Trash haulers find $4,500 accidentally thrown away

[proud2BlibKansan]

Talk about customer service.

Employees at a Deffenbaugh Industries Inc. trash facility in St. Joseph sifted through a truckload of garbage Thursday to help a Savannah couple find $4,500 in lost cash.

Amy Ezzell frantically called Deffenbaugh after her husband, Chris, told her he had accidentally thrown away an envelope full of cash along with trash from a fast food restaurant.

Chris Ezzell had taken the money to Leavenworth, Kan., to look at a camper for a family vacation. He decided not to buy the camper and the envelope got mixed up with other trash.

A Deffenbaugh worker knew which truck the money was in and rerouted it to the St. Joseph facility. Workers sifted through the trash for about two hours before finding a mass of gooey bills.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/07/1931951/trash-haulers-find-4500-accidentally.html#ixzz0nIZ3NYO7

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1. you know that is the kind of story...

that reaffirms faith in mankind...that company would sure get my business. I hope the story spreads around the world.

[1776Forever]

2. We had a similar incident in Florida and I gave the 2 men that helped us a reward!

It was great to see them take the time to get the med's and gift card my husband had thrown out when our son had visited us and put his belongings in a plastic bag to take home. When my husband saw it he thought it was trash and took it to the curb just a minute too late for us to realize what he had done!

Hurray for these kind people!:applause: