Amazingly stupid woman will give you free Nutella

[thistlechaser]

Sometimes people are so stupid that it's painful.

Two mothers took Nutella makers to court because SHOCK! GASP! Nutella is not a health food. The mothers had blindly believed television commercials and so thought that Nutella was good to feed their kids. They were "shocked" to learn the chocolate spread was actually no different than a candy bar.

When asked why they didn't just read the product label, she said "If I stopped to read every label, I'd probably spend four to five hours in the grocery store". She claims she did it for all consumers, she didn't do it out of greed. HA.

Well, her greed could work out for you. If you bought any Nutella in the last few years, you can get a refund for it. The claim form is here, you can get a refund for up to five jars, no proof of purchase or other paperwork needed, just fill in the online form. You can get back up to 5 jars, $5 each, total of $25.

Comments

[bricriu.livejournal.com]

She must be the world's slowest reader.

I always read labels when I grocery shop and it's a LONG day when it takes me longer than 45 minutes to restock.

Then again, I'm also the type to take personal responsibility when I realize I've been mistaken about something, and my first reaction isn't to scream how everyone around me is a filthy, filthy, lying liar while I run for the nearest lawyer.

Y'know.

Because I'm an adult.

Though, I don't buy Nutella and wouldn't even take it free of charge for reasons relating to palm oil, refined sugar, and artificial vanilla.
Artificial vanilla (vanillin) tastes godawful when compared to--well, real vanilla.

Nocciolata (http://www.amazon.com/Nocciolata-Organic-Hazelnut-Spread-Cocoa/dp/B0016LL5DS) is the same thing, and it uses actual vanilla, no palm oil, and doesn't use refined white sugar.

[zombiewitch.livejournal.com]

Amg, I must try this even though I love Nutella. Thanks for the link!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

She looked rather reading-challenged, to be honest. One of her complaints was that she had no idea that it had 200 calories per serving. You don't even have to read the whole thing to find that out! It's the first item! She's been feeding this to her kids for years and she never once looked?

Nocciolata looks good, thanks for the link!

[bricriu.livejournal.com]

But...that's not even 'reading' information, it's right at the top of pretty much all food labels! How..I..brain...

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

My mind is boggled. I read labels on anything I eat. If I don't at the grocery store, then I do at home before I eat it. Artificial sugars trigger my migraines. So I don't even have the benefit of the pretty box with FAT and CALORIES at the top. I have to read the list of ingredients. And I have to know the chemical names, because "Nutrasweet" or "Sweet&Low" or "Splenda" isn't always on the container. Saccharine, Sucralose, etc. And y'know? I don't feel my life is inconvenienced at all. But according to this lady, the can of cinnamon almonds I bought a few weeks ago, that said nowhere on the bottle "Sugar free" which is normally an easy give-away for "Not for Ian", that I immediately tasted the sucralose one the first almond and stopped...The migraine that came later, I can apparently sue over. This is an ugly precedent.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on the boggling. She fed this stuff to her kids for years. Never once, in all that time, did she read the label. It's just... beyond belief.

[evilgrayson.livejournal.com]

Chocolate's actually got all sorts of nutrients in, though - well, the stuff that I consider to be chocolate, at least. You could live for a long time on a diet of milk chocolate and peanuts, or so I was told. With Nutella, they even include the nuts for you...

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Part of her complaint was that she had no idea it has 200 calories per serving. I feel stupid even writing that, there's no excise for not being able to check the label and see that information. You don't even need to read the whole thing! It's the first thing listed...

You could live for a long time on a diet of milk chocolate and peanuts, or so I was told.

And it'd be enjoyable, too!

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

This is not a good precedent. These moms can now go to all the kid's cereal companies and demand free cereal because, gasp, sugary kid's cereals are not healthy, sue all the candy companies because candy is not health food. etc etc.

Sigh...this is why prices keep going up. How about some personal responsibility, people? Sometimes people scare me. If these "moms" cannot be bothered to even look at simple food labels, how are they raising their kids?

[wow-hazmat.livejournal.com]

Y'know, people always talk about how unhealthy kids' cereals are, but I've looked at the labels, and whether you judge them by calories alone or by Weight Watchers points (both previous version and current version), most kids' cereals cost less calories and points than most "healthy" cereals.

Sure, a bowl of Cheerios is better than a bowl of Lucky Charms, but the Lucky Charms cost less points/calories than the bowl of "healthy" Kashi cereal. Not to mention the fact that a lot of cereals marketed as being healthy have just as much sugar in them as the kids' cereals.

The Nutella thing made me laugh, though. That stuff really is spreadable candy. At least peanut butter has enough protein in it to satisfy food cravings for a while. (I can go a long time on just a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.)

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

I generally do not buy boxed sugary breakfast cereal of any sort, even if they claim to be healthy. You are right, even the "grown-up" cereals taste like candy!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly. All the cereal companies do the same thing. I wonder how many more people like this will do the same thing? Sigh...

Sometimes people scare me. If these "moms" cannot be bothered to even look at simple food labels, how are they raising their kids?

Very much that.

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

As much as I do think this woman is stupid, I do think Nutella deserves the hit here, because seriously: those commercials are flat out horrifying. I remember my jaw hit the floor the first time I saw one and it was like, "With blah blah blah and blee blee calcium, it's the perfect healthy breakfast for my kids!"

SERIOUSLY? You shouldn't be allowed to say that shit, even if the buyer should beware. I mean SERIOUSLY, NUTELLA.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I know, I do agree with that too. But all kids' cereals say the same thing. I wish we could get honesty in all advertisements. I don't know why any product gets away with lying like this...

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

I feel you, I am the same kind of horrified when any breakfast cereal is all "Part of this complete breakfast!"

D:

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

Because generally "It's shit and is full of sugar" doesn't test well with focus groups.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

"Feed this to your kids if you don't care about their health" might not fly so well either.

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

It seems to work pretty well for Hardees. If you don't know them, they're a burger chain in the South that is basically proudly all, THIS BURGERS ARE NINE MILLION CALORIES AND ALSO WE PUT BUTTER ON THEM.

That good morning burger from the Simpsons? It's like that.

I would say at least they're honest about it, but most of their commercials involve supermodels eating them, so not REALLY, but they do at least not pretend it's healthy.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I think Hardees is Carl's Jr here in the west. I have no idea why a chain would have one name on one coast and one on the other... but I sure did get confused when I couldn't find any Hellman's mayo here in California (Hellman's is Best Food in the west).

Not only are they really high calorie, but they're probably the worst tasting of all the fast food chains. I'm not sure how that works...

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

I made a mistake! First step: SUE EVERYTHING!

[teslanomaly]

In the midst of my horror that this lawsuit actually won idiots money, this comment made me laugh a lot. Thank you.

[fealubryne.livejournal.com]

When asked why they didn't just read the product label, she said "If I stopped to read every label, I'd probably spend four to five hours in the grocery store".

Herpa-derp, lady. If labels are such an issue, feed your kids real stuff. Seriously, it's not so hard to chop up a sweet potato and bake the strips (sweet potato fries, anyone?) or hand them a banana. Things like that taste really good and they're healthy, and no reading is involved. Heck, we eat sweet potatoes, snow peas, and so on for dinner all the time and my kid loves them. We love them.

Admittedly, I won't disagree that Nutella does have an unfortunate habit of sort of marketing itself as some sort of peanut butter alternative and sounding really healthy in the process. I bought into it years ago, thinking it would be a great non-peanut butter thing for me since I'm allergic to peanuts. Took one bite, thought, "Wow, this is really good..." and promptly checked the label. "OH. Thats's why it's so good." And no, I didn't consider being upset about it. Tastes good, nice for a treat once in awhile, not going to eat it every freaking day, life goes on.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah. She didn't seem the sort to be willing (or able!) to cut up fresh fruit and veggies...

I don't like using the term, but she was quite the stereotypical "white trash" sort. :/

[firebyrd.livejournal.com]

Stupid lawsuit, but thanks for sharing about it! I was on a Nutella kick there for quite a while, so yay for money.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Stupid, but yay money! Welcome! :)

[prettyredeyes.livejournal.com]

Thanks to people like this, I now know what makes me fat! Like McDonald's food! I totally had no idea 1/4 pound slabs of meat and french fries were bad for my health! Ohemgee guys!

Really, I facepalmed so hard at this.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

....

Except that there is Nutella, so I may reconsider.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Commercials tell me that McDonalds is healthy food. And Arby's is "Good Mood Food". Are you telling me those are lies?!