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[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 117 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

On the surface this might sound silly but after looking at the chocolate it's straight up false advertisement. They know people will buy it specifically because of the way it looks. It's bait and switch.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 65 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, this isn't like a fast food burger that isn't quite as elegantly stacked as it appears on a tv commercial or something. This is clearly advertising a candy with a jack-o-lantern shaped cutout in the chocolate while selling you something different. It makes for a silly headline that's perfect for this community, but if she wants to sue them over it I'm gonna side with her on this one.

It's deceptive and corporations shouldn't be allowed to get away with crap like this. Because if we let them get away with this little lie they won’t stop there. They will only get bolder and more egregious.

Yup, can't give them an inch or they'll take a mile

[–] CouldntCareBear@sh.itjust.works 32 points 9 months ago

And shame on business insider to down play it as someone complaining they're not 'cute' enough.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 88 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 52 points 9 months ago (1 children)

left = cute pumpkin
right = lil poop

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd say, "left = cute little poop"...

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Who took a bite of the lil spooky poop?

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Spoopy Poopy

[–] Jhogenbaum@leminal.space 75 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, I feel her. I opened one of these in my child's Halloween candy bag and felt misled.

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Last time I saw this someone mentioned the football ones. They are basically the same shape as the eggs for Easter, but show the lines on a football in the packaging.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

We call those "eggballs" for that reason. Gotta hand it to Hershey for finding a second use for that pattern like that.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

look, if they’re charging $4.50, I had better get something better than a turd when I open the package. put a squiggle on it and make it look like a football or whatever.

just sayin'

I salute her

[–] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 26 points 9 months ago

They're fixing this. Next Halloween these will be known as Reese's Peanut Butter Blobs.

[–] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

I'd never noticed. They go into my mouth hole so fast that I can't say I've looked at the actual design.

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

They need to label it more clearly. The thing in the package is what the jack o' lantern pooped out.

[–] Tremble@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 months ago

She should win, it might seem dumb, but she thought of it first

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

The lawsuit also takes issue with the Reese's Peanut Butter Footballs, which have carved out laces on their packaging, but instead "look like an egg" when viewing the actual product.

LACES OUT, DAN!

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I missed my chance to sue because I had a Pepsi in the 80-90s and I wasn't dancing like a maniac afterwards.

[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Laces out Hershey

[–] ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

“This is America”

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Cockmaster6000@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

False advertising bastards let's bring em down!

[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 9 months ago

Literally White People Problem

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago

The Peanut Butter Pumpkins also don't have bites taken out of them, is she suing for that part too, or just the faces not being carved in? Because if she reasonably assumed that they didn't have bites taken out of them, then she probably could've assumed that the graphics on the wrapper weren't 100% accurate as to what the contents looked like.