Have you ever purchased a product based on the cool or interesting packaging, only to find out that it was a total disappointment or sham? If not, you should be grateful. Sadly, for these people, they will never trust a productโs marketing tactics again.
From blatant lies to deceiving pictures and terminology โ these 25 packagings designs are so confusing, we donโt whether to scream, laugh, or cry.
Were these a totally manipulative marketing tactic or just a general oversight on the companyโs part? Weโll never know. What we do know, is that someone messed up.
1. This big fat lie.
Nothing is more frustrating than when you open your giant cup of gummy bears, but it turns out itโs just a deceiving lid, and now you want to cry.
2. Was someone trying to be cruel or just plain lazy?
There really is no good explanation for this one. Now, theyโll have to spread the pepperoni slices evenly, leaving only a couple pieces per slice of pizza. So annoying.
3. โGluten-Freeโ
So, youโre not gluten-free at all, you big jerks. Hard to believe theyโre still in business.
4. These โjumboโ shrimp
Oh, you were expecting there to be a whole shrimp under there? Yeah, no, sorry about that.
5. Youโve got to be kidding me with this.
You honestly need two of them to equal what the package says it should be. What a waste.
6. Oh, you mean like this stubborn package?
This tool would be super handy for a situation likeโฆright now. Have fun getting this thing open.
7. Thereโs no logic in this packaging design.
โI needed red. Guess which one I grabbed at first?โ
8. The downplayed ingredient.
Hope you like sunflower oil, because thatโs pretty much what you got.
9. A little too similar for comfort.
If youโre going to buy different pills for different purposes in this brand, be sure to keep them stored very, very separately.
10. Bigger isnโt better.
This is the actual contents next to the size of the bottle. Proof that companies like to trick you with your eyes, making you think youโre getting more than you really are.
11. Mmmโฆlooks delicious.
This can of radiator coolant looks an awfully lot like a tallboy can of beer. Make sure you have your glasses on before cracking open this โcold one.โ
12. This giant waste of plastic.
โThis Antivirus software my dad bought is literally an empty case with a code on the back.โ
13. Shame on you, Hillshire Farms.
Now, the sausage to cheese ratio is going to be way off.
14. This frustrating cost-cutting technique.
Marketed as a โcranberry chocolateโ bar. Hope you werenโt expecting something else.
15. Math is hard.
Whoever is on this marketing team needs to figure out how percentages work.
16. Deception at its finest.
They didnโt even have the courtesy to cut the falafel wrap down the center.
17. They did this just to mess with people, right?
A screwdriver is needed to remove this screwdriver from its packaging.
18. Now, you just made me waste even more money.
โBought AA batteries for these LED lights I bought, because the front of the packaging said it takes 2 AA batteries.โ
19. They apparently added an extra letter.
So, by โcookies,โ they meant โcookie.โ
20. Whatโs with all the math?
It doesnโt seem like buying disposable razors should be this complicated.
21. โNo tube present.โ
โ*shakes package* hmm feels like thereโs at least a few, seems worth the priceโฆ(No, it doesnโt say on the box how many)โ
22. Is there any honesty in the world anymore?
Not only is this such a sham, but itโs a giant waste of packaging.
23. Not cool, not cool at all.
The packaging is 19 centimeters long, while the pieces of candy are only 10 centimeters long.
24. Iโm sorry, what?
This rope looks perfect for climbing! Oh, waitโฆ
25. Once again, math seems to have no meaning when it comes to packaging design.
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โThis is why I have trust issues.โ
