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.

  • Bell@lemmy.world
    2431·
    8 months ago

    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

  • streetfestival@lemmy.caEnglish
    1471·
    8 months ago

    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)

  • LoudWaterHombre@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    23·
    8 months ago

    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.

    • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
      222·
      8 months ago

      You do know that is pree cooked weight right? The cooking process evaporates water and renders fat. This makes cooked weight less than advertised weight.

            • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
              63·
              8 months ago

              Wow did you not read the “Serving size is approximate” part??? That means that it doesn’t have to be exactly 4oz every time which was your original complaint.

              • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
                62·
                8 months ago

                He’s right though. Approximations are still derived from averages and data, they can’t just be routinely completely wrong.

                If I have 10,000 steaks that were 15oz before cooking, and generally weigh 11oz after cooking, with maybe 100 outliers that are still 14oz, then I can’t say they weigh “approximately 14oz”, just as I can’t say they weigh “approximately 8 tons”.

                Similarly, cereal is often “sold by weight, not volume” to ensure consumers aren’t suing about cereal boxes that are half full. There’s actually a logical explanation behind the missing quantity.

                • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
                  21·
                  8 months ago

                  Wait are you downvoting and complaining about this

                  Why can’t you people ever admit when you’re wrong? Lol.

                  When you straight up did that in you last post, completely ignoring that you were wrong.

                  Dude if you are this upset about Chipotle you need to get out more.

                  Oh and by the way I guarantee that it is oz volume not oz weight. I worked in kitchens when I was younger. They have a 4oz volume scope and just scoop some in the meal. If you are trying to get a 4oz weight it will never be close.

                  Maybe just hang that keyboard up for the day and take a walk

      • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        18·
        8 months ago

        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.

        • DoomBot5@lemmy.worldEnglish
          13·
          8 months ago

          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.

    • DBT@lemmy.world
      5·
      8 months ago

      This is common at theaters that serve food inside the theater. It’s a restaurant movie theater.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 months ago

      Might 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.

      • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        It 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.

  • Deello@lemm.ee
    6·
    8 months ago

    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.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
    211·
    8 months ago

    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?

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
        18·
        8 months ago

        Also, 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.

          • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
            14·
            8 months ago

            Why do you keep changing the subject to your opinion

            “Beer makes you piss” is hardly an opinion. Alcohol is a diuretic.

            If I pay for a set quantity of anything, and I get less than I paid for, I was cheated

            If you think you’re getting cheated on volume, wait till you find out how badly they watered that beer down.

            your self-righteousness

            Is it self-righteous to outwit The Man simply watching movies at home, by pirating them, as God intended?

            You can down a full quart of liquor for less than one of those 24oz natty lites, while you’re at it.