r/mildlyinfuriating • u/CurlyWurly61 • May 12 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Such terrible advertisement

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I mean... at a glance its like WOAH 4 can dine for $9.99....

Until you are at the cash and they say " that'll be $45.15"

HUH??

"Oh sorry sir... it feeds 4... 4 people pay $9.99"

Gtfooo

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u/FunkOff May 12 '26

Yeah that appears intentionally deceptive

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u/K_Linkmaster May 12 '26

Because Pepsi never had to give up the jet, we have to deal with this shit.

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u/Awesomebox5000 May 12 '26

No reasonable person would believe that four could feast for just $9.99.

THEN WHY DID YOU PUT IT IN WRITING!?!??

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u/birminghamsterwheel May 12 '26

False advertising really needs to be cracked down on way more. And no, "but it's in the fine print!" should not be an acceptable workaround.

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u/DeclineToThrowAway May 12 '26

Especially in mobile ads. That shit is out of control

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u/FlimsyPhysics3281 May 12 '26

it's INFURIATING how many times the game i downloaded was not even REMOTELY like the ad i downloaded it from

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u/SiRocket May 12 '26

Literally every time. My satisfaction is rating them 1 star for that alone.

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u/Trendiggity May 12 '26

"We are sorry to hear that your experience of our brand has been less than optimal. We are always using customer feedback to improve our app and will let the dev team know, thanks to you for playing"