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A North Texas man has filed a class action lawsuit against Cinemark, claiming the movie theater chain is lying to customers about the size of its drinks.

Shane Waldrop claims that Cinemark's 24 ounce cups can only hold 22 ounces of liquid, according to the lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

On Feb. 14, Waldrop went to the Cinemark in Grapevine and purchased the 20 ounce and 24 ounce draft beer.

He noticed the 24 ounce cup did not appear to be big enough to hold 4 more ounces of liquid.

Waldrop took the empty container home and measured how much it could hold, discovering it only held 22 ounces.

Waldrop and his legal team says the movie theater chain is taking part in "deceptive" and "otherwise improper" business practices that violate state and federal laws about misbranding.

"This is especially misleading because the 24 oz drink should provide a deal for consumers over the 20 oz drink’s price: $0.37 per ounce vs. $0.39 per ounce. But due to the actual volume of 22 oz available in the ‘24 oz’ drink, the price is $0.40 per ounce making the larger drink more expensive per ounce, which is not a deal at all," reads the lawsuit.

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[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago

I do too, but I wonder what kind of mental problem that guy has to invest money in lawyer and court fees, plus tons of personal time, to get this going.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 154 points 7 months ago

The mental illness known as "tired of everyone getting fucked with no recourse"

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 52 points 7 months ago

The lawyer probably took the case on a contingent basis (doesn't get paid unless he wins), and the dude will probably get a fat check. That's not a mental problem, that's cashing in big on a corporate lie he discovered.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

a fat check.

idk how much he'll actually get considering his damages are a couple ounces of beer.

[-] Exusia@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

As a Class Action lawsuit, it is a couple ounces of beer across every person who has ordered a 24oz. Could be pretty lucrative

[-] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Pretty lucrative for the lawyers. Each person who has ordered a beer in the past few years will get a check in the mail for 3¢, and a coupon for a free beer next time they go.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

each member of the class is gonna get the cash value of 2 oz beer * number of short beers they bought * .6 (assuming 40% attorneys fees). Nobody's retiring off this money.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 47 points 7 months ago

I dunno, standards? Principles?

Sometimes it's about that, not personal gain

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago

Isn't it fucked up that expecting what you paid for has left people asking what mental problems he has? That's how far we've fallen.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago

Yup. Pretty messed up

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

i wonder what kind of mental illness some already rich bigwig has to have to defraud even our fucking soda

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

i guess a dash of autism.

If anything this is a good example of how society would be worse off if everyone were neurotypical

that or our hero is just bored and petty as fuck!

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

One of the many symptoms of autism is having a very strong sense of justice and demanding fairness in all things, sometimes to an obsessive degree. He's probably just one of us.

[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago

The mental problem of wanting to earn a lot of money in a lawsuit. Mans gonna get three, maybe even four bucks outta this

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

I should cover the missing 2 oz he didn't get in his beer

[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

I mean I joke but it’s not about the money he will earn, it’s about the money Cinemark will lose.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago
[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago

Yes, having a drink while out and about having a good time is definitely a sign of alcoholism...

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Having enough that you're min-maxing the number of cents per unit of ethanol might be

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

At a movie theatre that could be serious money lol

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Something tells me you'd be far less mocking about it if it was you getting sold something, and not getting the full amount.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Oh, I wasn't mocking.

[-] frostysauce@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Unfortunately I'm seeing far too often younger people think that having a single beer makes you an alcoholic.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

No, it just takes one to know one.

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