Scammers Stole More than 20 Tons of Cheddar Worth Nearly $400,000 From This Famed Shop in London

Food & Wine ^ | Stacey Leasca

[nickcarraway]

That's a lot of cheddar.

I assume this is not for personal use, how do you sell that much stolen cheese? Is it going overseas? Could a competitor do it, to raise the price of cheddar?

It's sad, because that's some of the only good food made there.

[llevrok]

any government cheese? (asking on behalf of Mark Levin)

[dayglored]

Monty Python cheese shoppe references in three, two, one

[piasa]

They might want to check up on Chester Cheetah’s whereabouts.

[LukeL]

Irish mob most likely. Sell it wholesale to corner shops

[Right_Wing_Madman]

how do you sell that much stolen cheese?

Cheese is a big deal in Europe. That's why it was stolen. You're probably right, though. The perps will most likely be caught. They stole too much cheese and will get snared in the resale market.
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[SamAdams76]

Why does cheese taste so good?

[piasa]

French buyer... were any cheese-eating surrender-monkeys seen in the area with lorries?

[Fuzz]

Not going to get rich selling cheddar in France.

[Ezekiel]

[posterchild]

If they ever catch him he will become persona non graten.

[SaveFerris]

I can only hope

[ClearCase_guy]

“It’s the single most popular cheese in the world!”
“Not ‘round here, sir.”

[Svartalfiar]

According to the BBC, the shop usually sells the Hafod Welsh for £12.90 (about 16.72) for 300g, the Westcombe for £7.15 (about $9.27) for 250g, and the Pitchfork for £11 (about $14.26) for 250g.

So they managed to convert pounds to dollars but not grams to pounds..?

[piasa]

Irish mob cheese theft might explain Old Thunder Thighs Hillary Clinton’s fascination for Irish vacations.

[lurk]

Cheese is fat, with personality.

[I-ambush]

So, the Ye National Cheese Emporium did not have cheddar, the single most popular cheese in the world?

[marktwain]

20 tons is 2000x20=40,000 lbs. So about $10 a lb. Reasonable for specialty cheese.

[dfwgator]

“Afraid we don’t get much call for it round these parts.”

[null and void]

I like cheese.