9. Always Get Your Lawyer to Read the Fine Print on Giant Lollipops
This is an other kind of betrayal. This person came onto cotton candy, a hand-sized variation of their preferred lollipops taste. They were let down when they bought it and opened their amazing discovery. Rather than a giant lollipops, this was an empty jar with just nine normal-sized lollipops. That was hardly the worst of things. Among the nine distinct lollipops, none were cotton candy flavored.
Unmatched in degree of mistrust this person must be experiencing. Only to be on par with our dismay upon Kanye West cheating on Kim Kardashian with singer Christina Milian. Beyond simple disappointment, this dishonesty is a multi-layered letdown with a bitter taste far worse than any sour candy could.
First, the packaging suggests a single, enormous lollipops, a novelty item worth savoring or distributing. Rather, the customer discovers several small lollipops, which although certainly delicious lack the wow appeal of the promised large treat. Second, and maybe more blatantly, the flavor trickery is a real bait-and-switch. Not only is it dishonest, but advertising cotton candy flavor and then offering none compromises the most fundamental consumer confidence. This episode reminds me to always read the fine print—even on candy boxes. In the realm of sweets, not everything is as sugar-coated as it seems.
10. We Always Thought It’s What’s on the Inside That Counts – Until Now
You want to get plenty when you buy a huge container of chocolate. Maybe it’s a gift for your partner, or perhaps you just broke up with them and you could use some more chocolate. In any case, you desire larger, hence you buy larger. Sadly, you get the same amount of chocolate regardless of the purchase quantity here.
Just consider how letdown this would be. You just broke up with your boyfriend and bought the large box of chocolates for your sobbing session, only to find heartbreak once more. It’s a terrible turn of events: looking for solace in chocolate only to find misleading packaging let down. This kind of marketing strategy targets consumers’ belief that a bigger package equals more product.
In addition to misleading consumers, too much packing causes environmental problems. All that extra plastic or cardboard accomplishes is provide the impression of plenty. It’s a sobering reminder that in the realm of consumer goods, looks may be misleading and size doesn’t necessarily matter. For the devastated chocolate enthusiast, this realization aggravates the damage. It’s sufficient to cause one to swear off relationships and packaged goods completely. Maybe the lesson here is to choose better still to read the weight on the packaging instead of basing decisions on box size, or quality over volume. True comfort, in relationships as much as in chocolate, comes from substance rather than appearance.
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