STARBUCKS SUED FOR UNDERFILLING

Starbucks is being sued for allegedly underfilling its lattes. A class-action lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. district court of Northern California, claims that the coffee chain knowingly and systematically serves customers lattes that are 25 percent smaller than the menu claims. The plaintiffs allege that Starbucks not only uses too little liquid in its standard latte recipe but that its cups are not adequately large enough to contain the amount of beverage stated on their size menu. So if you ordered a 16-ounce grande, it’s really more like drinking a 12-ounce tall. The claims that the “fill to” lines etched on the pitchers used by baristas to heat milk result in drinks that don’t measure up to the tall (12 ounce), grande (16 ounce), and venti (20 ounce) sizes listed on the menu. The lawyers for the suit are demanding a trial by jury and seeking compensatory and punitive damages as well as restitution for all those affected.
* Starbucks was thinking, “You know, by underfilling these cups, we could save probably 150 bucks a year. Let’s do it!”
* So for Starbucks, this is a real wake-up call.
* Do you think the financial settlement will be tall, grande or venti?
* Looks like Starbucks is gonna have to fork over some bucks.
* It doesn’t exactly qualify for an episode of “American Greed,” but whatever.
* This is what Starbucks customers deserve for getting on board the high-priced, fancy-name, snooty coffee bandwagon. This would never happen with a Slurpee from 7-11.
* I think this all stems from the foot-long Subway suit.
* Next: A class-action lawsuit claiming no one has ever found $100,000 in a Nestle 100 Grand bar.
* I usually don’t take sides in legal disputes, but if there’s any way they could nail Starbucks on this, I’m all in.
* Wait till the trial experts jump in here. It’s probably going to come down to the height of the foam.
* Restitution for all those affected? How the hell are you going to be able to do that?
* If you think the milk in a latte is steamed, you should see the CEO of Starbucks this morning.