Sometimes when we buy things, they don’t bring us joy or satisfaction. It’s like a conspiracy to make us buy things that disappoint us. This can happen a lot with online shopping. For example, we might order sneakers and receive high-heeled shoes instead or a pillow that looks big online but is actually very small in real life.
When you order your Halloween costume on the wrong website:
“The hiking boots I ordered online look slightly different than the picture they provided.”
“My new free running shoes after my first run — now with all these rocks in the soles, I have to throw them away.”
“A little surprise inside my cookie container”
A lot of packaging, very little chocolate...
“The ’giant’ fish I ordered vs what I received”
“This is why I don’t buy clothes online.”
“This is not satisfying”
Laser-etched branding on prescription glasses looks like they have a smudge on them to the person wearing them.
“The way my expensive sports bra leaves marks on my back”
“Every single onion I just bought is like this. I got them today.”
Transparent sun visor
“I paid for a first class train ticket that advertised a ’table.’ ”
“Bought rings online”
Online shopping can be frustrating because we may receive something different than what we expected — for example, a box full of toilet paper instead of your Christmas present or a size “small” dress, which can fit two people.
Please note: This article was updated in May 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.