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up to $15 Free from Kellogg’s Mini-wheats class action lawsuit -EXPIRED
http://www.cerealsettlement.com/ -you can submit the form online here -thanks ec
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thxs chris
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put 4 boxes just to be sure.
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people sue for everything now days…. why would you join in and take advantage of a company when you probably didn’t even consume the product and didn’t have any idea they were making those claims to begin with…
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bowey1970 replied on November 18th, 2010 :
I agree. People wonder why prices are so high. The companies have to cover frivalous law suits some how. I’m going to pass on this one.
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bowey1970 replied on November 18th, 2010 :
frivolous*
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Carol replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Basically Kellogg was saimng that your child will be more alert and do better in school if they eat a nutrutition breakfast, starting with Mini-Wheats.
And there are plenty of studies showing that kids eating breakfast do perform better than those who don’t.
But Kellogg never did a study using Mini-Wheats.
That’s the lawsuit in a nut shell.
Totally bogus.
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Carol replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Sorry typo – “saying” not saiming.
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I’ve bought qute a few boxes of frosted mini wheats but come on, who seriously bought them thinking they would improve their kid’s attentiveness? Any money not claimed will go to charity so I’m not claiming. My concious is worth more than $15.
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Sharie replied on November 18th, 2010 :
I agree!! My kids like frosted mini wheats so I buy them. Not because they claim it will make my kids smarter-that’s just stupid on a consumers part to believe something like that! I’ll let my $15 go to the food bank so it can help out someone who can’t afford $4 a box of cereal for their kids!
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Caity replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Xeleventy billion ladies, thank you for proving that there is still some common sense and decency left in this country!
Those same commercials featured talking and moving squares of the cereal. Should we sue when our mini-wheat’s don’t get up and start swimming in the milk?
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cheryl replied on November 19th, 2010 :
Now someone is going to steal that idea and evveryone will be able to get another $15. lol
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angelwaters101 replied on November 18th, 2010 :
I’m sorry but I have to disagree. Companies now put whatever they want on their labels and it’s okay with you seriously?
You know how many recalls of food products there have been in the last 6 months? A company should be honest and test their products and ANYTHING they put on their label should always be the TRUTH! Some consumers believe what they see on labels and it’s not their fault; they trusted the company 
Maybe if we were harder on companies they would think less about deceiving consumers to make a profit. 
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I don’t know if this has been posted before or not, but here’s a nice size sample pack of Depends underwear for men or women. I was browsing that Spanish site that was posted for a Kimberly Clark coupon book each week and they had these.
http://www.us.depend.com/products/get-samples
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OMG pretty soon companys r going to be afraid to sell anything!!
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frosted mini wheats are DISGUSTING and i have a huge bone to pick with companies that produce over processed, irradiated junk full of sugar, high fructose corn syrup, preservatives and artificial flavorings and colors and then claim that their products are good for kids. thank god someone finally did something about it!
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I’ll take the money and with it I’ll buy some organic boxed cereal and donate that to my local food pantry…
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Kinda makes you wonder why they put the disclaimer that will make you feel bad about doing it at the beginning…are they really gonna donate to the charitable donations that they say they are, and give another sepa :rate bunch of money to food banks in the form of cereal too…hmmmm
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I am not doing this. Why?
Cos this is America and it seems to be fed on greed anymore, lawsuit for something stupid like that. Really?
I would hate to be a company in this day and age in this country!
Either people are pathetically uneducated to think that this kind of stuff will make you full. As I said before, protein is the key.
If people are really so worried then they should quit making their kids fat with unhealthy foods…Is there a lawsuit for that? Ummmm nope..
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Kristina replied on November 18th, 2010 :
They lied in their commercials and that is false advertising.
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
It’s not stupid. It’s against the law.
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RK replied on November 18th, 2010 :
The court has not determined that the law was broken. This was not even a criminal matter, but rather a civil lawsuit.
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
So false advertising isn’t against the law?
RK replied on November 18th, 2010 :
It is, but it hasn’t been determined in this case that that’s what Kellogg’s did. The settlement is not a punishment from the court for breaking the law.
Virginia replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Well guess what certain countries this kinda nonsense would not fly, here it does.
We are heading towards prices being even higher than they are if we sue for stupid stuff like that.
ALL ADVERTISEMENTS use false promises,or do you think we all have pearly white teeth and super shiny hair that attracts people more.
Neeeeeeppppp…Ok woken up now?
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
It’s not just the lawsuits that make prices go up. That’s a very small part of it. It’s fuel prices to get it to the store. Truckers driving most of the day and into the night delivering it to the DCs and then they deliver to the individual stores. There are other costs too, but gas is probably the main one.
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$15 for 5 seconds of work. That’s 15 sec x 4 sec/min x 60 min/hr = $3600.00 per hour. Now THAT’s an hourly rate I will take
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Kristina replied on November 18th, 2010 :
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Jersey Joe replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Bada Bing!
15 Cannoli’s! Love it, thank you.
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So glad that we all have freedom of speech and can have opposing opinions but still CHOSE to do what we want as individuals.
Thanks for the great post and awareness of this Chris and e_chan
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ec replied on November 18th, 2010 :
but thank you.
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People that continue these silly suits only make the prices go up on everything thing, for EVERYBODY!! Please use some common sense.
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Virginia replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Yeah no kidding…
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Amy W. replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Amen!
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I am sorry, but this is just ridiculous! Seriously! I mean as a parent, I read every food label before buying it and giving it to my kids. If you read the label, you will see that it isn’t nutritious.
It’s just another crappy lawsuit just like those for hot coffee, hot pickles, and the bowl of butter that talked.
People need to stop suing just to make a buck and quit punishing everyone for their stupidity!
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Carol replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Exactly!
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RK replied on November 18th, 2010 :
I agree with you regarding this lawsuit. I have to point out, though, that the coffee one was not as most people think it was. The woman did not sue McDonald’s because she didn’t know the coffee was hot. She did know the coffee was hot. She just didn’t think it would be hot enough to cause third degree burns resulting in weeks of hospital time and therapy. I’ve spilled hot tea and hot chocolate on myself several times, and it’s never resulted in hospital time before.
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Why even comment? Either sign up or don’t!
Thanks, Chris, for every opportunity you post whether we agree with it or not you at least let us know what is available. :kiss:
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retroduck replied on November 18th, 2010 :
EXACTLY. Thank you.
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Kristin replied on November 18th, 2010 :
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JenniferPaige replied on November 18th, 2010 :
People comment because the comment box is available on every freebie we get. I find it interesting to read people’s opinions whether they are for it or against it. Everyone has the right to sign up or not, but everyone also has the right to comment about it. I dont think anyone here is coming down on Chris for posting it. All I see is people giving their opinions on the freebie itself. I dont see any harm in that. The comment box is here, afterall.
Thanks Chris!
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Jeanette replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Ditto
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Yeah, I just need to stop commenting. It always seems to cause an uproar and I never have the intention of doing that because I’m not a troll. People just seem to take it the wrong way. If I stop commenting maybe the trolls will go away.
*disclaimer* I am in no way stating that there are trolls in this post and that I am being attacked.
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Amy W. replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Now that was funny!
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
And I also think there should be a “delete” option for personal users so you can delete your own comment if you say something that causes a problem and you want it removed.
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Chris replied on November 18th, 2010 :
I try to take care of it, but there are a lot comments so it can be hard to keep up sometimes
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Yeah I see how it can get really hectic sometimes. Sorry! I didn’t mean to imply you weren’t doing a good job!
We all love you!
I do buy this cereal I like it and my kids like it…so I am entitled to $5.00 per box.
How do you really know they will give the money to charity for real???? charity beings at home! I can use the money! for food for my family! thank you chris for this post!
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RK replied on November 18th, 2010 :
No offense, but I would feel more entitled to the money if I *didn’t* like the cereal.
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Jessa replied on November 18th, 2010 :
:kiss:
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I had no idea about the claim. During those dates I was buing a box every 2 weeks. I used it as an indulgent night tims snack without milk.
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I find it strange that people are putting blame on the consumer when the company is to blame – it would be great if everyone was smart enough to look at a box of cereal and know right away if it were healthy but sadly thats not the case.
Even beyond that – should people not be able trust whats on a food product? Should a company be allowed to claim whatever they want about their food product when its not true? We live in a country that has strict laws in regards to food products which leads people to believe that food items are what they claim, so how it is the consumers fault for putting trust into a well known company?
I think its quite likely that parents bought this cereal because they wanted to find the most healthly of the ‘kid’ cereals and believed the claim on the box.
If you bought the cereal taking the money or not taking the money is personal choice so Im not sure why people feel its necessary to cast aspersions on the people that decide a refund is in order due to the misleading promises.
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
EXACTLY! Most of us aren’t researchers in a laboratory who conduct studies on this so how are we supposed to know? We don’t. We either believe what’s advertised or don’t!
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
And whenever a consumer purchases a product such as this, they are trusting the company to have their best interest at heart. In this case, it’s making sure their kids are focused in school and eat breakfast every day or something of the sort. And if the product didn’t perform as advertised, I do believe the consumer should receive a refund. It’s just a shame that a lawsuit had to come about for it to happen.
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rose replied on November 18th, 2010 :
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RK replied on November 18th, 2010 :
It doesn’t sound like most people are taking the money for that reason, however. In fact, many people are basically saying the opposite.
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Laura replied on November 18th, 2010 :
There are always people that are going to take advantage of a situation and thats sad. Id like to believe the people filing a claim had a legitimate reason to do so but Im sure there are people that are abusing the system.
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RK replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Just as an example … all of the posters on this site who have said they are going to take advantage of this have cited different reasons (unless I missed someone, which is possible, as I last read through several hours ago). One person even said they like the cereal and give it to their kids regularly.
Ya think they fired their marketing staff?
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Laura replied on November 18th, 2010 :
I think it must have went way higher than just the marketing people, apparently they were warned before but continued with the commericals and stuff with the claim.
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I bought a bunch of their cereal to improve my memory, but now I can’t remember how many boxes I bought. Must have been a false claim. They should be punished.
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Kristin replied on November 18th, 2010 :
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Jessa replied on November 18th, 2010 :
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Laura replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Haha! That made me giggle.
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Oh man and here I was thinking that Kellogg’s was making me more intelligent…
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Rose replied on November 18th, 2010 :
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the lawyers get paid there fees. no matter what! 2 million…………..dam!
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Mini-Wheats are nasty…shame
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I can’t believe that anyone would believe that there child is going to get smarter by eating a sugar packed cereal. I would hope that no one takes no one signs up for this lawsuit. It is a real shame that people are so desperate for free stuff that they would sign up and be apart of this sham.
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This is a free STUFF site, just about all thing on here are free. The companies send out t-shirts, samples, etc. and they pay postage, with the idea that you will like their product and purchase it. I purchased Kellogg’s mini wheat cereal, and if they want to refund my money, then I’m all in.
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
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Anna replied on November 18th, 2010 :
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cookie replied on November 18th, 2010 :
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RK replied on November 18th, 2010 :
This is quite different from a company sending out samples and promotional items. That’s just marketing, and it’s completely voluntary. This is being done under the threat of a lawsuit.
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RK replied on November 18th, 2010 :
Not that you don’t have the right to take the money. We all should make our own choice on this. I just don’t agree with the comparison to free samples, etc.
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chris hot hot subject!!
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I like my comment the best of course
but I need to correct my math: $15 for 5 seconds of work. That’s 5 sec x 4 sec/min x 60 min/hr = $3600.00 per hour.
Now THAT’s an hourly rate I CAN’T AFFORD TO REFUSE
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OOOOOPS the math is STILL WRONG, but I like my comment the best of course
Whatever the rate, it’s an hourly rate I CAN’T AFFORD TO REFUSE
:rofl: 
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$15 for 5 seconds of work is equivalent to:
3 $/sec x 60 sec/min x 60 min/hr = $10,8000.00 per hour. I’LL TAKE IT
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Plz don’t tell anyone I’m a statistician
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Hmmm. Sounds like a matter of integrity to me. Did you purchase this cereal, truly believing what was advertised or because you like the cereal or got a great deal on it? To file a claim just to make a buck is not an integritive thing to do.
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