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So Keith you are not a champion of the cause of a mere minnow taking on the big conglomerate then? This is a matter of principal man. They conned her! :?

i've said it once i'll say it again - its a cup of coffee. nothing to do with priciples or hard done by people, its a mug of hot water and beans.

i've said my last.

All the more reason to give one out for free if that is what their offer states.

As i understand it, the value of the lawsuit will only be the price of a cup of coffee to each person who joins the class action, no? so the woman will get a couple of $'s (the lawyer a couple of $M's :roll: )

So, suing for how ever many millions is acceptable recompense?

She should be given 1 free cup of coffee. End of.

I thought missus miggins owned a pie shop :shock: didn't realised she had expanded her business empire :?

From the details given, Starbucks sent an email out to employees in a given region. This email contained instructions to pass this along to friends & family.

The same email was then forwarded to people beyond that circle (friends of friends of employees & further etc).

Starbucks, being a business, realised the potential loss. Just because they didn't clearly state that they may withdraw the offer at any given time, without prior notice does not (IMHO) make them in any way at fault.

I agree with keithd, it was a free cup of coffee that was not intended for the persons claiming it. They tried to cheat the system & failed (by claiming something that was never offered to them by the company). Deal with it already!

If I were working in Starbucks, my question would of been "So, which employee do you know that works for our company, there's been a lot of fraudulent claims now, and it's a pain in the rear, but I have to call the store they work in & confirm with them that you know them." Then wait to see if the lawsuit comes in or not...

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Treat others as you would like to be treated. Take responsibility for your own actions and grow up.

She tried to con a free coffee, it didnt pan out, get over it.

With regard to the "sue em culture" I was involve in my only 2 car accidents about 10 years ago, first a woman came out a side street into my side, wrote my car off, second got new car and 1 week later someone ran into the back of me at a roundabout. 100% blame to them in each case, liability admitted settled quickly.
Bit sore for a week after the first one, stiff neck for a few days after the second one. Got 11 letters offering to sue for medical costs, shock and emotional/ physical distress. Threw them all in the bin.

I dont think either driver deliberately ran into me, it was an accident, why should I try to put the boot in by sueing them for damages. Think they would have been having a rotten enough time with the guilt, embarassment and increased premiums.

I wouldnt like to be sued for accidently doing something that caused distress to someone else and therefore wouldnt do it to someone else, I wasn't out of pocket (well ok slightly) so as far as i'm concerned a simple apology is all that is required. :rant:

Before this gets jumped all over, yes if you get knocked off bike that was 100% someone elses fault then replacement bike (like for like) new leathers lid etc is to be expexted, if your injured to an extent that causes loss of earnings / permanent disability etc then fair enough, but i'm not going to sue for a scraped knee and stiff shoulder, If its a hit and run, ie no remorse / apology then go for the jugular :smt077

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Me too - that'll teach 'em for removing a free drinks offer. Never stand in the way of a person who needs their caffine. :)