Man finds £4million check made out to sweet giant Haribo… but he’s blasting the ‘cheap’ company for rewarding him with six packs of gummy candy
- Check was found by travelers at a train station in Frankfurt, Germany
- He returned it to Haribo, whose revenues are around £1.7 billion a year
- Haribo sent the man a box of sweets worth around £6 in return
- The man called the global sweet giants “a little cheap” after his reward.
A German man who found a lost £4million check made out to sweet giant Haribo has told how the company rewarded him with a box of his gummy sweets worth around £6.
The eagle-eyed traveler – named Anouar G., 38, from Frankfurt – spotted the giant check on a train platform after returning from a visit to his mother.
Anouar was amazed when he saw the value of the check at €4,631,538.80 (£4.05m).
But when he told the company about his discovery, he was dismayed when they sent him a small packet of gummy bears – a gesture he described as “a little cheap”.
He told local media, “There was such a big sum on it I couldn’t even pronounce it.”
A German man who found a lost £4million check made out to sweet giant Haribo has told how the company rewarded him with a box of his gummy sweets worth around £6
Anouar received a box from Haribo (pictured) containing just six bags of her sweets, which normally sell for £1 each in the UK
The check had reportedly been made out to the confectionery makers by supermarket group Rewe but somehow got lost at the train station.
Anouar contacted Haribo about his discovery and one of her lawyers got in touch with him.
According to local media, instead of demanding him back, they asked him to destroy the check and send him a photo as proof.
He dutifully complied and a few days later received a box from Haribo containing just six bags of their sweets, which normally sell for £1 each in the UK.
Anouar was reportedly unimpressed as he believes he has saved the company millions.
He said, “I thought that was a bit cheap.”
But Haribo told local media, “Because it was a nominated check, no one but our company could have cashed it.”
They added: “It was our standard package that we send as a thank you.”
Founded in 1920 by a German with just a sack of sugar and a handful of equipment, Haribo eventually grew into a global confectionery powerhouse with annual sales of around £1.7 billion.