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SocialMediaRefugee ,

I missed my chance to sue because I had a Pepsi in the 80-90s and I wasn’t dancing like a maniac afterwards.

militaryintelligence ,

Laces out Hershey

TokyoMonsterTrucker ,

Good God. Just imagine this incredibly brave Karen’s mental anguish when she bit into this delicious but uncute treat and could not immediately unload her bottomless rage on the nearest assistant manager.

The horror. The horror.

TokyoMonsterTrucker ,

Based on the number of downvotes I’m getting, I’m apparently supposed to empathize with a woman with the time and financial resources to finance a frivolous candy lawsuit instead of reporting it to the FTC .

Here’s a little preview of how badly she will have her ass handed to her in court, and this case arguably does involve harm to consumers: edition.cnn.com/2023/10/04/business/…/index.html

moistclump ,

The way the headline is worded makes me think it’s trying to spark outrage and debate against the woman suing.

But also boy did I learn my lesson about not judging Joe Shmoe vs Corporate after learning more about the McDonald’s hot coffee case.

I’m gonna withhold judgement and see where this ends up!

TokyoMonsterTrucker , (edited )

The McDonald’s lady required skin grafts. This woman suffered mild disappointment. There is no possible comparison between the two cases. False advertising? Yes. Refer to FTC for penalties. Harm suffered? Virtually zero. This is a frivolous lawsuit and waste of any court’s time.

Susaga ,
@Susaga@ttrpg.network avatar

It’s a class action lawsuit. It represents the rights of an entire group, even if it’s only a single person bringing forward the suit. It’s not about the harm done to a single person.

If a thief steals one dollar from a thousand people, you could say “oh, that person only lost a dollar” or you could say “that thief stole a thousand dollars”. The harm suffered to each individual was minimal, but harm was suffered, and if you add it all up, a lot of harm was done. That’s not frivolous.

TokyoMonsterTrucker ,

Yes, I read the court filing. The only problem is that the collective value of the suffering caused by this particular false advertising would be worth about a dollar fifty. The only people who win from this kind of lawsuit are the lawyers.

I would not be making fun of this suit if it was about Hershey’s lead and cadmium problem:

consumerreports.org/…/consumer-reports-urges-hers…

SocialMediaRefugee ,

Once again, there was no harm suffered.

SocialMediaRefugee ,

Americans will sue over everything and anything

capt_wolf ,
@capt_wolf@lemmy.world avatar

It also doesn’t come with a bite already taken out of it… Is she suing for that too?

atx_aquarian ,
@atx_aquarian@lemmy.world avatar

You’re not wrong.

JCreazy , (edited )

On the surface this might sound silly but after looking at the chocolate it’s straight up false advertisement. They know people will buy it specifically because of the way it looks. It’s bait and switch.

ZeroCool OP , (edited )

Yeah, this isn’t like a fast food burger that isn’t quite as elegantly stacked as it appears on a tv commercial or something. This is clearly advertising a candy with a jack-o-lantern shaped cutout in the chocolate while selling you something different. It makes for a silly headline that’s perfect for this community, but if she wants to sue them over it I’m gonna side with her on this one.

It’s deceptive and corporations shouldn’t be allowed to get away with crap like this. Because if we let them get away with this little lie they won’t stop there. They will only get bolder and more egregious.

CouldntCareBear ,

And shame on business insider to down play it as someone complaining they’re not ‘cute’ enough.

Tremble ,

She should win, it might seem dumb, but she thought of it first

200ok ,

Let me save you a click:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/41e13103-f350-4f2c-97aa-ed8994b92627.jpeg

ZeroCool OP ,

left = cute pumpkin
right = lil poop

FuglyDuck ,
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world avatar

I’d say, “left = cute little poop”…

aeronmelon ,

Spooky poop.

deathbird ,

Spoopy Poopy

Plopp ,

Who took a bite of the lil spooky poop?

ClydapusGotwald ,

“This is America”

RanchOnPancakes ,
@RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world avatar

I’d never noticed. They go into my mouth hole so fast that I can’t say I’ve looked at the actual design.

Boozilla ,
@Boozilla@lemmy.world avatar

They need to label it more clearly. The thing in the package is what the jack o’ lantern pooped out.

SonicBlue03 ,

They’re fixing this. Next Halloween these will be known as Reese’s Peanut Butter Blobs.

sbv ,

LET’S FUCKING GO

Cockmaster6000 ,

False advertising bastards let’s bring em down!

Jhogenbaum ,

Honestly, I feel her. I opened one of these in my child’s Halloween candy bag and felt misled.

LinkOpensChest_wav ,
@LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I salute her

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