Tesco and the criminally damaged tube of Pringles

Muahahaha · 07-09-2018 05:02PM #1

A word of warning- do not pop your Pringles in Tesco or you may find yourself in the District Court on criminal damages charges :eek:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/cork-woman-denies-criminal-damage-to-150-tubeof-pringles-867318.html

A woman has refused to swallow a criminal damage charge at Cork District Court after she was accused of popping a €1.50 packet of Pringles at a local Tesco outlet almost two years ago.

Kathleen McDonagh, aged 24, of 1 Inchera Close, Mahon, Cork, denies the charge of damaging the item at Tesco, Mahon Point Shopping Centre. The case was listed for hearing yesterday before Judge Mary Dorgan. Garda Linda O’Keeffe was in court for the case yesterday as was Inspector John Deasy. The accused woman was represented on free legal aid by solicitor, Shane Collins-Daly.

The charge states that on December 27, 2016, at Tesco, Mahon Point shopping centre, in Cork District Court area she, did without lawful excuse, damage property, to wit, a foil lid on a box of Pringles partially removed, value €1.50, not resalable, belonging to Tesco shop of Mahon Point intending to damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged, contrary to Section 2 (1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1991.

Bizarre case. Im just trying to add up how much this will cost the State to prosecute. Free legal aid is around €400 quid then youve a Garda and Inspector giving evidence, then the judge, solicitor in the DPP office, clerk of the court, etc. Perhaps about €1,500 all up. Is it really worth it over a €1.50 tube of Pringles?

Try_harder · 07-09-2018 05:05PM

With the exception of free legal aid, all the rest are paid as normal, a special sitting wasnt required.

Yer Da sells Avon · 07-09-2018 05:05PM

She should appeal on the grounds that once you pop, it's been proven that you can't stop.

gerrybbadd · 07-09-2018 05:05PM

Fecking false advertising.

So apparently, once you pop, the fun does, in fact, stop

gerrybbadd · 07-09-2018 05:06PM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

She should appeal on the grounds that once you pop, it's been proven that you can't stop.

Dammit - beat me to it by a second!

per aspera ad astra · 07-09-2018 05:06PM

Every little pops.

KevRossi · 07-09-2018 05:07PM

Probably pushed by Tesco as a warning to others.

Dead right too. It sounds trivial, but where's the limit? Damaging €10 of goods, €50,...€1000.

You draw the line somewhere and for Tesco it seems to be zero tolerance.

There could also be more background to the story that we are not aware of....

Odelay · 07-09-2018 05:08PM

Of it was any of is we'd be told it was a civil matter and nothing they can do, but not for Tesco, they get to go to court for their €1.50.

....... · 07-09-2018 05:11PM

KevRossi wrote: »

There could also be more background to the story that we are not aware of....

I would think the surname of the accused gives that away.

freshpopcorn · 07-09-2018 05:13PM

Google the address.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-09-2018 05:15PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

A word of warning- do not pop your Pringles in Tesco or you may find yourself in the District Court on criminal damages charges :eek:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/cork-woman-denies-criminal-damage-to-150-tubeof-pringles-867318.html

Bizarre case. Im just trying to add up how much this will cost the State to prosecute. Free legal aid is around €400 quid then youve a Garda and Inspector giving evidence, then the judge, solicitor in the DPP office, clerk of the court, etc. Perhaps about €1,500 all up. Is it really worth it over a €1.50 tube of Pringles?

It is worth it because if you don't then it opens it up to a free for all.

fepper · 07-09-2018 05:15PM

McDonagh name would qualify for special status that enda put into legislation.....

Are Am Eye · 07-09-2018 05:17PM

It's criminal that Pringles (The Kellogg Company) packaging is non-recyclable.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-09-2018 05:19PM

Are Am Eye wrote: »

It's criminal that Pringles (The Kellogg Company) packaging is non-recyclable.

It's not really though.

TheValeyard · 07-09-2018 05:20PM

Are Am Eye wrote: »

It's criminal that Pringles (The Kellogg Company) packaging is non-recyclable.

They can make a good antenna though

sabat · 07-09-2018 05:22PM

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

They can make a good antenna though

Can also be filled with piss without leaking

Try_harder · 07-09-2018 05:24PM

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cork-man-held-for-hitting-wife-309165.html

Her brother?

Potential-Monke · 07-09-2018 05:30PM

Odelay wrote: »

Of it was any of is we'd be told it was a civil matter and nothing they can do, but not for Tesco, they get to go to court for their €1.50.

Criminal damage is criminal damage, it's always a criminal case, regardless of the cost.

cocaliquid · 07-09-2018 05:31PM

Tesco's never liked the place or their practices.

Wheety · 07-09-2018 05:33PM

Try_harder wrote: »

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cork-man-held-for-hitting-wife-309165.html

Her brother?

Is that him looking over the wall in Google Maps? Also, Tesco probably took this case all the way because 3 of their trolleys are around the side of the house :rolleyes:

Turtwig · 07-09-2018 05:35PM

Mixed feeling about this. Kind of sick of going into a shop to see products already open and samples taken. Not really a fan of the state pushing a court case for such small damages.

xabi · 07-09-2018 05:35PM

Try_harder wrote: »

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cork-man-held-for-hitting-wife-309165.html

Her brother?

And the other brother https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/threat-to-kill-security-guard-323173.html

per aspera ad astra · 07-09-2018 05:35PM

Well, well, well. Look who it is! That's him alright!

Well, well, well, well, well...

Giraffe Box · 07-09-2018 05:35PM

€1.50 is tremendously good value for a 200g tube of Pringles, they're €2 in my local Tesco.

Guy:Incognito · 07-09-2018 05:36PM

cocaliquid wrote: »

Tesco's never liked the place or their practices.

What place did Tesco never like?

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-09-2018 05:37PM

cocaliquid wrote: »

Tesco's never liked the place or their practices.

Not letting people rob from them? Yeah, complete ***** altogether.

per aspera ad astra · 07-09-2018 05:37PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

What place did Tesco never like?

Aldi?

the_syco · 07-09-2018 05:37PM

I'm guessing that they had witnesses of her doing this damage, but didn't have witnesses of her doing other damage, so went with what they could probably prove. I'm guessing the other two witnesses don't work in Tescos anymore, so didn't see the point in involving themselves in this further.

Wheety · 07-09-2018 05:46PM

xabi wrote: »

And the other brother https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/threat-to-kill-security-guard-323173.html

Those solicitors are kept busy by that family.

Grayson · 07-09-2018 05:48PM

Wheety wrote: »

Those solicitors are kept busy by that family.

I googled them. I couldn't help it. I can say that they seem to know a lot of people who work full time at being a mad bastard.

suicide_circus · 07-09-2018 05:55PM

people who take products off the shelf and eat them in supermarkets are trash

Tesco and the criminally damaged tube of Pringles

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