“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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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.”
Cup Design That Makes The Drink Look Like It Has Actual Fruit
"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.”
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
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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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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The Americans healthcare system is absolutely disgusting 🤮 and such highway robbery
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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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.
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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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.
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
Capsules are easier for people to swallow, it goes down easier and dissolves leaving just a pill either in pill or powder form
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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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.
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.
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.
For such a price difference, wouldn't you go with the pills even if they're not covered?
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.
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."
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.
Honestly I have these pills that are just capsules with powder in them, like, why couldn't they make the powder into pills?
That’s criminal…in a normal human moral sense but not a problem for pharma, CEOs and politicians taking kick backs from lobby groups.
Take a picture and file an appeal with the insurance, or the pharmaceudical company; that would be fraud, wouldn't it?
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.
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.
That's one hell of a jump in price. I'd turn them in to the but to who?
yep that is because some people have a hard time swallowing chalky pills. the outer layer simply make it easier to swallow
Never seen that before thought it was at least powder in the capsule.
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.
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.
these are inside a capsule b/c they are much easier to swallow for people who have trouble
Doesn't explain why insurance wouldn't cover the pill form (which is also still sold).
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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.
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? 🤷♂️
OP said insurance refused to pay for pill form, so OP is forced to get only the "capsule".
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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.”
Crayola - Super Art Coloring Kit
All Three Packets Contain The Same Ingredients In The Same Quantity, Same Amount Of Tablets, Same Manufacturer, Three Different Prices
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.
So Much Wastage Just To Make The Jar Look A Little Bigger
This happens a lot with beauty products :/ always check your packaging fellas!
I Got An Issue With Your Tissue
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.
Desert Escape And Walmart Gluing On A Flower On This Cactus
This always makes me sad to see because it actually hurts the cactus and it's tricky to remove too
Big Box To Make It Seem Like There's More
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
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.”
I Feel Tricked, Possibly Even Bamboozled
My Bag Of Mixed Veggies
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.
Sometimes I Like To Flip The Chips In The Store Shelves
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)
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.”
The Amount Of Deodorant There Is In An Unopened, Unused Deodorant Stick
Meanwhile, In My Hometown, A Cutthroat Country Called Malaysia
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."
Nice, Big Bottle Of Herbs Of Prov...
This is so wrong! I wish consumers would all simply refuse to buy these products once they discover the deception.
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
A Seedless Melon
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.
The “New Look” Packaging Is Just 20% Less Product For The Same Price
Seriously?
Just because it is enriched with it doesn’t mean your body will absorb it.
Funfetti Candy Canes. Unwrapped (Left) vs. Wrapped (Right)
Buying A Solid Milk Chocolate Stanley Cup? Surely You Only Expected Half Of One
So, Which Is It, Campbell's - 30% Or 40% Bigger?
This Sewing Thread Box
These Were Like $1.50 More Than The Other Oreos Just Because Of The Pride Packaging (No It’s Not Going To Any Charity)
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 🙄
Waf-Full Of Deceit
Oatmeal With A Generous Amount Of Blueberries
My Disappointment Is Immeasurable, And My Day Is Ruined. I Didn’t Even Get A Cotton Candy One
The Packaging Of This Chocolate Is Almost 3 Times Bigger Than The Content
Bought Cheap Headphones. The Cable Advertised vs. The Cable Given
The Chocolate Box Is Made Deceivingly Large By The Outer Box. Nasty Trick, Merci
Pizza And Beer Tonigh
Pricey Too
I Paid Way Too Much To Be Bamboozled Like This
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)
This Deceiving Cookies Packaging
Zero Satisfaction
I Didn’t Have High Hopes, But Come On Now
Yes, This Is New And Unused
Nescafe Is Back At It Again
Kim Kardashian’s Underwear Brand Blatantly Lying About The Plastic Packaging
2 Twix Short Of A Yard
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Some of these are i believe a manufacturer "oopsy daisies" instead that the products are given defective things all the time.
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 .
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
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Why not just make things tell the truth. I rather just buy the actual sized thing instead of getting my dreams crushed
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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Stuff like this makes the dystopian future in WALL-E seem more likely than most may think.
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
People really ought to start returning these to the shops and demand their money back en masse. That would soon stop it.
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... 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.
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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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?
Google had this labeled as "122 of the Most Evil Packaging Designs" there's only 50? Even the title (according to Google) was corrupt.
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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And they’re wondering why this planet is beyond the point of repair now.
All of this nonsense is known as "shrinkflation". The companies give you less for your money in anyway they can.
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?
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.
What irritates me is that many of those are big brands, which consumers are supposed to have confidence in.
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.
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.
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.
The only way those companies will change is: 1. exposing this s**t online 2. stop buying those products
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.
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.
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... Some of these are i believe a manufacturer "oopsy daisies" instead that the products are given defective things all the time.
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 .
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... Why not just make things tell the truth. I rather just buy the actual sized thing instead of getting my dreams crushed
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... Stuff like this makes the dystopian future in WALL-E seem more likely than most may think.
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
People really ought to start returning these to the shops and demand their money back en masse. That would soon stop it.
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... 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.
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... 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?
Google had this labeled as "122 of the Most Evil Packaging Designs" there's only 50? Even the title (according to Google) was corrupt.
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... And they’re wondering why this planet is beyond the point of repair now.
All of this nonsense is known as "shrinkflation". The companies give you less for your money in anyway they can.
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?
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.
What irritates me is that many of those are big brands, which consumers are supposed to have confidence in.
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.
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.
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.
The only way those companies will change is: 1. exposing this s**t online 2. stop buying those products
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.
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.
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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