Sometimes life is not as wonderful as we want it to be. There will be failures and mistakes. But through them, we can learn valuable and useful lessons. Take online shopping, for example. We all agree that online shopping is one of the best inventions ever. We don't need to go out of our cozy homes to buy stuff. Just with a few clicks, what we want is delivered right to our door. However, there are also online shopping failures. The products we purchased, unfortunately, don't look the same as on the website.
Below are pictures of 20 people who were still positive and turned shopping failures into side-splitting tales. Scroll down to check them out and enjoy a fabulous laugh. If you have been through such unlucky situations, feel free to share your experience with us in the comments.
#1. "Did you want salt or pepper? Wrong!"
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#2. "This bowl looks like it's perpetually dirty"
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#3. “When I was 8 years old, I loved Pokémon. I asked my grandmother to make me an Elekid doll, and this is what I got.”
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-3.webp)
#4. "The design of this pillowcase makes it look like there are bugs crawling on it."
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#5. “I thought I ordered a blanket. I can’t stop laughing, it looks so funny on my bed.”
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#6. “My Sporty Spice costume just came in. Nailed it.”
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-6.webp)
#7. “They looked really tasty.”
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-7.webp)
#8. “My girlfriend got this jacket because it has pockets.”
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-8.webp)
#9. “Bought this bag online because of the cool front pocket, or rather, fake pocket.”
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-9.webp)
#10. “This completely flat spoon I was given to eat my soup with”
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-10.webp)
#11. "This symmetrical pump head made me laugh"
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-11.webp)
#12. “The order of these pills”
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#13. “The cake I ordered vs the cake I received — Happy Mother’s Day!”
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-13.webp)
#14. “Is this muesli or bird food? It’s not enough anyway.”
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-14.webp)
#15. "This grass cutter that I recently purchased online has the cutest short cable I've ever seen"
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-15.webp)
#16. "These plates with a glossy splatter effect that will always look wet/dirty..."
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-16.webp)
#17. "Saw this at a child's birthday party. I feel kinda dirty for not noticing the O and the C"
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-17.webp)
#18. "My school locker can’t even fit my backpack because of those shelves"
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-18.webp)
#19. I don't know if it's just because I'm high but I cannot stop laughing at this tiny ceiling fan
![](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-06/0-0-expectations-were-dashed-19.webp)
#20. Got this as a gift and honestly I don't want to throw it away just because it's terribly funny
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