False Advertising Exposed: Products That Didn't Deliver

5. Cactus Cat Scratcher

Price (original): $18.99* manufactured by Chewy (original) Acquired at: Unknown One husband posted about his buying problem on the Internet. He claimed that his wife enjoys placing internet orders even when she is "wine drunk." A cactus cat scratcher was one of the items she requested. Instead, two bags of rope—one white and the other, perhaps cactus green—arrived. The ropes came without any instructions.

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Cactus Cat Scratcher, Reddit.com/SimpleFloyd Neither wood nor a packing slip were present. The whole thing was even more mysterious because it was just sacks of rope without any markings. It took two months for the package to reach their residence as well. There were no responses to inquiries about the original Reddit poster's animal ownership. Although the Redditor's wife did not purchase the cactus scratcher from Chewy, it appears to be very similar to one of their products.

6. A Dress Fit For a Dog

Cost: $14.90* Created by: Not sure Acquired at: AliExpress (possibly) In a Reddit thread titled "Knockoff Nightmares," a dissatisfied internet customer and Redditor bought an XL-size white dress for herself. The outfit that arrived turned out to be so small that it could only fit her dog, who doesn't seem to enjoy dressing up.

An Outfit Fit for a Dog Facebook.com/knockoffnightmares The dress's source is AliExpress, which additionally offers a black variant for sale. That's where the photo originated, and based on all the previous instances on this list where AliExpress has let down online buyers, that could be the source of the image that she used. Although not on Amazon, the dress is also offered on ShoppersHOOK.