25 marketing "tricks" that teach us to always keep our eyes open!

by Shirley Marie Bradby

May 17, 2018

25 marketing "tricks" that teach us to always keep our eyes open!
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Advertising, of course, aims to sell products by making them appear as captivating as possible.

Although, we all know it, still every time we continue to trust representations and images ... that do not always correspond to what we actually bought.

From the large packages twice the size of the objects they contain to the usual old trick of microscopic writing, we have collected for you some images captured by 25 consumers who found themselves a bit perplexed.

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Another quarter of perfume? No, just glass.

Another quarter of perfume? No, just glass.

ShowScene5 / reddit

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Huge delusions come from large packs.

Huge delusions come from large packs.

Sargentmeowenstine / reddit

Chocolate or ... fossil?

Chocolate or ... fossil?

ShogunX93 / reddit

Where is the cherry filling?!

Where is the cherry filling?!

Useless_Ideas / reddit

A surprise waiting for you behind the label.

A surprise waiting for you behind the label.

tacticalBOVINE / reddit

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It would seem that 25% more refers to the box.

It would seem that 25% more refers to the box.

ittegaps / reddit

When your expectations are already low but the reality disappoints you anyway.

When your expectations are already low but the reality disappoints you anyway.

ParzivalsQuest / reddit

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Identical.

Identical.

offensiveadvice / reddit

There is a small hollow space at the base of the dispenser container ...

There is a small hollow space at the base of the dispenser container ...

jleedoughnut / reddit

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The big vs. the small label.

The big vs. the small label.

AsterJ / reddit

A spacious box with a small window at the bottom.

A spacious box with a small window at the bottom.

Andreiush / reddit

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The attack of the clones --- it is exactly the same as the photo on the package.

The attack of the clones --- it is exactly the same as the photo on the package.

FlamingWedge / reddit

Strategic arrangement of sandwich ingredients.

Strategic arrangement of sandwich ingredients.

bailsafe / reddit

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Thanks for the discount, but if you keep it up you'll go out of business!

Thanks for the discount, but if you keep it up you'll go out of business!

ZeezeTV / reddit

Don't those mountains seem a little too far apart?

Don't those mountains seem a little too far apart?

Ya-Dikobraz / reddit

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At the bottom in that space there should be some balm!

At the bottom in that space there should be some balm!

carlostrades / reddit

These darts do not look so good from a side profile!

These darts do not look so good from a side profile!

AcexSwordzman / reddit

Save literally zero thanks to a sale!

Save literally zero thanks to a sale!

Anaivy12 / reddit

A roll of stickers consisting of a single strip.

A roll of stickers consisting of a single strip.

not_james / reddit

A little icon reveals how much ice you actually bought.

A little icon reveals how much ice you actually bought.

kauersaut / reddit

Those famous flyers that look like money.

Those famous flyers that look like money.

Berryjr / reddit

Four dollars an hour? Put your glasses on and read what is written at the bottom on the right.

Four dollars an hour? Put your glasses on and read what is written at the bottom on the right.

jazzcat16 / reddit

Modeling clay arranged on three layers of cardboard.

Modeling clay arranged on three layers of cardboard.

Harold_InTheRadiator / reddit

Reinterpreting a six-pack.

Reinterpreting a six-pack.

maxx4926 / reddit

More than a just a package --- it is an optical illusion.

More than a just a package --- it is an optical illusion.

icphoton / reddit

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