Be careful what you Wish for. Get it? Because Wish is an online store, but it’s totally a monkey’s paw kind of deal cuz you never know what you’ll end up getting. Fine, fine, that might’ve been an awful pun, but we’re not sorry because it’s the perfect segue to talk about online shopping. Specifically, how it can go disastrously wrong because we’re either looking for a bargain that’s too good to be true or we fall prey to low-quality products and scammers.
Our hard-working team here at Bored Panda has collected a whole bunch of examples proving once and for all that just because something looks fabulous on your computer screen won’t mean that it’s exactly what you’ll get delivered to your home. Scroll down to see the effects of misinformation, scams, and bamboozles. Remember to upvote the most epic fails and if you’re up for it—share your own tales about online shopping disasters in the comment section. We promise we won’t judge. We’ve been there—trust us.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about avoiding online shopping swindles, so we reached out to the r/Scams subreddit team for their expert guidance. One of the moderators was kind enough to walk us through how shopping scams differ from other scams and how we can stay safe when making purchases on the net. Have a read through all their tips below and be sure to follow the subreddit for other great info on staying safe.
In the mood for some more shopping fails? Check out our earlier lists when you’re done with this one here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
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#1 I Ordered A Meditation Book From Amazon And Every Page Just Says “Inhale” And “Exhale”
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#2 My “Full Sized” Mjolnir Arrived. I’m Still Happy And I Refused To Let My Moment Be Ruined
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#3 Dad Made The Classic Mistake Of Buying Something On Amazon Without Checking It’s Size. We Now Have Two 10 Foot Lamps
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#4 I Bought Some “Accent” Lashes. They Look So Natural
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#5 We Bought A Dog Pool. This Is What Arrived
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#6 Ordered Online And Was Sent Only One Right Shoe. They “Fixed” The Issue By Sending Me Two More Right Shoes
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#7 Furniture For Hobbits
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#8 I Bought A Cat Tower Online That Turned Out To Be Much Smaller Than Expected. Trevor Is Still Trying To Be Appreciative Tho
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#9 What I Ordered (Left) vs. What I Got (Right)
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#10 Etsy Shop Sent The Wrong Apron – Now I Have An Apron With This Random Guy’s Face
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#11 A Mate Of Mine Ordered An Infinity Gauntlet From A Dodgy Website That Only Asked For Postage
Got his card cloned, had various credit accounts opened in his name and received this in the post weeks later.
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#12 Mom Ordered Steps For The Dog. What She Thought She Ordered vs. What She Got
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#13 This Guy Accidentally Bought An iPhone Shaped Coffee Table Instead Of An iPhone
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#14 I Ordered A 6ft Tall Rainbow Tree From A Facebook Ad And This Is What Showed Up. I’m Crying From Laughing So Hard, I’ve Never Had This Happen In Real Life
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#15 So Today I Received My AirPods From Amazon. God These Are Huge
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#16 The One On The Left Is What My Mom Ordered For Our Cats, The Right One Is What Arrived In The Mail
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#17 What I Ordered vs. What I Got
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#18 What We Ordered vs. What We Got (Feat. My Dog)
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#19 Online vs. When It Arrived
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#20 His XL Crate Arrived From eBay Today
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#21 My Friend’s GF’s Dad Sent Them A 4xl Cutting Board For Their Housewarming By Mistake
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#22 Shopping Online For Coffee Tables And Came Across This Review
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#23 Next Level
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#24 Misunderstood My Last Amazon Purchase
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#25 We Ordered The Cake On The Left And Received The Cake On The Right. Elmo Has Seen Better Days
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#26 Friend Bought $600 Apple Watch Off eBay. This Is What Came
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#27 Pearls Of Wisdom: Be Cautious When Ordering Online
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#28 What I Ordered vs. What I Got
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#29 Ordered A Body Pillow Got A Wrist Rest Instead. I’m About 7.5 Bananas Tall
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#30 Bought This Beauty During Quarantine For $60. I Was Stoked To Get My Hands On One Since They Were Sold Out Everywhere
After a claim several disputes, we got the refund. We had to eat the cost of return shipping.
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#31 Ordered Some Reclining Camping Chairs Online
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#32 Mother-In-Law Bought My Wife A Cozy Blanket From China. Dog For Scale
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#33 This Guy Bought A Smartphone Online But Received A Stone
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#34 What Was Ordered vs. What Was Received. Pretty Disappointing
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#35 My Dad Bought A Drilling Machine On Wish. This Just Arrived
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#36 Turns Out I’m Not Very Good At Online Shopping
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#37 After 2 Months Of Waiting, I Finally Got My Mystery Tent Box
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#38 I Ordered A Rug For The Fireplace
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#39 I Ordered Gummy Vitamins On Amazon And Live In Arizona
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