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Popsicle Edition: http://imgur.com/gallery/N6Mtm
Kind0ne
SerialChillinSpree
Hyperbole! Ain't it GRANDE?!
ackbob
Can't you sue most of them for that?
nsdev
*enlarged to show texture.
TotallyLost
Sue them - False and misleading advertising. But seriously, those inflatables and icecreams are embarrassingly bad.
jackbos
1) Order a product online that's surprisingly cheaper than all its competitors. 2) Complain when it turns out to be a piece of shit.
2912Clover
advertised by midgets
MyHighestRatedCommentsDissappearedSince5YearsAgo
I laughed out loud pretty hard at that first popsicle
PamirSun
坑爹
jelliclecat
Even the GOOD version of that Scooby Doo ice cream is terrible.
Hotsteamingdeuce
"Actual size may vary." Should probably have that tattooed on my penis.
ChristopherNixon
This one seems pretty accurate:
nice2pleaseyou
Exactly my thout
FunkBlack
Poor Scooby Doo :(
Muthsera
Or maybe they're all just freakishly large children
KiwiBeans
thats ice cream looks like a rejected goosebumps monster
poecatdfw
"killll....... meeeeeee....." - Scooby Doo
asspickle
Lesson 1 - Don't buy products when the box is an amalgamation of photoshopped images
amaya141291
Don't people check what the measurements are? It's the first thing I do when I buy a boxed product!
azazyel
Isn't that false advertising?
noonerspisms
Maybe they're really just freakishly tiny children.
TimeKeepsOnMoving
Please murder me. - Scooby-Doo ice cream probably
JulianCA
Eat mee.. fasst
IMBIGFUCKENLEZCUNT
"I have seen the end. There is nothing more than death and destruction. There is no reason for life because none will survive. End my misery
ishouldprobablybeplayingpokemonATM
Ya that's some fnaf shit right there
MrRemy
kill meeee
skwid23
Cmon Scoob!
lotharofthepotatopeople
Hey, it makes a pretty convincing necronomicon.
grandmasbuttsack
Scerby durr
ConstantReader
up until scooby doo, this was posted on Awkward Family Photos this week.
ANewNormalcy
Imagination not included.
Primocaptainhammer
Maybe the floating phone ran out of charge...; )
KyleThatGuy
Maybe they were very very very small children.
IJustLikeToArgue
Or the "reality" children are giants.
mydickinyomouth
Reminds me of online dating
cmk0005
Girls on instagram vs what they look like in real life
weeshful
plz no
QueenofThorns
My life in a nutshell.
NothingRhymesWithClockworkOrange
You must be hanging out with the wrong girls :(
cmk0005
But we look great in pics at least lol
theashman69
Except instead of smaller they're a lot bigger...
JQuentinEvermann
Zing!
MethelyneBlue
Ice berging.
KFizzle
....a lot... :(
MillerLitesaber
Ha!
jamesspadertron
Haaaaaaaa. What're we doin?
seekgrowth
McDonalds does it best.
SomeDetroitGuy
Eh, with that they're at least showing the exact prosuct, even if it is lovingly crafted ovrr the course of hours and held together with
ITalkAboutGoats
Actually... it very rarely is. http://mentalfloss.com/article/30195/11-ways-advertisers-make-food-look-delicious
SomeDetroitGuy
toothpicks and spray sealant. These are conoletely different products.
MysteriousCitiesofGuild
weardsarsrea
But it's fast food though, they work for efficiency. If you're looking for presentation, go to a restaurant
Thoraxe123
That bouncy castle looks the same size to me
PlutoIsSoAPlanet
The proportions are way off. I think the different size people are making it look better than it is.
jonnnney
The baby is roughly the size of a much older child.
RockYoWorld
#3 ? If so, I agree.
Nulap
I would totally get that...for uh, my daughter, yeah!
zotten
Yup, I agree. Clearly this is exclusively a swimming pool thing.
iamireland
It looks slightly bigger.
icyanddicey
I agree, some look quite as advertised
SomebodyStoleMyCarRadio
So does this one
shoestars
I don't think so. Can you imagine a child standing next to the real one and put his arm straight forward and his hand resting on the top?
SomebodyStoleMyCarRadio
Except that's not happening in either picture
maxwilder
Not quite, but it's closer to correct than some of the others.
SomebodyStoleMyCarRadio
Well the slide they put in it takes up some space.
maxwilder
It would help if the kids in the "reality" photo were posed the same as in the "advertised" photo. So I'm just estimating, really.
lens4life
Middle of the product (and whole pool) advertised should be able to hold the 4 kids standing up. The reality can't hold 1 kid standing up.
Thoraxe123
lol it's the kids that aren't as advertised
McBook
Bought some hamburgers. Package said "buns and vegetables not included".
letmenumberthatforyou
They never are.
Mavis2112
This is legal and marijuana isn't. Fucked right?
Domehammer
Marijuana shouldn't ever be legal outside medical use.
Azarel97
No.
filthymansock
you could move to Oregon, at least you can be high AND disappointed!
TastyBrainMeats
This isn't legal. This is what false advertising laws are for.
TheMythicalJackalope
illegal? not in WA. left coast best coast (and i don't even smoke!)
SomeDetroitGuy
I'm pretty sure this isn't legal but people don't bother suing.
GoshNotMe
IIRC some of the biggest companies making inflatable toys such as the ones above are being sued for false advertising.
somethingprofound
Found a source http://www.zimmreed.com/case/banzai-inflatable-pools/
somegoodusernames
but all toy comapnies are guilty of this, I got my daugther a little toy tent and on the picture there were 3 kids playing in it and 1/2
somegoodusernames
she barely was able to sit stationary in it at 3 years old and she's small 2/2
Sprixxen
the laws in the states are really grey for false advertising on packaging. As long as they put the dimensions on the box its "fine". Sucks.
grandmasbuttsack
Or maybe they're not inflated to MAXIMUM CAPACITY
unscot
Source?
snuzzled
Yup. They're Banzai pools, and there were several claims filed over the false advertising. The company was ordered to change the packages
LegenWaitForIt
They should have known with the name "Bonzai" that they would be miniature.
superseriouscomments
Wait. That's not the same thing. Bonzai are the little trees, Banzai is what a Japanese yells when he wants to cut you up.
LegenWaitForIt
...I feel like that is way too ominous for children's inflatables...
eddas
I thought that was Bankai.
d0gma
That's weird because Google recalls no such thing.
GoshNotMe
But I saw it on Imgur. IT MUST BE TRUE.
GingerWithASole
sorry for living under a rock, but what does IIRC stand for?
GoshNotMe
If I Recall Correctly (or If I Remember Correctly)
GingerWithASole
oh! thank you!
VulcanP90
Which is funny because the dimensions of the final product are on the box.
Corrodias
Yeah, all you have to do is expert image analysis to determine how it would actually compare to the picture. Fuckin' casuals and plebs.
harobed7756
Dimensions are on blueprints too, but even with a detailed drawing like that, it can be difficult for some people to visualize.
dunnowhy
+1
Anonsy
Honestly, quite a few of these would be grounds for false advertising lawsuits.
rattlesnail
This is the exact reason I read the dimensions on the box
TheRicM
Fun fact: bananas for scale on packaging have prevented lawsuits since the year 1621
mentzertim
That sounds wrong but I don't know enough about banana scale packaging law to refute it
TheRicM
It could be 1620 but I'm pretty sure the 1621 statute superseded the prior court decisions
MargeauxPotter
Yeah, like the ice cream ones for sure.
Domehammer
The boxs are how everything looks like. Ever buy food? The boxs always lie... always!
Aggretsuko
I do packaging design, and my boss always wants something elaborately photoshopped thats not whats in the package. it angers me :\
Hendlton
No, it says on every box "The final product may vary from the picture shown" or something like that and it's for this reason.
RapidZigs
Im an advertising major and this is the opposite of what your are supposed todo. As a rule dont lie to consumers it will bite you in the ass
rumandbass
They just aren't blowing it up enough
AkiyamaRuss
just love it when a joke pops out at you
RobertPaulsen88
Yeah. good luck spending $5000 on lawyer-fees to get $24.99 back from some chinese company through the internet.
BeerNinjaEsq
Lawsuit here: http://www.zimmreed.com/case/banzai-inflatable-pools/
AnalTelescope
unless disclaimer
muffincrumpet
something something "colors contents and specifications may differ from illustrations"
AeroEngineer
Disclaimer doesn't excuse explicit attempts to mislead like Banzai does. They're being sued for it.
trhopkins
It's called "puffery" and they can get away with it
LooseyGooseyBrett
You can't sue chinese manufacturers very easily
daelith
No, but their US distributors are responsible.
LooseyGooseyBrett
Even then, are you going to sue for the $10 or less you spend? I doubt it.
daelith
That's what class actions are for, and FTC investigations.
WhimsicalCalamari
#3 seems reasonable at least
Anonsy
Aye, that one seems fine, if anything it seems slightly larger than advertised. I blame dodging photoshop design on the companies part.
TallDude
Was going say. That one didn't seem so bad.
sweetnaivety
I'm pretty sure if the two kids on the left jumped around flailing their arms like the picture, they'd knock each other out.
GoBlue
As long as they list the actual dimensions on the box, there's probably nothing anyone can do about it
eggmuffin
Sure there is, this is blatantly misleading. Intentionally so. Most courts in most countries would take this very seriously.
paronfesken
Should list the dimensions of the obviously tiny people too imo.
TheMythicalJackalope
ACTUALLY! the dementions and a disclaimer is all you need
RawSuger
laws written by businessmen for businessmen
TheMythicalJackalope
and for all of us in advertising!
TheMythicalJackalope
*dimensions (damn typos)
droomph
nah, dementias
Sakkura
DISCLAIMER: Dementors may eat your soul if you use this product.
TheMythicalJackalope
LOLOLOLOLOL awesome
AeroEngineer
ACTUALLY... no. There is a class action lawsuit against Banzai, and from what I've read, they're pretty well screwed.
TheMythicalJackalope
ooo thank you for your knowledge!
AeroEngineer
Happy to help. http://www.zimmreed.com/case/banzai-inflatable-pools/
TastyBrainMeats
They're still displaying a product that they're not actually selling.
Banjostory
You're not wrong. Your point just doesn't matter.
SomebodyStoleMyCarRadio
Slap a "not actual size" fine print on one of the corners and you can't do a thing.
TorSverre
* image for illustrative purposes only
GodEmperorOfImgur
"The 'artwork' displayed on the box, done in a digital medium, is meant to represent the fun and joy one can have with the actual product."
ThisIsSittingOnASeal
Forced perspective and the fact that people come in all sizes are arguments that let them do these things.
UseTheForceLuke
Unfortunately that's not how it works. At least here it the good ole U-S-of-A
CoolerBetterFasterStronger
To be fair, who buys pool stuff without reading how big it is? It clearly tells you how big it is on the box. All you have to do is read.
BertMacklinFBI8
Agreed, shoulda read the fine print kinda thing
superwife
right, but if you don't use dimensions regularly enough to easily visualize what that looks like for your 3/yo daughter, they don't matter.
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
Company lawyer guy: "The picture is clearly meant to display the sense of fun had with our product and not the physical dimensions."
eggmuffin
Which is nonsense no judge would accept.
IDontKnowWhatToDoWithMyHands
noobule
"The people in this photo either shrank down of their own free will, or were clearly some sort of elf. Not our problem."
TastyBrainMeats
Our laws need a "bullshit!" clause. If a lawyer ever says anything that's obvious bullshit, punch them in the face.
HoraceGreensteinEsq
http://imgur.com/14cy2Av
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
Company lawyer guy: "I'm sure King George thought the Declaration of Independence was smarmy bullshit too!"
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
Company lawyer guy: "Well I believe in a free and open society where we can discuss different points of view without resorting to violence."