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A baby face image hilariously distorted on water bottle packaging as an example of terrible designs.
Funny,FailsNOV 8, 2026

80 Times Common Sense Took A Day Off During The Design Phase

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We interact with design every day without even thinking about it. Whether it’s the piece of furniture you bought from IKEA or the public bench overlooking the city from below, these supposedly well-designed pieces make our lives more convenient. 
But there’s a special kind of frustration that comes with encountering something that is so poorly thought out. Even if you don’t think you have keen attention to detail, these laughable flaws will stand out like a flamingo in a flock of pigeons. 
Here are some examples, courtesy of this subreddit, which can make you wonder whether the person who gave the green light used even a little common sense.

#21 Dunno About Having Fire As A Petrol/Gas Station Mascot…

A convenience store sign showing a flame character pumping gas into itself as an example of terrible designs.
24points

#22 How Is This Supposed To Work??

A terrible design showing an inaccessible handicap parking space completely surrounded by elevated concrete curbs.
24points

#23 This Awful Bread Packaging Design, Which Looks Exactly Like Mould

Bagged sliced bread with blue seeds resembling mold, illustrating a terrible design for bakery product packaging.
23points

#24 Can We Just Sit Down And Talk About It?

Water pouring from a pipe directly onto a wooden park bench, showcasing terrible designs
23points

#25 Are These Boxes The Wrong Way Up?

Cardboard boxes showcasing terrible designs printed with Incorrect Way Up printed upside down
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22points

#26 Who Thought Up This Design?

Playground elephant slide where children exit from the rear, featuring terrible designs.
22points

#27 That Nose Job

A terrible design on a princess puzzle misaligning Cinderella face pieces awkwardly
22points

#28 An Apartment In London That Has No Front Door. Just A Set Of Stairs Leading Up To A Window

Unusual interior layout with a small staircase leading up to a window as part of terrible designs.
21points

#29 Design Fail?

A yellow road sign showing a terrible design fail with overlapping dog silhouettes creating an odd graphic.
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21points

#30 Probably Should Have Put The Author’s Name Somewhere Else

Stack of yellow books titled Kids Are Weird displaying unfortunate placement and terrible designs.
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21points

#31 This Wedding Card Looks Like The Bride & Groom Hung Themselves

A wedding greeting card with a terrible design layout making the bride look upside down
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21points

#32 Take A Left And Then Bunnyhop To Your Destination

A terrible design showing a bike lane dangerously blocked by a metal guardrail on a bridge
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21points

#33 Jedi Entrance Only

Glass entrance doors with push plates installed right next to a Pull sign, showing a terrible design mistake.
21points

#34 Vote For Yves Lévesque, Official Facefolding Candidate

A car decal displaying terrible designs that distort a politician head when the window rolls down
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21points

#35 A Bathroom In An Apartment For Rent In Arizona. Good Luck Not Injuring Yourself Every Day On Those Rocky Walls

A bathroom featuring a toilet elevated on steps next to a narrow rock shower, representing a terrible design layout.
19points

#36 Hmmm

A city fountain display featuring a terrible design of a cartoon crab spraying water awkwardly
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19points

#37 My Grandparent’s Carpeted Bathroom

A bathtub completely surrounded by bright green shag carpeting, representing a terrible design in interior decor.
18points

#38 Sienc Or Sciesnce

A science poster with element symbols misspelled as ScienCE, illustrating terrible designs in educational graphics.
18points

#39 Terrible Design For A Hand Gel I Got As A Freebie From A Rep

Hand sanitizer bottle mislabeled with dry mouth relief, showing a terrible design fail in product packaging.
18points

#40 Trapped On The Elevator

Man standing directly against a blank wall at the end of an escalator showing terrible designs.
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18points
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