30 Shady Companies Using Who Used Some Straight Up BS Marketing Tactics To Sell Products

Marketing is an essential part of any business, but some companies use shady tactics to promote their products. These tactics can include false advertising, misleading claims, and even outright lies. As consumers, it’s important to be aware of these marketing ploys and avoid supporting companies that use them.

Today we’re highlighting some designs that are, in all honestly, some real bullsh*t. Doing stuff like this should be illegal, but you be the judge. Read on for more.

1. Advertise Free WiFi But Make Sure The Customers Know The Procedure For How To Pay For It

2. How To Disappoint Every Student On Campus

3. This Website Hilariously Just Stretches The Pixels To Turn Regular Clothing Into “Maternity” Clothing

4. Is That Really Free Delivery?

5. Trashy Company

6. This Vending Machine Is 100% Sold Out. It Only Tells You That Items Are Sold Out After You’ve Put Money In/Used Your Card

7. Man, That’s Really Cheap… Oh

8. Packaging For These Markers

9. Was Wondering Why It Ran Out So Quickly

10. I Have An Ad In My Fortune Cookie

11. This “Gold” Chalk That My Daughter Received As A Gift. White Chalk Spray-Painted Gold

12. Food Delivery Service That Tells You “Someone Is At The Door! Okay We Lied”

13. Who Thought It Was A Good Idea To Put An Image Of 7 Churros For The Sign Of 3 Churros

14. Got A Letter In An Envelope Which Said My Lease Was Terminated. Just Another Ad

15. Bought A Chicken Pot Pie Thinking It Was The Size Of The Outer Tin Before Cutting Into It And Seeing This Monstrosity

16. Chipotle Goes All-Out Advertising That For The Next Week Delivery Is Free, And Then Casually Makes The Delivery Menu Priced Higher Than The Regular One

17. So Basically Every Price

18. New Cereal Box Is 11% Taller With 1.6% Less Cereal

19. That Would Explain Why My Ankle Hurts

20. This “Avocado” Oil

21. Imagine Cleaning A Fan So Well That You Uncover 2 New Blades

22. This “Dual” Camera Smartphone Doesn’t Have Two Functioning Cameras

23. Went In For The $1.99 Lunch Special. Sorry Sir, That Says $7.99 Lunch Special

24. Dish Network Sent Out Advertisements In Envelopes That Make It Look Like A Special Occasion Card

25. I Got A Ticket. No, Just An Ad For A Tattoo Place

26. When You Thumbs Down Trash Like This On Netflix But It Keeps Coming Back At The Top Of Your Homepage

27. Unremovable Ads On My $2,500 Samsung Smart TV

28. Walmart Employee Here. We Were Given These Shirts Today. Walmart Profits Billions Off Of This Pandemic, Then Compares Their Sacrifice To WW2 Veterans

29. The Mixed Signals Of This Shoe Sale Advertisement

30. This Pamphlet I Got On My Door Making Me Not Want To Touch My Doorknob Until I Realized

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Mike Primavera

Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome