M&S takes Aldi to court - Colin v Cuthbert

[TheReligion]

It's all about the cake wars...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/busines...thbert-ms-declares-caterpillar-cake-war-aldi/

To be honest I'm a big fan of Colin the Caterpillar and Percy Pig.

M&S is King.

 

[Ramshock]

Let them eat Cuthbert

 

[Vidic_In_Moscow]

@Sassy Colin would you care to comment?

 

[horsechoker]

Great British M&S v Crappy German Aldi

 

[TheReligion]

Great British M&S v Crappy German Aldi

I'm glad you're here. With your extensive legal knowledge and experience how do see this one playing out?

 

[horsechoker]

I'm glad you're here. With your extensive legal knowledge and experience how do see this one playing out?

3-1 M&S.

 

[esmufc07]

@Sassy Colin definitely shops at M&S

 

[Cascarino]

People who shop at M&S are usually breastfed well into their 40s

 

[horsechoker]

People who shop at M&S are usually breastfed well into their 40s

@Sassy Colin

 

[esmufc07]

People who shop at M&S are usually breastfed well into their 40s

@Sassy Colin

 

[Cascarino]

@Sassy Colin

@Sassy Colin

 

[RedTiger]

One of my earliest memories is from when I was 4. I was in town with my dad and I saw a boy from my nursery, his name was Cuthbert. I waved and called out "hello Cuthbert". The boy waved back but then his mother yanked his hand back and told him off quite loudly, she said "I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING YOURSELF CUTHBERT! YOU'RE NAME ISN'T CUTHBERT! ".

The boy only stayed another couple of months at the nursery and I never saw him again.

In regards to the caterpillar copyright issue, cake designs shouldn't have intellectual copyright, that's ridiculous, although Colin is obviously the superior chocolate swiss cake.

 

[dwd]

Poor Clyde has been ignored:

https://groceries.asda.com/product/...clyde-the-caterpillar-celebration-cake/400654

 

[Mr Pigeon]

Poor Clyde has been ignored:

https://groceries.asda.com/product/...clyde-the-caterpillar-celebration-cake/400654

That picture is amazing. You can't even see the bloody cake!

 

[Wumminator]

That picture is amazing. You can't even see the bloody cake!

There’s like twenty pictures of the cake just swipe right or left on it.

 

[horsechoker]

One of my earliest memories is from when I was 4. I was in town with my dad and I saw a boy from my nursery, his name was Cuthbert. I waved and called out "hello Cuthbert". The boy waved back but then his mother yanked his hand back and told him off quite loudly, she said "I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING YOURSELF CUTHBERT! YOU'RE NAME ISN'T CUTHBERT! ".

The boy only stayed another couple of months at the nursery and I never saw him again.

In regards to the caterpillar copyright issue, cake designs shouldn't have intellectual copyright, that's ridiculous, although Colin is obviously the superior chocolate swiss cake.

It's like this but with Cuthbert

 

[Hammerfell]

It's all about the cake wars...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/busines...thbert-ms-declares-caterpillar-cake-war-aldi/

To be honest I'm a big fan of Colin the Caterpillar and Percy Pig.

M&S is King.

Tory.

 

[Bwuk]

Cuthbert would kick Tory Colins arse.

 

[Pexbo]

Team @Sassy Cuthbert

 

[Mr Pigeon]

There’s like twenty pictures of the cake just swipe right or left on it.

Not for me

 

[Wumminator]

Not for me

made you click the link again.

 

[Sassy Colin]

Can't fecking stand M&S, it's a rip off. It even ranks behind Waitrose, can't fecking stand that either My local discount supermarket is Lidl.

I'm Sainsbury's through & through.

 

[Chipper]

Poor Clyde has been ignored:

https://groceries.asda.com/product/...clyde-the-caterpillar-celebration-cake/400654

There's Curly and Eric too!

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/259405113
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui...usly-free-from-eric-the-caterpillar-cake-592g

Anyway, I'm rooting for Aldi because I shop there often.

Edit: Also a Wiggles at Sainsbury's for the kids that aren't allergic to stuff, you get more as well. https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/Product/wiggles-the-caterpillar-cake-717g

 

[Mr Pigeon]

made you click the link again.

evil

 

[0le]

Aldi and Lidl have been making products replicating well known brands for years and for whatever reason, no one seems to care enough to do anything about it, even though it is effectively like plagiarism in writing. Whilst this probably isn't the best example, I do think it is good that they are being called out for it.

 

[pascell]

I used to work in Oldham and next door to our office was Parkes Cakes who used to makes the cakes for M&S. We used to go into the factory shop on a Friday and the Birthday and caterpillar cakes that had gone wrong used to be sold for half the retail price, god I miss that place.

 

[horsechoker]

Aldi and Lidl have been making products replicating well known brands for years and for whatever reason, no one seems to care enough to do anything about it, even though it is effectively like plagiarism in writing. Whilst this probably isn't the best example, I do think it is good that they are being called out for it.

 

[Olly Gunnar Solskjær]

Aldi and Lidl have been making products replicating well known brands for years and for whatever reason, no one seems to care enough to do anything about it, even though it is effectively like plagiarism in writing. Whilst this probably isn't the best example, I do think it is good that they are being called out for it.

Totally agree, absolutely fantastic post mate.

 

[ivaldo]

evil

Enjoy the relentless targeted ads.

 

[One Night Only]

Aldi and Lidl have been making products replicating well known brands for years and for whatever reason, no one seems to care enough to do anything about it, even though it is effectively like plagiarism in writing. Whilst this probably isn't the best example, I do think it is good that they are being called out for it.

I think it's shit, Aldo and Lidl make far superior products for a fraction of the cost. M and s is overpriced shit. Look at those traffic light signals on their gear, it's all amber or red.

 

[TheReligion]

Tory.

Who sorry?

 

[Rado_N]

made you click the link again.

 

[youngrell]

 

[adexkola]

3-1 M&S.

xG 0.2 - 2.4

 

[Igor Drefljak]

 

[horsechoker]

This is nightmare fuel

 

[matherto]

People who shop at M&S are usually breastfed well into their 40s

Can attest to this as an ex-employee. Weird scenes on the shopfloor.

Aldi and Lidl have been making products replicating well known brands for years and for whatever reason, no one seems to care enough to do anything about it, even though it is effectively like plagiarism in writing. Whilst this probably isn't the best example, I do think it is good that they are being called out for it.

I sometimes dream of being the chief brand maker for Aldi and Lidl, being able to rip off mainstream products with much better names.

 

[Mr Pigeon]

My only recent experience of M&S was one of those express stores. The fresh pastries were covered in fruit flies. Went to Sainsbury's instead like a normal human.

 

[Hammerfell]

My only recent experience of M&S was one of those express stores. The fresh pastries were covered in fruit flies. Went to Sainsbury's instead like a normal human.

Fresh pastries? La-di-da. What a picky little pigeon.

 

[Mr Pigeon]

Fresh pastries? La-di-da. What a picky little pigeon.

You can mock me but the sight of dozens of flies running in and out of an apple turnover put me off sweets for almost an entire hour.