American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

Quite a common story that gets brought up around airports or business meetings when someone wants to provide a famous example of small change for massive savings is the olive story.

Apparently there was an airline that managed to save tens of thousands of dollars per year by removing a single olive from the salads in their meals, because it was hardly noticed by customers it was a massive win, tens of thousands of dollars without anyone noticing.