Marketers want their products and services to be noticed and applauded, but sometimes the attempt backfires. When it does, our eagle-eyed readers let us know, submitting examples of rip-offs, poorly worded ads, half-empty packaging, outlandish claims, and goofs that have made them laugh out loud.
A Not-So-Healthy New Year
These products and services might not give you the fresh start you were hoping for.
Forever Young?
Some T-shirt models just don't age . . .
Submitted by Gary Breitbord, via email
Infection Guaranteed
We wouldn't use these wipes to stay healthy.
Submitted by Alicia C., via email
No Round-the-Clock Workouts Here
24 hours isn't what it used to be.
Submitted by Jim Carter, via email
The New Doughnut Diet
It may taste great, but winning this weight-loss challenge won't be easy.
Submitted by Gale Barr, via email
Be on the lookout for goofs and glitches like these. Share them with us via:
- Email: SellingIt@cro.consumer.org
- Mail: Selling It, Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703
Send us your funny ads. Please include key information, such as the publication's name and date. We might publish your submission here.
See our Selling It archives for previously published silliness.
Editor's Note: This article also appeared in the January 2022 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.
