Sometimes there’s nothing sweeter than a candy when you’re in the mood for a treat, but for a German man who saved a company from millions of dollars in losses, a candy reward did anything but satisfy his sweet tooth.
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A 38-year-old man named Anouar said he was traveling through a train station in Frankfurt, Germany when he saw a piece of paper on the ground which turned out to be a check for $4.8 million (exactly $4,631,538.80) addressed to beloved European candy maker Haribo from German supermarket chain Rewe.
Haribo is best known for their gummy bears, or “Gold Bears”, as they are known in some places abroad.
The man told the German outlet Image (according to The independent) that he contacted the candy company who instructed him to immediately destroy the check and send the proof via photo message.
His reward for the find? Six packs of Haribo candy were sent to his home.
“I thought that was a bit cheap,” Anouar said, clearly disappointed with the results of his good deed.
In a statement to Fox businessHaribo said the company was glad Anouar had found the missing check, but noted that it didn’t really matter whose hands the check ended up in, as the check could only have been deposited by the company itself.
“While we recognized that this was a crossed check that could not be deposited by anyone other than the company to whom it was addressed, we were grateful that Mr. Anouar took the time to reach out to us and we were pleased to receive a kind gesture to him as a thank you,” a company spokesperson told the outlet.
Haribo turned 100 this year and decided to celebrate that huge milestone unroll a new flavor bear to celebrate – a blueberry flavored party hat that will appear in bags this year.
April 27 was also officially appointed National Gummi Bear Day in honor of the brand’s birthday this year.
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