Posted on 12/20/2016 6:11:27 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
CHICAGO -- A suburban Chicago man is suing McDonald's restaurants in two Illinois counties, arguing cheeseburger "Extra Value Meals" are actually more expensive than when the items are purchased separately.
James Gertie, of Des Plaines, tells The Daily Herald that bundling two cheeseburgers, medium french fries and a drink at $5.90 is 41 cents more than when individual items are purchased.
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Good for him for finding an arbitrage opportunity!:)
and the a-holes are out of nuggets... where is mcrib girl?
An enterprising person would buy the value meal, then part it out on the open market /sarcasm>
Oh, come on! We’re talking cheap and quick meals, not Breakfast @ Tiffany’s. This is a for profit business, not a non profit charity. Go to Jack in the Box if you can’t handle the choices. I doubt if even a Pro-Bono lawyer would take this, unless it was for his brother-in-law or someone who won’t go away.
It just proves some people are two french fries short of a Happy Meal.
That’s what I had in college when I was semi broke: the value meal. You get the cheeseburger and McChicken, then you head to the dollar store for 4 soda cans for a buck. Of course I didn’t have it every night or I would look as fugly as Moochelle obama.
McDonald's is hereby ordered to give him 41 cents. $0 for mental anguish, punitive damages, or any other stupid reason the plaintiff comes up with.
Hope you're satisfied, plaintiff. Pay your own lawyer fees.
didn’t everybody learn in grade school to figure these things out on their own?...do you have to sue because you can’t do the math?....
Consider this a PSA of sorts...
McDonalds has a app you download on your phone that has really good deals....
Buy one get one free deals, buy one a sandwich get a large drink for free, Eric...
I don’t eat a lot of their food, but when I do, I always use their phone app...to get a great deal...
That’s a wonderful picture.
I’d love to see people’s reaction getting that combo meal.
The unhappy meal
I recently purchased a Bible through Amazon.com. I decided to get a leather bound version rather than a faux leather one. The price difference was only about $13. I purchased the Bible and two days later it arrived. . . only Amazon sent me the faux leather one rather than the one I purchased. I was so pleased with it, however, that I decided to keep it (I already took it out of the packaging not knowing it was NOT the one I ordered since they look almost identical).
I assumed I would be able to get the lost dollars back as a credit without having to send the Bible back for an exchange. The website essentially only allows for a return option, however. I found a phone number (not on the website either!) and called. I explained the situation. They said they would give me a credit. Awesome! I thought, “Well, except for the minutes I wasted online trying to find someone to email about this, that was easy.”
Then I checked the email they sent me. They credited me a total of $5. I’m still out $8! Idiots!
The less of it he eats. The better he’ll be (imho)
He could’ve just pointed it out
Award om 41¢ damage and throw him out of the courthouse for bringing a frivolous lawsusit.
Good on him for doing the math. I find stuff like this all the time. So-called ‘family size’ and ‘value size’ packages often cost more per unit than smaller sizes. Sometimes a suitcase of beer costs more per beer than buying it buy the six pack. But, don’t file a lawsuit, that’s just stupid.
I just watched that video, and that is funny!
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