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Ursa major · 4th July 2008, 06:12 PM

"...Pringles, in all flavours are free from Value Added Tax (VAT)."

BBC NEWS | Business | Pringles 'are not potato crisps'

What have the government got against potatoes, by the way?

The Ace · 4th July 2008, 06:18 PM

SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR A WORD YOU'RE SAYING, FREDA'S TURNED THE STEREO UP FULL BLAST AND IS DANCING ACROSS THE CEILING.

Ursa major · 4th July 2008, 06:25 PM

As well she might, Ace.

(Until there's a statement along the lines of: "While the tax burden on Pringles has been reduced, the rise in the price of our high quality ingredients means that we are unable to reduce the price of this premium product".)

According to Wiki, they were originally marketed as "Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips"; Wiki also states that Gene Wolfe "developed the machine that cooks them".

Perpetual Man · 4th July 2008, 07:10 PM

It also explains why they were welcomed into the Biscuit Barrel so easily....

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Ursa major Bearly Believable Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,016	Does This Take the Biscuit? "...Pringles, in all flavours are free from Value Added Tax (VAT)." BBC NEWS \| Business \| Pringles 'are not potato crisps' What have the government got against potatoes, by the way?

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The Ace Scottish Roman Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,407	Re: Does This Take the Biscuit? SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR A WORD YOU'RE SAYING, FREDA'S TURNED THE STEREO UP FULL BLAST AND IS DANCING ACROSS THE CEILING.

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Ursa major Bearly Believable Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,016	Re: Does This Take the Biscuit? As well she might, Ace. (Until there's a statement along the lines of: "While the tax burden on Pringles has been reduced, the rise in the price of our high quality ingredients means that we are unable to reduce the price of this premium product".) According to Wiki, they were originally marketed as "Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips"; Wiki also states that Gene Wolfe "developed the machine that cooks them".

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Perpetual Man Biscuit Barrel Master Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 428 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Does This Take the Biscuit? It also explains why they were welcomed into the Biscuit Barrel so easily....

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