In most cases, online shopping has two laws: The classic that everyone knows from childhood, “you get what you pay for” and if something sounds too good to be true, it’s probably a carbine scam or has a misleading photo.
From the warehouse, store, home or wherever else you buy, to the transporter or transporters if we are talking about international transport, there are many places where something can go horribly wrong. Looking at the coolest collections of “What I ordered Vs what came to me” one can suspect how the crookedness came about.
Among the most common mistakes are miniature purchases, with the buyer thinking that they are furniture or objects of normal size, without looking at the relevant guide. There are always deceptive photos that show one thing and sell something else, but also pure fraudsters who “throw packages” of stones in the package of the order.
The full body see through on the left differs from the decapitated goblin on the right.
Starakia with two numbers difference. It happens more often than you think.
In games it is very common for the photo to be the expensive version and the package to be the cheap version.
Fast shopping from the comfort of your home
If you are buying shoes and especially a model that you have bought again, it is not difficult to make a successful order. But the size and material guides are a first-class opportunity to understand whether you are buying a tragic imitation or something that lives up to the product description.
In many cases the sample is perfect and the products are poorly made, be it clothes or anything else.
Online shopping is extremely useful when you need something specific and don’t have time to search ten different stores. But there are certainly risks.
The most common problem is specifications. The Dutch are different (very tall people), the Italians are different (skinnier and fitter) and the Chinese are different. In clothing, the Italian Medium is the Greek Large to XL, while the Dutch Large is the Greek XL to XXL. So in clothes we always look at the size guide. But what if the product does not match the photo?
The lamp in question of the order on the left, had nothing to do with the decorative one on the right.
A4 filing boxes from Shein. Just enough to fit the highlighter.
The cute knitted potato had nothing to do with what eventually came.
Huh?
Psychedelic banner/wallpaper the description read. It was a bandana after all.
OK, let’s not blame it all on the companies. Let the customer do his job.
The orthodox package
Outright scams have always happened and always will. From a cell phone, sunglasses or a camera that they sell you in a supermarket parking lot, they show you what you see and when they put it in their package you might have bought a brick, a stone or even a potato (all true stories).
Accordingly, the buying and selling between users has no guarantee and if the lawsuit costs €200 and the court costs many times more, the easiest way is for the victim to accept his defeat and not look for offers or “stolen” products from “throwaways”.
Instead of an iPhone, the order had a piece of wood.
Smart TV remote control, children’s and spelling game.
Here the customer ordered an Apple Watch from Amazon. The first empty box came and then the second. Here the logic says it got it somewhere in the distribution chain, as corporate warehouses are full of cameras.
On the one hand, you call it pure fraud, on the other hand, it’s in bad taste, so you don’t particularly feel sorry for the customer.
OK who wants a chrome Doberman? Even if he got checkmate. The problem is that there is also a huge size difference.
He almost fell.
Large Cat’s Nest or Cat’s Hat.
Mistake or miscommunication
Miscommunication is all too common. Most often it happens in markets in Asia (China, India), where communicating in English is a transcendental experience that leads to deification (if you get it right, you are sanctified).
We look at the size chart. Everything.
Personalized keychains with your pet. Instead of a cat, he got a dog keychain.
It is not scientifically explained. The customer ordered short sleeve anyway.
Instead of writing the delivery instructions in the comments, the customer wrote them in the “engrave” option. His headphone case says “If it’s done from the back door.” OK, we’re not judging.
It doesn’t look like a random mistake
In some cases the mistakes are made as a prank or as revenge for the company.
One guy paid for a Taylor Swift flag and ended up with an “I love DILFS” flag, where DILF equals Daddy I would like to fuck. Fac.
In discreet packaging. The package: VIBRATOR.
“Fuck The Police” Kid’s Biker Frogs T-Shirt. Why not?
