Selling It
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.
Holiday Shopping Gone Wrong
Our advice: Skip these festive fails.
If You Thought Seasonal Depression Was Bad . . .
Photo: Mike Beirl Photo: Mike Beirl
This problem doesn’t sound much better.
Submitted by Mike Beirl, Bolingbrook, IL
There Goes the Gift Budget
Photo: Carmy H Photo: Carmy H
Unless this bag comes stuffed with cash, we say find another gift wrap.
Submitted by Carmy H., Dillsburg, PA
Which Meat Is It, Mate?
Photo: Sylvia Stanat Photo: Sylvia Stanat
Maybe "turkey" means something different down under.
Submitted by Sylvia Stanat, via email
Can Cute Kids Wear These Sweaters, Too?
Photo: Tim Walker Photo: Tim Walker
But perhaps they don’t look good on anyone . . .
Submitted by Tim Walker, Mansfield, NJ
Editor’s Note: This article also appeared in the November/December 2023 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.
