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Are Pringles a Crisp?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7490346.stm
It has been ruled that the popular Pringles crisp is in fact not a Potato Crisp a high court judge has ruled.
So lets look at the arguments why the Pringle is not a crisp...
+ The pringles packaging is so odd, being in a tube that the product can not be a crisp.
+ A pringle contains less than 50% potato therefore it is not a crisp
+ The pringle shape is uniformed/strict unlike normal crisps
So whats the impact of this decision?
+ Pringles are no longer a crisp therefore they are no longer subject to 17.5% VAT charge. This will make more money for the manufacturers which will ultimately leed to lower prices for consumers.
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Oh my word
What is the world coming to?
Strange thing to take to court but woo cheaper pringles :D
What are they then?
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There was a similar thing with Jaffa Cakes and a decision over whether they're a biscuit or a cake. I can't remember which way it was ruled (I think biscuit though) but that also made a difference to tax laws.
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Does the courts have nothing else better to do than decide if pringles are crisps or not?
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If i remember rightly they are now a biscuit, and biscuits dont have to pay VAT like crisps do.
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Looks like some people must have too much free time
if their not a crisp, what exactly are they?
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I always thought the crisp was the potato part, not the tubing :rolleyes:
I'm guessing they're some sort of wafer?
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Yes but apparently if it contains less than 50% potato its not a crisp, the majority need to be potato to be called a crisp.
Im not sure but the point is that now they don't have to pay VAT, which will allow pringles to under cut other "crisp" manufacturers.
