False Advertising Exposed: Products That Didn't Deliver

7. Wooden Bench

Cost: $8–10* Created by: Not sure Acquired via Amazon It appears that Twitter user @Rollitupk did not measure this wooden bench before placing her order, as it is more suited for a dollhouse than a real person. The bench was only a few inches long, as the Twitter user revealed to us in a fictitious seated demonstration after purchasing it on Amazon.

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Wooden Bench via Twitter at @Rollitupk The wooden bench on Amazon is detailed enough for a dollhouse, and it's not the first time that someone has unintentionally fallen victim to con artists pretending to be a cheap piece of life-sized furniture. Dollhouse benches may be found on Amazon for $8–$10, which seems too good to be true.

8. Rustic Recycled Pallet Bed

Cost: not specified Created by: Not sure Acquired at: Unknown The Rustic Pallet Bed Purchase Disaster is just another hilarious example from Twitter. The sister of Twitter user @RebeccaKwanga purchased a pallet bed for her room that is constructed of repurposed wood and fabric. What she was meant to receive was a bed made of pallets that had a rustic, fairy-like appearance.

/ foter.com/ Rustic Recycled Pallet Bed by Peyton Robinson What she found instead resembled a spooky, abandoned jungle gym attraction deep in the forest. Even though it has the basic components (a base and four "posts"), it appears utterly incomplete. It's unclear where the Twitter user's sister ordered it, but she apparently got the idea from 1001Pallets.com, a website that promotes creative uses for repurposed pallets.