Kramer's Scheme · The Bottle Deposit (1)

S07E21 · SCENE 4/22 · 02:29

The Bottle Deposit (1) · Jerry's apartment

Kramer's Scheme

Kramer discusses the Michigan bottle deposit scam

02:29→04:28

in the episode · 1m 59s · S07E21

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What happens

02:29–04:28

Kramer talks to Jerry about his failed attempt to exploit the Michigan bottle deposit scam. Jerry explains why it doesn't work, citing the costs of transportation and inventory management.

WhereJerry's apartment

DriverKramer

Positionact1 · setup

ThreadCar Trouble

Key lines

from this scene

02:59
Tell him you're having trouble getting started, and you want his advice.

03:36
I don't know. They're deranged.

04:15
It drove me crazy.

04:20
No problem. You bet.

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Beats

02:51Kramer's scheme explained

Scene in the episode

02:29–04:28

A · Car Trouble

1 4 5 13 15 17 18 20 27 28 29 30

B · Golf Clubs Auction

3 6

C · Bottle Deposit Scheme

D · Mail Truck Scheme

E · Payroll Project

F · Car Maintenance

G · Mother's Day

H · Golf Clubs

I · Project Success

J · Memory Loss

K · Car Theft

19 21 22 24

L · Mail Truck Ambush

M · Golf Club Chase

N · George's Breakdown

O · Newman's Farm

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