20 People Share Things That Had People Hyped But Turned Out To Be A Huge Disappointment
"Adulthood. I would like a refund."
Some products arrive with huge promises, loud marketing, and a lot of buzz, only to flop the moment people actually try them.
That is exactly what happened in this Reddit thread, where users shared the things everyone seemed excited about but later found disappointing, useless, or even harmful. From gadgets and snacks to movies and viral moments, the list covers plenty of familiar letdowns.
One Redditor asked the question, and thousands of people jumped in with their own examples. Read on to see which hyped-up hits turned into total misses.
The original post:
Reddit1. The Power Glove - the power to make you spend money for nothing
Reddit2. Olestra was actually dangerous
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3. Floam was hard to clean...
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4. I am being eaten by a snake. Come watch! How can you say no to that?
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5. Well, it was a good effort. Nope, it was not...
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6. Imagine the possibilities...
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7. Now you see it, now you don't...
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8. It takes some action too.
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Do you find these things familiar? Did you eagerly wait for some of them too? The principle behind this marketing strategy is FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), which arouses our natural appetite for mystery. When those two elements combine, we gladly join the hype.
That hype can disappear fast once the product finally lands.
And if you think you can dodge consequences, the borrower refusing to repay after a failed investment will make you rethink it.
9. Yeah, those didn't last long... MP3 killed them
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10. No 3D TV owner has ever watched more than one 3D movie...
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11. Back to the Future or to the hospital?
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12. Google Glass made people uncomfortable
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13. Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul. Paul later said, "Did Floyd let me survive?"
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14. Ted came and left...
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15. Segway paved the road...
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Another round of hype, another pile of disappointment.
16. It took time...
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17. Yeah, all of us do
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18. Don't get me started...
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19. Suicide Squad - mixed feelings
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20. The worst apocalypse ever.
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Marketing agencies have a list of strategies to create hype, and it goes something like this:
- Identify your market segment. First, figure out who will be using your new product. ...
- Start testing your product. ...
- Blog about it. ...
- Tease your audience. ...
- Promote your product at a special event. ...
- Add a video demonstration to your website. ...
- Start taking pre-orders.
Wouldn't it be great if they could add something like, "Make sure the production department has actually developed a product worth marketing!"? It would make our lives so much easier and more peaceful.
That last line says it all.
Still not over the Power Glove hype? See more “useful but unexplainable” finds in Marketplace Finds That Are Hard To Explain.
