Funny,FailsSEP 11, 2025

50 Times Companies Accidentally Created Comedy Gold With Their Ad Placements

Eligijus Sinkunas, Adelaide May Ross and Shelly Fourer

Nowadays, we are bombarded with advertisements everywhere we go. Social media is flooded with them, from blatant commercials to sneaky sponsored posts, and you’re likely to encounter dozens of ads while walking down the street. They’re plastered on billboards, all over buses and required viewing before any film.

We can’t get away from marketing, which means that most advertisements just blur together. But if something is particularly hilarious, whether it was intended to be or not, it might just stand out from the crowd. Below, you’ll find a list that Bored Panda has compiled of some of the funniest advertising placement fails people have ever spotted out in the wild. Enjoy scrolling through these ads that somehow ended up in the most unfortunate places, and be sure to upvote the ones that make you laugh!

#21 Welcome To El Paso, Texas

Advertising placement fail showing a mascot cutout awkwardly positioned next to a large trash can indoors.

AwarenessRough5444

Report

39points

Finally, Harvard Business Review notes that advertisers must consider net equity. Commercials and advertisements must be consistent with the brand that already exists, or they can be confusing for consumers. Go off of the associations that customers already have with your brand; there’s no need to try to reinvent the wheel every time you create an ad campaign.

#22 Shocked By This Bus Design

Baby face distorted by bus window frame in a humorous example of advertising placement fails that made people laugh.

meltshake

Report

38points

#23 The Tail Light Placement On These Bus Ads Is Either C**ppy Or Genius

Bus advertisement with a man whose eyes align with red bus lights, an example of advertising placement fails that made people laugh.

reddit.com

Report

37points

#24 This Ad Is Going To Hell

Skull hanging from chain in a streaming ad fail for Final Destination Bloodlines on HBO Max causing advertising placement laughs.

cueball86

Report

37points

Are you enjoying these hilarious advertising fails, pandas? Keep upvoting the ones that you can’t believe were spotted in real life, and feel free to let us know in the comments below what the worst advertisement you’ve ever spotted was. Then, if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article featuring facepalm-worthy ad fails, we’ve got the perfect list for you to read next right here!