lsanderson | Local Candy Company Makes Good -- 60 Years Later

Score another one for consumer activism. Amy Bowen of the St. Cloud Times writes: “Dave Bell won’t share his Pearson’s Salted Nut Roll. Don’t even ask. That’s because it took him 60 years to collect on a complaint he sent to the Pearson’s Candy Co. in St. Paul. Bell received a package of candy last week after sending an email reminding the company of an incident that occurred as a teen. He was a 14-year-old living in Cold Spring when he found a twig in his nut roll. ‘I bit into it,’ Bell said. It was 1952, and he decided to take action. ‘I sent them a letter to obviously get some candy’. … The company, which has been around for about 103 years, usually sends candy if a customer has an issue. It didn’t matter whether the complaint was from 60 years ago.The candy arrived Friday. Bell received five Mint Patties, two Buns (one vanilla and the other caramel), one Nut Goodie and one Salted Nut Roll.” Link