Fruitcake Fraud

More victims of consumerist culture. That is all you can see in this movie.

People talking about stuff; People collecting stuff; People being outcast, because they do not have enough stuff; Clubs, where you can join if you have enough stuff; People suffering because they think they do not have enough stuff;

After watching this quite long movie, I feel sad for all victims of a system, which is very good at punishing people and tragically poor at helping them.

And wrapping a single fruitcake in three layers of paper, plastic and metal respectively, is definitely not a good business model. It is like stealing... from the environment and, ultimately, from everyone else on this planet.

"Die Hard" wasn't intended to be a Christmas movie, but many of us would argue to the death that it is.

The producers of "Fruitcake Fraud" didn't make the mistake of pretending there wasn't a Christmas theme. It was filled with Christmas music and fruitcake references.

As a true crime fan, I was vaguely aware of this case, and may even have seen this on another show. But the production values of this documentary were excellent. The cast of characters who brought the crime to life made me feel like I was in this quirky, enchanting corner of Texas. I'd love to have a piece of fruitcake with any of them.

The crime's victims survived, a little poorer but wiser. The perpetrators were so empty that no amount of money could make them whole. I kept hoping the fraudster could meet an angel like "It's a Wonderful Life's" Clarence, or a friend like Al in "Die Hard."

Really interesting documentary about the famous Collin St Bakery. Have partaken of their fruitcakes many times in the past but I had no idea this had ever happened. The production and story is adequate. The regular people, not being actors, did a good enough job of story telling, but the film lags at times. This was a really sad tale with a tremendous ending. Once I started watching, I couldn't wait to see what happened next. If our country could learn from the sort of people that run, manage and work at Collin Street Bakery, we would be a great united nation again. Highly recommended.

I live right by the second location and I had no idea about all of this- CSB is the best. And now a mystery to boot! Do yourself a favor and order a fruitcake!

TV executives PLEASE give Lesa Goins her own series. I will watch it. I will probably watch this documentary again just fast-forwarding to her parts.

I would also watch a movie about that Quintillion Book Club. Just fascinating small town high society!

Amazing story, amazing cast. I am in love with lesa goins, i strive to be her/hold her glamour! But they are all incredible. Could not miss a minute of this!