It pays to be a glutton. According to National Post, Cadbury Adams Canada Inc., Hershey Canada Inc., Nestle Canada Inc. and Mars Canada Inc., as well as distributor ITWAL Limited, have agreed to a settlement of $23 million over a class-action lawsuit filed “alleging price-fixing and price maintenance in the Canadian market.” While we’re all for corporations paying their dues when it comes to monopoly and retail price wars, we’re a slight bit befuddled by the announcement of who’s eligible for direct monetary compensation…
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Apparently, consumers who spent at least $1,000 or more on chocolate products from these cocoa-riffic giants in the period from October 1st, 2005 through September 30th, 2007 will be eligible come December to make a claim for direct monetary compensation. Okay, so let’s break this down…
That two-year period works out to about 104 weeks. Which means that those who are eligible would’ve spent an average of $9.62 per week on chocolate products from one or more of these multi-national corporations. That works out to… yup… about a chocolate bar per day. See kids, a life of excess can be fortuitous! Is it just us, or is this akin to rewarding a crack smoker with refunds for rocks? (Though, as Whitney always said, there are no receipts between dealer and dealee!)
Check out the National Post article to find out how you can apply for your just desserts.
