25 Examples of Deceptive Designs That Cause Trust Issues

Cody Brousher Published 12/15/2024 in facepalm

Advertising and packaging are essential for selling products, and helping customers easily identify your product, what it does, how it's used, and of course brand recognition. However some companies like to get a little greedy with it, and get called out, rightfully so.

When you design something like this you not only don't have any respect for your consumer, but you have no intention of repeat customers.

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Bryers only puts truffles on the transparent side of the lid.
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There's only enough of whatever the heck that is to fill the transparent window.
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When sandwich makers only put enough of the tuna to make it look like it's a tuna fish sandwich.
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I'm not sure DirecTV understands what the word FREE means.
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These things are the worst. Any place that does this deserves to go out of business.
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While I have no idea who is possibly eating this, this is clearly deceptive because it appears that the *barfs* Brussels and caramelized shallots pate log goes all the way across.
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Unless you turned over the container of sesame cookies you'd have no way of knowing that the entire container isn't completely filled until you opened it.
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The bottom three inches of this bottle are solid glass to give the illusion that it's holding more liquor than it actually is.
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This one takes the cake. This actually has fake handwriting on it to try to fool men into thinking that the woman in their life likes this.
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When you're so desperate to get people to open your email newsletter than you trick them into thinking that they have an order on the way.
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This sign is made to trick tourists into getting off the highway almost 100 miles from Niagra Falls.
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When a company is so desperate to keep people from unsubscribing they actually make it next to impossible.
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This sticker roll only had 20 stickers on it.
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This "bigger size" is 17% less than the normal size.
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They knew exactly what they were doing.
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Math is hard.
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This is an automatic uninstall. There's a special place in hades from app designers that do this.
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Cinemark's $10 bulk candy "fill as much as you want" and the bucket is this sized? Thanks, but no thanks.
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Now what a second, here...
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That time Ted Cruz tried to trick elderly people into opening his campaign fundraising letters by making them appear to be a summons from the court.
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Citibank's FICO rating scale purposefully makes you feel like your score is lower than it is.
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These buttons are always such an infuriatingly dumb way to try to continue annoying your customers until they leave you completely.
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Wait, they're charging you LESS for more fries? This isn't deceptive. It's just stupid.
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That right there is a fake eraser.
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If you notice right next to the "chatmost" logo on the left, just to the right of that is a couple of dark spots that are meant trick you into thinking it's dust so you'll click on it while on your phone. It's smart, but it's awful.

1.
2.
3.
Bryers only puts truffles on the transparent side of the lid.
4.
There's only enough of whatever the heck that is to fill the transparent window.
5.
When sandwich makers only put enough of the tuna to make it look like it's a tuna fish sandwich.
6.
I'm not sure DirecTV understands what the word FREE means.
7.
These things are the worst. Any place that does this deserves to go out of business.
8.
While I have no idea who is possibly eating this, this is clearly deceptive because it appears that the *barfs* Brussels and caramelized shallots pate log goes all the way across.
9.
Unless you turned over the container of sesame cookies you'd have no way of knowing that the entire container isn't completely filled until you opened it.
10.
The bottom three inches of this bottle are solid glass to give the illusion that it's holding more liquor than it actually is.
11.
This one takes the cake. This actually has fake handwriting on it to try to fool men into thinking that the woman in their life likes this.
12.
When you're so desperate to get people to open your email newsletter than you trick them into thinking that they have an order on the way.
13.
This sign is made to trick tourists into getting off the highway almost 100 miles from Niagra Falls.
14.
When a company is so desperate to keep people from unsubscribing they actually make it next to impossible.
15.
This sticker roll only had 20 stickers on it.
16.
This "bigger size" is 17% less than the normal size.
17.
They knew exactly what they were doing.
18.
19.
Math is hard.
20.
This is an automatic uninstall. There's a special place in hades from app designers that do this.
21.
Cinemark's $10 bulk candy "fill as much as you want" and the bucket is this sized? Thanks, but no thanks.
22.
Now what a second, here...
23.
That time Ted Cruz tried to trick elderly people into opening his campaign fundraising letters by making them appear to be a summons from the court.
24.
Citibank's FICO rating scale purposefully makes you feel like your score is lower than it is.
25.
These buttons are always such an infuriatingly dumb way to try to continue annoying your customers until they leave you completely.
26.
Wait, they're charging you LESS for more fries? This isn't deceptive. It's just stupid.
27.
That right there is a fake eraser.
28.
If you notice right next to the "chatmost" logo on the left, just to the right of that is a couple of dark spots that are meant trick you into thinking it's dust so you'll click on it while on your phone. It's smart, but it's awful.

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3. Bryers only puts truffles on the transparent side of the lid.

4. There's only enough of whatever the heck that is to fill the transparent window.

5. When sandwich makers only put enough of the tuna to make it look like it's a tuna fish sandwich.

6. I'm not sure DirecTV understands what the word FREE means.

7. These things are the worst. Any place that does this deserves to go out of business.

8. While I have no idea who is possibly eating this, this is clearly deceptive because it appears that the *barfs* Brussels and caramelized shallots pate log goes all the way across.

9. Unless you turned over the container of sesame cookies you'd have no way of knowing that the entire container isn't completely filled until you opened it.

10. The bottom three inches of this bottle are solid glass to give the illusion that it's holding more liquor than it actually is.

11. This one takes the cake. This actually has fake handwriting on it to try to fool men into thinking that the woman in their life likes this.

12. When you're so desperate to get people to open your email newsletter than you trick them into thinking that they have an order on the way.

13. This sign is made to trick tourists into getting off the highway almost 100 miles from Niagra Falls.

14. When a company is so desperate to keep people from unsubscribing they actually make it next to impossible.

15. This sticker roll only had 20 stickers on it.

16. This "bigger size" is 17% less than the normal size.

17. They knew exactly what they were doing.

18.

19. Math is hard.

20. This is an automatic uninstall. There's a special place in hades from app designers that do this.

21. Cinemark's $10 bulk candy "fill as much as you want" and the bucket is this sized? Thanks, but no thanks.

22. Now what a second, here...

23. That time Ted Cruz tried to trick elderly people into opening his campaign fundraising letters by making them appear to be a summons from the court.

24. Citibank's FICO rating scale purposefully makes you feel like your score is lower than it is.

25. These buttons are always such an infuriatingly dumb way to try to continue annoying your customers until they leave you completely.

26. Wait, they're charging you LESS for more fries? This isn't deceptive. It's just stupid.

27. That right there is a fake eraser.

28. If you notice right next to the "chatmost" logo on the left, just to the right of that is a couple of dark spots that are meant trick you into thinking it's dust so you'll click on it while on your phone. It's smart, but it's awful.

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3.
Bryers only puts truffles on the transparent side of the lid.

4.
There's only enough of whatever the heck that is to fill the transparent window.

5.
When sandwich makers only put enough of the tuna to make it look like it's a tuna fish sandwich.

6.
I'm not sure DirecTV understands what the word FREE means.

7.
These things are the worst. Any place that does this deserves to go out of business.

8.
While I have no idea who is possibly eating this, this is clearly deceptive because it appears that the barfs Brussels and caramelized shallots pate log goes all the way across.

9.
Unless you turned over the container of sesame cookies you'd have no way of knowing that the entire container isn't completely filled until you opened it.

10.
The bottom three inches of this bottle are solid glass to give the illusion that it's holding more liquor than it actually is.

11.
This one takes the cake. This actually has fake handwriting on it to try to fool men into thinking that the woman in their life likes this.

12.
When you're so desperate to get people to open your email newsletter than you trick them into thinking that they have an order on the way.

13.
This sign is made to trick tourists into getting off the highway almost 100 miles from Niagra Falls.

14.
When a company is so desperate to keep people from unsubscribing they actually make it next to impossible.

15.
This sticker roll only had 20 stickers on it.

16.
This "bigger size" is 17% less than the normal size.

17.
They knew exactly what they were doing.

19.
Math is hard.

20.
This is an automatic uninstall. There's a special place in hades from app designers that do this.

21.
Cinemark's $10 bulk candy "fill as much as you want" and the bucket is this sized? Thanks, but no thanks.

22.
Now what a second, here...

23.
That time Ted Cruz tried to trick elderly people into opening his campaign fundraising letters by making them appear to be a summons from the court.

24.
Citibank's FICO rating scale purposefully makes you feel like your score is lower than it is.

25.
These buttons are always such an infuriatingly dumb way to try to continue annoying your customers until they leave you completely.

26.
Wait, they're charging you LESS for more fries? This isn't deceptive. It's just stupid.

27.
That right there is a fake eraser.

28.
If you notice right next to the "chatmost" logo on the left, just to the right of that is a couple of dark spots that are meant trick you into thinking it's dust so you'll click on it while on your phone. It's smart, but it's awful.