5. Personally, We Wouldn’t Wanna Mess With NHL Fans
Once or twice we have all been duped into buying one of those massive, solid chocolate replicas. Your belly tells you it’s alright to get that two-pound chocolate Easter egg, or your partner truly wanted the chocolate Easter bunny you unintentionally ate in the car. The one consistency in both regards is that you obtain a whole chocolate bunny or egg. That was not the situation here.
Stanley Cup looks to be a completely chocolate chalice, but upon opening the packaging it turns out to be only half a Stanley Cup. We sense duped. Hockey players especially value the Stanley Cup as the greatest emblem of success and triumph in their game, hence this dishonesty strikes especially close to them. Presenting half of this legendary trophy in chocolate form seems nearly sacrilegious to the spirit of the game, not just a packaging ploy.
The letdown here comes from two directions. First, there is the clear letdown of less chocolate than one would have anticipated. More importantly, though, there’s the emotional letdown for those who were probably thrilled to hold a replica of their beloved Stanley Cup, albeit in edible form. This half-cup chocolate recipe represents crushed hopes and unmet aspirations. In the realm of sports goods and novelty things, buyers must be as alert as they are passionate. For NHL supporters, this is about a beloved icon of their sport being quite literally sliced in half for profit, not only about missing out on extra chocolate. It’s enough to make even the most subdued hockey fan want to drop their gloves and demand a fair fight in the consumer arena.
6. We Feel Strung Along
If you sew your own garments or even mend them, you always have to have a thread on hand that would match any garment you might be called upon to fix. Fortunately, there are products with many different colored threads so you never have to worry about running out of a particular hue. Unfortunately, this isn’t among those products.
Although this box would suggest 25 distinct colored threads, in fact there were only 16, and they misled you with the sticker positioning. Ugh, why not just be straight forward? This is a typical example of misleading packaging that frustrates and chews folks off. Given that the sticker seems to be purposefully meant to hide the actual contents of the package, its strategic location is especially galling.
This kind of false presentation not only lets down the buyer but also damages brand credibility. For those who enjoy do-it-yourself projects and depend on having a range of thread colors at hand, this lack of nine hues could make all the difference between finishing a project and finding themselves in a bind. It’s a sobering reminder that, in the realm of craft materials as in many other consumer products, looks can be misleading. The next time you’re looking for sewing tools, you might find yourself counting the spools through the packaging—a tiresome chore not required if businesses were open about their goods.
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