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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What?
This Gummy Bear Cup
Typical Sale In Russia. Buy A Pack, Get A 2 Hot Dogs Free
There Are Only 3 Veggie Sausage Rolls In This Pack
That's Just Rude
My deepest honor for the designer of the package.. This is hillarious
"Gluten-Free"
It is good that in EU lying like that is forbidden. Gluten is a serious health hazard for the people who have coeliac disease or wheat allergy. Also selling something as 'organic' is regulated here.
That's one more reason to be against TTIP, which would put USA commercial rules in Europe =8O
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"We are not gluten free or organic certified because it's b******t" ???No, what IS b******t is saying you are in large lettering on the front and then in small print on the back revealing you are in fact lying a******s
Of course if you weren't blind, you would notice the listed organic ingredients & gluten free flour. Hence, totally honest. They just do not pay for the certification.
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I have Celiac disease and I am fine with this label. (Also I am an American which is important) The GF certification is unfairly hard to get. Most of the things that I eat are free of gluten (like this) but aren’t official. I don’t need official, I need foods and food makers who know and prevent cross contamination. The official title means nothing to me. I have never gotten sick from something packaged like this, my greatest risk is always from people who don’t understand cross contamination.
What you people all seem to be missing is the fact that the company's ingredients ARE Gluten-Free and Organic. However the processing plant in which they have their product produced is NOT. THEREFORE, they can't "Certify" that their product is Gluten-Free and Organic, because trace amounts of ingredients that are not theirs may get mixed into the end-product, unintentionally by contaminated machinery, which negates it being certifiable. IF the product were produced within a certified Gluten-free, Organic production facility, it would probably be prohibitively too expensive to be distributable.
Even a tiny bit of gluten can be very dangerous for some people with celiac disease. There is a good reason it can't be certified if they use equipment that is used to process foods containing gluten.
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Is it only me that actually read ALL the writing, not just what's underlined? This product is actually gluten free according to its ingredients. It contains *gluten free flour*. What they mean with what is underlined is that they are NOT gluten free CERTIFIED, but the product IS gluten free. Is it that important to be certified for this? And the other statement is written on almost every *name-it* free product, that they are made in facilities that process other foods that contain that stuff. But the products themselves do not contain it. If I were gluten intolerant, I would have no issues eating this cookie..
Ah yes but that’s because it may contain traces. Those traces can kill or leave certain people in immense pain. Thus they could trick someone into a severe reaction
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It doesnt say that the product itself is not gluten or organic, only that they are not CERTIFIED organic or gluten free because they also process other foods in the plant. Its kinda like you going to Dairy Queen and they have to say that peanuts and other food allergens are on the premises even though you most likely arent going to have peanuts come into contact with your burger as they are prepared in different areas of the store.
It says that it contains gluten-free flour. If you read further it says that the facility that this product is made in is processing foods that contain wheat. My best guess is that is why they are not certified because there are chances of mixing some gluten with gluten-free flour in the foods processed there. Still doesn't really make them total liars.
Those traces can literally kill, that’s why you shouldn’t trick people into thinking you are certified
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Omg seriously the product IS gluten free and organic if you look at the ingredients list. I think it's just not official
They're setting themselves up for law suits, claiming gluten free and organic, then repudiating it on the back does not leave them free and clear. All it takes is one person to die from an allergic reaction and their little joke won't save their asses!
Dont even mention the other potentially life threatening allergens! Shellfish...geez!
you can't sell this. Their r people allergic to this and you could get sued
Are you kidding me - how do they get by with this. Their claims of Gluten Free when they really are not could HARM SOMEONE OR WORSE that has Gluten allergies !!! Shame on them !!!
I think this is being misunderstood. I think they are calling the certification process b******t, not the fact that the product actually is not organic and gluten free
Traces will keep this from being certified. Please note these traces are enough to kill people
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what a great way to lose customers & have them be bad mouthed all over the internet!
Pretty sure this label is photoshopped. The company seems to pride itself on being GF and organic when I looked them up.
It does pride itself at being organic, but it also states on the label that they are NOT CERTIFIED ORGANIC. Which if you look that up is a totally different ballgame. I can raise chickens sell the eggs and as long as I didnt feed my chickens anything other than corn and the bugs they find, technically they are organic eggs, because I didnt treat them with antibiotics. However to be CERTIFIED ORGANIC, I would have to insure that the feed I feed them is organic, that I use no pesticides anywhere on the farm, that they eat nothing that could have pesticides on it, that the eggs are washed in organic water (maybe, I dont know but probably) that the chickens come from organic chicken farm hatcheries. They check down to the seed, on veggie farms.
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It really sucks because very few people actually need gluten free products, but the entirely pointless gluten free craze has lead to marketplace misrepresentation that is straight up harmful to the few people who actually do need gluten free products. Companies cashing in on buzzwords is dangerous.
'we are not gluten free or organic because it's bullshit'. Good to know!
It is gluten free (by means of ingredients) :-" it says the factory also processes gluten foods. jeez
The traces could kill someone who was looking for a certification to be safe
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So there's only a slight chance I'll s**t my pants eating this? Greaaaaaaaaaat.
Now that's false advertising that endangers people's health. Sue, sue, sue!
All this is saying is they haven't bought into the USDA's certification racket, which requires some expensive processes for producers to gain certification. I regularly buy organically grown produce from farmers who choose not to be certified because they can't afford it. It's easier with a local producer and this brownie company is asking you to trust them that what they are saying is true. It probably is.
Wow! Companies like this should bedrummedout of business! Thought this was regulated in the US?!
I saw in a T.V. program that laws governing organic produce in France can be pretty lax because when a buyer beware program found avocados that were supposed to be organic with more pesticides than ordinary avocados, the government didn't even contact them to learn of their findings. Either that or the French government was sleeping at the switch.
Also, that address and zip code do not go together. The correct zip code for that address is 90069.
oops, I am wrong about that. That is the correct zip code!
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Its SUPPOSE to be in the US also. Normally mislabeling is taken very seriously. What these jackasses don't understand is mislabeling like this is life or death for some people. I hope since this has hit the internet this product has been pulled.
This one is not lying. The products themselves are gluten-free and organic. However, they cannot be certified gluten-free or organic because of FDA regulations. Because they were made in a facility that may contain gluten products somewhere, they cannot say they are gluten-free certified. Certify is the keyword. Not gluten-free.
Because it may contain traces it cannot be certified, people can die from those traces so if they thought you were certified because you proudly displayed you were well......
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People used to not be allergic to food. They ate it. They adapted. They got used to it.
how come the top one has paper packaging and the bottom is plastic?
Okay, organic can sometimes be b******t (or at least people believe b******t things about it), and some people think gluten is bad for no reason, but there are people who legitimately have gluten allergies / sensitivities and YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A D**K ABOUT IT! It's better to tell people WHY you are against these things people might have misconceptions of, not just say "f**k you, that's stupid".
It says it is not certified because of the ridiculesness of it ...there's no gluten looking at the ingredients...
Cross contamination from one container that processed wheat not being properly cleaned out before another product goes down the same chute or into the same barrel etc is not at all uncommon and can do people in. My ex suffered from that several times and she was forced to start only buying "certified" GF products and it was a pain in the a*s. The only people who go "Bah it's no big deal" are the ones who've never suffered for it.
Load More Replies... Only in America can big companies get away with c**p like this. My husband is from Australia and he's told me this kind of stuff is illegal there and the laws there are enforced unlike some of the laws here.
The product IS gluten free,read the ingredients. Its that since the facility where it is processed MAY have been in contact with some gluten containing material. Therefor minute amounts CPULD be present.
Yes, those tiny amounts could kill a unsuspecting celiac
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I read an article just last week where three USDA inspectors had got caught allowing non Organic vegetables from Brazil into the country.
I also am an American Celiac. I would be mad if I bought this. I am highly sensitive and things that are processed in the same factory can have cross contamination. They may clean the equipment, but it's hard to believe that they would get EVERY SINGLE CRUMB.
Or you could buy a bag of non gluten containing grain from a health food store like I did and you can find full grains of wheat (about 3 or 4 per 1/4 cup when I sifted through it). Then I looked through the clear bag and could see them clearly, then went back to the store and showed them the ones on their shelves that clearly had visible wheat they just went "Huh. *sigh* Fine, I guess we'll take these ones off the shelves" as if I was being an a*****e even though I couldn't have been nicer about it. Pricks.
Load More Replies... Nowadays all the snowflakes allegedly have celiac disease and need gluten free EVERYTHING! what a weak society we live on these days.
No, many people actually have it and could die from the traces
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Funny how the organic products stated are ALL the ingredients used to make it.
I mean, when you get right down to it, what the f**k is an inorganic potato?
What you people all seem to be missing is the fact that the company's ingredients ARE Gluten-Free and Organic. However the processing plant in which they have their product produced is NOT. THEREFORE, they can't "Certify" that their product is Gluten-Free and Organic, because trace amounts of ingredients that are not theirs may get mixed into the end-product, unintentionally by contaminated machinery, which negates it being certifiable. IF the product were produced within a certified Gluten-free, Organic production facility, it would probably be prohibitively too expensive to be distributable.
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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
This Deceiving Sandwich Packaging
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!
This Olive Oil I Bought Wasn't Even Cheap
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 s**t*ing? :)
My Life Is A Lie
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 :(
Toss Me A Cold One, Will Ya?
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 c**p, 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.
Very Disappointing And Misleading Packaging
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!
They Package Oranges In Red Mesh To Make Them Appear More Orangier
Cranberry Chocolate
When You Put Mustard In Your Tea
Purposely Misleading Labels
Now Wait One God Dam Second
Annoyed Santa
The Deception Of This Wrap
Another Cover To Fill The Air Gap
The Packaging On My New Screwdriver
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!
Lies All Around
This Deceiving 3 Pack Of Colgate
This Deceptive Packaging
Please *pay*
Why Is So Much Math Involved? It's Just A Bag Of Razors
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.
Some Very Creative Packaging From Tesco
*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.
Thought I Was Buying A Long Tube Of Toothpaste
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
The Packaging For 4 Pack Of Mens Burberry Cologne Is Criminally Misleading And A Blatant Rip Off. 19.5mls Made To Look Like 100ml With Oversized Boxes And No Description And Measurements On Outer Box
They Could Just Package 4 Or 8 At The Time, But No
5 is aesthetically pleasing to listen number. like 10, or 100 or many such numbers. 5 gives us direct connection as 5 fingers, 5 senses etc etc. Also 5 is pleasing to gods, 5 is the number of gears in the car, 5 is central most key on a phone dial pad.At this point I have no clue what I saying, I was pretending and I am out of 'pretends' :)
I Bought A Tool To Open Those Plastic Clamshell Packages, It Showed Up Today
The Way They Indented The Bottom Of The Cup Is Ridiculous
But it clearly says 150 grams on the label. What difference a cup makes?
Misleading Packaging
Box 30% Bigger Than The Ribs
How many of us can picture 14 oz versus 18 oz of various products without seeing the actual product?
You Could Fit Another Two Cookies In There, But Why Bother If The Packaging Obscures Them?
Try Having A "Good Day" After Discovering This Packaging Scam
Bought Peppermint M&M's. Inside The 281g Package Was A Slightly Smaller 280.7g Package
This Packaging Costs Me Additional 4 Biscuits
No, it cost you 6. There are 9 in a full row and 6 each in the rows with gaps.
Crayola Deceiving Packaging
I don't see the problem? It says 8 colors, and it has 8 colors and for the amount, it looks like the same amount? Is the problem that the form is different-one looks flat and rectangular and they are, in fact, long and narrow? I'm just curious.
Most Misleading Packaging Ever. Yes, Should've Read The Small Print But This Is Mean!
This Pretty But Wildly Impractical Packaging
Packaging Trickery
If the amount was a 70 piece box then there's nothing wrong with this packaging. It's a matter of shipping of course. It could be a buy 60 get 10 free boxes and it's still a shipping issue. Not all companies will change their box size for cost reasons so, they enclose what the have as a normal size they sell.
Scissors Required To Remove Scissors Packaging
What A Trick , Tricked Into Thinking Your Getting More For Your Money , Waste Of Packaging
Misleading Packaging Making It Look Like There's Equal Amounts Of Breadsticks And Nutella
Maybe so you are forced to buy a jar of Nutella if you don't have one already. (So you could dip the extra breadsticks into Nutella because the pack doesn't provide enough)
Advertised As 1000 Capsules. It's Only 200
Lo And Behold A Smaller Package
Half Of The Packaging Is Hollow Cardboard
People often rant at the European Union and its tendency to pass nanny state regulations. However, it is good to see that most of the fraudulent packagings and illegal deceits shown here would not be allowed in the EU and entitle the customer to return the goods, in some cases even to sue the vendor or manufacturer. Although some deceits are so creative that you can laugh at them, thinking about the criminal idea to cheat on people behind this makes me angry.
That's the other exteme Hans. I'll go with the "Free Enterprise" solution. Everyone who is tricked there can decide to tell everyone about the company and swear that they will NEVER purchase their products again. If enough outraged customers do this, you'd be surprised how quickly things would change. The key is to Never, Ever, allow others to use fraud and get away with it. That's better than the Nanny State Solution. Ruling elites think that is necessary, because the citizenry is too stupid to do things on their own. Long live Socialism,......right?
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Many of the examples are not fraud at all. Don't b***h about the packaging if the weight or quantity is clearly written on it, check what you're buying!
YOu're confusing false advertising with deceptive advertising. Why do you think they pay to double the size of the container just to fill it with air dividers? To fool people who dont want to dig for a weight on everything. Illegal, no, Immoral, up to buyer.
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I find it amusing that people who can write full sentences on Twitter can't read descriptions in stores. Not applicable to all of these but to quite a lot of them. And there are of course fraudulent photos and factory mistakes as well, which is again not the company's fault.
I hate how cop orations and companies get away with this. They charge the same price or more for more packaging and less product. They should be ashamed and should have legal consequences leveled against them.
Unnecessary packaging should be reported to the companies concerned by the consumer, especially when they trick you to think you're getting more by volume. Perhaps then they'll get the message and cut down on the waste.
Some of these are genuinely shady, but some are just idiots blaming the company because they're too damned lazy to read a label.
You're assuming everyone knows or should know what the average weight per gram of a hotdog should cost. Turning it over to read the weight only matters if you know that, and allot of things like quality, brand, ect, go into determining that alone.
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Actually, I thought a couple of these were pretty funny. Not if I had actually bought them, mind you...
I'm surprised by quite a few of these. Don't the companies want customers who buy their product more than once??
Also another few, where people seem not to read what they pay for.
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Gotta love europe (or at least Austria in europe) were most of those things are prohibited by law ;)
A majority of these were most likley faked. The ones that are real, like nutella, toothpaste, cologne, is just a waste of the environment. What happens when you use up the environment with your usless packaging? Can you finally be real or just find other ways to fraud? I'm not saying go vegan, but really, companies just want the money, and dont care of he furious costumers that probably wont purchase theur products again, or not even try to buy it. Word gets around, people. Sooner or later these fraud companies will go bankrupt because of this injustice!!!
"Twix Top" Packaging Fraud (bought in Germany) - photo by JJCK.COM TwixTop_Pa...7639d9.jpg 
Thought this kind of packaging is not allowed. May want to check with "Verbraucherzentrale". It's also possible that it's legal since the actual weight is on the packaging and the unit price has to be on the shelf. Ask!
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With fragile items, like chips, the air prevents them from being crushed. They probably don't need nearly as much air as they're given though!
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As a packaging designer, I have to stand up for a lot of these 'frauds' are actually the content of the packaging and not the packaging itself. In most cases, a designer designs the packaging based on a brief and is not always aware of the actual content, at least not of the amount and way the product is placed in the packaging. I think it's the manifacturer that should be reckoned for any deceit.
(Although I must admit '12 mini rolls when cut in 4' is a pretty dense description to put on your packaging)
Load More Replies... Potato chips. Canned products. Crackers. There is a sweeping trend to fool the consumer with deceptive packaging. It's rampant!
and this is why I dont buy packaged things anymore. Seriously if any of you bought this my immediate reaction is going back to the store and asking for a refund, then on the comment secition write - Store needs to be held accountable for products they are selling especially if products are falsely advertised.
Some are fraudulent and some are from factories who employ drunks to manage quality control..
It's kind of the opposite of this article that was advertised as 35+ examples and then it turns out to have 80!
A few of these are outright fraudulent but most of these products state the weight, volume, or quantity on the packaging. In the companies' efforts to present their products in a pleasing way and/or convey enough information on the label the packages have to be bigger for the view panes, contain more dead space, and fill the dead space with something for more structural stability. Only dullards who don't understand the concept of caveat emptor can truly get angry at these packaging practices.
The definition of evil in packaging. Check and mate. 13394181_1...4d11e4.png 
The orange bag for the oranges misses another misleading detail. Many if not most oranges nowadays are dyed a more vibrant orange before they are packaged.
Nothing deceptive or misleading about #5. Front states; "gluten free" & "organic". The ingredient list shows "gluten free flour" & what it is comprised of, as well as indicates it's organic ingredients. It states that the facility it uses also produces products with wheat (gluten), which is fine. And they state they do not pay stupid prices to certify that they are gluten free or organic, which are expensive joke certifications.
People often rant at the European Union and its tendency to pass nanny state regulations. However, it is good to see that most of the fraudulent packagings and illegal deceits shown here would not be allowed in the EU and entitle the customer to return the goods, in some cases even to sue the vendor or manufacturer. Although some deceits are so creative that you can laugh at them, thinking about the criminal idea to cheat on people behind this makes me angry.
That's the other exteme Hans. I'll go with the "Free Enterprise" solution. Everyone who is tricked there can decide to tell everyone about the company and swear that they will NEVER purchase their products again. If enough outraged customers do this, you'd be surprised how quickly things would change. The key is to Never, Ever, allow others to use fraud and get away with it. That's better than the Nanny State Solution. Ruling elites think that is necessary, because the citizenry is too stupid to do things on their own. Long live Socialism,......right?
Load More Replies... Many of the examples are not fraud at all. Don't b***h about the packaging if the weight or quantity is clearly written on it, check what you're buying!
YOu're confusing false advertising with deceptive advertising. Why do you think they pay to double the size of the container just to fill it with air dividers? To fool people who dont want to dig for a weight on everything. Illegal, no, Immoral, up to buyer.
Load More Replies... I find it amusing that people who can write full sentences on Twitter can't read descriptions in stores. Not applicable to all of these but to quite a lot of them. And there are of course fraudulent photos and factory mistakes as well, which is again not the company's fault.
I hate how cop orations and companies get away with this. They charge the same price or more for more packaging and less product. They should be ashamed and should have legal consequences leveled against them.
Unnecessary packaging should be reported to the companies concerned by the consumer, especially when they trick you to think you're getting more by volume. Perhaps then they'll get the message and cut down on the waste.
Some of these are genuinely shady, but some are just idiots blaming the company because they're too damned lazy to read a label.
You're assuming everyone knows or should know what the average weight per gram of a hotdog should cost. Turning it over to read the weight only matters if you know that, and allot of things like quality, brand, ect, go into determining that alone.
Load More Replies... Actually, I thought a couple of these were pretty funny. Not if I had actually bought them, mind you...
I'm surprised by quite a few of these. Don't the companies want customers who buy their product more than once??
Also another few, where people seem not to read what they pay for.
Load More Replies... Gotta love europe (or at least Austria in europe) were most of those things are prohibited by law ;)
A majority of these were most likley faked. The ones that are real, like nutella, toothpaste, cologne, is just a waste of the environment. What happens when you use up the environment with your usless packaging? Can you finally be real or just find other ways to fraud? I'm not saying go vegan, but really, companies just want the money, and dont care of he furious costumers that probably wont purchase theur products again, or not even try to buy it. Word gets around, people. Sooner or later these fraud companies will go bankrupt because of this injustice!!!
"Twix Top" Packaging Fraud (bought in Germany) - photo by JJCK.COM TwixTop_Pa...7639d9.jpg
Thought this kind of packaging is not allowed. May want to check with "Verbraucherzentrale". It's also possible that it's legal since the actual weight is on the packaging and the unit price has to be on the shelf. Ask!
Load More Replies... With fragile items, like chips, the air prevents them from being crushed. They probably don't need nearly as much air as they're given though!
Load More Replies... As a packaging designer, I have to stand up for a lot of these 'frauds' are actually the content of the packaging and not the packaging itself. In most cases, a designer designs the packaging based on a brief and is not always aware of the actual content, at least not of the amount and way the product is placed in the packaging. I think it's the manifacturer that should be reckoned for any deceit.
(Although I must admit '12 mini rolls when cut in 4' is a pretty dense description to put on your packaging)
Load More Replies... Potato chips. Canned products. Crackers. There is a sweeping trend to fool the consumer with deceptive packaging. It's rampant!
and this is why I dont buy packaged things anymore. Seriously if any of you bought this my immediate reaction is going back to the store and asking for a refund, then on the comment secition write - Store needs to be held accountable for products they are selling especially if products are falsely advertised.
Some are fraudulent and some are from factories who employ drunks to manage quality control..
It's kind of the opposite of this article that was advertised as 35+ examples and then it turns out to have 80!
A few of these are outright fraudulent but most of these products state the weight, volume, or quantity on the packaging. In the companies' efforts to present their products in a pleasing way and/or convey enough information on the label the packages have to be bigger for the view panes, contain more dead space, and fill the dead space with something for more structural stability. Only dullards who don't understand the concept of caveat emptor can truly get angry at these packaging practices.
The definition of evil in packaging. Check and mate. 13394181_1...4d11e4.png
The orange bag for the oranges misses another misleading detail. Many if not most oranges nowadays are dyed a more vibrant orange before they are packaged.
Nothing deceptive or misleading about #5. Front states; "gluten free" & "organic". The ingredient list shows "gluten free flour" & what it is comprised of, as well as indicates it's organic ingredients. It states that the facility it uses also produces products with wheat (gluten), which is fine. And they state they do not pay stupid prices to certify that they are gluten free or organic, which are expensive joke certifications.
