Months ago it was announced that payouts would begin in a class action lawsuit over collusion and price-fixing by the big chocolate companies. They admitted to conspiring to artificially boost the prices of their goods. I know, right? Arseholes.
When the media release came out, just as a lark I went to the website and put in a claim. I estimated how much chocolate I likely bought at an inflated cost and gave them my info. Then I forgot about it.
Recently I received an email telling me that my claim was approved! The average payout was $25, as millions in fines were going to thousands of people. Imagine my surprise when I noticed a deposit from Chocolate Class-Action in my bank account. My share: $35.41. Translated into chocolate bar terms, that’s not a bad haul.
Because I only did this for a social experiment with no expectation of anything but rejection, I felt I should pass it on. So I donated the $35 to the Swollen Glands Movember team, on which I am a Mo-sista. Thirty-five bucks doesn’t make or break anything but paying forward even this small amount feels good, especially when the money is coming from some scamming asshats who used one of the most glorious substances known to man, chocolate, to drill a hole in our wallets.
Funny story to begin with. The fact that you have donated the proceeds to prostate cancer speaks volumes about your character. Combined with loaning money to worthy people in under privileged tells me you are a truly kind hearted person.