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“You Sit On A Throne Of Lies”: 50 Of The Most Evil Packaging Designs That Were Created To Deceive People (New Pics)
You know when you buy a bag of air and someone annoyingly sneaks a few chips inside? Or when you are just trying to buy a plastic box but you end up with a handful of ribbons and beads for bracelet making? How about when you buy a sandwich and whoever made it had the audacity to stuff it full of tasty ingredients? The worst!
As ridiculous as this sounds, it seems like some companies actually think their customers are interested in excessive packaging. Either that's what they're thinking, or they would have to admit that they intentionally mislead customers and lure them into buying less than they intended...
Down below, we’ve gathered some of the most infuriating examples of companies labeling and packaging products in deceptive ways, so you can know what to look out for the next time you are at the store. Be sure to upvote the pics that grind your gears the most, and then let us know in the comments what products you have noticed that are notorious for ripping buyers off. And if you’d like to be annoyed by even more evil packaging, be sure to check out Bored Panda’s last article on the same topic right here.
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#1
I Chose The Bottle Because A Tube Wasn't Enough. This Trojan Trickery Is An Abuse Coming From A Brand With Recognition
As consumers, we understand that businesses are out to make a profit. We support them by purchasing their products, but that does not make us stupid. If we’re getting ripped off or we have been misled, we are going to notice. And many people have made it their mission to call out companies who are trying to trick their customers. There is a difference between persuasive marketing and outright deception, and although inflation has affected us all, that does not make it fair for companies to practice false advertising.
This has become such an issue that the European Parliament actually conducted a study on “misleading packaging practices”. They noted that there is no legal definition of “misleading packaging practices” either on the EU or Member States levels, so they had to create their own: “any kind of product packaging that notwithstanding a cursory examination as a result of the size of the packaging, its form or design or other important elements directly related to the packaging, including as well comparisons of the product in its current state to previous packaging and to competitors’ packaging, deceives or is likely to deceive the average consumer in relation to the quantity, the quality or other main characteristics of the product, and which causes or is likely to cause the average consumer to make a transactional decision that he would not have taken otherwise.”
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#2
Cup Design That Makes The Drink Look Like It Has Actual Fruit
#3
"Think They'll Notice?"
The study delved into some of the most common misleading practices including: bigger packages with the same quantity at the same or a higher price; same packages with less quantity at the same price; attaching “gifts” to the package; turning metric (when weights are converted yet still reduced); wrongful or misleading information on the package; copycat packaging; and new formulas. They broke these practices down into two categories: those relating to the quantity and those relating to the quality of a product.
The EU Parliament also found that in 5 out of 13 Member States, very little to no information could be found showing that customers were aware of misleading packaging. That does not mean that the citizens really had no idea, but there were no formal complaints made or very little evidence that consumers were discussing this issue. In the countries where customers were clearly aware, there might not have been many formal complaints either. But in Lithuania, for example, the report states that, “Their awareness and concerns towards misleading packaging is reflected in internet comments and their participation in forum discussions. Furthermore, there are several private initiatives on the internet suggesting not to buy products which are pre-packed in a misleading manner.”
#4
Insurance Wouldn't Cover Pills, Only Capsules. The Script Went From $2.73 To $56.91 Because Of That. It's Literally A Pill Shoved Into A Capsule
Bookaday 3 years ago (edited)
It’s probably the U.S. (I live there). Private companies just want to profit off insurance, and that way they can add a condition so they pay less. But pills for $2.73 is cheap (depending on prescription). With insurance copay my family’s usually cost around 6 dollars.
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Scifi1203 3 years ago
Yes, we do! Our senior health system(Medicare) doesn't include ANY dental or vision despite that mainly people 65 and older recieve it. It literally is the worst, weirdest system.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
The Americans healthcare system is absolutely disgusting 🤮 and such highway robbery
Ann Worth 3 years ago
Yet it is the system that is providing you with all the new products and procedures developed in medicine, which America develops at our own expense ... and which you plunder from us. If our system is so disgusting, I'm sure you will not want to continue to exploit it. Go back to the drugs and equipment you guys had in the year 1900.
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Judes 3 years ago
I don't get it. The insurance will cover capsules. The person bought capsules. Why didn't the insurance cover the capsules? Yes, I know it's a pill in a capsule, but it appears to be sold as a capsule.
Sue User 3 years ago
This is what likely happened. Pharmacy calculated the cost of pills given her insurance ( she would oay 2.74, insurance would pay x). But then they found insurance would not contribute anything for pills, only capsules. The cost of capsules was higher ( 56.91 from OP with insurance paying y). So OP bought the capsules at the higher price because they were covered. Sad fact is OP should have asked what the pills cost without insurance. She would then pay 2.74 plus the "x" part , whick may have been cheaper than the 56 dollars.
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Jenný Samúelsdóttir Herlufsen 3 years ago
Might not be about just money. The pill might need to dissolve later in the digestive system so it's put in a capsule instead of a 2nd or 3rd outside coating.
Sandy D 3 years ago
The entire US health care system is corrupt a/f. Just one example among countless ones, unfortunately. Health insurance companies here are among the most or the number one most corrupt industries here. They, not doctors, decide which meds and procedures you get bases on money. The execs get obscenely wealthy and regular people go broke. I have asthma. arthritis & degenerative spinal issues, and anxiety. I have a total of 6 or 7 prescriptions, most of which must be filled monthly. After insurance (which costs almost $800 a month) I have to pay about $150 for my part of the meds. We don't make a lot of money either. It's a BS system. I wish I lived in a sane country
Caleb Cheshire 3 years ago
Capsules are easier for people to swallow, it goes down easier and dissolves leaving just a pill either in pill or powder form
Mindy Megas-Loucks 3 years ago
Not necessarily. I have a *very* difficult time swallowing capsules, but can generally handle pills (as long as they're not too large) with no problems.
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Hoppinger 3 years ago
Sorry but I'm not buying this one. I believe sticking a tablet inside a capsule would be illegal in the US and if the manufacturer actually did that, they would be penalized heavily or shut down. Good for getting a reaction though. Source: My husband worked for the F.D.A.
Ray McArdle 3 years ago
Yep. Every American has a story like this, or knows someone who has. For me, the insurance company wouldn't pay for generic, only brand-name. The difference was $45 vs. $13.
Mark Glickman 3 years ago
I have a prescription for carbemazepine er that was originally in caplet form. it was $700 a month WITH GoodRX! After some research I discovered that it was actually available in the same dosage in tablet form for a little over a tenth of the cost. When I asked my neurologist for a new prescription, he challenged my findings as the manufacturer literature made no mention of its availability. Nor did the local pharmacy when he contacted them directly. My Insurance company has a mail order pharmacy and WAS able to verify that it does in fact exist and could fill the order. A little more research and I found it at another local non-national pharmacy. Total new charge $74.36 per month. According to the very informative pharmacist. she sees this type of thing often with certain drugs. Pharmaceutical companies have a monopoly and set their price and determine what "form" is used to treat a certain "condition." and market it accordingly to physicians. My pill form is by special order only.
Matthias Lee 3 years ago
From my understanding. Blame US Congress, unlike other countries, they wont let Medicare/Medicaid, largest insured group in US, negotiate with pharma, instead price is based on avg prices sold in US, so companies keep raising prices.
PurpleUnicorn 3 years ago
For such a price difference, wouldn't you go with the pills even if they're not covered?
Crystal Hunter 3 years ago
It has everything to do with Big Pharma companies having lawmakers and insurance companies on their bankroll. It will take the citizens fighting against this unethical yet legal practice in order to start to see any kind of changes. Unfortunately, many in the USA feel powerless and/or voiceless and thus, do and or say nothing. Some don't know where to start or how to get their voices heard because our politicians are often in the back pockets of lobbyists groups who are often funded by major corporations such as pharmaceutical companies. But, that's where numbers matter. The more Americans who band together to make their voices heard about these types of practices increases the strength of the opposition against Big Pharma and politicians. the judicial system, and the media WILL take notice.
Christina Gomez 3 years ago
Insurance is a scam. "You can't have medicine in this form, but you can have medicine in that form. They do the EXACT SAME THING but the approved medicine costs more."
VodkaInMySweetTea 3 years ago
My pharmacy tried to pull this s**t on me. A prescription that was supposed to be $11, I pick it up and they tell me it's $60. I said my Dr told me it should be around 10 or 11. They said "we'll, dr's don't always know. And sometimes the prices change." I started to walk away and said I'd go to the place down the street. They said "well, we do have the tablet that's cheaper. This is the capsule, which costs a little more." I had I specifically requested the tablet so I could cut it half. They gave me the wrong thing on purpose because it cost 4-5 times as much. I wonder how many people never notice and just pay it.
Floaty Potato 3 years ago
Honestly I have these pills that are just capsules with powder in them, like, why couldn't they make the powder into pills?
DetongLhamo 3 years ago
That’s criminal…in a normal human moral sense but not a problem for pharma, CEOs and politicians taking kick backs from lobby groups.
Boris’ Mom 3 years ago
Take a picture and file an appeal with the insurance, or the pharmaceudical company; that would be fraud, wouldn't it?
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
I would send the pictures to your insurance company to their fraud department. This is just a way for the big pharma to get more money from insurance! Which is fraud. Write a clear and concise letter, make a copy, of it all, and they will not like this and this could be a reason for them to cover. The pills, at a cheaper price and they will likely cover the pills for you and go after the pill company.
Loren Pechtel 3 years ago
What sort of stupidity is this?? I'm prone to becoming sensitive to the binders they make pills out of--and if this were a maintenance med I would certainly develop trouble after a while. Capsule means drug in a container that can be split open if need be.
Peter Ledoux 3 years ago
That's one hell of a jump in price. I'd turn them in to the but to who?
Shelby Minchew 3 years ago
Yeah, and thanks for all extra plastic says me and the environment!
teddy bear 3 years ago (edited)
yep that is because some people have a hard time swallowing chalky pills. the outer layer simply make it easier to swallow
Shellie Kirby 3 years ago
Never seen that before thought it was at least powder in the capsule.
Electra Complex 3 years ago (edited)
This definitely serves a purpose, probably for an extended release medication. Different forms of pill do different things. Edit: The prices are a scam of course.
Michael Largey 3 years ago
I the same situation, but with an even worse price difference. I just called my doctor's office, and they changed the prescription to a capsule.
Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago
these are inside a capsule b/c they are much easier to swallow for people who have trouble
Giobemo 3 years ago
Doesn't explain why insurance wouldn't cover the pill form (which is also still sold).
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Jespren Ray 3 years ago
Dollars to pennies the official “reason” behind this is somewhere in the neighborhood that pills can be crushed and taken in such a manner to avoid “timed released” coatings to achieve a high or altered state while “capsules” can not be. It’s foolishness, but I bet that’s the bizarre “reason” behind such a rule.
James016 3 years ago
So if I am reading this correctly. The cost of the medicine skyrocketed because someone put a pill in a cover. Could you not have just got the pills instead or is this medicine now only in capsule form? 🤷♂️
Giobemo 3 years ago
OP said insurance refused to pay for pill form, so OP is forced to get only the "capsule".
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Artificial Or Not
#6
Deceiving French Sandwich
So for the most part, consumers are aware that there are some products being sold in sketchy packaging out there. But what are they supposed to do about it? We should not feel like we have to be on guard before buying anything and inspect the weight listed on the package taking into consideration how much it costs and comparing that to how much the last bag we bought six months ago cost. Grocery shopping should not involve mental gymnastics.
At least in the United States, companies need to be wary of practicing false advertising because customers can pursue legal action. “If you paid for a product or service that was falsely or improperly advertised, you can hold the offending company accountable through a misleading advertising lawsuit,” the Wilshire Law Firm explains on their website. “If you successfully prove your claims, you could receive financial compensation.”
#7
Crayola - Super Art Coloring Kit
#8
All Three Packets Contain The Same Ingredients In The Same Quantity, Same Amount Of Tablets, Same Manufacturer, Three Different Prices
#9
You Sit On A Throne Of Lies
The Wilshire Law Firm explains what qualifies as false advertising as well: manipulating key terms, deceptive visual representation of the product, bait and switch (when companies pretend to be selling one good or service but end up giving the customers an inferior version), incomplete or false comparisons, and misleading product warranties or guarantees. When it comes to the consequences of false advertising, there are a few different routes consumers can take to seek justice.
For products that have been widely sold across the country resulting in a massive number of victims, class action lawsuits are usually the best way to go. Some class action lawsuits have millions or even billions of dollars at stake, and companies can be required to compensate for financial losses, to cover injuries, and more. Courts can also use a legal injunction to stop businesses from continuing their misleading marketing. Any of these cases can become very complicated, but if you feel you have been led astray or ripped off by a company, the Wilshire Law Firm recommends you seek legal counsel.
#10
So Much Wastage Just To Make The Jar Look A Little Bigger
Fried Mermaid 3 years ago
This happens a lot with beauty products :/ always check your packaging fellas!
#11
I Got An Issue With Your Tissue
#12
Bamboozled
When we think of products that get away with evil packaging, bags of air and shockingly small items usually come to mind. But there are a multitude of ways companies attempt to manipulate consumers, including tricking them into believing products are healthier than they are in reality. Ellie Krieger broke down some of the ways corporations try to influence what consumers think of a product in this piece for The Washington Post, and some of them may surprise you. For example, even the shape of a bottle can influence how customers perceive the healthiness of a beverage. We tend to assume that taller, thinner bottles contain less calories than their thicker counterparts, and when a thin container has curves similar to the indent of a woman’s waist, customers are likely to view those products as healthy as well.
#13
Desert Escape And Walmart Gluing On A Flower On This Cactus
Astra-nomical 3 years ago
This always makes me sad to see because it actually hurts the cactus and it's tricky to remove too
#14
Big Box To Make It Seem Like There's More
EpicWolfandSparrow 3 years ago
Omg craft kits are the worst. If you want to get one as a gift it would be 1. Cheaper, 2. More meaningful, 3. Heartfelt, 4. Fun, to just buy all the pieces individually and print out some instructions. Same if you want it for yourself, lol
#15
Still Tastes Good But Looks Like It's Come From Someone's Tortured Bowels
Images can also subconsciously lead customers to assume a product is healthy. Ellie explains that many companies use depictions of farms, fields, grains and produce on their products so customers will associate their food with being natural or fresh off a farm. “As I browsed the grocery store recently, I saw pictures of whole wheat still in its husk on boxes of crackers made only with refined flour; sketches of garden leaves on bags of coconut sugar, and prominent images of ripe whole fruit and vegetables on snack bars and puffs that contain more sugar than produce on the ingredient list, and the produce was in powdered form at that,” Ellie writes. “Pictures on packages can be powerful unconscious cues, connoting unprocessed, farm-fresh, natural foods that are flush with healthful properties. Very often the ingredient list tells a different story.”
#16
I Feel Tricked, Possibly Even Bamboozled
#17
My Bag Of Mixed Veggies
#18
Purely Deceiving Consumers
Interestingly enough, muted colors are another way food manufacturers try to trick consumers into believing that their products are more healthy or more natural than they actually are. Apparently, most shoppers associate paler colors with more healthy products and brighter, more vibrant color schemes with processed, artificially flavored foods. Ellie notes that in general, the less processed products will be packaged in this way, so you are likely to choose a healthier option if you pick solely based on color scheme. But companies can also trick you. One study found that a candy bar with a green calorie label was perceived as healthier than the exact same bar with a white label.
#19
Sometimes I Like To Flip The Chips In The Store Shelves
#20
Taco Pizza... But Only If You Have All Ingredients At Home. (The Picture On The Box Is Only A “Visual Serving Proposal” It Says On The Back)
#21
Why Must You Break My Heart?
Yet another way companies are out to trick us is through “greenwashing”. Greenwashing is when companies exaggerate how environmentally friendly a product or their entire company is to generate more sales. It is trendy to care about the environment now, which is great, but it is just one more way companies can increase their products. Buzz words like “sustainable”, “eco”, “clean”, “green”, “responsible” and many more are now plastered all over products to appeal to customers’ consciences, but these claims are often unsubstantiated. As the Changing Markets Foundation wrote in a piece where they called out big brands for greenwashing, “Coca-Cola has spent millions of pounds in advertising telling consumers that some of its bottles are made out of 25% marine plastic while failing to mention that it is the world’s biggest plastic polluter.”
#22
The Amount Of Deodorant There Is In An Unopened, Unused Deodorant Stick
#23
Meanwhile, In My Hometown, A Cutthroat Country Called Malaysia
#24
Where's My Wiener?
Coca-Cola is only one example of a laundry list of corporations getting away with greenwashing including IKEA, TESCO, Unilever, and Kim Kardashian’s clothing brand SKIMS. George Harding-Rolls, campaign manager at Changing Markets Foundations, says on the topic, “Our latest investigation exposes a litany of misleading and mendacious claims from household names consumers should be able to trust. This is just the tip of the iceberg and it is of crucial importance that regulators take this issue seriously. The industry is happy to gloat its green credentials with little substance on the one hand, while continuing to perpetuate the plastic crisis on the other. We are calling out greenwashing so the world can see that voluntary action has led to a market saturated with false claims. We must embrace systemic solutions, such as absolute reductions in plastic packaging and mandatory deposit return systems."
#25
Nice, Big Bottle Of Herbs Of Prov...
Jane Cortez 3 years ago
This is so wrong! I wish consumers would all simply refuse to buy these products once they discover the deception.
#26
To Make This Bucket Of Constructor Set Look Full, They Put A Paper Cone Inside With Some Constructor Pieces Printed On It To Make It Less Noticeable
Whether you were already aware of many of these manipulative marketing tactics or if this list has opened your eyes to the deception of some of your favorite brands, we hope you are enjoying the calling out of these companies. Remember to keep these photos in mind when doing your weekly shop, so you can do your best not to get ripped off. Companies should not be able to get away with charging the same or more for less product, and consumers should not have to do mental gymnastics to figure out what they are purchasing. Keep upvoting the pics that annoy you the most, and then let us know in the comments if you have any experience with falsely advertised products.
#28
The “New Look” Packaging Is Just 20% Less Product For The Same Price
#29
Seriously?
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
Just because it is enriched with it doesn’t mean your body will absorb it.
#30
Funfetti Candy Canes. Unwrapped (Left) vs. Wrapped (Right)
#31
Buying A Solid Milk Chocolate Stanley Cup? Surely You Only Expected Half Of One
#32
So, Which Is It, Campbell's - 30% Or 40% Bigger?
#33
This Sewing Thread Box
#34
These Were Like $1.50 More Than The Other Oreos Just Because Of The Pride Packaging (No It’s Not Going To Any Charity)
Leslie (they/them) 3 years ago
This is like the skittles packaging. Basically they said that there were giving up all their color for pride, so they were just gray skittles. Ofc they were more expensive 🙄
#35
Waf-Full Of Deceit
#36
Oatmeal With A Generous Amount Of Blueberries
#37
My Disappointment Is Immeasurable, And My Day Is Ruined. I Didn’t Even Get A Cotton Candy One
#38
The Packaging Of This Chocolate Is Almost 3 Times Bigger Than The Content
#39
Bought Cheap Headphones. The Cable Advertised vs. The Cable Given
#40
The Chocolate Box Is Made Deceivingly Large By The Outer Box. Nasty Trick, Merci
#41
Pizza And Beer Tonigh
#42
Pricey Too
#43
I Paid Way Too Much To Be Bamboozled Like This
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
The poster could most likely not afford it if that tin is full. The stuff run s about $ 800 per kilogram by my estimation. (Converting from imperial in my head)
#44
This Deceiving Cookies Packaging
#45
Zero Satisfaction
#46
I Didn’t Have High Hopes, But Come On Now
#47
Yes, This Is New And Unused
#48
Nescafe Is Back At It Again
#49
Kim Kardashian’s Underwear Brand Blatantly Lying About The Plastic Packaging
#50
2 Twix Short Of A Yard
#51
The Cover Of This Chocolate Packaging vs. The Actual Content
#52
Tomato Ketchup Homemade
#53
Safe To Say I Was Disappointed
#54
I Need Antibiotics, And My Doctor Prescribed Them To Me To Take Two Per Day For Five Days. I Find Out That There Are No More Boxes With 10 Pills, Only 8
MonsterMum 3 years ago
In the UK the chemist will just split packs so you get exactly the right amount. I have even had different brands in the same box.
#55
Your Marketing Tricks Can't Fool Me
From what I can tell, your bag is a little taller than most.
Michele Bleymeyer 3 years ago
Apparently someone in quality control skipped school on the day they learned the basics on how to use a ruler.
#56
Deceiving Packaging
Not Telling you 3 years ago
Why do we keep getting fooled by th3se? They’re trucks aren’t even original
#57
Camping Food Reality
#58
The Package vs. What I Got
Mosheh Wolf 3 years ago
Since Goya's CEO also claims that Trump is the legitimate president, it's not surprising that Goya claims that this empanada is full.
#59
Expectation vs. Reality
My wife and I bought a pizza from the store. We expected that it would differ from the picture and even very much, but the reality turned out to be harsher anyway.
Wax0nWax0ff 3 years ago
If this is ANY consolation, at least the finished product isn’t as absolutely grotesque as it was prior to cooking 😳
#60
Was Looking Forward To My "Iced" Cookies
RandomFrog(He/They️️) 3 years ago
I remember when they were acctually iced lol. My dad would pass a vending machine at work on his way to the car and he’d always grab me a bag of the iced animal crackers. Sometimes he took me to work to grab smth off his desk and I’d get two bags cuz we’d pass it twice and I’d ask both times lol. O those were the good old days. Long before covid.
#61
Found This In A Store In London. You Cannot Imagine My Disappointment
#62
Orbit's New "XXL" Packaging vs. Old "Normal" Packaging. Same Content - 42 Gums, 58 G
#63
The Cream's I Bought Box Has More Air Than A Lay's Bag, And The Cream Itself Wasn't Full Either
#64
Size Matters - Length Not Mentioned On The Packet
#65
I Thought I Was Getting 10 Cans
#67
Not Even 1,5 Snickers, Yet Still Sold For A Price Of 2
#68
The Hulk Has Seen Better Days
#69
This Dressing Doesn't Have Avocado, It Suggests Trying It With Avocado
#70
The Company Is Actually "Tiny Cheese"
FreshGanesh 3 years ago
It has the weight on the packaging. I assume that the weight printed is the weight of the actual cheese? Deceptive, but they probably excuse it as protecting the cheese during shipping.
#71
On The Left Is The Packaging, And On The Right Is The Product. They Lied To Me
#72
Ah Yes, "Actual" Size
#73
Just Realized Why My Aloe Vera Drink Tasted Like Apple
Mosheh Wolf 3 years ago
What about the fact that, after water, sugar is the most abundant ingredient. I'm also curious as to where "borehole no 39209" is.
#74
Bright Fruit Colors On The Outside And Shades Of Brown And Charcoal On The Inside
#75
Dollar Store Puzzle. 5 Pieces Missing. Also Not The Same Picture At All
#76
The Way Its Peels Of The Nice Part
#77
These Shortbreads With Sneaky Packaging
#78
This Bluetooth USB Adapter With Fake Antenna
#79
Not Even Close
#80
All 9 Pieces Of This Coloring Kit
#81
I Wanted To Make Spaghetti Sauce, So I Grabbed A Can
Paul Macdonell 3 years ago
Obviously packaged wrong or filled with the wrong product. My guess is the packaging is wrong.
#83
Clever Example Of Inflation
#84
My Mom Bought This Charger With A Keychain. They Never Specified How Big The Keychain Was Going To Be
It was a tiny wooden ball wrapped in a ton of Paracord that is the same color as the charger to make the charger look longer in the package.
Aline Cahill 3 years ago
By the wording on the package I think you were supposed to keep it together, the rope ball is so you carry it like an accessory and not just a mini cable hanging off your keys
#85
The Way Paper Towel Sizes Are Advertised
#86
Reality vs. Expectation. It Wasn’t Even A Cheap Sandwich
#87
Flying Domestic And Its Wonders
#88
The Packaging Of These Cookies Have Been Changed To Remove 1 Cookie To Cut Costs While Shelf Price Is The Same
#89
Well Damn
#90
I Expected Something A Bit More Macabre
#91
Lies
#93
I Could Almost Sue For False Advertising
#94
Always Read The Fine Print I Guess
#95
The Packaging vs. The Cereal
#96
Got Less Than Expected. There Is A Smaller Jar Hidden Inside
#97
Spacer Beads
#98
But Like, Why?
Enigma wrapped in a paradox 3 years ago
If they made the packages to size, consumers would complain about the price for so little product. Then not buy the product cause it cost to much. This way you think you got a good deal until you open said package only to find out that you got screwed cause you didn't notice the weight of the product was different than last time. Seriously, how many people actually look at every product before buying and remembering what the weight of the same product was the last time you bought it? I know you people are out there, you're just not the majority of consumers
#99
My Fruit Creme Has No Fruit Or Cream
Legit Exorcy 3 years ago
Cause it says on the packaging "no artificial flavours or colours"...
#100
Still Tasty Though
#101
Lying About How Many Pinwheels Is Not Cool, Especially Considering How Overpriced They Are
#102
They Could Have Put 2 Extra Biscuits
#104
I Thought There Was Carmel And Chocolate In It And Now I’m Kinda Sad
#105
Birthday Cake Bar
#106
2 Pack Has Less Tape Than 1 Standard Roll
#107
What A Scam
Karen Grace 3 years ago
All fresh foods, be it chips or nuts, have a pocket of nitrogen gas. The nitrogen displaces oxygen thereby keeping the food fresher longer. Once opened oxygen gets back in and triggers the oxidation process that makes the food go stale.
#108
I Didn't Want Candy Canes In My Chocolate Anyways
#110
I Was Really Looking Forward To This
#111
The Amount Of Plastic Packaging Around This “Giant” Licorice Wheel
#112
Couscous
#113
I Bought A Curd Cheese "Dairy Station" The Other Day And Inside - A Lie
#114
Oh, Come On
#115
Night Ruined
#116
Honey Bunches Of Lies
#117
This Car USB Adapter Has A Fake Power Display, It's Just Two LEDs And A Frame
Paul Macdonell 3 years ago
I don't understand why it's fake. The LEDs let you know there's power so the charging will work. Am I missing something ?
#118
McDonald's Pork Floss & Chili Soft Serve
#119
Can Of Great Value “Pringles” Is A Third Empty When Opened
#120
This Packaging
#121
Happy October
#122
I Mean - Technically Right
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Gianna 3 years ago
Some of these are i believe a manufacturer "oopsy daisies" instead that the products are given defective things all the time.
Fruity Tortilla 3 years ago
It's sad because a lot of it is adding more plastic or waste to make the product look bigger and better but it's worse for our planet and our dreams .
Astridplayz 3 years ago
Yeah especially since a lot of people are making the world a better environment and then now you see this and it’s really not
Load More Replies... The Fabulous Killjoy 3 years ago
Why not just make things tell the truth. I rather just buy the actual sized thing instead of getting my dreams crushed
IDK_Something 3 years ago
Agreed!! Companies take advantage of the wide varieties consumers are offered for a lot of products. They anticipate the consumer to feel overwhelmed when making a choice, and put large attention grabbing packaging on their product. They expect us to be crushed. They made a sale and someone may like their product enough to keep with it. Especially if it's a first time buy.
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Asriel Dreemurr 3 years ago
Stuff like this makes the dystopian future in WALL-E seem more likely than most may think.
Mohamed 3 years ago
The truth is that there's abundance of food on earth and there is no need for large amount work, money, or time to make that food. So logically no one should be poor or hungry. But human and their satanity!!! Have other ideas. Pride, envy, greed, hate, discrimination,..... And this is not just on food, but on everything like education and how expensive to go college on almost all countries. Or how expensive medical treatments is "just die if you don't have money" Everything just wants you to fu%+ and stay down
Beeps 3 years ago
People really ought to start returning these to the shops and demand their money back en masse. That would soon stop it.
Labellesouris 3 years ago
That would be a wonderful thing but technically there is nothing wrong with the product. That makes it almost impossible to return. It's so frustrating!
Load More Replies... Kadhem Alabdulmuhsin 3 years ago
My country passed a legislation that dairy companies must state if their products are genuine or immitations. Dairy companies accepted the challenge and proudly demonstrated their nefarious techniques. You will see products such as cream and cheese using the smallest font possible to write "analog". The worst example is the goo)(I wouldn't call it chease) company that simply writes "Original" on the package.
ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 3 years ago
Great point, companies will always do this, it's up to us to be vigilant. However, if governments would crack down on this egregious packaging, it would be transformative to the environment.
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RatherLoopy 3 years ago (edited)
I dunno about anyone else, but I am sick and tired of being lied to and cheated. Didn't we once have truth-in-advertising legislation? Whatever happened to that?
Joe Marsee 3 years ago
Google had this labeled as "122 of the Most Evil Packaging Designs" there's only 50? Even the title (according to Google) was corrupt.
Stretsh 3 years ago (edited)
It got me too in the beginning. Then I noticed the text below the last comments of the last post. Something like "Note: this post originally had 122 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes." You will often see that they first post a lot of images/posts/articles and then reduce it to contain only the top X (x varies) based on the number of votes. [Edit: wtf auto-correct?!]
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Richard Ross 3 years ago
And they’re wondering why this planet is beyond the point of repair now.
Labellesouris 3 years ago
All of this nonsense is known as "shrinkflation". The companies give you less for your money in anyway they can.
Karin L 3 years ago
It's weird to me that most of these products will obviously disappoint the buyer. Ripping people off is not a big deal for any of these companies, they just want the money. That is a weird way of seeing bustier experience. A few examples were from Asia but most of these feel like they're from the US. I haven't seen this kind of trickery in Europe. Maybe our laws are stricter?
Ray Martin 3 years ago
There is a latin phrase, caveat emptor, that covers all of these. Always read the details, especially weights and contents, and if the product is found to be deceptive or flawed ALWAYS take it back and demand a refund. The manufacturers will not do a thing unless there us pressure from the distributors to do so, and the distributors will do nothing unless it hits their profits.
Jacqueline 3 years ago
What irritates me is that many of those are big brands, which consumers are supposed to have confidence in.
Gabriela Cink 3 years ago
Now I'm confused. Either this is not happening in Europe, except XXL packaging, or that I read unit prices and ingrenients and netto content saved me a lot. And I didn't notice.
MedusaWasBeautiful 3 years ago
Misworded media led me to near madness in the early 2000's. Since then I have tried to make things as clear as possible so that others will not experience the same.
Dan St John 3 years ago
I bought a big bag of Tyson chicken wings last year to watch a football game. At half time I went to the kitchen to heat my wings and with my mouth watering, I opened the bag to find two wings. I paid about $3.50 per wing. My last Tyson purchase.
Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago
so many of these are just wasteful packaging, not misleading. amounts, weights, etc. are clearly listed. people just don't read. they also don't understand that some of that larger than item packaging is so it's harder to steal.
Luca Giordano 3 years ago
also shocked at the garbage some people dare to to eat. When will people learn to not buy their food at supermarkets. Find a few local shops and get your produce there. people seem to have forgotten what foor actually looks like.
Pizzagirl 91 3 years ago
And you seem to forget that not everyone has a choice not to buy at supermarkets. I'd have to drive half an hour to reach the next "local" shops, the next supermarket is less than 5min on foot. There's always a choice WHAT you buy, though, just that fresh produce to feed a whole family isn't cheap either.
Load More Replies... Gianna 3 years ago
Some of these are i believe a manufacturer "oopsy daisies" instead that the products are given defective things all the time.
Fruity Tortilla 3 years ago
It's sad because a lot of it is adding more plastic or waste to make the product look bigger and better but it's worse for our planet and our dreams .
Astridplayz 3 years ago
Yeah especially since a lot of people are making the world a better environment and then now you see this and it’s really not
Load More Replies... The Fabulous Killjoy 3 years ago
Why not just make things tell the truth. I rather just buy the actual sized thing instead of getting my dreams crushed
IDK_Something 3 years ago
Agreed!! Companies take advantage of the wide varieties consumers are offered for a lot of products. They anticipate the consumer to feel overwhelmed when making a choice, and put large attention grabbing packaging on their product. They expect us to be crushed. They made a sale and someone may like their product enough to keep with it. Especially if it's a first time buy.
Load More Replies... Asriel Dreemurr 3 years ago
Stuff like this makes the dystopian future in WALL-E seem more likely than most may think.
Mohamed 3 years ago
The truth is that there's abundance of food on earth and there is no need for large amount work, money, or time to make that food. So logically no one should be poor or hungry. But human and their satanity!!! Have other ideas. Pride, envy, greed, hate, discrimination,..... And this is not just on food, but on everything like education and how expensive to go college on almost all countries. Or how expensive medical treatments is "just die if you don't have money" Everything just wants you to fu%+ and stay down
Beeps 3 years ago
People really ought to start returning these to the shops and demand their money back en masse. That would soon stop it.
Labellesouris 3 years ago
That would be a wonderful thing but technically there is nothing wrong with the product. That makes it almost impossible to return. It's so frustrating!
Load More Replies... Kadhem Alabdulmuhsin 3 years ago
My country passed a legislation that dairy companies must state if their products are genuine or immitations. Dairy companies accepted the challenge and proudly demonstrated their nefarious techniques. You will see products such as cream and cheese using the smallest font possible to write "analog". The worst example is the goo)(I wouldn't call it chease) company that simply writes "Original" on the package.
ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 3 years ago
Great point, companies will always do this, it's up to us to be vigilant. However, if governments would crack down on this egregious packaging, it would be transformative to the environment.
Load More Replies... RatherLoopy 3 years ago (edited)
I dunno about anyone else, but I am sick and tired of being lied to and cheated. Didn't we once have truth-in-advertising legislation? Whatever happened to that?
Joe Marsee 3 years ago
Google had this labeled as "122 of the Most Evil Packaging Designs" there's only 50? Even the title (according to Google) was corrupt.
Stretsh 3 years ago (edited)
It got me too in the beginning. Then I noticed the text below the last comments of the last post. Something like "Note: this post originally had 122 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes." You will often see that they first post a lot of images/posts/articles and then reduce it to contain only the top X (x varies) based on the number of votes. [Edit: wtf auto-correct?!]
Load More Replies... Richard Ross 3 years ago
And they’re wondering why this planet is beyond the point of repair now.
Labellesouris 3 years ago
All of this nonsense is known as "shrinkflation". The companies give you less for your money in anyway they can.
Karin L 3 years ago
It's weird to me that most of these products will obviously disappoint the buyer. Ripping people off is not a big deal for any of these companies, they just want the money. That is a weird way of seeing bustier experience. A few examples were from Asia but most of these feel like they're from the US. I haven't seen this kind of trickery in Europe. Maybe our laws are stricter?
Ray Martin 3 years ago
There is a latin phrase, caveat emptor, that covers all of these. Always read the details, especially weights and contents, and if the product is found to be deceptive or flawed ALWAYS take it back and demand a refund. The manufacturers will not do a thing unless there us pressure from the distributors to do so, and the distributors will do nothing unless it hits their profits.
Jacqueline 3 years ago
What irritates me is that many of those are big brands, which consumers are supposed to have confidence in.
Gabriela Cink 3 years ago
Now I'm confused. Either this is not happening in Europe, except XXL packaging, or that I read unit prices and ingrenients and netto content saved me a lot. And I didn't notice.
MedusaWasBeautiful 3 years ago
Misworded media led me to near madness in the early 2000's. Since then I have tried to make things as clear as possible so that others will not experience the same.
Dan St John 3 years ago
I bought a big bag of Tyson chicken wings last year to watch a football game. At half time I went to the kitchen to heat my wings and with my mouth watering, I opened the bag to find two wings. I paid about $3.50 per wing. My last Tyson purchase.
Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago
so many of these are just wasteful packaging, not misleading. amounts, weights, etc. are clearly listed. people just don't read. they also don't understand that some of that larger than item packaging is so it's harder to steal.
Luca Giordano 3 years ago
also shocked at the garbage some people dare to to eat. When will people learn to not buy their food at supermarkets. Find a few local shops and get your produce there. people seem to have forgotten what foor actually looks like.
Pizzagirl 91 3 years ago
And you seem to forget that not everyone has a choice not to buy at supermarkets. I'd have to drive half an hour to reach the next "local" shops, the next supermarket is less than 5min on foot. There's always a choice WHAT you buy, though, just that fresh produce to feed a whole family isn't cheap either.
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