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Look, having good taste doesn't guarantee anything. I mean, it doesn’t mean people won’t appreciate your taste or that you won’t get complimented way more often than the rest of humanity, but half of the coin belongs to execution. If it is poor, this power duo of desirable traits is doomed.

But sometimes, it’s awful taste that spoils it all. Imagine having skill, patience, resources, all that it takes in the world, except lacking the taste and understanding of the whole picture in the first place. This selection is dedicated to precisely these idly hilarious instances.

Inspired by the corner of Reddit known as Awful Taste But Great Execution, it reminds us that not all product designs are great, good, or barely tolerable. Quite a good share of them don’t deserve to be put on the supermarket shelves, even if they have been produced elegantly. Psst! Check out our previous selections of painful-to-watch designs here and here.

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This Rug Pattern Carved Into A Hardwood Floor

This Rug Pattern Carved Into A Hardwood Floor

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Tiny T. Rex Arms For Your Chicken

Tiny T. Rex Arms For Your Chicken

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, this is just hilarious. Imagine a chicken wearing this running towards you.

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Previously, Bored Panda talked to the moderator of the Awful Taste But Great Execution subreddit, who was happy to share some insights about their community. Created in 2016, the online group is relatively new by Reddit standards, yet it has a solid member base of 1.5 million, which makes it a real powerhouse of the internet.

It turns out, in the beginning, the r/ATBGE community focused heavily on automotive-related posts since it was a spinoff on another subreddit. “To make /r/ATBGE more appealing to the masses, we opened up the subreddit to include things beyond autos (tattoos, fashion, décor, etc.)” And this is the point where the community really started to grow,” the representative of the moderator team told us.

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Asked My Mum For A Bedside Table Lamp For Christmas And Received This Sassy Young Lady

Asked My Mum For A Bedside Table Lamp For Christmas And Received This Sassy Young Lady

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As the community grew, the moderator team grew too, establishing further and more refined rules for the community. “Now we are here and things are still looking good. We continue to add new subscribers each day, which is a good thing (considering we all do this for free).”

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The creator of the also subreddit told us that the subreddit is essentially documenting things of all kinds that “display quality craftsmanship in the least elegant way possible.” The stuff is gaudy, tacky, overdone, and otherwise tasteless, but sometimes, when the work is done well, “you won't know whether to love it or hate it," they explained.

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This Skull Carpet

This Skull Carpet

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is actually an art exhibit Called “What Will You Leave Behind” its pretty cool!

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Phil Boswell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good catch: https://www.creativeprocess.info/creative-works-5/nino-sarabutra

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glowworm2
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've mentioned it before and I'll mention it again. I'd love to pour something red all over the skulls to make it look like they were bleeding.

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Valisbourne Spiritforge
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know, that would be kind of awesome in say... a gaming room or something. Probably be a pain to clean though

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Georges Piriou
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Church has always mastered this discipline. https://www.lacivettaditorino.it/la-chiesa-di-san-bernardino-alle-ossa-in-milano/

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Id row
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's something Putin would have in his home. But I don't think they'd be artificial.

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Cory Tollman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just picture a burglar breaking into this house and noticing the carpet and then thinking that he might be in trouble.

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Dorothy Cloud
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Since it is an art exhibit & not a carpet...........I still don't like it!

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Karen Startz Richardson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This would be challenging if a person owned a cat that had issues with furballs...or a puppy that was being potty-trained. Yikes on those issues =O

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Liz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was an art piece in an exhibition about the mass extinction event we're going through rn

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Farid Red
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It very hard to vacuum later. yeah, middle age men can foresee

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Shelley DuVal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine trying to get the dirt and dust out of all those hollow eyes

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rabbitsrabbit
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not a bad idea - even when its gets filthy, it would look intentionally aged

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Kye
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it soft,... if it is as soft as the marshmallows I imagine I would totally own this

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Sue Wolfsong
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Makes me think of a scene in the movie, 'What Dreams May Come'!

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James F. Wilson Jr.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just go to Cambodia and see the real thing of what the Kilmer Rouge did in the killing fields.

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Nikki
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This bothered me not knowing if these were squishy or not .... I looked it up and it says the art exhibit is made of porcelain... which almost bothers me more lol

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want this - I love it - but shudder at how much dirt and other nonsense will collect in those eye sockets...

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Axolotl King
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those skulls represent what I felt like this morning after discovering MY SCHOOL BLOCKED BORED PANDA ON THE COMPUTER!!! Now I have to use the app on my phone only which sucks because I like the website way better

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know you’re getting old when you look at stuff and think nope, it would get too dusty and would be a nightmare to clean! (Jokes aside skull shaped stuff freaks me out and I really don’t like them used as decor!)

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Dagnirath
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would totally take that as a throw rug around Halloween.

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Max Thompson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guy's this is scary it seems like something a dominitrix would have

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#9

This Baby Yoday Toothpaste Dispenser

This Baby Yoday Toothpaste Dispenser

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#14

My Girlfriend’s Grandpa Was An Executive At Mcdonalds A Long Time Ago. He Received This Gift For His Years Of Service. A Solid Gold Big Mac Necklace

My Girlfriend’s Grandpa Was An Executive At Mcdonalds A Long Time Ago. He Received This Gift For His Years Of Service. A Solid Gold Big Mac Necklace

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I Have To Hand It To Them

I Have To Hand It To Them

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Finally Found Something That Belongs Here

Finally Found Something That Belongs Here

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#20

This Giant Constructed Tree Trunk That’s Sole Purpose Is To House An ATM

This Giant Constructed Tree Trunk That’s Sole Purpose Is To House An ATM

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Located At A Bar In Shinjuku, Japan. There Is A Bathroom With A Gaint Head Located Infront Of The Toilet. Activated By The Pressure From The Seat, The Face Sings A Strange Drunken Tune And Slowly Moves Towards You… Making The Room Smaller And Smaller, Until Its Lips 'Kiss' Your Knees

Located At A Bar In Shinjuku, Japan. There Is A Bathroom With A Gaint Head Located Infront Of The Toilet. Activated By The Pressure From The Seat, The Face Sings A Strange Drunken Tune And Slowly Moves Towards You… Making The Room Smaller And Smaller, Until Its Lips 'Kiss' Your Knees

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#22

Spider Cow (In Front Of A $1.9m House)

Spider Cow (In Front Of A $1.9m House)

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#24

This Chair Made Out Of Pigs

This Chair Made Out Of Pigs

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I Think This Makes It A Skullery

I Think This Makes It A Skullery

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cool for a museum or art piece, not too sure about it being a backslash though. Plus it would be a bitch to clean.

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#27

Spotted In A Ring-Shaming Group On Fb

Spotted In A Ring-Shaming Group On Fb

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#34

This Taxidermy Lamp

This Taxidermy Lamp

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Late To The Recent Lamp Party...

Late To The Recent Lamp Party...

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#36

This Flower Cat Mouth Thing

This Flower Cat Mouth Thing

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Am I Doing This Right?

Am I Doing This Right?

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#39

I'll See Your Flamingo Lamp, And Raise You A $6500 Life Sized Horse Lamp

I'll See Your Flamingo Lamp, And Raise You A $6500 Life Sized Horse Lamp

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Never Had A Chance To Post In Here... But This Belongs I Think

Never Had A Chance To Post In Here... But This Belongs I Think

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#44

This Pokémon Merch That's Literally A Gengar Whose Mouth You're Supposed To Sleep Inside Of

This Pokémon Merch That's Literally A Gengar Whose Mouth You're Supposed To Sleep Inside Of

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#48

Has This Been Posted Here Yet? Found In “A Group Where We Can Only Say Yikes”

Has This Been Posted Here Yet? Found In “A Group Where We Can Only Say Yikes”

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Eggstravagance

Eggstravagance

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