So you’ve decided to do the right thing and buy plastic-free products to support a more eco-friendly environment. You see this bottle, which looks like it’s made of paper and says it’s paper, so it must be paper, right? You come home, thinking you’ve done something good, spending your hard-earned cash on a “green” product, when it’s actually just a plastic bottle that’s been green-washed. Good thing this consumer dug a little deeper so we can all watch out for this little scam.
This is like being a vegetarian, ordering a Vegimac, and discovering a fleshy patty between your buns. Or even worst, ordering a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and then discovering it’s all that preserved stuff. What are we spending our money on people?
When Brands Shamelessly Lied
Reading a label that says “Enriched with vitamin A” makes shoppers feel like they might be buying something at least marginally healthy. The least you deserve is to get what you think you're paying for, right? But it turns out it’s a complete fib — all one has to do is look at the nutrition facts to see that it's a total sham.
There is no Vitamine A just like there are no Vitamins B, C, or D. If you want something that is considered healthy and in fact IS enriched with some sort of vitamines, we suggest looking in a known health store that appreciated the honesty and doest waste its time publishing false messages.
Guess We Will Never Know
This pen has a pitch-black inkwell inside, so this way – it basically looks full all the time. But the dilemma with this is, customers will never know how much was in it to begin with. If we've seen anything from this list, we reckon these Staples pens are only half-full ink.
The worst part is you can only tell once you've bought the pen that the inkwell is black! We suggest having a set weight for pens like this. This way, when you reach the counter to pay for the goods, you can weigh the pen and see if it meets standards. So simple and so genius.
Come On, Garnier!
We have so many questions, but it just boils down to one. Why? Why would a skincare company waste so much space in its packaging? We've heard that some companies say the air keeps the chips from getting crushed; well, there are no chips in this bottle of gel facewash! And what's more, they intentionally covered it up, thinking we wouldn't notice under the label. Well, this guy noticed! For shame, Garnier.
The brand can say that when the product is laying down, it spreads along the entire surface of the tube or say that the exact amount is stated on the packaging, so why the fuss? We say- make the packaging in a relevant-sized tube and stop trying to sell us these stories.
Expectations Vs. Reality
This has got to be a manufacturer defect cause there is no way a self-respecting baker could look at that cookie and think that's decent-looking. That's like making a massive bowl of pasta and only adding one tablespoon of bolognese sauce. Hopefully, these cookies were just poor victims of circumstance and not part of some evil scheme to terrorize some jam-loving customer.
To be on the safe side, this brand could have added to the packaging 'Image simulated for illustrative purposes," and then we couldn't have said anything. On second thought, we always have something to say, so we would probably find a reason for them to be on our list.