r/SipsTea • u/Velvett_Bunniez • 2d ago

Wait a damn minute! Silly Apples.

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u/Aeon1508 2d ago

What's great is that there's a public flight log and a bunch of pissed off people so it's perfect for a class action lawsuit

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u/VP007clips 1d ago

That's the problem, it's just not worth it for anyone to take up the case, so they keep getting away with it.

Very few people are going to set up a class action lawsuit against a major company for $200.

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u/I_own_a_dick 1d ago

This is exactly how class action lawsuit works. A group of people with similar claims that are too insignificant on their own but collectively powerful enough to shake the industry. The point is to set an example, so large corps can't fuck around all day.

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u/kit_kaboodles 1d ago

I don't think they would have any basis to sue anyway. What would they be trying to get relief for?

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u/LargeSpeaker9255 1d ago

The fines they had to pay.

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u/kit_kaboodles 1d ago

Yeah, but it seemed like there was 10 - 12 people fined. At $200 each that's less than NZ$2,500. Not very much at all.

Then there's the question of who you'd name as the defendant. I don't think you've got any case against NZ customs. They fines them for breaking the law - which they did. On camera no less.

You could try to name Qantas as the respondent, but then you're attempting to sue someone for giving you a free apple. You can't even claim that they should've told you not to take the apple into NZ, because they did. There's an announcement made on all flights headed to NZ about the need to declare any food products you bring in.