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Locrian

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101. yes

Sun Dec 31, 2023, 10:24 AM

Dec 2023

I know a lot of people think its petty and not worth the time...
I also know for a fact having worked for F50 corporations 35 years that they are EXTREMELY aware and focused on any "edge" or ways to cut costs, trick consumers, bend the rules, etc. Without some form of checks and balances we're all suckers ripe for the pickin.

Go Miss Kelly!

great article here on general "marketing"
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/rushkoff/coercion.html

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Hershey is sued over lack of artistic detail on Reese's candies [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 OP

Oh, brother... hlthe2b Dec 2023 #1

Exactly! niyad Dec 2023 #41

Agreed Rebl2 Dec 2023 #66

I bet the attorneys are also suing other people/companies. I'm sure of it. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2023 #83

That's funny! MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2024 #109

Truly! RobinA Jan 2024 #105

She should be laughed out of court. TwilightZone Dec 2023 #2

my original thought too stopdiggin Dec 2023 #3

The one thing that came to mind that always cracks me up about Reeses is this - BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #4

That shape on the left really isn't a mystery! JoseBalow Dec 2023 #13

LOL BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #14

I agree, it looks like Pendejo45! n/t aggiesal Dec 2023 #45

Better known as quality rejects. paleotn Dec 2023 #87

In other words BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #89

Ha! Exactly. paleotn Dec 2023 #92

I thought of this Arne Dec 2023 #5

My daughter gave me 2 foil wrapped Santas Marthe48 Dec 2023 #23

OMG Skittles Dec 2023 #48

Kind of reminded me of this skit also Al Gorhythm Dec 2023 #93

I guess it would've been too radical an idea just to take them back to the store for a refund if unsatisfied Walleye Dec 2023 #6

But she had 5 million dollars MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2024 #110

She's right JoseBalow Dec 2023 #7

Unfortunately, you got one modeled after the back of the jack o'lantern's head. Orrex Dec 2023 #8

They should carve a butt-crack JoseBalow Dec 2023 #11

Thanks for that! I laughed for a good five minutes! 70sEraVet Dec 2023 #20

She's right, but she ain't 5 million dollars right. LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #22

Let's sign up for the class. Renew Deal Dec 2023 #27

Maybe it's Rebl2 Dec 2023 #33

You are Rebl2 Dec 2023 #36

She is "get a refund"right XorXor Dec 2023 #102

as trivial as this may be in this crazy world of our...looking at that picture she may have a legit case prodigitalson Jan 2024 #113

The jury should award her $4.49 Angleae Dec 2023 #9

But but what about mental distress?? nt Shermann Dec 2023 #60

25 cents jimfields33 Dec 2023 #79

Boy, You're Generous ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #104

The picture on the package and the product inside look nothing alike. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #10

Nah. TwilightZone Dec 2023 #17

The complaint is slightly different from "fake food" Renew Deal Dec 2023 #28

That's my point. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #30

I agree Renew Deal Dec 2023 #31

Nope Rebl2 Dec 2023 #34

Thank you for the substantive response Renew Deal Dec 2023 #72

Oh Please! RobinA Jan 2024 #106

Winning the case and damages are different things. Renew Deal Jan 2024 #107

Agree. The case seems stupid until radius777 Jan 2024 #114

Have you ever gotten a fast food burger that actually looked like the advertisement? Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #46

Deceptive XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #12

Yes..the Christmas trees look like lumps Demovictory9 Dec 2023 #56

I think this lawsuit is justified. It's false advertising. Beakybird Dec 2023 #15

The candies do look like they appear on the package. TwilightZone Dec 2023 #16

She's lucky Bayard Dec 2023 #75

Nope Rebl2 Dec 2023 #35

NO reasonable person would expect that relayerbob Dec 2023 #39

But what are the damages? If you buy some candy that doesn't look like what's on the package, Ocelot II Dec 2023 #51

I think the harm is she felt she paid a premium for cute little pumpkins JohnnyRingo Dec 2023 #65

She didn't pay a premium ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #96

Wants something for nothing. Definitely a Republican. live love laugh Dec 2023 #18

Here's a story vanamonde Dec 2023 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author GP6971 Dec 2023 #21

Your lock didn't work, apparently. eom littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #57

I have contacted my lawyer True Dough Dec 2023 #58

Happy New Year to you too True!! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #88

The sad truth is, unless there is the threat of lawsuits like this, 70sEraVet Dec 2023 #24

Doctors and Science Defeated Tobacco...Lawyers mopped up Roy Rolling Dec 2023 #29

Oh bullshit relayerbob Dec 2023 #38

Thank you. End of discussion! madinmaryland Dec 2023 #49

This nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #67

yes Locrian Dec 2023 #101

I hope her attorneys are charging by the hour. Progressive dog Dec 2023 #25

And is any court willing to take this case?! Isn't she just going to eat them - or does this make them inedible?! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #26

There is an old legal maxim "de minimus non curat lex" - the law does not concern itself with trifles. TomSlick Dec 2023 #42

This seems to me to be too trivial for words. Isn't she just going to eat it? Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #44

I'd pay $4.49 for a bag. Her damages are nil. Silent Type Dec 2023 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author relayerbob Dec 2023 #37

I can't believe how lacking in compassion the people here are! Beakybird Dec 2023 #40

Next up: Movies that suck relayerbob Dec 2023 #43

to be fair Skittles Dec 2023 #47

I'm going to sue that buffalo wings don't actually come from buffalos IronLionZion Dec 2023 #50

Buffalo wings are to Buffalo (NY) as Philly cheese steaks are to Philadelphia (PA). mobeau69 Dec 2023 #52

I'm suing that Cheese Whiz isn't real cheese and isn't made by real wizards IronLionZion Dec 2023 #68

It's Cheez Whiz...LOL They got it covered! LeftInTX Dec 2023 #73

They're covering us with maltodextrin, canola oil, sodium phosphate, sodium alginate, mustard flour IronLionZion Dec 2023 #82

Diet Coke contains no Coke! Phentex Dec 2023 #78

Yes! put the cocaine back in so we can all have a good time IronLionZion Dec 2023 #81

Eat 'em and weep. dchill Dec 2023 #53

If she doesn't want them I'll take them. EllieBC Dec 2023 #54

"Florida Woman" says it all MacKasey Dec 2023 #55

There must be something in the water in that state IronLionZion Dec 2023 #69

Alligator pee? Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #95

Spencer Sheehan specialty Deminpenn Dec 2023 #59

The fast food industry has been guilty of this since Day 1 Shermann Dec 2023 #61

Is her attorney Arnold Ripner or Lionel Hutz? rpannier Dec 2023 #62

Our store had buy one bag of Resse's Cups and get two free. Thanks Reeses. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #63

Who takes the time to admire a Reese's before eating? NickB79 Dec 2023 #64

My nephew works for Hershey and I sent him Emile Dec 2023 #70

Somebody's got a little too much money ... ificandream Dec 2023 #71

If she succeeds, I'd like her lawyer to look into shrinking content. Kid Berwyn Dec 2023 #74

And they're allowed to do it XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #76

She filed it herself TexasBushwhacker Dec 2023 #91

What about the chocolate coming off on the cup wrapper Darwins_Retriever Dec 2023 #77

Just for 24-hours, I'd like to know what it feels like dobleremolque Dec 2023 #80

Found this in my freezer Nittersing Dec 2023 #84

"[R]easonable consumer" seems a bit of a stretch in this case. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #85

What about those tv pictures they show at McDonalds? Their food looks doc03 Dec 2023 #86

snork AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #90

My gummie bear does't look wild enough and I am pissed. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #94

Florida woman needs to go in search of a life. Vinca Dec 2023 #97

Hershey forgot the usual "serving suggestion" disclaimer you see on other packaged foods. hunter Dec 2023 #98

who knows a good shyster lawyer? Conjuay Dec 2023 #99

Well if you look at one edge on BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #100

Artistic license Mosby Dec 2023 #103

Consider this... jgmiller Jan 2024 #108

She wouldn't have paid $4.49 a bag if they had detail jmowreader Jan 2024 #111

How idiotic can people be? question everything Jan 2024 #112