91 Times People Responsible For Packaging Didn’t Think Their Job Through

Approximately 67 million packages are shipped within the United States every single day. So one would think that companies have this down to a science. Everything should be delicately packed, with plenty of bubble wrap and an absurd amount of packing peanuts.

But for some reason, there are companies and employees out there who are extremely lazy when it comes to packing products. And the Packaging Fail subreddit is a testament to that. We visited this online community and compiled a list of their most hilarious and concerning posts below. So enjoy scrolling through, and be sure to upvote the pics that encourage you to never order anything online again!

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This Hammer Gave Me Joy On A Friday Afternoon

A sledgehammer handle sticking out of a crushed cardboard box, showing bad packaging fails.

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91 Comically Bad Packaging Fails That Customers Just Had To Call Out Online

This Hammer Gave Me Joy On A Friday Afternoon

Small Box Of Bolts. It Had Just As Much Paper On Top As Well. They Didn't Budge An Inch Though

Bottle Of Juice Filled 100% To The Brim. Spills When You Open It

This Book Is Wrapped In Plastic

A Single Car Freshener. This Was Part Of A 9 Piece Order, They Just Sent It In It's Own Separate Box

Got A Bluetooth USB Today

This Was My Box Of Silverware. I Thought It Felt A Little Bottom-Heavy -- It's Because The Whole Upper Section Was Empty

Thanks Mailman!

So Our New Mini Croquet Set Arrived! (Thanks Amazon)

Keep The Doggy Treats Safe

My Sister Orders Some New Pen Tips And This Was The Packaging For It

Can Opener Fail

Russian Nesting Fan. Thanks Amazon

One Roll Per Box, Thanks Amazon

Got The Appropriate Size Boss!

Why?

Easy Tear! Still Can’t Get The Boxes Out

Now With 50% Air

You Know How Fragile Laptop Sleeves Can Be

Hmmm

Box Packaging Fail!

Ya Done Goofed, Ball Park

Had To Collect A Parcel From The Post Office As It Was Too Large For My Postbox

Someone Didn't Proofread The Back

Erm, I'll Take The 130 Pieces Thank You Very Much

Thanks Kraft, This Duct Taped Package Of Cheese Isn't Suspicious At All

The Package Says Plastic Free

How Do I Tie This Knot? Instructions Unclear

“Non-Dairy” Creamer

The More I Look The More Flaws I See

Told The Customer To Pack The Laptops With Care. This Is How That Worked Out…

Gluten Free Cookie... Or Not?

So Close

My Mom Bought Two Cooling Dog's Bed At The Same Time And They Were Delivered In Two Different Boxes, When They Fit Into One With A Little Room Left

Does This Count As A Packaging Fail?

Threadlocker Red In A Blue Tube, Threadlocker Blue In A Red Tube

I Ordered A Pair Of Snowshoes Then Received Them In A Box Taller Than Me. They Had To Hold It At The Post Office Cause It Was Too Big To Deliver

Stupidly Packaged Packaging Paper

My Cell Phone Case Came In Packaging That Made Me Question The Purchase

Pretty Sure That’s Not Cards

I Think They Ran Out Of Small Pizza Bases

I Thought There Were More Than Just One In The Box, Nope Just Paper

Umm

All This For An Item Made Of Foam

“Professional Precious Fast” Seems Legit

Ordered 7 Cans Of Food. Came In 2 Large Boxes. Goku For Scale

My Hot Chocolate That I Just Opened

Ordered A Battery From Amazon

The Most Extreme Over-Packaging I Have Seen

Yigooood We Together We Design We For

If You've Got A Problem With Me, Say It To My Face!

This Packaging Fail Looks Like A Story Of Forbidden Love. They Just Wanted To Be Together!

I Don't Think This Instructional DVD Was Packaged Very Well

Mistake Found While At Store

Did Someone Take A Bite?

'ice'

I Was The Only Person In My Store To Notice This Fail

Bar Of Shampoo Soap From Duluth Trading Co

Make Racism A Part Of Your Breakfast

That's An Odd Way To Spell Pen

Guess Which One Ended Up In The Dishwasher

The Black Cap Is An Eye Brow Pen. That Was The Only Product In This Whole Box

Such Compact. Big Efficient. Wow

I Was A Bit Upset That I Pulled Out A Sealed Empty Wrapper But The Connected Wrapper Made Up For It

I Guess Putting 3 Of These Next To Each Other Was Never Thought Of... Or Was It

Bésame Cosmetics, 1 Item In A Boat

Adidas Really Dropped The Ball On This

Super Impulse Decided To Put The Galaga Game In The Box Backwards!

Tastes Like Grandma Jam

I'm Afraid To Plug Them In

Make Sure It Says It’s Better At Least Three Times!

This Packaging Makes The Cheese Look Moldy

Ordered A 3-Pack Of Labels From Amazon. They Came In Individual Packages, Shipped From The Same Warehouse

Not The Worst, But Really Amazon?

The Smallest One Came In The Biggest Box!

“Make Sure To Put Some Extra Padding In There To Keep Things From Moving Around.” “All Done, Boss!”

Callin Em Out

Giant Box For Stickers And Picks

Car Battery Returned In A Bucket Taped Shut. Acid Leaked From Battery Being On Its Side