One lesson to be learned from this gallery of 50 evil packages is to peer through the transparent parts of the box at an angle to see what's hidden behind the opaque parts.
Biggest letdown I've had in a while tbh from r/mildlyinfuriating
I went ahead and exposed they ass. pic.twitter.com/6ZcbcN1J5G
— BOBBY SMIFF (@BobbySmif) November 15, 2018
Tea came in a pack of 4, faced forwards from r/assholedesign
Image: u/3cuas
"This Trojan trickery is an abuse coming from a brand with recognition," says Reddit user u/PoorGeno about some scotch no run gel super glue they purchased. The glue bottle is empty, safe for a small tube of glue hiding inside the bottle. Very sneaky! Click to expand Here's review on Amazon from another dissatisfied customer:… READ THE REST
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it's suing TurboTax maker Intuit for "deceiving consumers with bogus advertisements pitching 'free' tax filing that millions of consumers could not use." From the FTC press release: The Commission alleges that the company's ubiquitous advertisements touting their supposedly "free" products—some of which have consisted almost entirely of the… READ THE REST
A new consultation by the UK telcoms regulator Ofcom will require ISPs to match the speeds they advertise, and if they fail to do so, customers will get the right to unilaterally cancel their broadband subscriptions without penalty. READ THE REST
As much as you hate it, sometimes we have to search for things in places we never want to go, like the kitchen sink's drain, the dusty attic, or the spider-web-laden area underneath the house. Your shrieks might just bring music to their ears! But as much as we don't want to see what's in these… READ THE REST
Whether you have your own cookie business or run a celebrity gossip blog, having an unimpressive landing page can really slow things down. Sure, hiring a professional developer to create a website would be awesome, but their rates can be pretty steep, and that's not something you want to budget for these days. Just because… READ THE REST
How much of your Mac's storage space is actually stuff you use? Odds are good a significant portion of your hard drive is filled with untouched downloads, duplicate files, and apps you forgot existed. You may not have noticed it, but the gradual slowing of your computer could be due to all those files just sitting… READ THE REST
