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If you take a glance around, you’ll spot packaging design fails all over the place. Often these fails look accidental, but sometimes it feels like they’re done on purpose, almost as if they’re intentionally misleading consumers.
When this happens, the best response might just be to snap a photo and call them out online. Here are some of the most exasperating misleading packaging designs that folks have flagged on the internet.
1. “This $5 Lunch Wrap That Is Mostly Tortilla”
2. “Can You Figure Out Why I’m Infuriated Before The 4th Picture?”
3. “This Typically Sized Roll Of String Is Actually A Foam Mold Of The Shape String Normally Makes And A Little Bit Of String Wrapped Around That”
4. “This Tea Towel. The Patterned Part Was The Only Portion Visible On The Packaging”
5. “I Understand The Size Difference But Can’t Forgive The Color”
6. “Tricked By The Packaging Of My Moisturizing Cream”
7. “This Sandwich”
8. “I Bought This Pallet Specifically For The ‘Blue’ Middle Shade”
9. “This Is How 18 Snickers Bars Are Packaged In A ‘Yard'”
10. “Bought A 12-Pack Of Dove Soap, They All Came Out Like This”
11. “Store Using The Clearance Stickers To Cover The Expiration Date. On Baby Food”
12. “My ‘Pound’ Of Turkey Meat Is Short By Over 100 Grams (Almost Missing An Entire Fourth Of The Pound)”
13. “So I Only Get This Much Actual Cream?”
14. “Opened A Pack Of Staples And Was Greeted With This Lovely Surprise”
15. “Straight Up Lie”
16. “These Sly, Sly Bastards”
17. “Are They For Real With This? After A Long Day Of Work, I Wanted More Than 4 Pieces Of Cheese”
18. “Brand New Protein Powder, Not Even Filled With Half Whey”
19. “Not Only Did My Box Of ’90’ Treats Have Only 75 Candies, But Also Only 1 Sour Patch Kids”
20. “A Box 25% Filled With A Bottle That Is Also 25% Filled”
21. “Box Full Of Turkish Delight”
22. “Company Adds Fake Sugar On The Package To Make It Seem As If There Was More Sugar”
23. “Who Was The Packaging Designer? I Just Wanna Talk To Them”
24. “I Guess There Are Technically 2 Flavors In The Package”
25. “Happy Easter, Everyone”
26. “Wife Bought This No-Touch Thermometer Without Realizing It’s A ‘Disposable’ Device With ‘Non-Replaceable’ Batteries”
27. “Bought Today. The Sealed Package Says 100. Counted 24”
28. “This Plastic Bottle Wrapped In Torn Cardboard To ‘Celebrate Mother Earth'”
29. “Packaging Is Interesting But What Is Inside Is Not”
30. “This ‘Avocado Oil’ That My Sister Mistakenly Bought Is Actually >90% Canola Oil”
31. “The Size Of The Packaging vs. What You Actually Get. I Swear It’s Getting Worse”
32. “When The ‘Value’ 2 Pack Costs More Than Buying The Items Individually”
33. “This Damn Wrap Cost £3.50”
34. “This Has Got To Be Fraud In Some Way”
35. “Fabric Softener Says Extra For Free. The Same Size As The Old Bottle Actually Does 25% Less Washes”
36. “This Packaging Uses An Optical Illusion To Make The Vegetables Look More Green”
37. “This ‘Missing’ Piece Of Chocolate”
38. “Daily Reminder That HP Is A Scam. Ink Cartridges Come With 75% Empty Space”
39. “Everything Is In A Name. This Is A Sugar Packet And The Company Announces That It’s Pure And Hygienic”
40. “Clearly Meant To Make You Think The Bottles Are Way Taller Than They Are Until You Pull Them Out”
h/t: Reddit