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 This Is How Amazon Delivered My Body Wash. I Wonder What Are They Expect Me To Do
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#2 I Keep Trying To Order Zatarain’s Cajun Injector Creole Butter, But I Keep Getting Soaps
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#3 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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#4 My Family Recently Moved To Florida So I Wanted To Protect Them From The Sun
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#5 Sometimes You Don’t Expect A Lot From Aliexpress But Dammit
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#6 Thanks To This Woman’s Amazon Review I Promptly Removed This Dress From My Cart
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#7 Ordered A Gromit Coffee Mug Online
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#8 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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#9 For My Son’s 1st Birthday, I Give You The Cake We Ordered And The Cake We Got
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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 It’s A Scam
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#12 (Found) This Mask From Wish
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#13 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.
#14 So My Mom Ordered A Memorial Day Wreath For My Grandpa, Who Is A Vietnam Vet
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#15 My Friend Ordered This Rug Online. She Got This Instead, Whatever It Is
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#16 When You Order Your Halloween Costume From Wish. I Ordered Freddie. Think I Got His Cousin Eddie
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#17 Make Sure You Order From The Grown-Ups’ Section
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#18 Oh, The Joys Of Ordering Online
Two different colors, two different sizes, and both are left shoes. Lovely!
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#19 Ordered A Tool From Amazon. They Sent Me A Bag With Nothing In It. Wish I Could Make This Up
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#20 TIL To Check Gifts I Order Online Before Giving Them Away – I Ordered A Game Of Thrones Scarf
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#21 My Sister Ordered A Face Mask From Amazon (Left) And The Photo On The Right Is What She Received
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#22 What Was Ordered Versus What I Just Received In The Mail Today
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#23 So I Ordered Feminine Products Off Amazon And Received Inflatable Basketballs Instead
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#24 Amazon Shipped Me An Empty Stick Of Deodorant
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#25 Ordered 100 “Empty” Nintendo DS Cases And Got 100 Copies Of Jonas
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#26 So I Ordered Some Popcorn From Amazon. Always Check The Size First
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#27 I Ordered 3 Hard Drives From Amazon And They Sent Me 3 Cases Instead
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#28 I Can’t Believe It
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#29 I Ordered 1 Lbs Of Green Beans Online And Got 1 Very Lonely Green Bean
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#30 Amazon Sent Me 4 Copies Of The Aristocats. I Ordered 0
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#31 My New Bath Mat Finally Arrived
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#32 I Cannot Stop Laughing At This Amazon Review
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#33 £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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#34 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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#35 Ordered A Pot/Pan Set Off Amazon After Recently Moving. Beware Super Low Prices On Kitchenware
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#36 It’s -35 Today Here In Canada. I Needed Warm Winter Boots. What I Ordered vs. What I Got
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#37 Whiskey Advent Calendar
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#38 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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#39 Heavy-Duty Combat Boots
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#40 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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#41 The Cat Tree My Mum Ordered vs. What She Received
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#42 Two Baskets I Ordered From Amazon
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#43 When You Order A Spooky Shark Costume Online
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#44 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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#45 When You Order Clothes On Amazon
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#46 My Buddy Ordered Some New Dice And Forgot To Check The Size
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#47 Axolotl Arrived In The Mail
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#48 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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#49 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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#50 First Time I Ordered Shoes Online
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