NZ supermarket docket offers acre of land on moon for $20!
April 28th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANIWellington, Apr 28 (ANI): A man in New Zealand was startled to find an out-of-this-world deal on the back of his supermarket coupon this week - an acre of land on the moon for 20 dollars.
Kenneth Sewell from New Plymouth was scanning the back of his Pak ‘n Save receipt for good deals when he noticed the unusual offer.
“I thought, `what the heck’s this?’ and wondered if it was a scam,” Stuff.co.nz quoted him as saying.
“It says it’s filed with the United Nations so it seems bona fide.”
But he still was not keen on investing in a piece of prime moon real estate. “If you can’t plant a tree on it, walk on it, stand on it or even get to it, what would you do with it? Stake it out with a piece of string?”
The advertisement directs potential buyers to the website redeem.co.nz, where they are informed that because of a legal loophole, the sale of moon land is legitimate and filed with the UN.
“So unless someone currently lives there it’s yours. There are no ongoing charges and taxes and unless you borrowed the 20 dollars, no mortgage,” the website says.
This is, however, followed by a quick disclaimer.
“While all this is ratified it is a novelty gift. So don’t get bent out of shape if you do visit it and some shack is there.”
Other odd online buys:
An acre on Mars: 40 dollars
Chunks of dinosaur bone: 14 dollars; or a tooth: 120 dollars
The ability to name a star: 54 - 489 dollars
Dirt from Roswell: 4.99 dollars
The soul of an American: 5 dollars
Nothing: 5.99 dollars (ANI)
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