Florida Woman Sues Hershey For $5m Over ‘Misleading’ Reese’s Packaging That ‘Trick’ Customers

[Sugar Cookie]

A Florida woman is taking on The Hershey Company, claiming it has “tricked” customers through “misleading” packaging on Reese’s seasonal-shaped chocolates.

Cynthia Kelly, of Tampa, is suing the chocolate giant for $5 million because she claims the packaging and the actual contents don’t match.

For example, the pumpkin-shaped chocolate does not have eyes and nose cutouts like the packaging suggests, and the football shape is like an egg, according to the lawsuit, filed in Florida’s Middle District Court.

“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, viewed by The Post, said.

“This is a class action against Hershey for falsely representing several Reese’s Peanut Butter products as containing explicitly carved-out artistic designs when there are no such carvings in the actual products,” the suit said.

The bizarre lawsuit came forth after Kelly purchased pumpkin-shaped candies at Aldi for $4.49, believing it “contained a cute looking carving of a pumpkin’s mouth and eyes as pictured on the product packaging.”

She said she would have left the chocolates behind if she had known the carved face was not actually included on the snack-sized Reese’s.

“Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins product that Plaintiff purchased did not contain any of the artistic carvings of the mouth or eyes as pictured on the label,” the lawsuit read.

The lawsuit features more than just the pumpkin shapes, but also the ghosts, bats, footballs, snowmen, and bell-shaped treats, several of which were photographed in the suit.

The class action lawsuit will cover “all consumers within the State of Florida who purchased one of the products.”

Florida woman sues Hershey for $5M over ‘misleading’ Reese’s packaging that ‘trick’ customers

Cynthia Kelly, of Tampa, is suing The Hershey Company for $5 million for “tricking” customers with “misleading” packaging on Reese’s that shows eyes and nose cutouts n…

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[Future_Milf]

For fucks' sake...

 

[cubby]

She obviously has nothing worthwhile on her agenda right at this moment.

 

[Freyja]

Dude, I am too busy enjoying the Reese's to bitch about mismatched packaging and contents.

 

[Metalfan]

FN IDIOT!

 

[cubby]

Someone is going to sue next because there's no Snap, Crackle and Pop in Rice Krispies, or no Tony the Tiger in Corn Flakes, or an actual cup in Peanut Butter Cups. People can be so stupid, yet she'll probably get paid to go away.

 

[Beautiful Disaster]

Someone is going to sue next because there's no Snap, Crackle and Pop in Rice Krispies, or no Tony the Tiger in Corn Flakes, or an actual cup in Peanut Butter Cups. People can be so stupid, yet she'll probably get paid to go away.

Wait what? Theres not?

 

[Josh P]

I'm surprised that someone hasn't sued cause they don't like the ending to the Neverending story.

 

[Flam3inKaiju]

Lets make a deal.. based on proof of puchase (receipts, bank transactions....) ONLY in Florida you can receive a reimbursement for puchases based on these traumatic events. Only until the total reclaimed reaches 5 million. After that s.o.l.

 

[Totemic]

I would sue, just because I don't think the seasonal shaped ones taste as good. But that's just me.

 

[Josh P]

I would sue, just because I don't think the seasonal shaped ones taste as good. But that's just me.

How does the shape change the taste? I think they taste the same, I eat way too many.

 

[Taishobee]

I love these Im lucky to get the paper off before hoovering them lol I dont pay attenrion to shape lol

 

[thuumpr]

It's a kit for the stupid!

Congrats! She won!

 

[knockout]

Someone is going to sue next because there's no Snap, Crackle and Pop in Rice Krispies, or no Tony the Tiger in Corn Flakes, or an actual cup in Peanut Butter Cups. People can be so stupid, yet she'll probably get paid to go away.

It's not the people, it's the stupid judges that allow these stupid lawsuits to proceed, instead of throwing them out. Also at issue is no limit on the amount they can sue for, no matter how ridiculous the lawsuit, some awards have been ridiculously high, so lawyers have nothing to lose going for it

 

[Sejanus]

Piss off Karen!

 

[Totemic]

How does the shape change the taste? I think they taste the same, I eat way too many.

For me it's the balance of chocolate to PB. The PB tastes different with the different shapes.

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

For me it's the balance of chocolate to PB. The PB tastes different with the different shapes.

I think you're right. I just had some of those Christmas tree shaped Reese's and they weren't as good as the regular Reese's. But I'm not going to sue.

 

[Josh P]

The packaging also implies the product will have a bite taken out of each one.

 

[Flam3inKaiju]

DID YA'LL SEE THE NEW LIMITED PEANUT SHAPED ONES FU*K YA.