168 Times People Ordered Things Online But Received Something So Awful, They Just Had To Share (New Pics)

by admin February 11, 2022

The worldwide pandemic fueled a surge in online shopping across the world, as the year 2022 is expected to be the first trillion-dollar year for online sales. The surge first hit back in 2020 when online consumer spending hit a record $813 billion, which was a 42% increase from only a year earlier, 2019.

Before the pandemic, online shopping was just another way to shop. If you hadn't found what you were looking for in a physical store, online shopping would have been your last resource. Now, we have become used to buying groceries, home improvement products, and sporting goods, which have become especially popular, with a single click. So no wonder the e-shopping world has turned its other side on us and we also face many more shopping fails than ever before.

So today, we wrapped up some of the funniest, weirdest and most frustrating examples of what happens when online shopping goes awry, and presents us with a good old “expectation” vs “reality” experience. Let us know if you have also been betrayed by an item you bought online in the comments! More cruel online shopping fails can be found in our previous posts here, here, here and here.

#1 My Son Turned 1 Yesterday. This Was The Topper To His Space Themed Cake. Left Is What We Ordered, Right Is What We Got

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#2 Sometimes You Don’t Expect A Lot From Aliexpress But Dammit

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#3 (Found) This Mask From Wish

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#4 I Paid $65 For A Cake That Wasn't Even Worth It

I hate to even have to do this but I want to warn people.

She refused to do anything about it. They don't even look close or anything.

#5 It's A Scam

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#6 Ordered 100 "Empty" Nintendo DS Cases And Got 100 Copies Of Jonas

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#7 Ordered A Tool From Amazon. They Sent Me A Bag With Nothing In It. Wish I Could Make This Up

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#8 Ordered A Gromit Coffee Mug Online

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#9 Amazon Shipped Me An Empty Stick Of Deodorant

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#10 Op Ordered The Left Painting From An Instagram "Artist" Who Then Blocked Them After Delivery

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#11 Ordered A Pot/Pan Set Off Amazon After Recently Moving. Beware Super Low Prices On Kitchenware

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#12 For My Son’s 1st Birthday, I Give You The Cake We Ordered And The Cake We Got

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#13 The Cat Tree My Mum Ordered vs. What She Received

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#14 Thanks To This Woman’s Amazon Review I Promptly Removed This Dress From My Cart

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#15 So I Ordered Some Popcorn From Amazon. Always Check The Size First

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#16 Ordered A “Rose Apothecary” Sweater From Etsy For My Fiancé. This Came Instead. We’re Both Double Vaxxed And Healthcare Workers

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#17 We Ordered Toothbrushes On Ebay From China But Received Eye Masks Instead. I’m Not Mad About This Error, And Will Use Them Wisely

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#18 I Can’t Believe It

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#19 My Friend Ordered This Rug Online. She Got This Instead, Whatever It Is

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#20 First Time I Ordered Shoes Online

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#21 My Wife Just Got This Huge Banner For Work. Perfect

She’s ordered from the same place before and sent them the same file type as before.

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#22 It’s -35 Today Here In Canada. I Needed Warm Winter Boots. What I Ordered vs. What I Got

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#23 Axolotl Arrived In The Mail

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#24 What Was Ordered Versus What I Just Received In The Mail Today

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#25 Oh, The Joys Of Ordering Online

Two different colors, two different sizes, and both are left shoes. Lovely!

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#26 My New Bath Mat Finally Arrived

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#27 I Ordered Three Collars From An Online Seller For My Cat, But When The Package Finally Arrived It Contained Two Bottles Of Ivermectin

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#28 I Ordered 1 Lbs Of Green Beans Online And Got 1 Very Lonely Green Bean

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#29 My Sister Ordered A Face Mask From Amazon (Left) And The Photo On The Right Is What She Received

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#30 So I Ordered Feminine Products Off Amazon And Received Inflatable Basketballs Instead

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#31 Ordered A "Squid Game Game Master" Mask Which Was Advertised To Look 3D And Got This A Piece Of Printed Carton For 7€

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#32 Make Sure You Order From The Grown-Ups' Section

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#33 Two Baskets I Ordered From Amazon

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#34 Was Super Excited For This Replica Glove (You Can Take It Out & Wear It). What I Got. Even In A Broken Frame

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#35 The New Bathroom Rug I Ordered Online vs. The Actual Rug I Received In The Mail. I'd Say Something Is Wrong Here

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#36 I Ordered 3 Hard Drives From Amazon And They Sent Me 3 Cases Instead

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#37 So My Mom Ordered A Memorial Day Wreath For My Grandpa, Who Is A Vietnam Vet

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#38 When You Order Clothes On Amazon

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#39 When You Order A Spooky Shark Costume Online

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#40 Warned My Friend About Buying From Wish. Hope He Learned His Lesson

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#41 When You Order Your Halloween Costume From Wish. I Ordered Freddie. Think I Got His Cousin Eddie

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#42 This "Silver Metallic Jumpsuit" My Friend And I Both Bought For A Party Off An Obscure Website

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#43 Ya Got Me, China (Turns Out "HeyDudesShoeUSA" Is Not The Official HeyDudes Site)

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#44 Owl Planter Macrame

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#45 I Bought An Electric Hobby Drill For My Plastic Models Which Turned Out To Be A Plastic Model Itself

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#46 My Buddy Ordered Some New Dice And Forgot To Check The Size

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#47 Heavy-Duty Combat Boots

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#48 Cake Ordered vs What Arrived

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#49 Nightmare

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#50 This Migraine Ice Hat

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#51 Ooooh, That's A Lovely Big Chest Of Drawers. Wait...

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#52 This Lion Dog Toy My Mom Got On Amazon. Dog Loves It But I Can’t Stop Laughing.

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#53 Online Flower Order

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#54 What I Ordered vs. What They Sent

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#55 Customer Bought Wheels And Tires Online, After Advising Multiple Times That The Tires Are Too Small For His SUV He Insisted For Us To Put Them On

TireSize: 225/45/17

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#56 I Should Have Read The Dimensions

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#57 What My Parents Ordered vs. What They Got

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#58 My Family Recently Moved To Florida So I Wanted To Protect Them From The Sun

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#59 I Ordered Some Sample Colors For New Blinds, And They Sent Me Actual Tiny Little Blinds

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#60 Whiskey Advent Calendar

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#61 £76 Bouquet

They said they had accidentally sent the "small" version of the bouquet (which doesn't exist on their website). They offered a re-delivery of the "correct large size" or q voucher for the cost plus £10 extra. I asked for a full refund. Why would I want the bigger version of a terrible bouquet and why would I trust them for future purchases. They didn't argue.

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#62 Charge It, It Will Soon Grow

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#63 What I Ordered From Amazon vs. What I Received

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#64 I Saw Your Blanket And Raise You My "Carpet" - What We Ordered vs. What We Got

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#65 Someone Pre Ordered A "PS5" From China. This Is What He Got

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#66 Just, Just Don't Order From Facebook Ads

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#67 $6.99 On Amazon, Not Eligible For Return

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#68 This Is How Amazon Delivered My Body Wash. I Wonder What Are They Expect Me To Do

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#69 I Cannot Stop Laughing At This Amazon Review

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#70 Amazon Sent Me 4 Copies Of The Aristocats. I Ordered 0

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#71 Ordered 2 Of These Shoe Cabinets Online, Second Image Is Everything That Arrived. Company Offered Me A £4 Goodwill Refund When I Complained

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#72 My Poor Mother-In-Law Got Bamboozled By A Fake Website, The Delivered Charlie Brown "Tree" Is So Pathetic Looking I Honestly Love It

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#73 Hairbands On Amazon. Just Need To Turn The Saturation Up A Little Bit In Real Life

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#74 My Dad Ordered Another Light For The Outside Shed

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#75 I May Have Underestimated The Size Of My Cat

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#76 Ordered This Batman Christmas Ornament Back In October. This Is What Arrived Today

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#77 The Expectation vs. Reality Of The Masks I Ordered For Halloween

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#78 Ordered "Outdoor Garden Watering Can" From Ebay. Not Just The Size But You Can See There's No Holes In There

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#79 Aliexpress Ad vs. Customer Review

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#80 I Ordered A Karambit Online. And This Is What I Got

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#81 An Online Listing vs. What Was Actually Delivered

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#82 What My Sister Ordered, What She Got, And The Entire Convo About Making It. Crafters, Do Better

Seriously, if you have to say "within reason", and you KNOW it won't be exact, say so. We're over $100 deep for 2 blankets now. Granted I know the person and knew their printer wasn't big enough and no one listens to me, I still feel like crafters can do better and be more communicative. Pictures are like 5x7 and the words are crooked and the font is a joke.