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- texas@lemmy.world
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.
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North Texas man sues Cinemark claiming 24-ounce beer cups can’t hold 24 ounces
Published April 19, 2024 2:56pm CDT
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.
The cup was marked as a 24 oz cup.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.
The lawsuit says Waldrop brought the suit for himself and “all other persons nationwide.”
He is seeking a jury trial.
Waldrop took the empty container home and measured how much it could hold, discovering it only held 22 ounces.
I love this guy, totally something I would do
I like the thought of him picking up the cup at the counter, weighing it in his hand for just a moment, and saying to the
kidyoung adult on the other side, “This feels a little light.”Edit:I just remembered you had to be 18 to sell beer in Texas.
“I think it’s a half-gram heavy on the back end.”
Name that movie.
Chronicles of Riddick. Keep what you kill. Which is weird because he was given that knife and not the body of the guy he stabbed in the head with it.
Shrinkflation noobs. Never specify the size of a (pseudo-)prepared product. It’s better to use abstract terms like large, extra large, and jumbo that can be shrunk down in size without increasing legal liability down whenever you wish to juice your profits a bit (/s)
I canada, it’s illegal to call something a pint if it’s not 20oz/568mL
But i havent seen a real pint glass at any bar for many years a nobody calls out this behaviour or enforces the rules.
In the US a pint is 16oz, unless you go to McMenamins in which case it’s 14oz.
I thought a pint was 16 oz. Quart is 32oz and gallon 128 oz.
It is in the us. Imperial gallons are bigger than us gallons for some reason.
Because a unified, standard, and consistent International System of units is BOOOORRRIINNNGGG
Alcohol is usually held to stricter portion control than other foodstuffs since it’s more tightly regulated.
The cup itself is labeled 24oz, but it sounds like it can’t even fit that much liquid when filled.
Foot long subs have a deal for you!
Imagine getting 10" through one of those cardboard-tasting subway sandwiches and being sad there isn’t more to eat.
time to sue!
…for selling fake food. ;)
Interesting! Is it only me or EU users or maybe everyone who’s been blocked from their site?
Yeah, exactly, they don’t want EU citizens lurking at there websites. You should use a VPN.
That’s probably just because they didn’t want to bother becoming GDPR compliant and instead blocked everyone that would have that requirement. Curious if they did anything for California though, since they have similar legislation.
I doesn’t operate in Europe, so they don’t care to be GDPR compliant. They do operate in California, so they need to support those laws. It’s still not worth it to look at changing their policy towards GDPR even if they’re complaint.
Not all heroes wear capes
I thought they just pour a bottle/can in a cup and call it a day. That’s what happened when I bought a buzzball for my wife last week. We weren’t expecting a full cup of buzzball but we weren’t complaining because we still got a full drink. They literally opened and poured it in front of us and tossed the empty container. I don’t remember seeing anything on tap but that could just be my local Cinemark.
These are the lawsuits that I want to know more about!
This is capitalism gone too far!!
On the one hand, lolz. Classic move theater scam. Love to spend $15 on stale popcorn that’s 30% salt and then another $20 on a drink, after walking in with an $8 movie ticket to see 30 minutes of ads.
On the other hand, holy fuck dude. Maybe slightly less than half a pitcher of beer is more than enough?
Love how this guy is admitting to drinking alcohol in the theater.
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Pretty normal to drink in the theater when they sell alcohol.
Maybe you should go sit in the corner and reread the article.I like to imagine op thinks the guy is sneaking in alcohol and buying an empty cup from the theater. The Texas man is pissed because he doesn’t know what to do with the remaining 2 oz after he planned on their cup holding 24oz.
How weird since they sold it to him. Where do you think they want him to drink it?
If it’s like most movie theaters, I assume they wanted him to spill it on the floor.
Next thing you know, people will be openly eating popcorn too!
Texan civility would never stoop to such levels
My theater has a full bar and allows you to drink whilst watching a movie. Pretty normal these days around here.
