18 Relatable ‘Online Shopping Fails’ that will make you double-check your cart

Retail therapy is real, and unfortunately, so are shopping fails. Amid all the excitement of purchasing something new, we may sometimes overlook just exactly what it is we're loading into our carts. It's only when we checkout and are just about to pay do we notice that there's something fishy here.

Or, in some unlucky cases, it's only after paying do we realize the massive blunder we've made. From ordering something you expect to be human-sized that turns out to be comically tiny to shirts that don't have a neck hole, in this list, we're taking a look at some of the funniest shopping fails documented and uploaded online to date.

Disclaimer: This piece reflects the writer's opinion; the reader's discretion is advised. Do let us know in the comments what you think should have made the cut.

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Some of the best shopping fails we've come across online, guaranteed to leave you crying with laughter!

1) When you buy an outfit online, and it looks nothing like the picture (via Instagram/ @stylee_with_us_)

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2) The product images vis. what you actually get (via Instagram/ @funedits024)

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3) When you buy something online and immediately regret it (via X/ @medievalmemesai)

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4) When you order shoes and it come in the wrong size, but the right size is out of stock (via X/ @sensualitay)

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5) Buying something expensive and then reaching home and it doesn’t fit (via X/ @kebirungishyne)

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6) Men's workout stringer multi-colored tank top muscle??? this one is for the ladies, more like (via X/ @phillipong3)

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7) He just wanted a pair of knock-off airpods man... (via X/ @kwabenagyam_)

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8) When you buy a PS5 online but get a PS5 box... full of Simpson's DVDs inside it (via Pinterest/ @Pleated Jeans)

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9) McCain Smiles? More like McCain creeps (via Pinterest/ @cheezburger)

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10) Technically, it classifies as a tent... (via Pinterest/ @cheezburger)

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11) When your shopping parcel comes and it's not what you expected (via Pinterest/ @mydrobe)

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12) When the cute nightie you wanted turns into something from The Shining (via Pinterest/ @Mail Online)

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13) No words (via Instagram/ @myultimatestore)

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14) I mean, it still counts as a sofa. Use it for the kids maybe? (via Pinterest/ @sohnoveaux)

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15) When the product you receive is not what was in the advertisement (via Instagram/ @shopping_fails101)

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16) When you can't return something because you lost the receipt (via X/ @9GAG)

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17) Corporate needs you to find the difference between this picture and this picture (via Bored Panda/Pinterest)

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18) When you go shopping to use a coupon but forget to use the coupon at check out (via X/ @spillthetmai)

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And there you have it, folks! These are the top 18 shopping fails memes we've found across the internet. We hope they make you laugh as much as they did us.