People have been cooking up all sorts of jokes after the police were called to manage a Le Creuset sale queue – 16 favourites
Meanwhile, in incredibly expensive cookware world, French-Belgian kitchenware giant Le Creuset made a bit of a problem for police in Hampshire by holding a sale, for which eager foodies were prepared to queue for four hours.
Unfortunately for the residents of Andover, the crock pot fans (that’s crock – with an o) brought their cars, and the resulting traffic issues required the expertise of the force. Police, not Jedi.
The Guardian headline was mildly ambiguous.
Police called after Le Creuset warehouse sale brings four-hour queues https://t.co/UZCQxZwkC2
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 11, 2024
It could have been anything. People calling to complain that they had to queue for so long, brawls breaking out over a particularly attractive skillet, Le Creuset reporting that the wares were a steal. Anything.
These reactions had it covered.
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Police say they were able to put a lid on it. https://t.co/jQ6URpSscU pic.twitter.com/PsqSyHp4dU
— Toddington (@HXValley) November 11, 2024
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This is the most middle class headline I have ever read. https://t.co/PsxiRzPI65
— Jonathan Pie (@JonathanPieNews) November 11, 2024
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Are they being kettled? https://t.co/oZ4pesgmJk
— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) November 11, 2024
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they'll be fine, their excuses will be cast iron https://t.co/3ZHe60J8iF
— Will Sebag-Montefiore (@wsebag) November 11, 2024
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Kemi Badenoch became working class when she got a job in McDonalds. This weekend many working class people became middle-class thanks to the Le Creuset warehouse sale.
— Just Mick (@Stressed_Eric72) November 11, 2024
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The country’s well and truly gone to pot!
— Henry (@GeddesChris) November 12, 2024
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What an absolute casserole. https://t.co/vNZYvughwo
— J. S. Docherty (@J_S_Docherty) November 11, 2024
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Dissapointing. The police were just there for crowd management. Clicked hoping Gareth and Felicity were rolling about fighting over an orange casserole dish like it was a 75" Blaupunkt TV in The Asda black Friday sale. https://t.co/TbmVWF247y
— Shakamoto (@NorthShoreFace) November 11, 2024
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“Le Queueset” https://t.co/ZIILTRa3NY pic.twitter.com/hfqSP2THLK
— David Mead (@SeethingMead) November 11, 2024
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"Oh no you don't. That 2-Piece Cast Iron Casserole Dish Set is mine!!" https://t.co/kfMxkW9Seo pic.twitter.com/PO2g6Tk79P
— Hughes-on-the-Wold (@NotThatHughes) November 11, 2024
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Half hour to come to the boil, three-and-a-half to simmer https://t.co/ZIILTRa3NY
— David Mead (@SeethingMead) November 11, 2024
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They were stewing… https://t.co/Fx56z0gKuG
— Stephen Naylor (@stephennaylor) November 11, 2024
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savages. https://t.co/bRn39GKR77
— hammy. (@iamhamesh) November 12, 2024
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Activists say they had been warning of simmering community tensions for some time
— David (@Felix_Randall) November 12, 2024
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They now have a cast iron case.
Against pot supply.
— A Pete (@petenumberbunch) November 11, 2024
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If they bring charges they'll find that non-stick
— Tom Newton (@thomasnewton) November 11, 2024
In case you don’t speak French …
Always wondered what it meant https://t.co/djUDP5vNNM pic.twitter.com/6T5nZGEtvK
— Ruth Husko (@dank_ackroyd) November 11, 2024
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