We often underestimate the magic of good marketing. A well-made ad can convince us to buy something in seconds, while an equally bad ad can dissuade us just as quickly. Entire departments at corporations try to solve the mystery of why we buy things every day, and while some succeed in cracking the case open, others come out with duds that become infamous for how terrible they are.
Bored Panda has collected some of the worst advertisements in existence: from weird wording choices and cursed images to unfortunate placements and just general what-the-hell vibes. A marketing intern should know that these are examples of what not to do if you want people to buy your product, but somehow, these terrible ads still got a green light.
#1 I Didn’t Want To See Your Stupid Podcast
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#2 Hard Pass On The Demon Babies
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#3 Thanks Tumblr
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#4 That’s My Husband!!
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#5 I Just Want Some Extra Fries
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#6 Is This True!?!?!
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#7 Excuse Me?
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#8 I Randomly Got This Ad While On Youtube
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#9 I Did Not Know That You Can Save On Gas
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#10 What Am I Looking At?
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#11 Interesting Adds
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#12 W*f
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#13 Lmao
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#14 Your Phone Is Warning!!!!!
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#15 This Is Not Really An Ad But.. What The F**k
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#16 My Brain Hurts
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#17 Just A Normal Ad
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#18 Why Does This Even Exist???
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#19 W*f
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#20 Adobe AI Slop Ad
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#21 The Horrid Transformation Of One Times Square
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#22 I Was Looking Up Frog Hats
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#23 W*f
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#24 Why Just Why
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#25 What
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#26 Once In A Lifetime Ad
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#27 M8 (Translations: Most iPhone Users Didn’t Know How To Block Ads) So, Cleaning Your Microphone Opening Is How To Block Ads?
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#28 Ah Yes, Friday Night Funkin
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#29 Flying Gorilla
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#30 What The F**k Is This
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#31 Cursed Bleach
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#32 I Mean, You Certainly Won’t Have Deal With The Bills Anymore
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#33 Sus
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#34 Yes
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#35 Why Is The Door So Big
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#36 Found In The Wild
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#37 Nice
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#38 Replika
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#39 F Mental Health I Want Some Fake N**e Pics
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#40 Pull The Pin Ads
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#41 What The Hell Nickelodeon?
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#42 Oh Jeez I Wonder What They Are
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#43 Everyday… We Stray Further From God
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#44 Bro What The F**k Is This Youtube Ad
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#45 Why Does Every Mobile Ad Universally Agree That Dads Are Worse At Mobile Games Than Moms? Can Someone Explain This Trope?
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#46 You Can’t Really Top This
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#47 Among Us Purple Man Security Guard Imposter Sus Funny
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#48 I Don’t Even Know Where To Start With This One
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#49 Awh Hell Nah
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#50 What!?!
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#51 Saw This
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#52 Does Anyone Actually Fall For C**p Like This??
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#53 3rd Arm
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#54 I F*****g Said No Alice
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#55 This AI Girlfriend Ad Is Disturbing Because…
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#56 What’s Thiss Tacobell? Multi – Billion Dollar Corporation And You Can’t Afford A Designer??
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#57 Holy C**p This Is Stupid
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#58 I Have No Words That Can Fully Encapsulate How W*f This One Is
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#59 Bruh
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#60 Life Is When You Stop Using Ia For This A*s Content
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#61 I Could Tell Right Off The Bat It Was AI. Then I Saw Her Eyes
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#62 I’m Fine With People Doing Whatever They Want. But People Making Cringe Like This? Disgusting
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#63 What In The World Is This
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#64 Everytime I See This Face. Everytime. I Want To Do Unholy Things
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#65 I Didn’t See Anyone Else Do An Update…so Don’t Mind If I Do. No But In All Seriousness It’s Really Sad To See This Mural Be Replaced By An Ad
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#66 A Popular Beach, Juhu Beach In Mumbai Now Comes With Advertisement Disrupting The Views
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#67 False Color Blindness Test. I Love Spray Painted Strawberry Ads (No)
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#68 I Hate When My Pillow Does That
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#69 He Really Looks Like He’s Enjoying It
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#70 Getting Ready For Spooky Season
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#71 What The Hell Is This
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#72 No…. Just…. No…
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#73 Slop
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