20 Hilarious Examples of the ‘What I Ordered vs. What I Got’ Trend
Ordering something online always comes with a bit of risk. You might end up with a defective item, the wrong color, the wrong size, or face any number of other issues. While these minor hiccups are somewhat expected, it’s especially frustrating when the product you receive looks nothing like the picture you saw online. This frustration has sparked a popular online trend called “What I ordered vs. what I got,” where people share their funniest and most disappointing product fails. From hilariously mismatched expectations to downright baffling results, these examples highlight just how far reality can stray from the promise of a perfect product. Below, we’ve rounded up some of the most jaw-dropping examples of items so shockingly different from their online listings that people just had to share them with the world.
#1 It’s hard to tell from the original photo, but the print on this item includes a crochet pattern and a strange flesh tone. Honestly, it feels like they completely played me with this one.
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#2 The little nail that could… and the two hammers that absolutely couldn’t.
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#3 I washed a blanket with my clothes, and it practically fell apart. Turns out, it was way less durable than I thought.
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#4 I ordered Doc Ock, but instead, I got… Depressed Ock.
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#5 I ordered the kind of robe you wear when the police show up to tell you your millionaire husband died under suspicious circumstances. What I got? Not even close.
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#6 My boss ordered chairs for the break room last year. Safe to say, he definitely didn’t get what he was expecting.
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#7 This so-called “leather” coating is pure garbage—it just flakes off and ends up everywhere.
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#8 The mask I ordered (left) vs. the mask I actually got (right). Not even close.
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#9 What I ordered vs. what I actually got. Big disappointment.
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#10 It broke after just a month—and I only used it on untangled, straight hair. So much for durability.
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#11 My toilet brush broke. Yes, this is what’s left of it.
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#12 I bought the walnuts and nutcracker from the local market. Let’s just say, things didn’t go as planned.
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#13 My shoes literally crumbled into powder on my way to work. Yes, powder.
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Swipe through the pictures for a reverse disintegration, I guess. For context, these were relatively cheap off-brand shoes I bought a few years ago and hadn’t worn in the last two years. I was almost at work when I noticed the disaster. I had to ask the cab driver to turn around, take me back home, and then bring me back to work. Talk about a morning fail!
#14The handle just broke off my brand-new cast iron skillet. And no, I haven’t even cooked anything with it yet.
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#15 Scam level: Expert. I ordered these cute little guys, assuming I’d get what was advertised. But you know what they say about assuming…
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#16 The BBQ set came with metal skewers, but the handles were filled with plastic. Guess what? They melted all over our BBQ during the first use.
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#17 This electric heater can melt its own plastic casing when running at full power. Safety first? Not quite.
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#18 My “genuine leather” Calvin Klein belt. Got home, tore off the tag, and it peeled back the plastic coating, revealing a rubber core. So much for authenticity.
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#19 These shoes have holes in the plastic sole that let water seep between the Styrofoam and the plastic. The result? A mobile Petri dish.
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Today was a scorcher, and I did a lot of walking. My feet didn’t look this red this morning. And to make it worse, these are brand-new shoes!
#20 When You Buy a $20-$30 Stained Glass Lamp on Amazon With Poor or No Reviews
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The listings I found were all priced between $20 and $30, with each using the same product photo, just placed on different backgrounds. Most had no reviews, some had negative ones, but at least a few buyers ended up with something 3-dimensional!
