, Virgin will also let you exchange them for a pair of Alfa Romeo vehicles, the chance to explore the planet "how you see fit" or a $170,000 shopping spree. free trip to space? yes please

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02-02-2009, 05:21 PM	#2
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	this is a contest tho. but yea..i bet whoever comes up with that many could afford to go anyways

02-02-2009, 05:37 PM	#3
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	Calls to mind the Pepsi-points ad showing a teen arriving in school in a Harrier jump jet he won-- Only to be sued by a real teen who had formed a business coalition to buy the advertised number of points, and was upset to find the jump-jet was not available as advertised...

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