Thats Shallot Mate

[.:ian:.]

Lidl pays out £25,000 for refusing to sell more than the set quota of shallots for 5p.
Presumably their legal costs would have far exceeded this so they just let it default.
But just in case they did contest it, he played the race and mental health cards.

https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/lidl-pays-25000-c...

[Glassman]

Unpeelievable

[Lotobear]

..Judge obviously knew his onions

[mac96]

Crying all the way to the bank.....

[Lotobear]

one last throw of the dice for Lidl

[Electronicpants]

The case had many layers to it.

[JoshSm]

A default judgement handing out £25K seems a bit excessive doesn't it?

All sounds very well practiced too, wonder if it relates to other cases where a specific oppressed group likes to jump into legal action over discrimination? Pubs were a favoured target at one point.

Would've been interesting to see what happened to start this, doubt the staff usually kick off over 3 bags of veg.

[Patio]

You say allium, I say alimony

Let's call the whole thing off

I'll get mi coat

[Sheepshanks]

How where they able to claim £25K - the online limit is £10K, isn't it?

[donkmeister]

I sometimes go in a Lidl, and for as long as I remember they have had signs up explaining they aren't a wholesaler, and reserve the right to refuse to sell you massive quantities of stuff. They are Lidl, not Costco.

I always assumed that this was to prevent people who run corner shops and restaurants from hammering bargains intended for people buying for their own consumption. We've all seen it in supermarkets; multiple trolleys loaded up with a single brand of soft drink, for example.

From the way the article is written and the claimant describes events, he loaded up a trolley with more cheap veg than any family would reasonably eat, a cashier spotted a potential commercial buyer so called for a manager. The manager then walked up, pointed at the claimant and shouted the P-word, turned on his heel and skipped away. The claimant then burst into tears and had a bit of a cry in the shop.

[Panamax]

Good decision by Lidl - just don't get involved. It would have cost them £25k to fight it, win or lose, so no point bothering.

Perhaps they should have delivered £25,000 of 5p shallots to the claimant's front door...

[Gareth79]

Sheepshanks said:

How where they able to claim £25K - the online limit is £10K, isn't it?

£25k if you have legal representation. I assume they used a no-win-no-fee solicitor who gave it a shot expecting to settle for a few k, and hit the jackpot.

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

Sounds like this chap got lucky that Lidl fecked up with filing their response.

[J6542]

TriumphStag3.0V8 said:

Sounds like this chap got lucky that Lidl fecked up with filing their response.

More likely backed down since the judge really knew his onions.

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

J6542 said:

TriumphStag3.0V8 said:

Sounds like this chap got lucky that Lidl fecked up with filing their response.

More likely backed down since the judge really knew his onions.

I hope someone got the sack!

[richhead]

i love the way he played the race card, no he was a grifter, this sends the wrong message

[Blakewater]

J6542 said:

TriumphStag3.0V8 said:

Sounds like this chap got lucky that Lidl fecked up with filing their response.

More likely backed down since the judge really knew his onions.

The court document just didn't cross the desk of someone who knew what it was and could get it to the legal team for them to issue a defence in time. It happened with the company I work for but for a much lower claim. The chap was completely in the wrong but when a defence isn't issued in time, the court finds in the plaintiff's favour automatically.

[JuanCarlosFandango]

Eye watering pay out.

[.:ian:.]

J6542 said:

TriumphStag3.0V8 said:

Sounds like this chap got lucky that Lidl fecked up with filing their response.

More likely backed down since the judge really knew his onions.

Judge Pickles?

[John D.]

JuanCarlosFandango said:

Eye watering pay out.

Best one so far.