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"I can't help inventing things, I just want to improve things."

a pile of cut up pineapples

"It's a bit of a thing in our family now, we still traditionally have to eat pineapples — it's just the done thing,"
Don said.
two men smiling

newspaper reads the ashdown pineapple peeler

"We got home to thousands of letters, people disappointed I hadn't won,"
Mr Ashdown said.

A bright yellow pineapple-shaped plastic cutter beside a piece of cardboard showing how to use the device.

"They weren't happy about it, they said, 'Your invention is going to cut across our sales.'"

woman holding two objects while knelling down

black white photo of large pineapple

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"It was extremely popular because everyone thought, 'Amazing, something to make life easier and reduce waste.'"
A giant pineapple sculpture beside a gold coin featuring a pineapple.

"Except for us having to eat pineapples all the time."
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