Going to the supermarket may seem like a pretty simple task, but in reality, it is more than just grocery shopping. Part of it is really speculating on whether to buy something or not. Checking for quality and not just the price is also very important.
For seasoned grocery shoppers, looking at packaging alone won’t do. Their years of experience have taught them how to look beyond the covers and see the real state of the products on the shelves. However, for newbies in grocery shopping, and for people who simply look into the packaging, the risk of being deceived is quite high.
Be very careful when you buy in supermarkets because packaging can be very tricky and who knows, you might fall victim to disastrous packaging designs, just like what happened to these people. Read on and prepare to laugh out loud with this incredibly sly designs that tricked shoppers into buying!
#1 Genius
It does look like it works. The name isn’t that lame; I’m more concerned about the product itself. It looks uncomfortable.
#2 I don’t get it either
Who wants the words “sexual harassment” anywhere near their food? I’m not sure what’s going on here.
#3 Crap
All it says is crap without any other explanation of what you’re looking at. You can’t blame people for wondering what it is, can you?
#4 We were wrong
When goofs like these happen, we assume it has to be a small company or startup. Well, big companies struggle with this too.
#5 Eddie Murphy does not approve
If this was someone new on the scene, someone who had just got into the movie business, then we’d call it an error. How do you not know who Eddie Murphy is?
#6 Jedi mind tricks
I’m sorry to tell you that you will be running out of glue faster than you thought. You probably thought it was a bargain, but alas, it’s not.
#7 Make up your mind
Why do you label your product as both semi-dry and extra dry? Those sound like two very different types of dry.
#8 Whose fault is it?
It’s one thing if the missing piece of chocolate was one of the ones in the hidden parts of the box. However, the missing piece wasn’t hidden at all. If only they’d looked before giving away their hard-earned money. Sure, the manufacturer is responsible for this, but still…
#9 Not convinced
We get it, it’s a knock off, but you can try a little harder. L’Oreal looks nothing like that.
#10 What did you do to Jackie?
With this sort of product, companies opt for hair models of some sort who are the epitome of healthy hair. I wonder why they went with an expressionless guy in a black suit and poorly photoshopped picture of the legendary Jackie Chan? You’re not fooling anyone here.
#11 Orange pee
It almost sounds like a symptom you’d expect from a tropical virus. They need to resize these stickers.
#12 Puke in a bag
Why would you use the word puke on anything meant to be food? I hear it’s a great hangover remedy, though.
#13 A new kind of crime
How do the grammar police feel about this kind of thing? They are used to dealing with punctuation errors and typos here and there. What do they do when they run into people who mislabel things like this?
#14 Ham and cheese cupcakes
I’m sure no one here has had those before. The more curious ones would be very disappointed to find that they do not taste like ham and cheese at all.
#15 More watermelons
What is it with the watermelons? You would think they were rare, and no one could identify them.
#16 Always ask
Technically, the packaging doesn’t claim it’s all rainbow-colored. However, you can’t help but feel a bit cheated here, right?
#17 Orange watermelons
I almost feel like these are all being put up by trolls for a quick laugh. Those are pumpkins. Watermelons are green, not orange.
#18 A special place in hell
On the surface, it looks like these donuts have more Nutella filling. Once you cut one in half, you can’t help but sit down and reflect on your choices in life.
#19 My dog
I could see how this could work. People who hate dogs, but own cats, could buy this like a joke. It’s something that would generate lively debates at dinner parties, right?
#20 No you don’t
Pooh in Japanese may seem like a fun and creative character/mascot name, but it’s not the same for English speaking folk. We do not love pooh.
#21 Nope
The label reads iceberg lettuce. This looks like broccoli to me. Imagine returning this to a store and getting accused of having switched their labels, how do you deal with that?
#22 Honesty is the best policy
Labeling your food as mediocre may just be a new strategy. They are trying to lower our expectations so that we are pleasantly surprised when we realize how good their food is.
#23 No one will notice
The little guy on the right is actually from Star Wars. Naturally, anyone would be confused by this. Did they do a crossover between Star Wars and The Hobbit?
#24 Flavored crack
What’s actually in these cartons is shrimp flavored crackers. Imagine the employees at Costco having to explain themselves to police officers, “It’s just a typo.”
#25 No sadness here
I assume this has to do with some pediatric office somewhere. It may work for the kids, but I doubt parents are laughing at it.
#26 Whoops!
They got the fruit name right in this one, this is indeed a watermelon. However, calling this one seedless, especially if it’s already sliced up, is not the way to go.
#27 Stand in the corner
They make it sound like the food is meant to punish misbehaving cats. Just look at those sad eyes. No, do not throw cat food at your cats.
#28 Happy hangovers?
When brewers think about branding, I doubt a smiley face is the first thing that comes to mind. Let’s not forget the name here, “Happy Vodka.” Again, this is a great example of products we take pictures of and quietly place back on the shelves we found them on.
#29 Training balls
Well, that’s one way to get attention for a product. Just look at those knockers.
#30 That’s not ice
Now, unless Ice is the name of this brand of popcorn, then I think we have a problem. Luckily, it’s packed in a clear bag so everyone can see it’s not ice.
#31 Inca flavor?
What do they mean by Inca flavor? Is it made out of human flesh? As for “ethnican flavor,” they may have possibly meant “ethnic flavor.” Maybe. We’re not sure where they were going with this one.
#32 Honest mistake
There are lots of towns and products that use the name Collon without much of a problem. Naming brown chocolate treats shaped like a digestive track is outright asking for trouble. You have no one to blame but yourself.
#33 Another angle
There is a never-ending debate about how to add milk to cereal. Some people prefer adding milk into a bowl first, to everyone else’s dismay. It’s one of those pet peeves we can’t explain. These guys prefer adding the bowl into the milk. To each his own.
#34 Poo
There are quite a few restaurants in Thailand called Poo. Again, it’s just one of those things that depend on what part of the world you’re in. Poo is a famous foodie featured frequently on Jamie Oliver’s show, but try explaining that to people who aren’t foodies.
#35 Machines make mistakes too
This is one of the problems you’ll see with automated processes. If even one box is arranged in the wrong way, you get slip-ups like these that would easily get fixed by a human.
#36 Tarantula roach
No, that isn’t a tarantula. You’ll be surprised by how many people can’t tell that that is a cockroach. Someone at the factory clearly couldn’t tell.
#37 Hold onto your children
I think they meant chicken. That’s an odd typo. Maybe it’s a store with ogres as their target market, and they fry children.
#38 Lost in translation
Shito is Ghanaian for pepper. However, seeing as this product is targeted at an English-speaking market, someone should have seen the potential for a few problems here, right?
#39 Explain yourself
Why is this normal? Are they reusing the sacs meant for onions, or is corn a part of the same species as onions?
#40 Not again
Imagine sending someone to get you a box of strawberries and they bring you this, what do you do? These are grapes, but if the box says they aren’t, who are you to say otherwise?
#41 Surprise, it’s Easter
I’d imagine the theme here had something to do with Christmas. Maybe they had leftovers from Easter and thought they could get away with it. I mean, it’s still chocolate.