Peter Rhodes on a sub-standard snack, a horrible history and all you need to know about “trillion”
Harry Seager of Aylesbury had his 15 minutes of fame, hitting the social-media headlines by getting £2 compensation for a sub-standard Mars Bar after it emerged from the production process smooth, without the traditional rippled surface. Mars obligingly paid up.
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I was reminded of the day some years ago when I purchased a Kit-Kat from the office vending machine and found the crunchy biscuit middle was missing. It was nothing more than a solid, Kit-Kat-shaped chocolate bar. I wrote to complain and duly received two perfect Kit-Kats as compensation.
That was when I discovered I much preferred the all-chocolate version. (If there are any vicars out there struggling for an Xmas sermon, feel free to use this. The Parable of the Imperfect Treat).
Incidentally, readers in the United States should note that Mr Seager's £2 compensation is not a misprint. In the States, I dare say compo for a defective candy bar starts at about a million bucks.
