Bon Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Woman sues Hershey’s Co. over Reese’s pumpkins without faces Updated: Dec. 29, 2023, 1:21 p.m.| Published: Dec. 29, 2023, 11:12 a.m. A Florida woman is suing the Hershey Co. for $5 million for false advertising of some Reese's Peanut Butter products. Sue Gleiter | sgleiter@pennlive.com A Florida woman filed a federal lawsuit against The Hershey Company over claims some of its seasonal shaped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were advertised deceptively. Cynthia Kelly, of the Tampa area, is suing the company for $5 million in Florida’s Middle District Court. In the lawsuit, Kelly claims the company is misleading consumers with inaccurate packaging, including depicting Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pumpkins with carved out eyes and mouths. However, she said the actual candies contain no such carvings. Kelly’s class-action suit also points out Reese’s White Pumpkins, Reese’s Pieces Pumpkins, Reese’s Peanut Butter Ghost, Reese’s White Ghost, Reese’s Peanut Butter Bats, Reese’s Peanut Butter footballs and Reese’s Peanut Butter Shapes Assortment Snowmen Stockings Bells. A Florida woman is suing The Hershey Company over claims of false advertising. Cynthia Kelly says packaging of several seasonal shaped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is deceptive.Screen shot “Hershey’s labels for the Products are materially misleading and numerous consumers have been tricked and misled by the pictures on the Products’ packaging,” the lawsuit states. Several photos comparing products’ packaging to their actual shapes are featured in the document. They include a football shape that Kelly said resembles an egg. The lawsuit suggests Hershey correct the packaging to reflect the actual contents. The document also includes links to several YouTube videos of people reviewing the products and complaining about a lack of details on the candies. One of the videos is titled “Reese’s Halloween Candy LIED To Me!” and another states “Reese’s Drops First 2023 Halloween Candy ... BUT FAILS!” Kelly said that she noticed the Reese’s pumpkins while shopping in October at Aldi and “believed that the product contained a cute looking carving of a pumpkin’s mouth and eyes as pictured on the product packaging.” In the lawsuit, Kelly noted she would not have purchased the product if she knew it didn’t contain detailed carvings of the eyes and mouth as pictured on the label. The document also notes that Hershey’s packaging didn’t always include the detailed carvings, something it added in the past two or three years. The Hershey Company didn’t immediately respond when reached for comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Florida woman is suing the Hershey Co. for $5 million for false advertising of some Reese's Peanut Butter products.
DS58 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 If I were a judge and this showed up in my court I would find in favor of the plaintiff and award them what their suit was worth…$ 1.65. Done Titan, disgruntled, Polo and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 She seems.....entitled? Is that the right word here? I'm guessing she has experienced a ton of disappointment in her life. Side note: Bet she wears makeup, padded/pushup bras and spanx. Maybe some dude will sue her for false advertising in the future. Mahatma Kane Jeeves, Bon, Basset3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I can't believe it even made it on the court docket for a hearing . A waste of time and effort for our court system. . disgruntled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constitutionalist Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I do find this to be completely ridiculous lawsuit. However… there is a point that this is false advertising. But where does the line get drawn? Companies get away with this all the time. I myself have recently made a purchase.. I won’t get into the specifics of what I bought. But the advertisement on the package was indeed misleading and not accurate to what was inside. So where is the line with letting companies get away with misleading their consumers? Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS58 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 12 hours ago, Constitutionalist said: I do find this to be completely ridiculous lawsuit. However… there is a point that this is false advertising. But where does the line get drawn? Companies get away with this all the time. I myself have recently made a purchase.. I won’t get into the specifics of what I bought. But the advertisement on the package was indeed misleading and not accurate to what was inside. So where is the line with letting companies get away with misleading their consumers? its a candy bar for gods sake... pwacm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constitutionalist Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 32 minutes ago, DS58 said: its a candy bar for gods sake... And read my post again. I agreed it was a completely ridiculous lawsuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 12 hours ago, Constitutionalist said: I do find this to be completely ridiculous lawsuit. However… there is a point that this is false advertising. But where does the line get drawn? Companies get away with this all the time. I myself have recently made a purchase.. I won’t get into the specifics of what I bought. But the advertisement on the package was indeed misleading and not accurate to what was inside. So where is the line with letting companies get away with misleading their consumers? The most simple answer to your question could simply be a dollar value of the item, not the size of the bank account of company that produces the item(s). *I'm pretty certain that the complainant "could" have carved the face pictured herself had it been THAT important to her. DS58 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedup Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Can you just imagine living a life, that faceless candy is so important to you but claims by companies that promise instant weight loss ( for eating that candy) is of no concern to you? disgruntled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 15 hours ago, Constitutionalist said: I do find this to be completely ridiculous lawsuit. However… there is a point that this is false advertising. But where does the line get drawn? Companies get away with this all the time. I myself have recently made a purchase.. I won’t get into the specifics of what I bought. But the advertisement on the package was indeed misleading and not accurate to what was inside. So where is the line with letting companies get away with misleading their consumers? Just purchase food from any restaurant and you won't receive what you see in the advertisement!!!! I gave up on it, I guess if i don't like it, I won't buy from them anymore. disgruntled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS58 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, disgruntled said: The most simple answer to your question could simply be a dollar value of the item, not the size of the bank account of company that produces the item(s). *I'm pretty certain that the complainant "could" have carved the face pictured herself had it been THAT important to her. Trust me, if it was Freds Candy Co, that made the bar there would be no lawsuit involved. Money grubbing witch disgruntled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwacm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/4/2024 at 11:37 AM, DS58 said: its a candy bar for gods sake... And to further your point its not the ingredients or the weight of the candy bar in question. It's the design on it. What happens when the candy bar is used for its intended purpose? It would disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I was in a store yesterday and saw the Reese "football". The package depicts "laces" on the "football". Here we go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I noticed that new displays are out for this candy bar, and although it isn't Halloween, the display shows both the pumpkin without a face and also without. Some people prefer no face because they don't celebrate Halloween! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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