California Family Finds $10,000 In Box of Crackers

[Wreckless]

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - The box of crackers Debra Rogoff bought from the grocery store had some crackerjack in it - an envelope stuffed with $10,000.

Yet the Irvine woman was more curious than ecstatic about her daughter's find. After all, who would leave money in such a place?

``We just thought, 'This is someone's money,''' she said. ``We would never feel good about spending it.''

Rather than go on a shopping spree, the family called police and was initially told the money could be part of a drug drop.

Police later heard from store managers at Whole Foods in Tustin that an elderly woman had come in a few days earlier, hysterical because she had mistakenly returned a box of crackers with her life savings inside. In a mix-up the store restocked the box rather than composting it.

The Lake Forest woman, whose identity was not released, had lost faith in her bank and decided the box would be a safer place for the money.

Luckily for her, the box of Annie's Sour Cream and Onion Cheddar Bunny crackers were bought by the Rogoffs, who discovered the crisp $100 bills in an unmarked white envelope on Oct. 10.

The Rogoffs never heard from the woman and didn't receive a reward, but Rogoff did return to Whole Foods a couple weeks later.

``I asked them if I could have another box of crackers,'' she said with a laugh. The store obliged.

Information from: The Orange County Register

[MonarC]

WOW!

[Chocoholic]

Why can't I ever be that lucky? Of course I would try to find the origional owner, but still...

[catlover79]

Dang, that's the best prize inside a snack box I've ever heard of!!

[Holly]

WOW! That's good that the lady called the police after she found the money... that's a good prize for the box, lol. joking

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by The Orange County Register

The Rogoffs never heard from the woman and didn't receive a reward.

Stingy ungrateful skinflint, She could've offered them a few crumbs for their honesty.

This reminds me of that Green Acres episode where everyone except Oliver kept find valuables in the boxes of Cracker Jack like candy and he could only get Yogi Berra baseball cards.