'I managed to buy myself Taylor Swift tickets by doing something very unusual for a year'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA Taylor Swift fan spent a year saving up to buy a ticket to watch her favourite pop star by recycling bottles and cans. Katherine McKenzie, 31, raised hundreds of pounds by recycling in return for loose change.
She decided to save up for a tickets for the global star's Era's tour using an unusual method, starting in November last year.
Over a 12 month period, Katherine, from Canada, managed to save £723 ($1.3K CAD) but the rising cost of resold tickets meant she was just shy of the minimum £834 ($1.5K CAD) needed.
However, just when all seemed lost, Katherine heard from her sister-in-law's friend who was able to offer her two £8.90 ($16 CAD) restricted view tickets for the tour's final show. READ MORE: Deserted streets and empty bars, Mad Friday in Manchester is anything but mad Katherine, a cat groomer in Victoria, Canada, said: "It was such an amazing turn of luck.
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