North Texas man sues Cinemark claiming 24-ounce beer cups can't hold 24 ounces
North Texas man sues Cinemark claiming 24-ounce beer cups can't hold 24 ounces
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.
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.
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
242I 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.
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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)
146The cup itself is labeled 24oz, but it sounds like it can't even fit that much liquid when filled.
33I 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.
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These are the lawsuits that I want to know more about!
56Not all heroes wear capes
36I love cases like this.
Weigh your food. Do not trust corporations to give you a fair deal.
If you really wanna be smart, go to chipotle and weigh their meat. It should be 4oz (1/4lb), but it's never anywhere close.
23You do know that is pree cooked weight right? The cooking process evaporates water and renders fat. This makes cooked weight less than advertised weight.
20Cooking reduces moisture and reducing weight. Gotta weigh the raw for accuracy
5No, it’s not pre-cooked weight.
Chipotle is supposed to give 4oz of meat post-cooked.
It’s why McDonald’s has crosses specifying it’s pre-cooked weight and Chipotle does not.
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I weighed a bag of chocolate chips cuz my scale was out and it had 551 grams instead of 550 and I was surprised I c assumed they would err on the side of under weight.
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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.
23Interesting! Is it only me or EU users or maybe everyone who's been blocked from their site?
15Yeah, exactly, they don't want EU citizens lurking at there websites. You should use a VPN.
10I'm not in the EU but I got captchaed too.
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Fuck em up Shane!
13Meanwhile, people at many/most movie theaters in the US:
12This is common at theaters that serve food inside the theater. It’s a restaurant movie theater.
5Alamo Drafthouse is the way
2Might be most in terms of land area and distribution. It's definitely not the most in terms of the number of patrons. Both coasts allow beer sales in movie theaters, at least CA, NY, and FL all do, and clearly TX does. That's 1/3-1/4 of the country (roughly 100 million people) just in those four states.
2It only became legal in New York in 2022. Perhaps today most people in the US do live in states where it is legal, but that doesn't mean they live near a theater that actually does it. This article from a year ago says the largest chain, AMC, has a bar in the lobby of 300 (of their 593 in the US, according to wikipedia) locations but that some of them don't let you bring a beer into the theater. The second-largest chain, Regal Cinemas, was only serving alcohol in 80 of their 511 locations as of last year.
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Foot long subs have a deal for you!
10Imagine getting 10" through one of those cardboard-tasting subway sandwiches and being sad there isn't more to eat.
2time to sue!
...for selling fake food. ;)
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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.
6Florida man has some competition
3On 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?
-9Maybe slightly less than half a pitcher of beer is more than enough?
If I pay for half a pitcher of beer, and you give me less than half a pitcher of beer, you still owe me more beer.
Also, if you're upset about how movie theaters are a scam, why are you defending this scammy behavior? No need to be self-righteous about alcohol consumption, Cinemark is defrauding customers by selling 24oz beers that aren't 24oz. You can drink however little beer as you want, but you should still want honesty from the people selling it to you.
8Also, if you’re upset about how movie theaters are a scam, why are you defending this scammy behavior?
Am I defending their behavior? I avoid theaters precisely because they're such awful places to be.
No need to be self-righteous about alcohol consumption
24oz is a lot of beer. I just have no idea why theaters are even offering that much, except for the fact that a small sized anything at a theater is minimum 12oz and 10x the price you'd get it at a grocery store. Its just more of the scam inherent in the business model.
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Love how this guy is admitting to drinking alcohol in the theater.
-140?
Pretty normal to drink in the theater when they sell alcohol.
Maybe you should go sit in the corner and reread the article.115I 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.
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How weird since they sold it to him. Where do you think they want him to drink it?
74If it's like most movie theaters, I assume they wanted him to spill it on the floor.
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Next thing you know, people will be openly eating popcorn too!
53Texan civility would never stoop to such levels
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My theater has a full bar and allows you to drink whilst watching a movie. Pretty normal these days around here.
31Lol what?
21I need to start sneaking beers into my AMC.
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