Think of marketing as you would think about sex. Some brands try to establish a pleasant and long relationship with their clients and others use dirty tricks to manipulate anyone into the sack with them. So while some buyers are completely satisfied with their purchases, others feel ashamed and used. This time, Bored Panda has focused on packaging, bringing you the most insulting examples of designers taking advantage of the innocent.
From a deceiving box, hiding the true size of a sandwich to a clever wrap, making a lollipop appear way better than it actually is, there should be a special place in hell for everyone who contributed to these packaging ideas. Scroll down to check out why you shouldn't trust a product you see for the first time and vote for your (least) favorite entries!
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That's Just Rude
My deepest honor for the designer of the package.. This is hillarious
This Is Why I Have Trust Issues
Nice Big Jumbo Shrimps
Those things look like plug-in rockets/fireworks.. Screw the other half, give it few turns and it flies.
The Difference Between A Small Vs Medium Orange Juice At Mcdonalds
Prolong Deliciousness
I Needed Red. Guess Which One I Grabbed At First
Unopened Box Of "64 Crayon Colors" Turns Out To Just Be Orange
This Box Of Chocolates. They Didn't Even Taste That Good!
My Wife Bought Some Pencils For Our Elementary School Where We Teach English In South Korea. Then She Opened The Box
That Could Have Been A Bad Choice
What happens if someone takes 1 of each.. he sleeps peacefully white shit*ing? :)
Hate To See Waste In Packaging And Also Feel Like They Are Trying To Trick Me So I Feel Value. Please Make Bottle The Size Of Product!
Its so sad, cause they use so much plastic for no reason :(
This Antivirus Software My Dad Bought Is Literally An Empty Case With A Code On The Back
This Packaging
Proactiv is such a rip off company. Those two "dermatologists (if indeed they truthfully are) have sold buttloads of what basically you can find for much cheaper. If they truly wanted to help people with skin problems they could have made all that one the first few years and then made them more affordable without all this cheesy membership crap, etc. I still think people are able to buy generic for similar results. Greed has no limits.
Density Of Pepperonis Visible Through Pizza Box Window Is An Inaccurate Representation Of Whole-Pizza Coverage
Great Taste, Not So Great Packaging
I don't know, some of these looks fake/staged to me. in US or EUR you will get your as* sued up for billions for cheating customers like this. Or - May be they mentioned it somewhere on pack and people didn't read the fine print.
Scumbag Hillshire Farms
I got one of these by a similar company for Xmas. Their box had the block cheeses but it's still a lot of wasteful packaging for the sake of packaging. In fact the packaging is probably one of the most expensive parts and it goes in the trash! What a stupid gift! *as an aside, the family member that gave it to me has done much better in the past so no hard feelings!
Bought AA Batteries For These Led Lights I Bought, Because The Front Of The Packaging Said It Takes 2 AA Batteries
Where's The Rest Of The Cheese?
So it seems Tesco is notorious for misleading people with its packaging? Shame on you, Tesco!
I️ Work At Chipotle, The Brown Rice Comes In A White Bag, And The White Rice Comes In A Brown Bag
Packaging That Tricks You
I don't know how it exactly works where you live, but don"t forget that the product has a weight written on it, refer to that, not to the side of the box. If you paid for 200g, you will get 200g.
When Companies Leave Room In Packaging For No Reason
Sometimes I know they do it to increase the overall packaging area to have enough space to print all the information they want to print. Some do it for maintaining the size of all strips to same dimensions, so that they don't have to order different size boxes.
*Shakes Package* Hmm Feels Like There's At Least A Few, Seems Worth The Price... (No, It Doesn't Say On The Box How Many)
Packaging That Tricks You
You're Kidding Me, Right? Made Me Think I Was Getting A Whole Box Of Tablets
Far From Plentiful
Look on the back, serving size & how many servings. That will tell you how many are in there before you buy.
Don't Be Fooled By Asda Packaging. Warning "Contents May Be (Considerably) Smaller Than The Box"
Holding My Cologne Up The The Light Showed That The Bottle Isn’t Nearly As Big As It Appears
This is the same case with I guess most of colognes, perfumes and after shave bottles. Always.
Honestly, Who Do They Think They're Fooling With This Waste Of Packaging?
Misleading Packaging Bullsh*t. Package: 19cm, "Lances" 10cm
This Lip Balm's Extra Packaging
