We all know the feeling; once we pick up a bag of our favorite kind of chips, we excitedly wait for the chance to eat them in peace on the couch with our significant other. But when we tear into them, that enormous bag we were going to split with our other half is only about half full.
With a great, big sigh of disbelief, we become so frustrated with this crime that we start to wonder whether or not it’s time to give a single life a try. Just think of it. A big (half-empty) bag of your favorite potato chips all to yourself.
Hershey's
The name Hershey's has become synonymous with chocolate; we can all agree on that, right? The Almond Joy, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and the famous Kisses are all products of one of the world's biggest candy producers. Needless to say, when it comes to Hershey's products, we expect a little more.
This solid milk Stanley Cup - one would expect - to be a full chocolate statue. Why would we ever expect half of one? Alas, what you see isn't always what you get. If they were looking to save chocolate, wouldn't it have made more sense to make the chocolate cup hollow? Just a thought!
Pâté
Though it is known as a delicacy worldwide, it seems like very few people actually encounter pâté in their everyday life. Keeping that in mind, if you love pâté, you’re in for a surprise...not a good kind of surprise, though. This pâté company completely misled consumers with their packaging.
Not only does it look like you're getting nearly twice as much bang for your buck, but the packaging is so fancy, there's no way they could deceive you. ...Or is there? This brand could have avoided our frustration and disappointment and avoided itself from starring on our list if only then had marked on the packaging that this contains two slightly larger-than-bitesize pieces.
HP Touchpad
In 2011, HP learned the hard way that you shouldn’t do things casually in an attempt to rival the Apple iPad. The problems they faced were rushing production for another company’s idea, so not only were they unoriginal, but they were in a hurry to get it off the ground, which they never really did.
With its faulty software, lousy marketing, along with many other disappointing factors, the Touchpad is an example of how *not* to create and release a tech product. Some things are better left to the experts ( apple anyone?) and trying to compete with the best has proven once again that these attempts will end in disaster.
3D Television
Welcome to the future, where everyone gets a 3D television! It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but with several companies attempting and failing, it doesn't seem to be a venture worth spending time and money on. It was priced high for obvious reasons, but mix that and its mediocre performance, and you're in for a disappointing combination.
At one point, the whole seemed like a ploy to get people to buy the most expensive televisions on the shelf with no real justification. And besides, did the designers and manufacturers of this 3D device seriously believe that people would come home from work and the first thing they would want to do is put a pair of spectacles on? We think not.