74 Things That Were So Horribly Designed, It’s A Wonder They Didn’t Get Rejected | Bored Panda

Funny,FailsSEP 27, 2026

74 Evil Designers That Made Everyone Suffer Because Of Their Badly-Made Products

Denis Krotovas, Beverly Noronha and Jonas Žvilius

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Every day we use a wide range of apps, devices, and products without even thinking about where they really come from. In reality, some designer probably spent a ton of time figuring out how to create the best item, which is how it eventually landed in your hands.

The problem is that some products clearly aren’t made properly, or maybe it’s that the person creating them just wanted to watch the world burn. That’s why we filled this list with crazy design fails that show just how bizarrely some things are created, so that you know what to avoid in the future.

#61 Making You Buy A Coca-Cola Product By Hiding The Water

Confusing beverage dispenser screen layout showing Terrible Product Design

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16points

#62 Some TikTok Searches Trigger A Location Pop-Up That Cannot Be Closed, Only Accepted

A mobile app popup asking to turn on location, an example of terrible product design for user privacy

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16points

#63 Lenovo Falsely Tells Users They're Almost Out Of Storage To Get Them To Click The Notification For A Dropbox Ad

An annoying low disk space notification promoting cloud storage, highlighting terrible product design.

ObjectiveOk2072

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16points

#64 My Printer Just Did A Firmware Update And No Longer Recognizes My Third-Party Ink

Epson printer screen showing an unrecognized ink cartridge error, a terrible product design

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15points

#65 Does This Go Here? It Feels Like A Jerk Move

Mobile game mission screen requiring a real money purchase to progress, showing terrible product design.

datboy-pissedhimself

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15points

#66 No Duolingo, You May Not Put An Ad For Your Subscription On My Lock Screen

A smartphone lockscreen with an annoying ad, a terrible product design example.

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15points

#67 For Some Recaptchas You Need To Have To Camera To Gesture Your Hand To Complete

A verification screen asking for camera access to capture hand gestures, showcasing terrible product design.

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15points

#68 Can't Order Food Without Accepting To Receive "Marketing Materials"

An on-screen prompt requiring SMS marketing consent to proceed, an example of terrible product design.

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15points

#69 Ok This Is Really Funny

Terrible Product Design example of an app popup demanding high ratings for coins

that-one-redditer

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13points

#70 This Packaging Gotta Be Illegal, Right?

A bottle of Papa Johns Garlic Sauce that has a terrible product design because the bottle cannot stand upside down

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13points

#71 Advert While Scanning

A handheld scanner showing a Samsung ad, a terrible product design that disrupts shopping

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13points

#72 The Packaging Of This Drink

Double-walled cup design where the inner cup slips out, showing terrible product design

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12points

#73 2k19 Is A Retail 60$ Game. They Put Non Skippable Ads In From Another Company

TV screen showing show information blocking the actors face, a terrible product design

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11points

#74 This Black Lodge Ass Floor Tiling That Supermarkets In My City Have Now

A confusing supermarket floor pattern showcasing terrible product design

backroom_mushroom

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10points

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Denis KrotovasBoredPanda Staff