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North Texas man sues Cinemark claiming 24-ounce beer cups can't hold 24 ounces (www.fox4news.com)

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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.

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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yes! Do ISPs next!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Waldrop took the empty container home and measured how much it could hold, discovering it only held 22 ounces.

Bro really pulled out the scientific instruments and everything 😭

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yes, scientific instruments like measuring cups

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

That old thing where they stopped dispensing 24 oz of beer and some idiot decided not to buy 24 oz cups anymore to save more money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I'm usually against frivolous cases like this over nothing, but if he actually did measure that it's impossible to hold 24 oz in a cup labeled that way, then he does have a good case. I think the case would be more on the supplier that provides the cups to Cinemark though, and less on the theater that's taking the word of the supplier.

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