Bland. Soulless. Generic. Robotic. Totally and undeniably fake. The last thing you want is to have someone waste your time with impersonal mass-marketing emails or messages. It’s bad enough having them fill up your inbox. It’s even worse when they’re not even proofread! If you don’t care enough to at least glance over your message before hitting [SEND], why should we care about what you’re offering?

The r/copypastegonewrong subreddit is a small but fantastic online community that has been gently poking fun at some of the biggest copy-and-paste fails to ever grace the net since 2018. Professors accidentally adding an embarrassing link in their emails and job recruiters failing to write your friggin’ name are just the tip of the Iceberg of Awkwardness.

We’ve collected some of the r/copypastegonewrong subreddit’s members’ best posts to share with you, Pandas. It’s a reminder to always, always, ALWAYS reread what you wrote. (And then do it again!) Scroll down and upvote the fails that made you feel secondhand embarrassment.

Bored Panda has reached out to the moderator team running r/copypastegonewrong, and we'll update the article once we hear back from them.

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#1

Maybe Bruce Was Just Celebrating Too Hard

Tweet showing a copy-and-paste fail with placeholder text instead of a winning team logo during Super Bowl celebration.

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    Is There An Mlm For Books? I've Known Her Since Elementary School And She's Never Messaged Me Before...something Tells Me She's New At This

    Text message showcasing a copy-and-paste fail, with instructions mistakenly included in the invite.

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    #3

    It Really Feels Like She’s Trying Connect With Me On A Personal Level

    Text exchange showing a funny copy-and-paste error in a mascara promotional message.

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    #4

    How Do I Delete Someone Else's Discord?

    Text message showing a humorous copy-and-paste fail with repeated words and phrases.

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    #5

    Admit It Marissa, You Admire The Tenacity

    Text exchange showing a copy-and-paste fail with placeholder text left unchanged in a sales message.

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    #6

    Analog Click

    Newspaper copy-and-paste fail highlighting "Click here" text in print with red underline.

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    #7

    Tinder Fail

    Text exchange showing a humorous copy-and-paste fail involving mismatched names from a Tinder conversation.

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    #8

    We Appreciate You, Associate’s Name!

    Walmart employees with name tags, illustrating a copy-and-paste fail in the store's social media post caption.

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    #9

    I Love How (Characteristic) You Are!

    Chat screenshot showing a copy-and-paste fail with a generic message template being sent and a critical reply.

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    #10

    Name Of The Group And Much More

    Text exchange showing a copy-and-paste fail in a message about making money on social media.

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    #11

    “No One Will Notice,” They Said

    Duplicate video thumbnails with similar titles, showing a gymnast in action, illustrating a copy-and-paste fail.

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    #12

    When Your Textbook's Author Can't Copy-Paste Well

    Textbook with a highlighted copy-and-paste fail mentioning National Geographic merchandise savings.

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    #13

    Make That Your Post

    Text message features a silly copy-and-paste fail promoting a financial offer with emoji and reactions.

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    #14

    R/Moon: Articles, Photos And Discussion About The Planet Mars

    Reddit page error: Moon forum mistakenly describes it as about planet Mars.

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    #15

    I Finally Caught One In The Wild! Total Copy/Paste Job With Forgotten Beginning Quotation Mark

    Text message showing a humorous copy-and-paste fail about a Facebook party invitation.

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    #16

    You're Invited!

    Email displaying a silly copy-and-paste fail with placeholders for date and venue information.

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    #17

    Insert 3 Genuine Traits

    Text message showing a copy-and-paste fail where the sender forgot to edit placeholder text.

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    #18

    I'm Getting Used To The Generic Job Rejection Email... But This Is Just Lazy

    Email showing a copy-and-paste fail with "Company Name" placeholder under Human Resources signature.

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    #19

    Dear (Customer),

    Review of a tablet purchase highlighting a copy-and-paste fail in the company’s response using "{CUSTOMER}" placeholder.

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    #20

    Turbotax - Where Copy/Paste = Clarity

    Chat showing silly copy-and-paste fail in tax advice, with repeated text about IRS and filing for dependents.

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    #21

    Spam Subject Line Should Read:

    Silly copy-and-paste fail in a Target email footer about women's sweaters and discount code.

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    #22

    Jimmy’s Copy/Paste Skills Explain #6

    Jimmy John's promotional flyer with facts and playful statements, featuring silly copy-and-paste fails and highlighted text.

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    #23

    Reddit Promoted Post Fail

    Reddit post showing a silly copy-and-paste fail promoting a VPN with incomplete text.

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    #24

    Insert Product

    Social media post with silly copy-and-paste fail, text includes “INSERT PRODUCT,” edited face with cartoon features.

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    #25

    Sprint Social Customer Care Just Copy And Pasting From A Script

    Samsung Galaxy S9 promotional post with noticeable copy-and-paste scripting error in the comments section.

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    #26

    Found In My Spam Folder

    Email displaying a silly copy-and-paste fail with "Hi NAME" as the greeting.

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    #27

    Amazon Trying To Save Me Money

    Amazon ad showing a silly copy-and-paste fail with placeholder text for discounts and reorders.

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    #28

    They Don’t Realize Their Copy Paste Has Two Different Os Phones Screenshots

    Split image showing account balance and cash with a caption highlighting a copy-and-paste fail in payments.

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    #29

    Stolen From Facebook — The Mlmer Didn’t Adjust The Copy/Paste When She Posted It To A Group

    Facebook post with humorous copy-and-paste fail about starting an online nutritional business.

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