When advertising a product, clear communication is essential to entice customers.
But when you get all the messages wrong, it’s a sure way to leave people baffled and send them out the door.
bored panda has compiled some of the funniest examples of mixed messages from around the world, including a bronze medal for coming in third place.
Perhaps the intention was to ease the pain of not coming first.
In China, there seemed to be a translation error on a mop labeled “stupid boy.”
Oh! People around the world have shared the worst designs they’ve seen, and Bored Panda compiled the best ones in an online gallery. Including someone who received a bronze medal for coming in third place, but something didn’t seem quite right.
Tuna steaks for sale in Mexico were labeled “fresh, never frozen,” but the package clearly said they were “previously frozen.”
Elsewhere, a warning sign advised drivers to “drift safely.”
And in China, a pair of children’s socks seemed to send out a rather unfortunate message thanks to another translation error.
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 7 Ha ha ha! Elsewhere, in China, there appeared to be a translation error on a brand of mop that was labeled as](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449636_324_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
Ha ha ha! Elsewhere, in China, there appeared to be a translation error on a brand of mop that was labeled “stupid boy.”
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 9 Oh! The tuna steaks, which were sold in Mexico, were labeled as](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449637_967_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
Oh! The tuna steaks, which were sold in Mexico, were labeled “fresh, never frozen,” but the package clearly said they were “previously frozen.”
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 11 Meanwhile, this US window designer took the term](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449637_472_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
Meanwhile, this US window designer took the term “generic Christmas message” too literally when decorating
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 13 Oh! When a dyslexic person is in charge of traffic signals things can get a little confusing.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449637_647_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
Oh! When a dyslexic person is in charge of traffic signals things can get a little confusing.
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 15 Oops! This sign is a little creepy when you don't read the smaller text below the enlarged words.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449637_560_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
Oops! This sign is a little creepy when you don’t read the smaller text below the enlarged words.
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 17 Creative! A father, in the US, paid $49 for this frog-themed birthday cake for his three-year-old son](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449638_195_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
Creative! A father, in the US, paid $49 for this frog-themed birthday cake for his three-year-old son
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 19 Try again! Meanwhile, the designer of this crossword game claimed that there were no words](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449638_510_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
Try again! Meanwhile, the designer of this crossword game claimed that there was no word “OK” in the English dictionary and then asked the user to press OK to continue.
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 21 Hard pill to swallow! A pill bottle printed a picture of the](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449638_824_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
Hard pill to swallow! One pill bottle printed an image of the “actual size” of the tablet on the packaging, but customers discovered it was a lie.
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 23 For hygiene reasons of course! Meanwhile, this bakery seemed to ask customers to use their tongue to get a bun.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449639_691_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
For hygiene reasons of course! Meanwhile, this bakery seemed to ask customers to use their tongue to get a bun.
![Mixed messages! Failed Product Designers Who Mixed Up Their Words Will Leave Customers More Confused Than Informed 25 'Kids suck': Another awkward translation error, in China, made shoppers laugh at brand name](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1716449639_675_Mixed-messages-Failed-Product-Designers-Who-Mixed-Up-Their-Words.jpeg.webp)
‘Kids suck’: Another awkward translation error, in China, made shoppers laugh at brand name