EP: 91 Haribo's Lost Check: A Story of Integrity and Compensation

What would you do if you stumbled upon a $4.8 million check made out to a major company? In this episode of the Double A Club, ny Boom and big Daz tackle this exact scenario with the intriguing true story of Anwar G., an honest German man who did the right thing and contacted Haribo after finding their lost check. Tune in to hear how Haribo's thank-you gift—a box containing just six packs of gummy bears—sparked a heated conversation on the true value of honesty, and whether such a reward was sufficient for saving a company millions.

But that's not all! We also explore the broader implications of compensation for good deeds and services. From tipping at restaurants to customer service expectations, we dissect what fair compensation looks like in various contexts. With plenty of personal anecdotes and no-holds-barred opinions, this episode promises lively debates and thought-provoking insights that will keep you both entertained and engaged. Whether you're here for the stories or the spirited discussions, the Double A Club has something for everyone this week.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:01

You are listening to the Double A Club and this is your host, ny Boom, and my co-host, big Daz. We'll be talking about trending topics in healthcare and basically, just as a disclaimer just to let the listeners know that this is just basically on our opinions and speculations and I hope you guys enjoy the show. Let's start off and kick off with our first topic.

Speaker 2: 0:34

I'm going to give you a hypothetical question. Right, let's say you found a check for $4.8 million. You found a check for $4.8 million and the check is made to any company you could think of, right, yeah, and you, as a great, incredible citizen of this United States of America, you called that company and you returned that money. Right, that company and you return that money. Right, not, not, that would not happen that way, but anyways, go ahead. Okay, but let's say, you do return to me, right, we do, I do return money, yeah, the money that I found. So, so you would think that the company would at least compensate you for something like give you a reward money or something like that. Yeah, something. Yeah, you're right, I wouldn't expect that. Well, I got a fantastic story for you. There was a German man, his name is Anwar G, right, he found a check written for $4.8 million for the candy company called Haribo. I think they make gummy bears and stuff like that, mm-hmm, okay, well, anwar contacted the company lawyer who informed him to destroy the check. Anwar sent images confirming shredding the check. So they're in the coast, everything's good. 4.8 million is not lost. Yeah, haribo. Haribo sends An. Sends Anwar A gift box Containing Six packs Of candy and gummy bears. Okay, that was his reward. I mean, what else you want? I mean, he got something. He didn't ask for anything. I understand, dude. He just saved 4.8 million. You couldn't at least give him 50,000? Or a trip? I get it. I understand. Yeah, give him fucking candy. Maybe that's what he wanted. No, he didn't ask for that. If he wanted that, there would not be an article about it. You don't know. Yeah, but unless he complained about it, did he complain about it? Yes, he did. That's why there's an article about it. The article is the complaint. It's blasting the company saying that they're a piece of shit. Uh, the article is the complaint, bro. It's blasting the company saying that they're a piece of shit. Uh-huh. Well, there it is, and they still haven't given them anything off or anything they're not going to. Wow, sound bad, true, exactly.

Speaker 2: 3:46

You know it's like, for example, I know like when you go out to eat at a restaurant and you have a waitress, even if the waitress Gives you some poor service, you try to give her some type of the tip. You know saying, yeah, something. You're saying I don't go more than 10%, I don't give a fuck. 15, 20, no, I'm not doing that shit. You're getting a couple bucks for your service because, to be honest with you, you know, you, you don't even bring the food to me. Someone the, the, the, the busboy does and bring the food to me Someone the bus boy does. All you do is take my order, the waitress or the waiter and you may come to my table once or twice throughout the meal to fill up my alcohol or my water, and that's it.

Speaker 2: 4:28

So what the hell am I going to give you 20% for? Because you got good memory and you can remember my order. Get the fuck out of here. So I just give them a couple bucks, I mean, but I always give a couple bucks, even if they give me bad service. I give them a couple bucks because sometimes people just give you bad service because they just assume you're not going to tip them. Yeah, that's true, or they're just having a bad day, which should not be in the workforce. But yeah, I guess Not in that type of workforce, because that workforce is strongly on customer service. Yep, you're absolutely right.

Speaker 2: 5:04

I think there's only been a handful of people that have ever given more than 10%, and that was because they were incredible, like they literally was at the table with us and they were great personality and everything like that. You know what I'm saying. Like they checked on us constantly. You know there was always. You know what I'm saying. But if you come to my table once, twice, come on, dude, like you're not really working for me and I understand you got other tables, but you're not going to get 15% from me. I mean, they get your food right. It comes out time and fashion, but that's doing their job.

Speaker 2: 5:43

Well, technically, no, because one, the cook is making the food, so it's however fast he can cook it, it's not her or him the waiter. And two, you're misunderstanding the position of a waiter or a waitress. They give the order, they get your order and they bring it to you. They're waiting on everything. That's why they're waiters or waitresses, because they're waiting on the food on your order. No, they don't bring the food.

Speaker 2: 6:16

Bro the bus boy, does I? I get it. That's well the bus boy. That means that she's that person's really busy or really lazy. You know, that's what. That's what's been implemented more often than ever. You know, I'm saying because now they know that they got this busboy, they're going to give him some part of the tip. So have him bring the food. I mean, there's not much he can do until I finish eating. So most of the time the waiter or the waitress does not bring the food. Yeah, I get what you mean. Right, it's because they split the tips with the busboy, so they want the busboy to fucking earn their tips. You're absolutely right, but I'm just saying, like that is their job. Like you're telling me that you're not going to tip them for doing their job, that's what the fuck they're supposed to do.

Speaker 2: 7:13

I didn't say I wouldn't tip them. One thing is you're right, do? I didn't say I wouldn't tip them. One thing is to say, right, correct, like I get it, you don't have to. I never said I'd never tip them. I've never. I've even tipped people with the worst service in the world and I tip them just to let them know. Hey, I'm not that dude that you thought I was yeah, I got you, I got you. I was yeah, I got you, I got you. I tip everybody because I know they're working. I do too. I tip everybody, it doesn't matter. So, yeah, yeah, but yeah, but that, that, that that's what you know.

Speaker 2: 7:48

That kind of goes into into the same, the same concept. You don't say like I, just I found your 4.8 million. I mean I probably couldn't cash it anyway, whatever it doesn't matter, but I saved you that money, you know. So I destroyed it. You should have at least compensated me with something. Now I'm not saying the compensation, it's not just any crap, something reasonable that's gonna be make me thankful that what I did, my good deed, you know saying, because you know 4.8 million is a significant amount and you just sent six boxes of fucking candy, like what if the guy's diabetic, you can't eat the candy? What the fuck you gonna do it? Save it for Halloween? Yeah, that know what I'm saying. Like that was stupid.

Speaker 2: 8:36

You know they could have. You know this is a company that obviously is a multimillion-dollar company, because they didn't even know they had a $4.8 million check lost, you know. So you could have. You could have bought him a bicycle. You could have bought him a car. You could have bought him, and it not an expensive car, just some regular fucking shit. You say you could have gave him a gift card to to a Store. Give him, give him a 20, a $20,000 gift card to go to fucking Avenue or some shit, whatever I don't know, but they could have done something way better than fucking sending gummy bears and candy.

Speaker 2: 9:14

Yeah, I agree with you completely. Who the fuck eats that much candy? Kids? They probably didn't even know if this guy had kids, because in the article nothing mentioned of kids, nothing. They don't give a shit. That's what that was. Give a shit, that's what that was. They know. That's exactly so. That's what I'm saying. It's in the you, some shit like that. You have to treat it like you would treat it a waiter or waiters waitress, even if you don't want to pay the full 15, 20 percent. Give them something to because they did something right or they did their job or whatever it is. You know what I'm saying. Just give them something because, come on, that's just candy. They could have sent him fucking a thousand dollars, yeah, but still it would have been better than fucking candy like. That's a real passive shit type move. Yeah, yeah. So all right, bro, you got something. That was a pretty shit move. Well, yeah, that was a pretty decent move. Well, yeah, that was.

Speaker 2: 10:33

I got Cinco de Mayo. Oh, I love Cinco de Mayo. I was just talking about how that's my favorite day every day. Yeah, why? Why is that your favorite day every day, your favorite holiday? It's my favorite holiday because I celebrate it every day. Nice, yeah, cinco de Mayo. So what do you? What is your belief on Cinco de Mayo? What's your thought on it? Okay, listen, the Cinco de Mayo is about like a Mexican revolution. I don't know much about it, but it's a Mexican revolution and stuff like that. That's what it is. Like a Mexican revolution. I don't know much about it, but it's a Mexican revolution and stuff like that. That's what it is. But now Cinco de Mayo has been socialized with just fucking shit-faced drinking. So my Cinco de Mayo is not shit-faced, but I'm having a glass every day. Okay, gotcha, I gotcha. Thank you for you.

Speaker 1: 11:32

I got you. Thank you for listening to the Double A Club. Listen to us next episode to continue this topic. If you want to reach us on the email, it's doubleaclubpodcast at gmailcom. Catch you on the next one.