You can't get more mindlessly stupid than this... (money, claim, laws)

[juneaubound]

Originally Posted by Ghostrider275452

2x4's haven't been 2x4's for years, anyone who knows anything about building materials knows this.

Husband and I were building a storage building in the backyard a few months ago and he told me this. Wish we had thought to sue first. Damn!

Didn't some guy sue Subway recently because 12 inch subs weren't actually 12 inches?

[Seabass Inna Bun]

Originally Posted by Mr. Joshua

Apparently there was a moment when you discovered that a 2x4 was not 2"x 4".

I remember when I did. I was playing around with a tape measure and some lumber in the garage. I was seven.

Should someone have told you that you have no business buying lumber?

Yes, because I was seven.

[Wendell Phillips]

It could (and should) have been much, much worse for Lowe's. It got off lightly. Truth in advertising is not a trivial matter.

[shadowne]

Originally Posted by Roadking2003

Every lumber yard in America has been doing this for decades. Anyone remotely involved in the construction business know this.

Even middle aged women know this.

[Scooby Snacks]

Originally Posted by pnwmdk

LITIGATION NATION: Lowe’s pays $1.6M settlement over 2×4 labeling

Lowes was sued and they lost because they called a 2X4 a 2x4.

But it's not a 2 x 4. It's a 1.5 x 3.5. The customers are paying more and getting less material than they thought they were getting. It doesn't matter if some customers know they are actually 1.5 x 3.5. Others will not know this. So it was false advertising. You're wrong, OP. And this is especially important since people use these materials for building, thus the measurements have to be exact.

[shadowne]

Originally Posted by Scooby Snacks

But it's not a 2 x 4. It's a 1.5 x 3.5. The customers are paying more and getting less material than they thought they were getting. It doesn't matter if some customers know they are actually 1.5 x 3.5. Others will not know this. So it was false advertising. You're wrong, OP. And this is especially important since people use these materials for building, thus the measurements have to be exact.

If they do not know this they are probably better off hiring someone to do the job, seriously. They are in over their heads.

[Wendell Phillips]

That's right. If a retailer/manufacturer misrepresents a product (or even sells you a defective product) you should not be permitted to sue for damages. Yes, that's the American way - caveat emptor ("let the buyer beware").

[Mr. Joshua]

Originally Posted by Seabass Inna Bun

I remember when I did. I was playing around with a tape measure and some lumber in the garage. I was seven.



Yes, because I was seven.

Playing around with a tape measure and some lumber in the garage at 7? Yeah, right

[Seabass Inna Bun]

Um, yeah.

I take it you're not from a blue collar background?

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by Wendell Phillips

It could (and should) have been much, much worse for Lowe's. It got off lightly. Truth in advertising is not a trivial matter.

Wendell walk into an lumber store and tell them you want a 1.5"*3.5" board, just for kicks find the pimply faced clerk.