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“You Sit On A Throne Of Lies”: 50 Of The Most Evil Packaging Designs That Were Created To Deceive People (New Pics)
You know when you buy a bag of air and someone annoyingly sneaks a few chips inside? Or when you are just trying to buy a plastic box but you end up with a handful of ribbons and beads for bracelet making? How about when you buy a sandwich and whoever made it had the audacity to stuff it full of tasty ingredients? The worst!
As ridiculous as this sounds, it seems like some companies actually think their customers are interested in excessive packaging. Either that's what they're thinking, or they would have to admit that they intentionally mislead customers and lure them into buying less than they intended...
Down below, we’ve gathered some of the most infuriating examples of companies labeling and packaging products in deceptive ways, so you can know what to look out for the next time you are at the store. Be sure to upvote the pics that grind your gears the most, and then let us know in the comments what products you have noticed that are notorious for ripping buyers off. And if you’d like to be annoyed by even more evil packaging, be sure to check out Bored Panda’s last article on the same topic right here.
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#1
I Chose The Bottle Because A Tube Wasn't Enough. This Trojan Trickery Is An Abuse Coming From A Brand With Recognition
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#2
Cup Design That Makes The Drink Look Like It Has Actual Fruit
#3
"Think They'll Notice?"
#4
Insurance Wouldn't Cover Pills, Only Capsules. The Script Went From $2.73 To $56.91 Because Of That. It's Literally A Pill Shoved Into A Capsule
#5
Artificial Or Not
#6
Deceiving French Sandwich
#7
Crayola - Super Art Coloring Kit
#8
All Three Packets Contain The Same Ingredients In The Same Quantity, Same Amount Of Tablets, Same Manufacturer, Three Different Prices
#9
You Sit On A Throne Of Lies
#10
So Much Wastage Just To Make The Jar Look A Little Bigger
Fried Mermaid 4 years ago
This happens a lot with beauty products :/ always check your packaging fellas!
#11
I Got An Issue With Your Tissue
#12
Bamboozled
#13
Desert Escape And Walmart Gluing On A Flower On This Cactus
Astra-nomical 4 years ago
This always makes me sad to see because it actually hurts the cactus and it's tricky to remove too
#14
Big Box To Make It Seem Like There's More
EpicWolfandSparrow 4 years ago
Omg craft kits are the worst. If you want to get one as a gift it would be 1. Cheaper, 2. More meaningful, 3. Heartfelt, 4. Fun, to just buy all the pieces individually and print out some instructions. Same if you want it for yourself, lol
#15
Still Tastes Good But Looks Like It's Come From Someone's Tortured Bowels
#16
I Feel Tricked, Possibly Even Bamboozled
#17
My Bag Of Mixed Veggies
#18
Purely Deceiving Consumers
#19
Sometimes I Like To Flip The Chips In The Store Shelves
#20
Taco Pizza... But Only If You Have All Ingredients At Home. (The Picture On The Box Is Only A “Visual Serving Proposal” It Says On The Back)
#21
Why Must You Break My Heart?
#22
The Amount Of Deodorant There Is In An Unopened, Unused Deodorant Stick
#23
Meanwhile, In My Hometown, A Cutthroat Country Called Malaysia
#24
Where's My Wiener?
#25
Nice, Big Bottle Of Herbs Of Prov...
Jane Cortez 4 years ago
This is so wrong! I wish consumers would all simply refuse to buy these products once they discover the deception.
#26
To Make This Bucket Of Constructor Set Look Full, They Put A Paper Cone Inside With Some Constructor Pieces Printed On It To Make It Less Noticeable
#28
The “New Look” Packaging Is Just 20% Less Product For The Same Price
#29
Seriously?
Daniel Atkins 4 years ago
Just because it is enriched with it doesn’t mean your body will absorb it.
#30
Funfetti Candy Canes. Unwrapped (Left) vs. Wrapped (Right)
#31
Buying A Solid Milk Chocolate Stanley Cup? Surely You Only Expected Half Of One
#32
So, Which Is It, Campbell's - 30% Or 40% Bigger?
#33
This Sewing Thread Box
#34
These Were Like $1.50 More Than The Other Oreos Just Because Of The Pride Packaging (No It’s Not Going To Any Charity)
Leslie (they/them) 4 years ago
This is like the skittles packaging. Basically they said that there were giving up all their color for pride, so they were just gray skittles. Ofc they were more expensive 🙄
#35
Waf-Full Of Deceit
#36
Oatmeal With A Generous Amount Of Blueberries
#37
My Disappointment Is Immeasurable, And My Day Is Ruined. I Didn’t Even Get A Cotton Candy One
#38
The Packaging Of This Chocolate Is Almost 3 Times Bigger Than The Content
#39
Bought Cheap Headphones. The Cable Advertised vs. The Cable Given
#40
The Chocolate Box Is Made Deceivingly Large By The Outer Box. Nasty Trick, Merci
#41
Pizza And Beer Tonigh
#42
Pricey Too
#43
I Paid Way Too Much To Be Bamboozled Like This
Daniel Atkins 4 years ago
The poster could most likely not afford it if that tin is full. The stuff run s about $ 800 per kilogram by my estimation. (Converting from imperial in my head)
#44
This Deceiving Cookies Packaging
#45
Zero Satisfaction
#46
I Didn’t Have High Hopes, But Come On Now
#47
Yes, This Is New And Unused
#48
Nescafe Is Back At It Again
#49
Kim Kardashian’s Underwear Brand Blatantly Lying About The Plastic Packaging
#50
2 Twix Short Of A Yard
#51
The Cover Of This Chocolate Packaging vs. The Actual Content
#52
Tomato Ketchup Homemade
#53
Safe To Say I Was Disappointed
#54
I Need Antibiotics, And My Doctor Prescribed Them To Me To Take Two Per Day For Five Days. I Find Out That There Are No More Boxes With 10 Pills, Only 8
MonsterMum 4 years ago
In the UK the chemist will just split packs so you get exactly the right amount. I have even had different brands in the same box.
#55
Your Marketing Tricks Can't Fool Me
From what I can tell, your bag is a little taller than most.
Michele Bleymeyer 4 years ago
Apparently someone in quality control skipped school on the day they learned the basics on how to use a ruler.
#56
Deceiving Packaging
Not Telling you 4 years ago
Why do we keep getting fooled by th3se? They’re trucks aren’t even original
#57
Camping Food Reality
#58
The Package vs. What I Got
Mosheh Wolf 4 years ago
Since Goya's CEO also claims that Trump is the legitimate president, it's not surprising that Goya claims that this empanada is full.
#59
Expectation vs. Reality
My wife and I bought a pizza from the store. We expected that it would differ from the picture and even very much, but the reality turned out to be harsher anyway.
Wax0nWax0ff 4 years ago
If this is ANY consolation, at least the finished product isn’t as absolutely grotesque as it was prior to cooking 😳
#60
Was Looking Forward To My "Iced" Cookies
RandomFrog(He/They️️) 4 years ago
I remember when they were acctually iced lol. My dad would pass a vending machine at work on his way to the car and he’d always grab me a bag of the iced animal crackers. Sometimes he took me to work to grab smth off his desk and I’d get two bags cuz we’d pass it twice and I’d ask both times lol. O those were the good old days. Long before covid.
#61
Found This In A Store In London. You Cannot Imagine My Disappointment
#62
Orbit's New "XXL" Packaging vs. Old "Normal" Packaging. Same Content - 42 Gums, 58 G
#63
The Cream's I Bought Box Has More Air Than A Lay's Bag, And The Cream Itself Wasn't Full Either
#64
Size Matters - Length Not Mentioned On The Packet
#65
I Thought I Was Getting 10 Cans
#67
Not Even 1,5 Snickers, Yet Still Sold For A Price Of 2
#68
The Hulk Has Seen Better Days
#69
This Dressing Doesn't Have Avocado, It Suggests Trying It With Avocado
#70
The Company Is Actually "Tiny Cheese"
FreshGanesh 4 years ago
It has the weight on the packaging. I assume that the weight printed is the weight of the actual cheese? Deceptive, but they probably excuse it as protecting the cheese during shipping.
#71
On The Left Is The Packaging, And On The Right Is The Product. They Lied To Me
#72
Ah Yes, "Actual" Size
#73
Just Realized Why My Aloe Vera Drink Tasted Like Apple
Mosheh Wolf 4 years ago
What about the fact that, after water, sugar is the most abundant ingredient. I'm also curious as to where "borehole no 39209" is.
#74
Bright Fruit Colors On The Outside And Shades Of Brown And Charcoal On The Inside
#75
Dollar Store Puzzle. 5 Pieces Missing. Also Not The Same Picture At All
#76
The Way Its Peels Of The Nice Part
#77
These Shortbreads With Sneaky Packaging
#78
This Bluetooth USB Adapter With Fake Antenna
#79
Not Even Close
#80
All 9 Pieces Of This Coloring Kit
#81
I Wanted To Make Spaghetti Sauce, So I Grabbed A Can
Paul Macdonell 4 years ago
Obviously packaged wrong or filled with the wrong product. My guess is the packaging is wrong.
#83
Clever Example Of Inflation
#84
My Mom Bought This Charger With A Keychain. They Never Specified How Big The Keychain Was Going To Be
It was a tiny wooden ball wrapped in a ton of Paracord that is the same color as the charger to make the charger look longer in the package.
Aline Cahill 4 years ago
By the wording on the package I think you were supposed to keep it together, the rope ball is so you carry it like an accessory and not just a mini cable hanging off your keys
#85
The Way Paper Towel Sizes Are Advertised
#86
Reality vs. Expectation. It Wasn’t Even A Cheap Sandwich
#87
Flying Domestic And Its Wonders
#88
The Packaging Of These Cookies Have Been Changed To Remove 1 Cookie To Cut Costs While Shelf Price Is The Same
#89
Well Damn
#90
I Expected Something A Bit More Macabre
#91
Lies
#93
I Could Almost Sue For False Advertising
#94
Always Read The Fine Print I Guess
#95
The Packaging vs. The Cereal
#96
Got Less Than Expected. There Is A Smaller Jar Hidden Inside
#97
Spacer Beads
#98
But Like, Why?
Enigma wrapped in a paradox 4 years ago
If they made the packages to size, consumers would complain about the price for so little product. Then not buy the product cause it cost to much. This way you think you got a good deal until you open said package only to find out that you got screwed cause you didn't notice the weight of the product was different than last time. Seriously, how many people actually look at every product before buying and remembering what the weight of the same product was the last time you bought it? I know you people are out there, you're just not the majority of consumers
#99
My Fruit Creme Has No Fruit Or Cream
Legit Exorcy 4 years ago
Cause it says on the packaging "no artificial flavours or colours"...
#100
Still Tasty Though
#101
Lying About How Many Pinwheels Is Not Cool, Especially Considering How Overpriced They Are
#102
They Could Have Put 2 Extra Biscuits
#104
I Thought There Was Carmel And Chocolate In It And Now I’m Kinda Sad
#105
Birthday Cake Bar
#106
2 Pack Has Less Tape Than 1 Standard Roll
#107
What A Scam
Karen Grace 4 years ago
All fresh foods, be it chips or nuts, have a pocket of nitrogen gas. The nitrogen displaces oxygen thereby keeping the food fresher longer. Once opened oxygen gets back in and triggers the oxidation process that makes the food go stale.
#108
I Didn't Want Candy Canes In My Chocolate Anyways
#110
I Was Really Looking Forward To This
#111
The Amount Of Plastic Packaging Around This “Giant” Licorice Wheel
#112
Couscous
#113
I Bought A Curd Cheese "Dairy Station" The Other Day And Inside - A Lie
#114
Oh, Come On
#115
Night Ruined
#116
Honey Bunches Of Lies
#117
This Car USB Adapter Has A Fake Power Display, It's Just Two LEDs And A Frame
Paul Macdonell 4 years ago
I don't understand why it's fake. The LEDs let you know there's power so the charging will work. Am I missing something ?
#118
McDonald's Pork Floss & Chili Soft Serve
#119
Can Of Great Value “Pringles” Is A Third Empty When Opened
#120
This Packaging
#121
Happy October
#122
I Mean - Technically Right
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Gianna 4 years ago
Some of these are i believe a manufacturer "oopsy daisies" instead that the products are given defective things all the time.
Fruity Tortilla 4 years ago
It's sad because a lot of it is adding more plastic or waste to make the product look bigger and better but it's worse for our planet and our dreams .
Astridplayz 4 years ago
Yeah especially since a lot of people are making the world a better environment and then now you see this and it’s really not
Load More Replies... The Fabulous Killjoy 4 years ago
Why not just make things tell the truth. I rather just buy the actual sized thing instead of getting my dreams crushed
IDK_Something 4 years ago
Agreed!! Companies take advantage of the wide varieties consumers are offered for a lot of products. They anticipate the consumer to feel overwhelmed when making a choice, and put large attention grabbing packaging on their product. They expect us to be crushed. They made a sale and someone may like their product enough to keep with it. Especially if it's a first time buy.
Load More Replies... Gianna 4 years ago
Some of these are i believe a manufacturer "oopsy daisies" instead that the products are given defective things all the time.
Fruity Tortilla 4 years ago
It's sad because a lot of it is adding more plastic or waste to make the product look bigger and better but it's worse for our planet and our dreams .
Astridplayz 4 years ago
Yeah especially since a lot of people are making the world a better environment and then now you see this and it’s really not
Load More Replies... The Fabulous Killjoy 4 years ago
Why not just make things tell the truth. I rather just buy the actual sized thing instead of getting my dreams crushed
IDK_Something 4 years ago
Agreed!! Companies take advantage of the wide varieties consumers are offered for a lot of products. They anticipate the consumer to feel overwhelmed when making a choice, and put large attention grabbing packaging on their product. They expect us to be crushed. They made a sale and someone may like their product enough to keep with it. Especially if it's a first time buy.
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