Women sues Starbucks - Too much ice in the iced coffee-Wants 5$ Million

[packman]

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"customer only receives 14 ounces of actual coffee, and ice takes up the remaining 10. The miffed customer further notes that hot Starbucks beverages typically cost less than cold ones, even though they contain more coffee because of the lack of ice.

Among the accusations hurled at the coffee conglomerate are fraud, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment"

Hmm - Going to sue McDonald's - Too much bun on the burger
Next, KFC - Too much breading on the fried chicken

This could be endless

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/starbucks-sued-over-ice_us_5725fdeee4b0b49df6ab8f75

[Duckhunter935]

1. Lol

[Major Nikon]

2. They should countersue for too many bats in the belfry

[dhill926]

27. haha....well done....

[closeupready]

41. lol, that was funny

[onecaliberal]

3. Wtf

Make your own god damn coffee

[JonathanRackham]

6. BINGO.

I got a can of Bay Blend dark roast beans from Trader Joes. Been brewing my own for years.

If people figured out what they pay per gallon at Starbucks they'd realize alcohol was cheaper.

[Hugin]

4. This kind of thing is pretty settled law.

She'll probably get the original purchase price of her coffee back.

and that's it.

[Bjorn Against]

5. They do often put way too much ice in the drinks

This is a common problem at many places, a few ice cubes are all that is needed to keep a drink cold but many places fill the entire glass leaving little room for the actual beverage.

It is a rip off, although not such a rip off that a five million dollar lawsuit seems in any way reasonable. If the money were to be distributed between thousands of people then I would support it, but I have a hard time believing a single person suffered five million in damages.

[onecaliberal]

7. Tell them easy on the ice. This is complete bullshit and I don't drink starbucks

[Bjorn Against]

8. As I made clear I don't think it is a legitimate lawsuit

I also don't think you should have to tell them that you want more beverage than ice however, customers should not have to tell businesses that they don't want to be ripped off.

Once again however I think there are much better ways to handle this than a $5 million lawsuit.

[jberryhill]

14. As far as being "ripped off" goes

It's not as if making and maintaining ice is free to the business.

[Bjorn Against]

17. It may not be free, but it is a hell of a lot cheaper than a $4 cup of coffee

[jberryhill]

18. Well, there's that...

...but the idea of getting "ripped off" at Starbucks is like complaining you were hit on the head at the "We Hit You On The Head" shop.

[ProfessorGAC]

37. Great Line, Berryhill!

And, it's why i never go to Starbucks. I think their prices are ridiculous.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Yeah, im not sure there is 5 million dollars worth of too much ice, either.

I mean, "starbucks is a rip-off" is not exactly breaking news, state secret stuff.

[LisaL]

23. I usually tell them to not put a lot of ice in.

[LiberalElite]

9. I guess I should've sued B.B.King's

in Times Sq. for the time I ordered a baked potato, described on the menu as "1 pound" but it wasn't. It was served cut up in a couple of chunks and the ends were missing. But then, I'm not an idiot.

[Orrex]

10. 1990's "To The Extreme" had too much Ice, Ice Baby.

I DEMAND RESTITUTION!

[Dr. Strange]

20. Good stuff, though, if you like Vanilla.

[msongs]

11. it is a product and sold as advertised. if you don't like the product don't buy it. or one can ask

for adjustments like more or less something.

[NightWatcher]

12. I'm sure she'd be willing to settle for less

Grifters all around

[no_hypocrisy]

13. I could imagine a corollary lawsuit where the coffee wasn't cold enough.

Some actions are truly frivolous and the plaintiffs should be penalized for wasting the time of the court.

[Heeeeers Johnny]

15. In most cases, a loser pays system of justice would put an end to this kind of shit.

[edhopper]

35. A system in which only

deep pocket corporations could afford to sue and common people get screwed again.
There are a lot of times when people lose legitimate suits due to pro-corporate judges.
Get screwed and then go bankrupt, you want that system?

Frivolous lawsuits like this get dismissed.

[ProfessorGAC]

38. Bad Idea

For the harm done by frivolous lawsuits like this one, it's not worth restricting the ability to sue to only heavy money interests.

You need to think about the consequences or what you're describing.

[Codeine]

16. Starbucks even kept the leash. nt

[Sam_Fields]

19. In America you can sue for anything. It doesn't mean you will get any money.

[LisaL]

22. First, she should spill it on herself.

Claim it was too cold. Then sue.

[Kip Humphrey]

30. Claiming frostbite of the crotch.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

24. Never mind the ice, they should do something about their god damned leaky lids!1!! nt

[jmowreader]

25. And how, pray tell, did the litigant KNOW there were only 14 ounces of coffee in it?

Do litigants typically carry around graduated cylinders and funnels to measure the coffee they receive?

[dilby]

26. This is why I always get an Iced Americano instead of iced coffee.

Americano is supposed to be espresso with water so the frozen water doesn't matter, I am getting the same amount of espresso.

[tammywammy]

29. Coffee is brewed at double strength for regular iced coffee

Or is supposed to be. That way the ice waters it down to regular strength.

[TCJ70]

28. I asked someone once what the lines on the cups were for...

...and they told me they use the lines for various drinks. There's a reason the ice goes in first in an iced drink and it has nothing to do with splashing. They use one of the lines as a guide for how much ice goes in a drink. This lawsuit won't go anywhere because there isn't any way to know for certain if ice was put above the guide line.

[6chars]

31. Make cubes of your leftover coffee instead of dumping

then you can make iced coffee that doesn't get diluted!

[tammywammy]

39. You can brew the coffee at double strength and use regular ice cubes.

If you don't have frozen coffee cubes. If you normally use two scoops of coffee use four with the same amount of water to brew. Then you need to let it cool off and then add ice.

[justiceischeap]

32. I never get enough ice. nt

[AgadorSparticus]

33. I agree that they put way too much ice. The only reason I can think of for this lawsuit is that

It brings attention to the matter. And that has far greater value in affecting change than just complaining about it. They measure out the exact amount of ice, coffee, water, etc . Everything. So perhaps this is about policy instead of just 1 ransom person with an iced coffee.

[Iggo]

34. Coffee is for being hot. (n/t)

[whatthehey]

36. The claim is silly. The complaint however is not

This reminds me of the "true pint" campaign in the UK, where pubs, especially further north, charged for a pint of beer but delivered 17oz of liquid and 3 of bubbles (Imperial pints are 20oz). I always was rather wistful when I heard that the campaign succeeded because BWW, a bar I was at the time tied to due to location and hobbies, charged for 23oz talls and you were lucky to get the same 17 after the 3"+ of foam in the widest part of the glass dissipated.

If you get 14oz of coffee and 10 of ice, it should be sold as a 14oz drink. People then can decide whether it's the correct value or not.

[HuckleB]

40. If you're going to buy an iced drink, you're going to get ice.

Hmm.