30 Unbelievable Ways Companies Tried To Deceive Their Customers

Nathan Johnson Published 04/25/2018 in wow

The marketing techniques on display here are not designed for building trust

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I Was Wondering Why I Seem To Go Through Deodorant So Fast. This Is Brand New, Never Been Used (Labels Removed)
2.
Just As I Suspected At Starbucks - At Every Place I've Worked, All Have Said They Recycle. None Do
3.
This Balloon
4.
Fake Hair To Make You Swipe Up
5.
If You Think You Can Read It From The Top Shelf, You're Wrong
6.
These Smoothie Packets. Easy To Make, Just Add The Entire Smoothie
7.
Seriously? Contradictory At Its Finest
8.
Wow, That’s A Good Deal! Oh...
9.
Oh, Thanks! Wait... What?
10.
Cold Beer
11.
The "Cancel Uninstalation" Button Is In Green
12.
Make Up Your Mind Tide
13.
I Was Misled
14.
Inside The Package Of A Drone My Parents Got Me For Christmas
15.
Family Friend Hired Spongebob For A Birthday Party. On The Left - What Was Promised, On The Right - What Appeared (A Man Covered In Sponges)
16.
The Amazing Spider-man
17.
"You're Gonna Pay For That Free Coffee, Aren't You?"
18.
Advertising Masked As A Parking Ticket In A Parking Garage
19.
One Cent, 6.95 Shipping. Almost Got Tricked With This One
20.
Mildly Disappointed, But Very Amused
21.
This Ad I Almost Clicked On To Answer A Call
22.
The Color Of "Up To" Makes It Almost Impossible To See From A Distance, Especially With Glare. Thanks, Old Navy
23.
This USB Flash Drive Name Makes It Seem It Has 100 GB Of Memory
24.
Hmmm
25.
Expectations VS Reality
26.
The Mug That Won't Fall Over
27.
This Game's Developer Name Is Trying To Fake The Rating System
28.
How To Lie With Graphs. And Edge Is Still Worse Than The Competition, Even If The Numbers Were True And Their Tests Reproducible
29.
It's Illegal Not To Have A Link No? Let's Write It In White
30.
Websites Straight Up Lying To Get Clicks

1.
I Was Wondering Why I Seem To Go Through Deodorant So Fast. This Is Brand New, Never Been Used (Labels Removed)
2.
Just As I Suspected At Starbucks - At Every Place I've Worked, All Have Said They Recycle. None Do
3.
This Balloon
4.
Fake Hair To Make You Swipe Up
5.
If You Think You Can Read It From The Top Shelf, You're Wrong
6.
These Smoothie Packets. Easy To Make, Just Add The Entire Smoothie
7.
Seriously? Contradictory At Its Finest
8.
Wow, That’s A Good Deal! Oh...
9.
Oh, Thanks! Wait... What?
10.
Cold Beer
11.
The "Cancel Uninstalation" Button Is In Green
12.
Make Up Your Mind Tide
13.
I Was Misled
14.
Inside The Package Of A Drone My Parents Got Me For Christmas
15.
Family Friend Hired Spongebob For A Birthday Party. On The Left - What Was Promised, On The Right - What Appeared (A Man Covered In Sponges)
16.
The Amazing Spider-man
17.
"You're Gonna Pay For That Free Coffee, Aren't You?"
18.
Advertising Masked As A Parking Ticket In A Parking Garage
19.
One Cent, 6.95 Shipping. Almost Got Tricked With This One
20.
Mildly Disappointed, But Very Amused
21.
This Ad I Almost Clicked On To Answer A Call
22.
The Color Of "Up To" Makes It Almost Impossible To See From A Distance, Especially With Glare. Thanks, Old Navy
23.
This USB Flash Drive Name Makes It Seem It Has 100 GB Of Memory
24.
Hmmm
25.
Expectations VS Reality
26.
The Mug That Won't Fall Over
27.
This Game's Developer Name Is Trying To Fake The Rating System
28.
How To Lie With Graphs. And Edge Is Still Worse Than The Competition, Even If The Numbers Were True And Their Tests Reproducible
29.
It's Illegal Not To Have A Link No? Let's Write It In White
30.
Websites Straight Up Lying To Get Clicks