17 Scams and Lies from Restaurants and Food Products That Seriously Need to Be Addressed
The catchy images of great products create the illusion that they will sell quickly, but then...
Food packaging can be surprisingly bold, and this roundup is full of the kind of restaurant tricks and product misdirection that make people do a double take.
From oversized labels to tiny portions dressed up as something bigger, the examples here show how easily a menu, box, or wrapper can promise one thing and deliver another. Some are funny, some are frustrating, and a few are just plain shameless.
Scroll through the list and see which food scam annoys you the most.
1. A restaurant's side salad and full salad that appear to be about the same amount of food on different-sized plates
MF10R3R / Via reddit.com2. This pizza is topped with nothing but the box's inside appearance in mind
ArtistWolf / Via reddit.com3. This 'LARGE' beer that costs more is deceitful and actually fits into a regular-sized glass
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4. This cranberry chocolate bar is a big lie
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Furthermore, many of us buy on impulse, and if the item and its styling look good, our minds tell us it will taste great, so we purchase without thinking it through.
That kind of packaging trick is exactly what keeps these scams working.
5. This sandwich is being too dishonest
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6. This cookie container is just so treacherous
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7. Here's a 'bucket' of candy that you can 'fill as much as you want'
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8. This Crunchwrap Box does not actually cost $5
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9. These donuts are supposed to be filled with Nutella
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Some of these labels are doing the absolute most.
This is the same kind of mess as siblings arguing over a secret lasagna recipe for profit.
10. This tater tot is clearly a scam that deserves less than one star on Yelp
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11. Check out this tiny slice of cheese on this burger, which resembles something that would be served at the Fyre Festival
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12. This restaurant dishes out free burritos, but they're false
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13. The pâté packaging divider is actually hidden under this label
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This one is sneaky in a very specific way.
14. This only becomes a 12-pack of rolls when you cut each one into four pieces
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15. Looking at this muffin, one would think that it is filled with berries, but it is 100% muffin on the inside
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16. This smoothie orange mix requires that you get ALL of the ingredients to make it a success
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17. Then there's this solid milk chocolate trophy that appears to be only half the prize
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We’ve all grown to expect that most of our news is untrue, and we all understand that there’s little truth in advertising. But who knew that the food we eat is deceptive?
Food fraud is so prevalent that Michigan State University deployed a program to educate the unaware and assist people in making healthier food choices. Let us know what you think about restaurant food scams.
Some food scams are so obvious, they almost feel theatrical.
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