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.
Driven to Distraction
We wish we could give out tickets for these vehicular screwups.
Auto Shop of Horrors
This toy selection is toxic.
Submitted by Luba Pona, via email
Please Brake for Babies
CR recommends keeping your little ones safely buckled inside the vehicle.
Submitted by Adam Socha, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Nothing Special Here!
This $1 discount didn't exactly wow us.
Submitted by Mike McAllister, via email
Is That Car You're Renting Really a Ford?
Or is it the very pricey Aston Martin shown in the photo?
Submitted by Michael Velazquez, via email
Be on the lookout for goofs and glitches like these. Share them with us via:
- Email: [email protected]
- 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 July 2021 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.