Shopping online has become a popular option nowadays. It’s convenient, timesaving, and usually worry-free. That might be why a third of the global population chooses it over actually touring the stores. However, it can be a double-edged sword, as you’re never quite sure of what you’re going to get.
Despite the descriptions and pictures, your purchase might look nothing like what was presented. It can also come in questionable packaging or be something you didn’t order in the first place. We have scoured the internet to find some of the best examples of shopping fails and scams. Some situations play to the buyer's advantage, others—not so much, but most are far from what was expected. Scroll down for the images and check out more examples of shopping gone wrong here and here.
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Be Sure To Always Check The Size When Ordering Treats
Doggy must think it's their birthday and Christmas rolled into one!
If this image was posted without context one might assume the dog is a palaeontologist.
Load More Replies...I hope that's a tiny banana. Either that or that's some jurassic shiat right there.
Load More Replies...Hate to be the party pooper, but those bones are way to hard anyway. You might as well wrap a brick with some bacon, it has the same effect on their teeth.
In my opinion (and that of every dental veterinary specialist I have ever talked to) giving your dogs bones and hard chews are dangerous for their teeth. If the bones are small enough they can chew off pieces and get them stuck in their intestinal tracts (I had to remove a large ham bone from a 110 lb mastiff cross under partial anesthesia because the bone was right over the vocal cord area and the dog could not be intubated due to the pressure: he did fine btw) or break their teeth. I never give my dogs bones and they get almost anything else I eat (in small portions and avoiding fats and such: they don't like bananas very much for scale). Most dental specialists will recommend not giving your dog something you can't bend or make an indentation with your fingernail into or hit your leg with the treat and not hurt yourself. Yes, in the wild wolves and hyenas and such eat bones...but a maltese mix is not a wolf. Fixing a broken carnaissal tooth requires a root canal or extraction.
Nah. I think bones aren’t that good for dogs anyway. It might splinter and hurt them.
As long as the bones aren’t cooked they should be ok.
Load More Replies...when u order something and think the measurement is in inches, but it is actually in centimeters
Load More Replies...Shopping online has been an option for quite some time already. However, during the Covid years, it became the new norm in a lot of households. In addition to being easy, it was the safe thing to do. Some people decided to stick to the new habit even after the restrictions have been lifted.
A 2021 survey revealed that one in two people admit their spending habits have been permanently altered by the pandemic. According to the Census Bureau’s data, during its first year, there was a 43% increase in e-commerce sales.
I Requested 8 Bananas In My Weekly Grocery Pickup Order… They Gave Me 8 Bunches And Managed To Only Charge Me $0.68 - The Price Of One Single Banana
In your near future, I see..banana cake, banana bread, banana smoothies. All those bananas are going to drive you….well, you know. 😉
Umm... It will drive them... Coconuts :D
Load More Replies...Peel and slice them up and throw them in the freezer. They freeze really well. Perfect for when you're in the mood for a smoothie or want to make banana bread on your schedule. Also, banana bread freezes really well, too, if you wanted to make a bunch and not freeze the bananas themselves.
I had a similar thing happen with a Doordash delivery. In my order, I included a 6 pack of ramen which was like $2. The description in Doordash included "(3.0 oz x 6 ct)". The delivery person interpreted that as 6 PACKS. So when my order was dropped off I was surprised to see so many bags and realized I received 6 packs of ramen with 6 packets of ramen each. So, 36 packs of ramen for $2. Several months later I still have 2.5 PACKS of ramen left. lol
Ordered 12 sodas from a novelty shop online. Received a notice of three tracking labels, which seemed odd. My wife brought in a box and said "It's heavy. There are two more." They sent me 12 CASES! I called the company and got return labels and shipped them back. Additional info: They offered to let me keep a case, but I only wanted what I paid for and return shipping was going to cost them already. They sent me the individual bottles before I could ship the cases back - I joked I could have kept it all! (I didn't because karma and doing the right thing was inconvenient, not difficult.)
My Fiancé And I Ordered A Navy Bathmat And This Came, 10/10 Would Order Again
Zippia revealed that last year, as much as 21% of global retail sales were made online. The statistics don’t seem to be surprising, considering the number of online retailers—according to 2022 data, there were 2.5 million of them in the US, 9.1 billion globally.
Shopping online is also convenient because you can choose from stores from all over the world without having to lift yourself up from the sofa. Even if you decide to buy local, there is no need to drive around different locations to collect the various items you need—nearly everything can be delivered to your doorstep. (Invesp pointed out that 80% of consumers are more willing to buy certain products if they come with free shipping.)
I Came Home To A Package I Didn't Order - I Opened It Up To Find This And Have No Idea Who To Thank
Now THIS....... THIS is definitely a CATSUIT !!!
Load More Replies...The cat's b******e sticking out of the face part was a stroke of genius!
Jebus Chrystler I didn’t even realize that thank you!
Load More Replies...That is the most hideously wonderful thing I have ever seen and I must have it!!!!!
There Was An Attempt For “Discrete Packaging” By The Adult Site I Ordered From
Bless you, that drives me insane (I even see it on business websites that were supposedly designed by "professionals").
Load More Replies...At least you didn't compound the lack of discretion by posting on the internet... dodged a bullet there
But it’s not all about convenience. Research shows that after Covid, people continued to buy online because they found it enjoyable. Shopping is believed to make people happy (there’s even a name for it you’ve most likely heard—retail therapy), and using the web allows them to do it wherever and whenever they want to.
What To Do When You Order A Small T-Shirt, And They Send You An XXXL
Congrats you've won the Internet today my friend
Load More Replies...If it was the correct size, one of you was actually going to wear that ? Really ?
1) Why not? 2) Since they ordered a small, it may have been intended for a child who isn't in the photo 3) I would wear the héll out of it
Load More Replies...I knew someone was going to make a reference to that song! Take my upvote! Also, why is that song so synonymous (if that is the correct word to use here) with that show? I kind of get it but I also don't. Maybe because I never watched that show growing up.
Load More Replies...I Have A Sick Dog So I Ordered £70 Worth Of Groceries From Morrisons Via Deliveroo. Morrisons Accepted The Order But Canceled Almost Every Item. And I Got An Onion
I paid £5 for delivery and £5 tip. Deliveroo refused to cancel. Behold, the world’s most expensive onion.
Also, onion is toxic for dogs :( the doggo can’t be able to eat it
In fairness I doubt everything they ordered was dog food, so they wouldn't know if it was specifically because of the dog or not.
Load More Replies...I started using online grocery shopping during COVID but almost immediately stopped because of nonsense like this. Even if they get it right and don't cancel half your order because some lazy teen can't be bothered to find the items, they tend to give you the absolute worst picks of the produce on top of it all. No thnx.
But it has magical powers. Eat it all and people will stay away from you
Due to my social anxiety I started ordering groceries online years ago. Also I buy way to much unnecessary stuff at the store. Luckily here in Germany we have in my city a great Store delivering everything. So far I had never trouble with their service. However if this happened to me I would be so pissed that I'd battle my anxiety and got to the store instead. But with a sick doggo at home they are stuck :(
How is that legal? You paid for them to deliver a load of groceries,not one onion.
Remind me never to use Deliveroo. I've never had a problem with Instacart, I wish every supermarket used them.
If you knew how poorly Instacart paid their shoppers, you wouldn't use them.
Load More Replies...The Cake That Was Ordered And The Cake That Arrived
From that famous scene where her sister slapped her so hard her eyes went a lil lopsided for awhile.
after which she stormed out and got a lovely tan....and dyed her hair for some reason.
Load More Replies...Nowadays, e-commerce amounts to nearly 15% of total retail sales in the US. The percentage has remained unchanged ever since the surge between 2019 and 2020. As for predictions for the future, Statista suggests that by 2026, nearly a quarter of global sales will be online.
My GF Ordered Some Ankle Weights For Running And Somehow Got Sent This Instead... Trying To Convince Her To Just Go Out Running With The Hammer
It's the Storm breaker! She doesn't have to run anymore.. she can just teleport herself there!!
Load More Replies...Are we going to ignore the fact it's longer than the Amazon box they've chosen to claim it showed up in? I'm having my doubts
It was most likely on its side on the angle of the edges of the box
Load More Replies...It’s Thors axe! StormBreaker! 🐽 I kinda like his hammer, Mjolnir, better though-
BFF Got This Bear Hat For My Cat To Recreate An Adorable Instagram Post She Saw
Your cat looks pissed off and scared. Stop giving your pets anguish for a photo please.
The definition of "anguish" is "severe mental or physical pain or suffering." While I'm not a fan of annoying an animal for a photo, "anguish" is quite an exaggeration. I see at this point that 87 people have agreed with you, so I'm obviously risking downvotes, but I think the condemnation of pet owners who do silly things like this is way out of whack. I love animals very much, too, but this cat is not in anguish.
Load More Replies...The cat looks uncertain, not terrified. So much projection going on in these comments! They act way more miffed when you first put a harness on them so they can go outside on a leash, which also does not harm them. They get over it almost immediately, I promise.
My Mum Ordered This Online
LET US ALL VOTE ON A NAME FOR HIM, I CAST GREGOMY, THE BEST NAME IN THY TERRAINS
The most popular products people go online to shop for seem to be clothing; they spend roughly 1.5 trillion dollars on it worldwide. Second on the list is electronics with a little over one trillion dollars. It is followed closely by footwear ($381.9 billion), while pet care ($280 billion) and toys ($104 billion) line up behind it respectively.
After Seeing The Pic Of My Nephew In His New Christmas Gift My SO Thinks He “Might Have Ordered The Wrong Size”
Totally wasn't a ploy to get one in his own size and reorder the correct size so they could be twinsies.
I would love it for the size alone.Oversized sweatshirts are amazing to me.😍
Thought My Amazon App Was Frozen, Guess Not
Never enable one click ordering, Mice fail and sometimes go into rapid fire mode.
I Ordered A Seinfeld Shirt From China And Not Only It Has "Friends" Printed On It But It Also Has R Letter Missing
I think that's what makes it fun to wear actually. Because everyone who knows these shows will have to look twice and it would sure make me smile to see someone wearing this
yupp, since Newman is not in the picture, it's correct /jk
Load More Replies...F• • I • E • N • D • S: SO NO ONE TOLD YOU HELL WAS GONNA BE THIS WAY 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Maybe it’s supposed to be like that to make fun of Seinfeld?
Load More Replies...But why do people feel the need to shop as much as they do in the first place? The psychologist and author Regan A. R. Gurung covered the desire to buy more in Psychology Today. First of all, it simply feels good. Buying things can trigger the release of dopamine, which is known to make us feel good. Then there’s conditioning, an unconscious process affected by the abundance of ads around us, as well as an actual need for certain things.
This Is What Happens When You Order Stuff Off Facebook. What I Ordered vs. What I Actually Received
try to leave it in the bathroom sink overnight.
Load More Replies...the cat can knock this one down instead of the other one
Load More Replies...Yea! I would get this no matter the size! 🐽
Load More Replies...They gave you the Charlie Brown Rainbow Tree. All it needs is a little attention.
My Beautiful Order From ProFlowers
That is not too bad. The Iris needs time to blossom. Or would you rather have flowers you could throw away in 2 days? The flowers photographed are on top of their game - usually after about three or four days. In the Netherlands, it is normal to get flowers that will last at least about a week. In other words - the flowers in the red vase are old(er) - the ones in the dark vase are fresh. ( Florist speaking here)
I enlarged the photo, but I didn't see any iris buds? Maybe a couple in the back right...
Load More Replies...Thank you for putting the company name in the post. I will never order from them.
Don't listen to Scott. I've ordered from that company twice and both times the flowers were nothing like the picture, even after rearranging them and waiting for them to heal and bloom. Definitely stay away from that company
Load More Replies...Not again flowers an especially tulips ... Tulips need to look like the ones on the right when bought, that is a sign that they are fresh. They will grow at least 5 cm (the only flowers I know of doing so in a vase). Usually all the leaves stay on during transportation for protection of the buds, when arranging them in a vase you can remove as many as you like. There are lilies, just arrange them as shown. Cheers from the Netherlands, where squeaky fresh flowers always look like this when bought, that means they will stay okay way longer than a week. Nobody buys them when they look like the photo left.
My sister is a funeral director and she says that you can only really trust local florist, even if a virtual company does their best to send your flowers out asap they are still likely to be late/sickly
Ordering flowers online is always a gamble. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them look the same as the photo online. Even when I’ve paid extra to have the arrangement upgraded, which shouldn’t even be an option. They should just look like the flowers listed, without 3 options to upgrade to get them to look like the listing.
I once worked in a florist shop. Sometimes you just don't have what's ordered online, so you do your best with what you have, try to make it look as close as possible to the picture and give equal or better value in flowers. In this case, if this was the florist's best, the florist needs alot more training.
Load More Replies...Not always. Sent a $100 bouquet to a friend recovering from cancer surgery. It was nothing like what the florist had illustrated on their website; was mostly cheap a*s filler flowers and a few half-dead roses. The florist’s response to my complaint? “Have your friend bring it into our shop and we will replace the dead flowers.”
Load More Replies...You Also Need To Order Hips, Thick Thighs, And A Push-Up Bra Then Dye The Clothes Red
I've see some bad ones of these... but the fact that this one didn't even try to get it right offends me the most.
Yeah, not even close. Whenever I see an outfit that flatters curvy figures I know instantly it’s not for me. My short, squishy and pear-shape is not an hourglass figure.
Load More Replies...It was more a satirical take on today online shopping, have you seen for example shein, they have photoshopped everyone with the ‘kardashian’ body, so you literally would have to buy the hips to wear it the way they make out, if you don’t have a nice booty to rock already, the photo in red dress has bad editing to the the same, look at her thigh to calf ratio 😆
Load More Replies...The sleeves are kind of right. And it looks like the slit night be the same if she shoved her leg through to pose the same way. So, maybe 10% accuracy? Since they are both made out of fabric and are long dresses?
Not even 10% accuracy.. Also the original dress is horrid. Not sure why anyone would order that.
Load More Replies...The worst dress I’ve got is I ordered a cruella costume w buckles and fur and it came printed on cheap sheer fabric with the buckles printed in the design. Also it was a short skirt and it came as a maxi.
Dr. Regan A. R. Gurung also indicated novelty as one of the reasons we constantly buy things. “Just like children who plead for a new toy only to then, weeks (or days) later, leave it unattended as their attention is drawn to a newer toy, adult attention is likewise drawn to novelty,” he wrote. Lastly, he pointed out that owning certain items can make us feel special, which is why we feel the need to get them.
So I Ordered A Spider-Man Mask A While Back, And This Is What Came In
Even My Dog Was Disappointed In This Facebook Ad Purchase
It's a "wading" pool. Waiting to get bigger. Ok, I'm on my way out....teeheehee.
Ordered A Cute Pink Pig Kawaii Cushion Plush. But The One I Received Is All Hairy And Weird
I feel like you are overreacting,the pig is cute,not "hairy and weird"
I like it. Just like my Floppa! Can't attach pictures on a kindle fire for some reason tho.
Just Ordered A Pepperoni Pizza
I'm more worried about the green stuff in the lower left corner. Doesn't quite look like burned cheese to me.
Ordered These Grinches For My Sister's Baby Shower... Blown Away By What I Was Sent
The part where they're $39.95ea, and they used the word Grinches, indicating that there is more than one. This seems like perfect examples of people who are getting paid too much. Seen here in all aspects of the transaction. The person buying them, the seller, the manufacturer, and those in charge of marketing. The only one who earned their keep is probably the photographer who took the original product shot. A true master of disconcerting imagery.
Load More Replies...reborn art dolls like the stolen baby grinch photo are hundreds of dollars, usually close to 1K... so it was opbvious scam to start with for 39 bucks.
Load More Replies...I feel like I have some sort of curse on me now just looking at that second one.
Ordered A $3 Watch From Amazon. Nailed It
Ordered The Cake On The Left, Got The One On The Right
I prefer the bad one because I could never eat something so cute, also I don’t like cake
The Bear Mask My Friend Ordered vs. The Nightmare Fuel He Received
Ya think the "no reviews for this product" would have clued the buyer....
Load More Replies...GameStop Sent Me 4 Controllers Instead Of Just The 1 I Ordered
That's close to $250-$300 for 3 controllers to those aren't aren't familiar.
I Purchased A Wallace Mug To Go With My Gromit Mug. Unbeknown To Me, I Had Ordered A Comically Small Mini-Mug
I Ordered Clint Eastwood. I Received His Derpy Cousin, Twice Removed
That's the Arkansas version of Clint Eastwood, Flint Westwood
Picked Up My Walmart Order And They Left The Formula I Bought In Its Security Box
The formula shortage was no joke. Worse than the great toilet paper shortage of Spring 2020.
This has nothing to do with the shortage. Companies have been putting formula and diapers in security containers and in lock boxes for a while now.
Load More Replies...Wait ... Formula is locked in security boxes?? What kind of dystopian s**t is that?
And if you bring it back, even with receipt, the store might think it was stolen.
Happened to BIL with a shirt. Not a big deal, they just removed it.
Load More Replies...Amazon Literally Sent Me An Empty Bag And The Delivery Picture Shows It Was Open. (Say Hi To My Invisible Graphics Card)
Okay, but hear me out: obviously the package didn’t get sealed in the machine properly and no one caught it—I hope you don’t blame the driver though. They intentionally delivered AND PHOTOGRAPHED the empty package to help you easily get a replacement from Amazon. The delivery guy can’t really do much for you other than deliver it with proof that it was empty upon delivery and hope you get it worked out with the company.
Oh no. Hopefully they report that! Graphics cards are so expensive! My pc needs a new one and the prices lately make me wince.
Yeah, something tells me this was when they were incredibly difficult to get ahold of. I hope you find one soon Allison!
Load More Replies...Damn bad delivery driver. They should have marked damaged and brought it back to the warehouse
On more than one occasion. I have received those envelopes with nothing inside.
Me too. It's happened to me twice. I finally told my driver if he sees it's empty just please don't deliver it and please send it back so I don't have to deal with it. Thankfully, It's never happened again.
Load More Replies...I had this happen to me, but it was a lego set. They sent me another one.
Looks like it fell out during shipping. The delivery person would have noticed if Amazon didn't overwork everyone!
I’ve received an empty, unsealed bag from Amazon before. It was replaced with no issue.
Ordered From Instacart For The First Time And This Is How The Chicken Came
Same reason we cancelled Hello Fresh and another food prep service. The meats were always dripping over the vegetables. Add that to the missing/substitute ingredients and late deliveries where the freeze packs were already melted and end up tossing everything into the trash can.
Hello fresh is always good about putting the meat at the bottom of the box. Maybe different packaging centers have different protocols.
Load More Replies...Yeah this is the nth reason that I will never ever not do my own grocery shopping. I do not understand the obsession with instacart and the like. Why would you trust some rando to get the right kind/amount/quality thing you need, not to mention yeah, the lack of food safety knowledge as illustrated by this particular picture. Grocery baggers know not to put meat in with ANYTHING ELSE EVER. End rant. Steps off soapbox
Instacart hires anything with a pulse and pays shoppers COMICALLY low rates.
Load More Replies...I Ordered Nice Knives For The First Time In My Adult Life From eBay. The Seller Sent Me A Box From The Set I Ordered But The Knives Were A Different Line With Much Lower Quality
Then accused me of swapping the knives out and refusing to accept a return.
Bastard! Wusthof are very expensive... OP could possibly get a refund through eBay.
The glory of eBay combined with PayPal. The seller doesn't respond, PayPal pull the money from their account.
Load More Replies...Had that happen to me with a designer bag I sold. They stole the original, then claimed I sent them a fake. They sent the fake back to me. Luckily I had original store receipts and a 100% rating.
I hope they were able to get that dealt with. The seller is deceptive and horrible.
However, eBay offers a more esoteric (out of production, vintage and Etsy-esque) variety of items that would never be available on Amazon. They definitely serve a purpose as the worlds "want-ads". Their buyer protection is impressive and would easily resolve this.
Load More Replies...If you bought from Amazon, file an a to z claim, this happened to me and Amazon found in my favor because the seller couldn't prove I received what I paid for.
I cancelled my EBay, Etsy and Poshmark accounts- too many scammers, despite asking a lot of questions, trying to be very careful, Poshmark has a lot of ‘pickers,’ that go to thrift stores and grab as much as they can. They also post photos of the items as they appear on the website, edit images or falsely claim that the item is ‘real leather.’ There are a lot of counterfeits too.
The Ice Cream Cake We Ordered vs. What We Received
What I Ordered vs. What I Got
Hahhaha! That's who I thought it was supposed to be at first!
Load More Replies...mail to stephen king and ask for his autograph...uncle stevie would do it for you
What a shame. Those would be great little gifts if they were as shown in the ad.
My Buddy Ordered A Baby Yoda Doll From China. On The Left Is What He Thought He Ordered. On The Right Is What Came In The Mail
You said the magic word: China. Did you really expect it to turn out like the original picture?
The proper Disney version is probably made in China too. It's the price tag that determines which one you get.
Load More Replies...I ordered an authentic NFL jersey from China years ago for $20(normally like $200). And when it came it was the real deal!!! Just had to comment because I was expecting a funny knock off.
Labyrinth-Style Doll Bought For $55. Can’t Stop Laughing
This looks like the seller stole images from the artist Anya Boz, and tried to pass them off, as their own, like the Grinch baby.
Close. I think they belong to Ekaterina Gakman. I follow her on insta and she is incredible.
Load More Replies...This ad got me too! I have that exact ugly little rubber knockoff before I trusted the seller
I have seen this very doll listed on AliExpress and love the movie so I’m super glad I passed 😂
How Shoes I Ordered On Poshmark Arrived
Maybe you selected the 'dirty and battered' option when you purchased them?
I wonder if the point was the way in which they were posted rather than the dirtiness
Load More Replies...I don't think the buyer has a problem with the dirt. The shoes were horribly packed and are now possibly damaged.
Apparently, the word "posh" has undergone some significant semantic shift.
Are they complaining about the dirty shoes... or the way if is actually packed?
This happened to me! Ordered a $300 pair of shoes, ( for $75), the photos showed perfectly brand new shoes that the poster stated had ‘never been worn.’ Imagine my dismay when dirty, faded and VERY used shoes showed up! I had so many difficulties with the orders that I replaced and since Poshmark doesn’t have an actual address if doesn’t show up for Google reviews.
The Dog Bed My Mum Ordered For 99€
To be fair, the color is awful but I just ordered a dog bed that came with instructions. You had to gently separate the material within the cushions and give them time to re-fluff. It takes at least an hour to get to the size intended and is recommended to allow 24 hours.
Yeah a lot of things are vacuum-sealed to save space.
Load More Replies...Amazon Took The Picture With My Box In Mid-Air
Dropped it then immediately took the photo/dropped it as they were taking the photo
Load More Replies...I Told My Dad Not To Buy Anything From Wish, But He Made Me Order It For Him... It Didn't Go Well
I live in Perú, and can swear I heard a loud 'TOLD YOU SO! HA!' from a distance, followed by a hard slap.
Isn't Wish motto "I wish I had gone to another site to order what I didn't need?"
I've actually had astoundingly good luck with Wish, I've only experienced this phenomenon once out of everything I've ordered (I rarely order clothing but two oft favorite shirts did come from there)
Wish, Boo-boo, light in the box, there are SO many sleazy scammer websites! They manage to skirt laws by sending you an item, also, being overseas makes it next to impossible to actually do anything about it.
I ordered a trendy guys trench coat (back when they were really popular, early 2010s) and I recieved an old (but new) Soviet surplus trench coat that was far too big.)
But you could've put that baby on eBay and made twice your money back!
Load More Replies...Ordered A Swimsuit From Amazon. This Is What I Got
i ordered uphostery thread and needles and got a bathing suit...no like...someone out there who ordered a phone case must've gotten my needles and thread
I Ordered A Lighter, Dasher Replaced It With Packing Tape
To be fair that's not really a fault of the dasher, that's the software. You have to look at each individual item and the substitution it suggests for it.
Surely they have the ability to make their own substitutions and not follow the suggestions? Matches would work better.
Load More Replies...I think you still have to pay for the substitution, even if it’s more.
Load More Replies...Maybe he figured instead of burning whatever you could fix it with tape instead!!!
What Was Ordered vs. What Was Received Through Our Beloved Daraz
And this is why you always check the listed dimensions rather than looking at the picture.
I have to always use a tape measure before I order stuff like this. I am so bad at envisioning how wide or long a listed dimension is.
Load More Replies...OMG...That happened to me to!!! Ordered that rug for my daughter for her birthday, I even checked the dimensions. Opened it and it was that exact mat, got a refund and gave it to the cat
I've got one of these, thing is I DiD check the size and still was sent one much smaller one
Same happened to my mom with a HP carpet. It made a pretty doormat for my room though
Bro they had the urge to put 2 different images with 2 different sizes. DX
What My Sister Ordered vs. What She Received
Technically, she got what she ordered. Read the description. It's only battered in the picture, but that's not what the product name is.
And each one is individually listed for $0.81, which I wouldn’t think would be the case with mozzarella sticks.
Load More Replies...Calling BS. These are cheese sticks from Cumby's. They literally say Cumberland Farms on them. That's a retail store/gas station like 7/11. They're sold individually 2 for a $1. No one is going to give someone 4 dollars worth of cheese sticks and charge them 81 cents.
I Ordered A Sandwich On Uber Eats And Got This, Sucks For The Person That Ordered This
Person who ordered it probably just got their order resent to them after making a report/complaint. Score for our OP.
ubereats/grubhub/doordash do not resend...at best, they refund and you are left hungry...and, it blows
Load More Replies...Uber Eats dropped off 4 meals from Zaxby's at my door, didn't even bother to read the apartment number. My husband drove the food to the right guy because he said they probably had kids who would be upset. He was right.
here is a closer image of the lettuce leaf: scared-car...733726.jpg
Think they often leave them outside the door and are gone when you get there.
Load More Replies...thats funny because one time my 8 ppl family got a single sandwich....
Usually they can’t/won’t take stuff back once it’s been in someone’s possession. But it might help to call so they correct the order for whoever is going to miss that.
Load More Replies...What a waste of packing going into the landfill. I don't know how people can eat soggy fries. 😩
I Ordered 4 Sliders And Received 270 Bread Rolls. Such A Waste
Great idea! Only thing I’m questioning is when the delivery arrived wouldn’t you question the driver as to why there are so many packages for just 4 sliders? I could be wrong as I don’t have more context.
Load More Replies...Possibly it's the only place big enough to lay them out to get a picture?
Load More Replies...What do you mean what a waste??? Just eat them. Enjoy yourself. Sure you may gain 50 pounds, but let’s be honest, who’s counting??
This Is How My Walmart Delivery Order Came. I Called Customer Service To Ask What I Should Do And They Said Just Break It
I'm gonna start ordering stuff from Walmart online, seems like a good way to deal with some built up frustration
Those lids are opened with a magnet, if you feel like some trial and error you might have a fun container for a future gift?
I don't know if putting a strong magnet over the slider area will help you open it? That's a bit different than the cases at my store.
But its CLASSIC. Those really have to be put in security boxes, where the only way to retrieve it is to break the glass.
That's What Achilles Wore When He Was Going To War
I don't know...I kind of find the ones you got prettier than the ones you chose. Maybe try them out? At least your feet won't break off after an hour xD
I think they're prettier too but they seem way too large and I don't think they even are wearable unfortunately
Load More Replies...As if her tree stumps were ever going to fit into the slim advertised boots. They looked at her profile pic and sent her lumberjack boots accordingly.
What A Friend Of Mine Ordered On A Costume Site And What She Got
Really took me a minute to figure out the one received is actually a hat and not a bustier
Happened to me once...ordered a cute escort and wound up with a girdle.
So For My Birthday My Brother Ordered Me Jacket That Was Supposed To Be A Size Medium. When I Got The Jacket It Was Way To Big
When I looked at the tag it said "medium" but upon closer inspection, this is what I found.
I always have to check sizes on tags in the store because so many clothes get hung on hangers labeled with the wrong size.
why on earth did someone downvote this like maybe you don’t agree but its not offensive or spam (here is an upvote to balance it out)
Load More Replies...It's unlikely the seller thought they were selling a medium. Companies want to keep their numbers up, so having to cancel an order when you can't find the correct item is bad. Employees will purposely send the wrong item and type the UPC in manually to trick the system into thinking they sent the correct item, so their "score" doesn't go down from a canceled order. I have worked in online orders and experienced management pushing this practice, but I never did it myself.
It was always going to be a gamble. No two manufacturers seem to be able to agree on standard size for label large, medium, small or other. It has come down to. if I can't try it on to find out the actual size I don't buy it.
so in actuality this is a production error because the seller thought they were sending a medium
My ASOS Coat Just Arrived. I Have A Feeling They Sent Me The Wrong One
I Was Trying To Return It, But Now It Might Have To Become My Signature Look
I think on the right the chains are just printed onto the fabric instead of being real chains
Load More Replies...Ordered Food For My Mom Who Has Cancer And It’s Not Even Remotely Near My House
I had a Door Dash deliverer back into my car parked along the street in front of my house, get out and hand me my order while I was pointing out that she hit my car. She said she didn't speak English in English and left. I got Door Dash to refund my meal but not cover the damage to my car.. And it was all caught on video from security cameras.
To be fair it's not Door Dash's responsibility to cover the car damage, that would be on the driver themselves. Door Dash is only responsible for your food.
Load More Replies...He's just giving you a clue, for each tip you give, they'll give you another clue.
Made For A Tiny Laptop
I'm so sorry for you. I'd also order that and I'd be really sad if that's what I'd receive :(
Finally Ordered Our First Mr. Beast Burger And Then Realized After The First Bite That It Was Mostly Just Raw Meat
Had the same thing happen with my first Shake Shack burger. Never again.
Ordered A Keyboard From Staples, Was Sent A Case Of Dr. Pepper Instead
For those old enough to remember the TV jingle : "Oh, Doctor Pepper - So misunderstood ..."
Don't make my order look too obvious! I bought a Keyboard, make it not look like a keyboard. Staples: I got you, fam
Ordered Some New RAM For My PC From Amazon. Got A Headband Instead. Ordered A Replacement, Now I Have Two Headbands, And No RAM
Thanks, Amazon For Initially Saying I Couldn’t Return This Because It’s A Seasonal Item. Clearly, I Got Scammed
Nah you obviously got the top part of the tree. The rest was lost in transition xD
Ordered Some New RAM For My PC, But Instead, I Received This Book About Vintage Feminism. I Can't Wait To Increase My PC's Speeds With This Bad Boy
I mean... it does seem like a very cool book. And now you have something to read while you wait for your new male sheep thingy to arrive!
To be fair, that IS a good book. Life-changing, even. Won't make your computer run faster, AFAIK.
The second sex is a massive book. It doesn't even look like they gave you the whole thing/right text inside
Yeah the cover says "extracts from"....so not even the whole book, just the highlights xD
Load More Replies...What I Ordered vs. What I Got
Might be poorly-made, but you got what you ordered. The chain might be inside ?
I don’t see how she got what she ordered at all, even if the chain is in the purse. The whole point of this list is items that are poorly made or completely different, either way they did NOT get what they ordered.
Load More Replies...Ordered A Street Corn App From The Cheesecake Factory, Described As “Corn ‘Ribs’.” They Sent Seasoned, Corn-Less Cobs Instead Of The Corn
The corn has been stripped off and the cobs seasoned. The bite confirmed that this is seasonings and nothing more (description, with actual kernels of corn shown).
I call BS. If the corn was cut off, no way the bite would look like this. They are burnt, to be sure, but not stripped.
What Was Ordered vs. What Was Received
This Used Watch I Bought On eBay
Easily fixed. You can only date women named Stacey now. With any luck, you'll find your Stacey before you need to replace your watch.
Load More Replies...Take it into an engraver person and have them change it to Stacey's Mom
If the seller noticed and didn't mention the engraving, the seller was dishonest.
Load More Replies...Jack-O'-Lantern Pizza
Accidentally Ordered 500 USPS Boxes To My Mom's House, I Thought I Ordered 25
You ordered 25 packs of 20 boxes each. You can return them to any post office so they don't go to waste.
The boxes are free until you use them. The postage required incorporates the cost of the boxes.
Load More Replies...Thought I Got A Great Deal On A Naruto Statue
These Whitening Strips Came In Our Walmart Pickup Order Like This In The Security Box. No Idea How To Get It Out
Just how frequently is this occurring? This is the third or fourth time this kind of thing has been shown on this list.
A magnet would work I think? I used to work at a store that had security boxes, and the tool we used to open them was basically a magnet on a little keylike thing. Edit for spelling.
All of my friends call me the gay McGuyver so I would've looked at this a little bump in the road.
The Star Trek Poster I Ordered Was Two Days Late And This Abomination Arrived Instead
Ordered 1 Lb Of Green Beans From Kroger Got Home And Saw They Only Gave Me 1 Green Bean
My Mom Bought A Kiddie Pool Online But Didn’t Check The Size
Ordered The Cake On The Right, For The Cake On The Left
If I ordered fondant and got butter cream, I'd be having a long talk with the baker
The Dress My Mom Ordered From A Random Website She Found On Facebook
Ordered A Pizza Quesadilla From A Ghost Kitchen. 1st Picture Is What’s Advertised And The 2nd Is What I Got
Ghost kitchen? Aren't those delivery only restaurants, where there is someone at home making the meals, in their spare time?
No a lot of times they’re in large buildings, like a bunch of restaurants that each have their own kitchens in the building (separate) and you order through a kiosk in the lobby area and they bring your food out once completed
Load More Replies...And This Is Why You Check The Size Of The Rice Cooker Before Hitting The Amazon Buy Button (Banana For Scale)
I’m feeling this way about a lot of these posts: honestly, has this person never had a rice cooker nor shopped? “Hmmm…Amazon has an Aroma rice cooker for $80. Or a cheaper Black & Decker for $30. Nah. I’ll go with the $12 Russell Hobbs. When I think top of the line kitchen appliances, I think Russell Hobbs!”
I Can’t Believe It Fell For This One. I’m Actually Impressed
I don't think it is so bad. It is minus the stand and not see through, but beside that, it looks just as nice to me.
Bad? Am I the only one who thinks the one in the right is actually prettier? I guess it's not that transparent but the colors are really vibrant and it would make for a great decoration
Look at the price. Save your money. It’s never going to be that cheap or on special if it was a quality product. Boy have I learnt that.
I don’t understand the point of the bottom right picture, did they expect it to be thicker? And why?
Having worked with glass before, good quality glass sculptures of any sort are not cheap.
I remember this artist’s exhibition, she is a Japanese American designer.
The price is see is $32.98 and they save $12.91.
Load More Replies...I Ordered A Chair, This Is What Got Delivered
I think the sender will be glad to exchange. That bike looks like it's worth way more than any mail order chair.
Ordered My Sister A Birthday Cake
Even I could manage to put the fruit back on and have it look similar to the original and I’m hopeless in the kitchen
I would have been suspicious because of how nasty and unripe those strawberries are. No good baker would use fruit that shittty
Ordered A Pink Floyd Stained Glass Panel. Received An Actual Picture Of It
Looks like a sticker/foil to go on the glass to make it look like a glass panel. Doesn't look like just a picture. Depends on what you paid for it , it may actually turn out oke.
Still feel like it is meant to be a sticker. Peel of the white layer and stick it on your window. If you paid less then 50 dollar for it, it's certainly a sticker :)
Load More Replies...Ya, that first picture isn’t glass. It’s very thin plastic with plastic texturising. I’ve seen these at street fairs in my city. I imagine the second picture is the same with a film over it.
What I Ordered vs. What I Got
Well, you would've known if there was a banana for scale.
It’s an inverse shape, one is a make up bag and the other a coin purse. It’s not a cheap brand either.
Load More Replies...Bought A Giant Realistic Cat Mask Off Amazon To Try To Scare My Cat With And They Sent Me A Lemon Mask
That’s what you get for ordering something with the intention of scaring your pet
It's a shame we can't put a photo of Lemongrab here
Load More Replies...Hate people who scare animals I think it's cruel as they don't get the joke
Why would someone scare their pet for fun? I don't get it, I think it's cruel and not funny in ANY way.
I Can't Decide If You're More Plankton Or Mr. Crabs
Plant I Ordered vs. Plant I Received. In Some Way, I Feel Like I Deserve This For Choosing To Order A Plant Online
Ordered Dominos With BBQ Base, Not Metal
They just left it on the pan they put it through the oven with, this doesn’t even belong on this list
Looking For Some Help After This Failed Etsy Purchase
What I Ordered vs. What I Got - I Ordered Six Sets Of This Garbage For My D&D Friends
Yeah and it is a matter of really good photography and the use of background and light. These could be the same thing honestly.
No . The first picture is much nicer. Color is better, sharp edges, nice paint job on the numbers
Load More Replies...Ordered Steak From The Outback And This Is What Showed Up
Your delivery guy stole your food. Same thing happened when I ordered falafel from Mahmoud's using Uber Eats. I literally got only one falafel.
10-Year-Old Beside "Five-Tier" Bookshelf
This has to be a fulfillment center stocking error (happens more than you may think. Especially with 3rd party centers) given the online hgt measurement is 5’8” & the review pictures are totally different. Also, 30,000+ verified purchasers make it a top brand top item. AMZ would destroy the store if even a fraction of these orders were like this one.
That Living Room Carpet
Waited 4 Weeks For Them
What they got gives the gingerbread man a reason to scream.
they're awesome! it'll be like your left foot is trying to escape with every other step
Breaking Bad Mask My Friend Bought On Instagram
Either the one on the left is one of the most realistic masks ever created or that’s his actual face and what exactly did the buyer expect?
Well, At Least I Got A Full Refund
That Is Definitely Not The Same Fabric
Sorry, The Slit Is Zipped? Enlighten Me
Before accusing the girl who ordered this of not having a perfect body and having high expectations, just look at the dresses again. They are not the same. The one in the right is much poorly made, look at the sleeves. Also, look at the waist. There's something missing in the second dress eh? This just tells the patterns are not the same
((date night not going well)) "Excuse me. You're an oaf, so I'm zipping my leg zipper!"
Tried Ordering The Spider-Man On The Left. Got The One On The Right Instead
That’s small people spider man on the right, everyone gets representation
AliExpress vs. Reality
Original picture looks like forced perspective of normal size tree ornaments.
Ordered A Speaker From Target And They Delivered It With The Security Device On
If you cut those wires the alarm goes off. My mom and I had something delivered with one of those on and the only option was to yes cut but also bash the alarm with a hammer out in the garage.
Load More Replies...Cut off part of the box, the security device should slip right off.
So Happy With My Purchase
It's not bad if you only saw the picture on the right, but once you can compare it looks like someone put it in the oven and melted it.
Load More Replies...Mom Ordered This From Wish. "Designed By Apple In California..."
That'll be a fake - a landfill Android with very low specs in a lookalike case with a lookalike UI. Part of the giveaway is the dual SIM signal bars.
Load More Replies...What I Ordered From Shein vs. What I Got. No Hate To Shein, These Are Still Really Cute
I read some clothes from Shein have carcinogenic substances in them. And are made on order by overworked factory workers. So yes hate on Shein.
If you shop with Shein, just by direct from the gulags & forced labor factories. After all, you will have already compromised your morals & slave labor is even cheaper. /s(arcasm)
Most of these are just what you get for ordering cheap, useless c**p from China.
Right?! As opposed to the expensive, useless c**p from China that's all over the shelves of our brick and mortar stores LOL
Load More Replies...Before I order clothes online, I always skip the photos of cute models. I go down to the reviews and look at the photos posted by people who purchased. You see what they are really selling.
Same! Nordstrom posts pics from customers and often they are very different. I wish they did it for shoes too.
Load More Replies...I don't order clothes from Amazon any more. Most of it comes from China these days, which means it's most likely going to be useless. Also, check where it comes from before you order.
I just had the wierdest experience. My groceries came with several blocks of dry ice. Good for keeping the frozen food cold, but I;m not in the habit of reading grocery bags for safe-handling instructions. ("Do not touch the dry ice, even through the bag.") And I have cats! What if one poked it with his nose (as they are apt to do!) It would've been like the flag-pole scene from A Christmas Story! On the plus side, my son and I had lots of fun conducting "experiments" with it.
Why are these businesses still successful? I want to see a list of products that were exactly as ordered. Also, folks: you do not have to post every thought that comes to you with every picture. Seriously, we probably thought and dismissed the same thing.
Ordered a gel queen mattress pad from Amazon in 2021 and received a fake Christmas tree instead. It clearly said "Christmas Tree" in bold letters on all sides of the box. Still don't understand how a Christmas tree gets mistaken for a mattress pad.
sometimes when you order clearance items from JCPenney, they just send you some random thing they have in the warehouse. I got jeans once but ordered flowery pallazzo pants and got some really nice socks once that I decided to keep for the $3. It was a whole pack of the type of peds that don't show with sneakers. They're super soft and I wear them all the time.
Most of these are just what you get for ordering cheap, useless c**p from China.
Right?! As opposed to the expensive, useless c**p from China that's all over the shelves of our brick and mortar stores LOL
Load More Replies...Before I order clothes online, I always skip the photos of cute models. I go down to the reviews and look at the photos posted by people who purchased. You see what they are really selling.
Same! Nordstrom posts pics from customers and often they are very different. I wish they did it for shoes too.
Load More Replies...I don't order clothes from Amazon any more. Most of it comes from China these days, which means it's most likely going to be useless. Also, check where it comes from before you order.
I just had the wierdest experience. My groceries came with several blocks of dry ice. Good for keeping the frozen food cold, but I;m not in the habit of reading grocery bags for safe-handling instructions. ("Do not touch the dry ice, even through the bag.") And I have cats! What if one poked it with his nose (as they are apt to do!) It would've been like the flag-pole scene from A Christmas Story! On the plus side, my son and I had lots of fun conducting "experiments" with it.
Why are these businesses still successful? I want to see a list of products that were exactly as ordered. Also, folks: you do not have to post every thought that comes to you with every picture. Seriously, we probably thought and dismissed the same thing.
Ordered a gel queen mattress pad from Amazon in 2021 and received a fake Christmas tree instead. It clearly said "Christmas Tree" in bold letters on all sides of the box. Still don't understand how a Christmas tree gets mistaken for a mattress pad.
sometimes when you order clearance items from JCPenney, they just send you some random thing they have in the warehouse. I got jeans once but ordered flowery pallazzo pants and got some really nice socks once that I decided to keep for the $3. It was a whole pack of the type of peds that don't show with sneakers. They're super soft and I wear them all the time.
