35 People Who Paid Full Price And Still Got Ripped Off
One of the worst feelings is realizing you got ripped off. Paying full price these days already hurts the wallet, so the last thing you want is buyer’s remorse on top of it.
We’ve all been there at some point… that mix of frustration and disbelief when something you paid good money for turns out to be a total letdown. The silver lining? Sharing these fails online, because sometimes you need photo evidence just to believe how bad it really was.
1. “Paid $12 To Go To This ‘Pumpkin Patch’, Also Known As A Field With Pumpkins Placed In It”
2. “This Is The Hot Tub At The Airbnb, Which Was Why I Rented The Spot. Smelled Terrible And Was Not Cleaned In Forever”
3. “Paid $300 For 3 Nights At This Specific Hotel Because They Advertised A Free Continental Breakfast. This Is Their Continental Breakfast”
4. “I Paid $20 For A Burger On My Cruise. Here Is The Result”
5. “This $18 ‘Caesar Salad’ My Girlfriend’s Cousins Got In Vegas”
6. “I Paid $47 To Upgrade To This ‘Window Seat'”
7. “The Year Of Paying More For Less”
8. “$8.99 Kids Buttered Noodles”
9. “My Wedding Cake (Yes, We Paid For This)”
10. “This Haircut That I Paid $60 For”
11. “Just Paid $300 For This Textbook And Peeled Off A Sticker To Reveal It Shouldn’t Have Been Sold”
12. “Caprese Salad I Purchased From A Pizza Place. I Should Have Checked The Reviews First”
13. “The View From My 30€ Ticket”
14. “Ordered Fried Pickles As An Appetizer. I Got 1 Pickle Cut Into 4, Cost Me $10”
15. “I Paid $5.50 For These Cheesy Chips At A Football Match”
16. “$17 For Sad Pizza My Friend Ordered”
17. “I Spent $12 On ‘Anti-Fog’ Mirror Film”
18. “Went Out For Dinner With Friends And Got Sausage And Peppers As An Appetizer. This Is What We Got”
19. “Dinner Provided By My School (On A Trip I Paid $1500 For)”
20. “I Paid $10.95 For This”
21. “Paid $9 For This. Speechless”
22. “The Majesty Of An $8.00 Whole Foods Sandwich. The Good News Is The Chicken Salad Is Completely Tasteless”
23. “This Was Served At A Networking Party. They Paid $500 For The Venue”
24. “The View Of The Stage At My Concert”
25. “Bought A $44 Handmade Ceramic Mug. It Cracks As I Pour In My First Cup Of Tea”
26. “Bought A New Build House And Chose A Location Across From Yet To Be Placed Park Since We Had Kids. Paid A Premium For This Coveted Lot. Here’s The Park They Finally Put In”
27. “The Server Said The Wings Were A ‘Good’ Size”
28. “Just Arrived At My Hotel In My ‘Sea Facing Room'”
29. “A ‘Caesar Salad’ At Red Robin”
30. “I Paid Over 4 Dollars For This. I Just Opened This. There’s More In The Photo On The Front Than In The Bag”
31. “My School Lunch. Paid $3.25 For This”
32. “Glad I Paid For Pre”
33. “I Paid $8 For This”
34. “I Ordered A Baby Shower Gift For A Friend From Babies R Us And Paid An Extra $5 For A Gift Wrap With A Gift Message. Gift Message Printed On Invoice With Contents Listed”
35. “My Mom Paid $20k To Enclose Her Porch. I Saw It Today. All Of The Beams And Joints Look Like This”
