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A Folgers class action lawsuit contends that the ground coffee containers do not make as many cups of coffee as are advertised on the packaging.
Plaintiff Ellen Moser claims that Folgers coffee products greatly exaggerate the cups of coffee each canister can make. Consumers like Moser were allegedly deceived into paying more for Folgers coffee than they would have if they knew how many cups of coffee each product could actually make.
Moser reportedly purchased a 30.5 oz. container of Folgers Classic Roast from her local Walmart for around $7. She says that her purchase was motivated in part by prominent representations that the product could make 240 cups of coffee.
Despite the widely familiar slogan, “the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup,” Moser was allegedly disappointed by her experience with Folgers coffee. Instead of making the advertised 240 servings, Moser’s Folgers product made far fewer than 240 6 oz. cups of coffee, the class action lawsuit states.
The Folgers class action lawsuit points to the coffee products’ serving instructions to support Moser’s claims. On the back of each product, consumers are reportedly instructed to use 1 tablespoon of ground coffee to make one 6 oz. serving of coffee. Moser notes that each tablespoon of ground coffee weighs about 5 grams.
In order to make 240 cups of coffee, Moser argues that 1,200 grams of ground coffee would be needed. However, the 30.5 oz container of Folgers coffee allegedly weighs only 865 grams. Moser claims that this is only enough to make 173 cups of coffee – only 72% of the advertised 240 cups.
Other Folgers coffee products allegedly show a similar issue, weighing enough to make around 60% to 70% of the advertised servings.
“Defendants have grossly exaggerated the number of cups of coffee that the Folgers ground coffee products can make in order to induce consumer purchases and to charge consumers more for these products,” the Folgers cups of coffee class action lawsuit reveals.
“Indeed, it is a classic and unlawful bait-and-switch scheme that causes unsuspecting consumers to spend more money for less than the advertised amount of coffee they believe they are purchasing.”
Moser maintains that she and other consumers would not have paid as much for the Folgers products if they were aware of how many cups of coffee could actually be made per canister. In some cases, Moser contends, consumers would have not purchased the products at all if they had known the truth.
Due to the impact Folgers’ cups of coffee representations had on consumer purchasing decisions, Moser argues that she and other consumers were financially injured by misrepresentations.
The plaintiff seeks to represent a Class of Illinois consumers who purchased Folgers coffee products. Moser says that several Folgers products are included in this proposed class action, such as: Classic Roast, Classic Roast Decaf, ½ Caff, CoffeeHouse Blend, Country Roast, Simply Smooth, Simply Smooth Decaf, 100% Colombian, Black Silk, Black Silk Decaf, Brazilian Blend, Breakfast Blend, French Roast, Gourmet Supreme, House Blend, and Special Roast products.
This is not the first time J.M. Smucker has faced legal action over their Folgers serving advertisements. The company faced two additional class action lawsuits filed earlier this year over the same issue.
Did you purchase Folgers coffee products? Did you get fewer cups of coffee than you were promised on the product packaging? Let us know in the comment section below.
Moser and the proposed Class are represented by Katrina Carroll, Kyle Shamberg, Todd D. Carpenter, and Scott G. Braden of Carlson Lynch LLP.
The Folgers Servings Class Action Lawsuit is Ellen Moser v. The J. M. Smucker Company, et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-07074, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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We have been drinking Folgers for many years and will I enjoy it , I wouldn’t say that I ever got 240 cups from a container. Please add me to your list.
We have been drinking Folgers for years. There have been many discussions in the household over how I felt we were not getting the amount of servings that the containers claim we should. Please add me to this
It definitely does not last very long.. we make a pot every day!
I drink Folgers every day and have noticed I don’t get the amount coffee I should based on the containers instructions and how many servings I actually get.
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I am drinking some right now as I read this… I thought it was me…
I have been drinking Folgers either cold or hot for almost 30 years. Please add me too.