MAN SUES MCDONALD'S BECAUSE "EXTRA VALUE MEAL" COSTS MORE THAN INDIVIDUAL ITEMS

A Des Plaines, Illinois, man has filed a lawsuit against a local McDonald’s franchisee, alleging the restaurant operator engaged in deceptive business practices because “Extra Value Meals” cost more than the items ordered separately. James Gertie claims that Karis Management Co., of Des Plaines, which operates about 10 locations in the area, charges $5.49 for two cheeseburgers, medium fries and a medium fountain drink when purchased individually, but the value meal costs $5.90. Gertie bought the two-cheeseburger value meal at five McDonald’s locations across Des Plaines operated by the franchisee in October and November, according to the lawsuit, which seeks class-action status.
* Do you realize, if he wins, McDonald’s could owe him 2 dollars and five cents?
* It’s not exactly “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”, but whatever.
* A judge calls the lawsuit frivolous, and delicious.
* Great. Now everybody’s ordering the items separately and holding up the line.
* Not to mention the people making three trips around the drive-thru for the cheeseburgers, the medium fries, and the medium drink.
* I blame the guy who forced Subway to make their foot-long subs a full 12 inches.
* This will be a tough case to try, because someone keeps eating Exhibit A.
* Maybe they meant extra value for the McDonald’s corporation.
* This is like those stores that raise prices a lot, then drop them a little and say it’s a sale.
* I think this comes under the general category of “Buyer Beware.”
* What do they expect us to do? Be able to add and subtract on our own?
* You’ve seen our math test results. You know that’s not going to happen.