Woman Sues Burger King For Texts About Shakes and Whoppers

While I agree that the most important lesson here is "Do Not give fast food restaurants your phone number" there are some other issues at work here.
Some cell providers sell frequently used numbers or out of system numbers to advertisers. I was in Hong Kong and had to call my office in the states. Before I hung up, I already had a string of text-ads for suits, entertainment, travel, dining, and lodging. Depending on your cell contract, you may be paying for the unsolicited calls and texts.

this is so crazy i wonder if she works sounds like she didnt finish school how did they get her number did she call and tellthem to stop she should be required to pay everyones salary that is involved in this these kind of cases makes me sick i cant believe the lawyor that would take this case i would really beinterested in findn out and following this case

Anyone defending the practice of spamming people's phones is simply a spineless doormat. What's the matter, is the prospect of actually fighting back too daunting for you? But when someone else does it, it makes you feel bad, so you lash out at them.

Grow a nut. While "actual harm" in this case is probably an inflated cell-phone bill, there's no excuse for this behavior. Sometimes you deal with a business that legitimately needs your number. As I mentioned below, what if you take your car in for repair and they need your number to call with an estimate? Then they later spam the hell out of it? Ya like that?

Just because you're too lazy to fight back, don't attack those who aren't. Pathetic ingrates.

Not if you give your private cell phone number out to others

Mark your a prime example of everything that is wrong with America today. You are an uneducated moron.

when you set yourself up by giving a company your number, how is it the companies fault for doing what you asked for

Thats stupid! She said it called her HARM????? wtf. she just wasnts MONEY!

mark your an idiot all you have to do is say you have a private number oh and wait I think there is a word for this just say ughh no? And noone cares if you dont go there.Get a life

Right Justin, because an uneducated buffoon like her deserves 5 million dollars for no logical reason, at Burger King's expense, so she can quit her job as a telemarketer or motel housekeeper or do-nothing soap opera watching slacker or whatever the hell she does. Idiotic thinking like yours is what bogs down the legal system and puts needless money in undeserving attorneys' hands.

Idiots like you are helping to destray this country. Get a life.

mochajo79... this article and responses didn't have anything to do with getting calls about not paying bills idiot! if it's related to her not paying bills & needing this money for that... that's not what the article states either. the article didn't even stated what the "harm" was that she endured. it was about this STUPID woman suing and having "harm" put upon her because she was getting texts from burger king. people paying or not paying their bills wasn't the issue. the no call list is a joke but to sue is ridiculous to the core! the legal system is already clogged with stupid law suits but what do you expect she probably needs some christmas money. if it's about principal then the lawsuit should be about a violation of the do-not-call list policy being violated and not money. hell, i should be the one mad because i have (prepaid) tracfone & getting these stupid texts cost me & takes my minutes everytime i got an ad but i stopped most by calling the do-not-call ph#.

They aren't spamming her. She gave them her cell number. The company is simply advertising. If she wanted to them to stop all she had to do was notify them. People who sue using these frivilious law suits are keeping the courts busy and lawyers wealthy. Once again, people are too lazy to do things themselves. They want someone else to do the work and make someone else pay. That's why the country's in the toilet. No more personal responsibility.

"when you set yourself up by giving a company your number, how is it the companies fault for doing what you asked for"

Think it through, moron. You take your car in for service, and they need your phone number to let you know when it's done. They later use that number to spam your ass to oblivion, not only intruding on you with continual phone alerts but RUNNING UP YOUR PHONE BILL.

Are you going to defend that too?

"I so hope she wins. First off the no call list is a joke. It will not even slow these jerks down. I do not give my number to anyone I can help, yet they get it anyway. So all you credit card companies beware she wins I'm coming for you."

And you think suing them will stop them? Obviously, the do not call list didn't work...

Jc said, "I so hope she wins. First off the no call list is a joke. It will not even slow these jerks down. I do not give my number to anyone I can help, yet they get it anyway. So all you credit card companies beware she wins I'm coming for you."




Pay your bills and the credit card companies will not call. You can't sue them for contacting you to collect for a debt you owe. I've never had a credit card company call me to sell me anything. Also, the no call list worked great for me. Oh, P.S. Anyone you OWE a debt to has the right within reasonable measure to try and collect on the debt that you OWE. How about instead of suing and paying a lawyer THOUSANDS, just pay your debt so you won't be harassed by collection agencies? AND SO SOCIETY DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR YOU DEFAULTING ON PAYMENTS. Sounds like a novel idea to me. I don't agree with debtor's prison, but I am tired of society being able to spend thousands of someone else's money and then being able to walk away paying a fraction if any at all because they claimed bankruptcy. It is no wonder our country is in the financial situation it is in. Everyone thinks they can spend someone's money, and then, not have to repay it. CRAZINESS!!!

every time someone is successful in this type of suit, the costs are passed on to us as a consumer. It is in all of our best interest for her to get thrown out of court on her whopper.