I found a lost cheque worth £4MILLION – but the reward I got for returning it to its owner left me stunned

JayDubya · Nov 14, 2022

NOT SO SWEET

I found a lost cheque worth £4MILLION – but the reward I got for returning it to its owner left me stunned

A TRAVELLER was gobsmacked after finding a cheque for £4million written out to sweet giant Haribo on a train platform.

Anouar G, from Frankfurt Germany, picked up the massive cheque while making the journey to visit his mum.

The cheque was discovered on a train platform in Germany and was written out to sweet giant Haribo
Credit: Newsflash

The traveller who found the cheque worth £4million received a box with six packets of sweets inside as a 'thank you'
Credit: Newsflash

Full story here:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20417807/i-found-lost-cheque-4million-reward/

Goldhedge · Nov 14, 2022

Looking a gift horse in da mout...?

They could easily have given him nothing.

Goldbrix · Nov 14, 2022

JayDubya said:
NOT SO SWEET

I found a lost cheque worth £4MILLION – but the reward I got for returning it to its owner left me stunned
A TRAVELLER was gobsmacked after finding a cheque for £4million written out to sweet giant Haribo on a train platform.

Anouar G, from Frankfurt Germany, picked up the massive cheque while making the journey to visit his mum.

The cheque was discovered on a train platform in Germany and was written out to sweet giant Haribo
Credit: Newsflash

The traveller who found the cheque worth £4million received a box with six packets of sweets inside as a 'thank you'
Credit: Newsflash

Full story here:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20417807/i-found-lost-cheque-4million-reward/

Shame he is not a Clinton or a Bidet that money would have been gone and never seen the light of day again.

pmbug · Nov 14, 2022

You might expect a reward for returning cash or bullion or some bearer instrument. Checks can easily be cancelled though. Check owner didn't really need it returned. Nice that folks did the honest thing, but expecting a reward for this is a bit gauche imo.

Newmisty · Nov 14, 2022

JayDubya said:
NOT SO SWEET

I found a lost cheque worth £4MILLION – but the reward I got for returning it to its owner left me stunned
A TRAVELLER was gobsmacked after finding a cheque for £4million written out to sweet giant Haribo on a train platform.

Anouar G, from Frankfurt Germany, picked up the massive cheque while making the journey to visit his mum.

The cheque was discovered on a train platform in Germany and was written out to sweet giant Haribo
Credit: Newsflash

The traveller who found the cheque worth £4million received a box with six packets of sweets inside as a 'thank you'
Credit: Newsflash

Full story here:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20417807/i-found-lost-cheque-4million-reward/

Thanks for the check, here, eat this poison.

Unca Walt · Nov 15, 2022

A check that size literally could not be cashed. It was nothing more than a piece of paper. Worthless, and no hazard to the company that was supposed to have it.

If the guy thought it through, he coulda sent it back with a humorous note like:

"Found this, and decided not to cash it. So if you are pleased with my honesty, can I have a job there? Or maybe a motor scooter?"

OldGarandDad · Nov 15, 2022

Haribo could have at least bought him a nice lunch and given him a personal factory tour. Both would have gone a long way to build public good will instead of setting themselves up for a cheap hit piece.

Unca Walt · Nov 15, 2022

Wonder what is in those gaudy bags...

Newmisty · Nov 15, 2022

OldGarandDad said:
Haribo could have at least bought him a nice lunch and given him a personal factory tour. Both would have gone a long way to build public good will instead of setting themselves up for a cheap hit piece.

The bean counters have taken over and killed genuine PR. Just like the difference between Toyota & Honda perfecting over time while Ford and GM are only concerned with quarterly profits

OldGarandDad · Nov 15, 2022

Newmisty said:
The bean counters have taken over and killed genuine PR. Just like the difference between Toyota & Honda perfecting over time while Ford and GM are only concerned with quarterly profits

As a Honda & Toyota owner I fear that those two brands are quickly becoming the new Ford & GM. Some of the new stuff that they have been putting out makes you go especially with the Japanese stuff slapped together in Mexican border factories.

Newmisty · Nov 15, 2022

OldGarandDad said:
As a Honda & Toyota owner I fear that those two brands are quickly becoming the new Ford & GM. Some of the new stuff that they have been putting out makes you go especially with the Japanese stuff slapped together in Mexican border factories.

I literally just finished Scotty's latest vid published ten minutes ago and he agrees as his son's $47,000 Sienna has a broken seat, sat in only by a 60# 5 year old. The dealer wants $800+ to fix even though it should be under warranty.(the dealer (stealership) is not owned by Toyota, but the parts qualities are dropping. Melting plastic, broken springs etc.

Unca Walt · Nov 16, 2022

OldGarandDad said:
As a Honda & Toyota owner I fear that those two brands are quickly becoming the new Ford & GM. Some of the new stuff that they have been putting out makes you go especially with the Japanese stuff slapped together in Mexican border factories.

You are spot on, there OGD. I bought a new Camry, and the battery died. In a parking lot after I drove there to shop.

[cuts out long story of bullcrap lies from Toyota]

Found out on the net there is a simple fix to the massive problem (thousands of Toyotas over several years) and the fix is in circulation to all Toyota dealerships.

I drove up and told them I knew of the fix. It took them 45 minutes (it was a program change!)

So if you own a Toyota and your battery died, DYODD and look this phenomenon up on the Net. Then go to Toyota and tell them to fix it.

I found a lost cheque worth £4MILLION – but the reward I got for returning it to its owner left me stunned

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