Believe it or not, Panera Bread has been caught red-handed manipulating customers. Yes, the Panera crew does bake their bread on the spot, but that doesn’t mean the dough is made from scratch at that same location. Prepared dough arrives every day and may or may not be frozen. So, you may be eating fresh bread, just not completely fresh.
Now, when you think of it, it is exactly like the frozen stuff you buy at the local store and bake at home. There is no difference at all, except for the final price you are charged when buying at Panera Bread. Scam or not, it is up to you to decide.
Skittles
Growing up, Skittles was always one of our favorite candies. The sensation of biting through the hard shell into a fruity, chewy center full of colors and flavors is one that always brings us back to the good old days. Who doesn't love tasting the rainbow? Well, apparently, some of our fondest childhood memories were cut into two...or less.
Skittles manufacturers include a bag of less than half of what is advertised. Taste the rainbow? More like more rain on our parade! And today, it's all even more than ever as you can find Skittles in a variety of colors, shapes, and flavors so the fraud doesn't seem to end.
Nerf
Who didn’t love to have a safety-conscious brawl with friends with Nerfs back in the day? We know we did! While this may seem like the Nerf enthusiast's biggest dream, you're subject to quite the optical illusion. The manufacturer of this dart package created this scam by stacking the ones at the back.
It definitely had us fooled! These days most toys and gadgets come in transparent packages so the buyer can see exactly what is in the pack. Say goodbye to Nerf's scam, and say hello to safety buying.
Aberdeen Square
Well, isn't this ad a roller coaster of emotions? At first, you're upset because you think you just received a parking ticket, then you're relieved it isn't a parking ticket, but then you're upset again because someone tricked you into thinking you just got a parking ticket. Honestly, how is this marketing technique even legal?
In our opinion, it isn't even funny; if anything, it's the perfect way to make prospective customers take their business elsewhere! this is a perfect example, of bad marketing, bad advertising, bad copywriting, and we suppose a bad brand too.
Pizza Hut
We're sorry to be the ones that burst your bubble when it comes to Pizza Hut, but someone has to do it. Some judge their pizzas based on their crust, while others judge based on their cheesy goodness. But in order to judge the quality of the cheese, you've got to be sure you're eating a real cheese pizza.
A couple of years back, health inspectors from the UK standards department tested fast-food pizzas for authenticity and discovered that nearly all of the pizzas (including Pizza Hut) were made with imitation cheese. We don't want to know what exactly fake cheese entails, but we're hoping Pizza Hut learned its lesson!