A Brooklyn customer named Anna Tollison claimed Subway's ads include photos of sandwiches with "200% more meat" than the subs customers are served.

Summary

Anna Tollison has filed a class action lawsuit against Subway, claiming its Steak & Cheese sandwich is falsely advertised to appear as if it contains 200% more meat than it actually does.

Tollison alleges that Subway’s misleading advertising causes consumers to overpay, which is concerning due to inflation.

Her lawyer said that while such cases often face dismissal, if this one proceeds, it could lead to compensation and class certification, allowing affected customers to seek refunds for the alleged misrepresentation.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    80·
    10 days ago

    This is just one of the reasons we need deregulation. It’s a huge nuisance that we are not allowed to make false advertising. /s

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
      4·
      9 days ago

      Talk about false advertising. Tried to order contact lenses on Lens dot com the other day for someone. Advertised price with rebate seemed reasonable. Create account, (as they require that to proceed) go on about choosing options and filling in info.

      Only at the last order page, do they tack on $250 of “taxes and fees” (even though it’s a medical device so it’s not taxed) and then try to explain away in an info widget that taxes are “stuff we may be charged but we’re just making up this bullshit number.” Oh, and they charge shipping.

      1800contacts did not do either of these things. LensDirect seemed equally non-bullshit but their prices were a bit higher.

      How many people get scammed by the “taxes and fees” field figuring, “welp, I guess that’s just the price of America.”?

      Edit: de-hyperlinking the lens site, they don’t deserve any clicks, only hate.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.world
        1·
        9 days ago

        Here in EU it’s illegal to advertise to consumers without taxes. Regulation is cool when t protects consumers and the environment and it stimulate real competition, instead of the more sophisticated liar.
        I grief every time I hear some stupid Republican American call for more deregulation. Deregulation was also what made the banks fail.
        But somehow there is little response in USA against the minimal state you can drown in a bathtub?!
        Although it’s obviously worse to empower the mega corps and the mega rich, over a lawful state regulation against abusing power.

        Edit: de-hyperlinking the lens site, they don’t deserve any clicks, only hate.

        Good call. 😀