167 Design Fails You Won't Believe Actually Exist

1. This fashion disaster:

Pants that make you look really pissed from CrappyDesign

2. This cooktop that has misaligned heating coils:

This cooktop from mildlyinfuriating

3. This natural freshly cut grass scent inside:

My grandparent’s carpeted bathroom from CrappyDesign

4. This hard-to-enter entrance:

Entrance could be tough from CrappyDesign

5. This useless fan:

The raised cutout of this ceiling doesn’t allow the fan to suck in any air. from CrappyDesign

6. This unreachable switch:

Where's the damm switch from mildlyinfuriating

7. This bathroom nightmare:

My uncle's house got a bathroom without a door, literally the first thing you see when you enter the house from CrappyDesign

8. Or this other bathroom nightmare:

High school bathrooms are already wild enough from CrappyDesign

9. This monstrosity of a Monster drink:

Just cause I sold it to you doesn't mean you can drink it from mildlyinfuriating

10. This design that will confuse your dishwasher:

I almost gagged when I opened the cabinet in my bnb. Turns out it was just the design. from CrappyDesign

11. This unimpressive press:

Mildly infuriating level : Refund from mildlyinfuriating

12. This terrifying splash:

Gas station in Nebraska. The station's color scheme was red. They tried to get artsy. from CrappyDesign

13. This off-center eyesore:

Very relaxing isn't it ? from mildlyinfuriating

14. This stairway to...another door:

I can't even think of a title from mildlyinfuriating

15. This unclear address:

These address numbers seem a bit confusing. from CrappyDesign

16. This random assortment of buttons:

These elevator buttons.... from mildlyinfuriating

17. This plateau of a sliding scale:

Which setting will stop freezing my milk solid? Before it was set to "cold", so I changed it to "cold". from CrappyDesign

18. This misnomer:

Got this cool temporary tattoo from CrappyDesign

19. This incognito outlet:

To the person with 3/4 outlet. I present my apartments 1/3 outlet. from mildlyinfuriating

20. This extremely narrow drawer:

The most useless kitchen drawer. from mildlyinfuriating

21. This misplaced masterpiece:

what in the f**K from mildlyinfuriating

22. This quarter-court advantage:

We don't need that corner, I guess... from CrappyDesign

23. This competition between windows:

Two windows of my workplace are constantly fighting for the honor of being the one who is going to be opened from CrappyDesign

24. This literal example of "money is tight right now":

Sub-par atm placement. Way sub-par... from CrappyDesign

25. This invisible button:

Dial 999 for...oh from CrappyDesign

26. This crooked kitchen sink:

Can't stop thinking about this sink. from CrappyDesign

27. This inconvenient button:

I accidentally pressed the stop button on the bus several times because it’s the same hight as my leg... from CrappyDesign

28. This inconsistent flooring:

The floor tiles of the locker room at our school. from mildlyinfuriating

29. This unclear signage:

Ah yes, my favourite pass time! from ShittyDesign

30. This misconstrued message:

I just found this picture from designfails

31. This not-well-thought-out pencil:

Recalled pencil from the 90's from ShittyDesign

32. This hooded message:

Oh dear from designfails

33. This sock-in-mouth:

Let’s sock them from designfails

34. This odd ad:

Intresting advert from designfails

35. This...can't be right:

Congrats..... from designfails

36. This price can't be right:

How from designfails

37. This reassuring reminder:

Thanks Burger King that really made me feel better. from designfails

38. This shot and miss:

Who was the genius. from designfails

39. This fishily placed food ad:

Fish tank advertising fish and chips from designfails

40. This white van that meets the trope:

Why?? from designfails

41. This motivational sign:

Inspiration for 2020 from ShittyDesign

42. This recipe for disaster:

I dont think you should make human burgers from ShittyDesign

43. This rude receptacle:

Saw this (my wife) at ladies bathroom... from designfails

44. This message that needed proofreading:

Let’s beat the children! from ShittyDesign

45. This erotic candy bar:

ok milka, i see you from designfails

46. This crosswalk to nowhere:

This crossing in Slovakia from CrappyDesign

47. This unreadable sign:

We're You're Not 'Til Not Happy? from designfails

48. This intense emphasis:

There are so many interpritations from designfails

49. This meta interpretation:

Had one job. from designfails

50. This jumble of letters:

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness....I think from designfails

51. This impersonal bathroom stall:

This bathroom stall in my former school from CrappyDesign

52. This unreachable roll of toilet paper:

The toilet roll is outside the toilet from CrappyDesign

53. This creepy doll:

Upside down face mermaid from designfails

54. This very cheery sign:

Happy Merry Christmas people! from designfails

55. This enticing order:

Found this in Spain from designfails

56. This map that's literally all over the map:

Can't wait to see Fance in India. from CrappyDesign

57. This top secret storefront:

To the guy who posted the store in India, seems that there's a new order in the fashion industry. from CrappyDesign

58. This makeshift shower:

Guesthouse shower in Kasol, India from CrappyDesign

59. This fire exit that might be scarier than the fire:

The Fire Exit on this building from CrappyDesign

60. This rebranding of milk:

Yess milk from designfails

61. This ballsy bubble gum ad:

...and they are extra sour!! from designfails

62. This (hopefully) misleading sign:

Local car wash business in India from CrappyDesign

63. This colorblind cup:

Blue from CrappyDesign

64. This very uncomfortable seat:

How am I supposed to sit here from designfails

65. This appetizing description:

Milk in India fits this sub perfectly. from CrappyDesign

66. This heightist door:

You need to lay down to get into the door... from designfails

67. This literal gate-keeping:

Sorry, we're closed from designfails

68. This van that needs to be reASSessed:

Didn't think about the doors being open did they? from designfails

69. This pill packaging that will keep you on your toes:

The day layout of these pills from CrappyDesign

70. This maze made for geniuses only:

This one was a real brain teaser… from CrappyDesign

71. This wacky window assortment:

How do you like your windows? from CrappyDesign

72. This mug that should get tested soon:

It’s supposed to say “heroes” lol from CrappyDesign

73. This outer s p a c e store:

“Hey mom, can we go to the STARW ARST O RE?” from CrappyDesign

74. This undercover flag:

I think the steak house I went to is going through an identity crisis. from CrappyDesign

75. This seasonal change:

Hello SPRONC from CrappyDesign

76. This jumbled sign:

My mum bought this at a home decor shop years ago. I never read what it’s intended to say from CrappyDesign

77. This encouraging display:

I was having a good day until I went to the supermarket. from CrappyDesign

78. This multipurpose opening:

Door? No! Window? Also no! from CrappyDesign

79. This irreversible mask:

Looks good on the package, not so much when worn from CrappyDesign

80. This magic of Photoshop:

Kix cereal box has a masked out spoon to give the illusion there’s cereal on top. from CrappyDesign

81. This Sudoku of elevator buttons:

I’m having an aneurysm just looking at this from CrappyDesign

82. This masked monstrosity:

People wearing face masks looking like monsters from CrappyDesign

83. This multipurpose sign:

So are you open or nope? from CrappyDesign

84. This gate that invites robbers in:

When your security gate is a ladder. from CrappyDesign

85. This very public bathroom:

I can see into the main hallway of the building standing at the urinal from CrappyDesign

86. This scenic route:

This Nonsensical Sidewalk Design from CrappyDesign

87. This hot seat:

This bench. Where I live it is very hot and it is impossible to sit in this park from CrappyDesign

88. This uncontainable goal:

The new high school in my area has these crappy football/soccer goals with no sides to stop the ball from CrappyDesign

89. This well executed "safety first" policy:

New Bike Lane in Austin, TX from CrappyDesign

90. This Grate-gate:

The entrance to our apartment in Berlin... from CrappyDesign

91. This drippy overhang:

This bus stop in malaysia from CrappyDesign

92. This transparent bathroom stall:

Class stalls in bathroom. .... from CrappyDesign

93. This stairway to hell:

I think my stairs fit here from CrappyDesign

94. This multi-use sports court:

Our school build a new sporting area on grass. Can't wait to play basketball on this. from CrappyDesign

95. This well-lit space:

10 year old me lighting up any room in the Sims: from CrappyDesign

96. This literal roadblock:

Our Municiplaity made bike lanes for us finally! from CrappyDesign

97. This cautionary trail:

In Turkey, we have footpaths with embossed yellow tiles to help blind people. from CrappyDesign

98. This bridge-turned-pool:

You either wet your shoes or do some exercise to cross this bridge from CrappyDesign

99. This murky expiration date:

I think I’ve found it, the worst expiration date ever. from CrappyDesign

100. This solid bottle for liquids:

This water bottle has markings to show you how much liquid is in it, but you can’t see through the bottle from CrappyDesign

101. This packaging is *bananas*:

Ladies and gentlemen, the pinnacle of human stupidity. from CrappyDesign

102. This expensive side:

Would you like your chips with or without chips? from CrappyDesign

103. This unusable school locker:

My school locker can’t even fit my backpack because of those shelves. from CrappyDesign

104. This colander that won't let the pasta go:

This IKEA colander has a lip that curves inward that traps pasta. from CrappyDesign

105. This non-yes-or-no question:

Makes sense from CrappyDesign

106. This very ripped pair of jeans:

168$ for this Jeans from CrappyDesign

107. This sorting system gone amuck:

This trashcan at Frankfurt Main Station. from CrappyDesign

108. This tale as old as time:

The clock hands don’t glow... from CrappyDesign

109. This Blackjack game went too literal:

Useless minimalism, stop that from CrappyDesign

110. This new numbering system:

Let's alphabetically order the floor numbers from CrappyDesign

111. This inconsiderate operation:

“Go upstairs to tell us you need help going upstairs.” from CrappyDesign

112. This...clock?:

It's supposed to be a clock from CrappyDesign

113. This very transparent IP address:

Thanks for sharing my IP with the world while streaming. from CrappyDesign

114. This trackpad tracks bad:

Hp made the track pad the same texture as the rest of the laptop so its awful to use from CrappyDesign

115. This unfinished thought:

Trying to figure out what this sign means for the past 5 years from CrappyDesign

116. This teachable moment:

Professor, I can't get these audio files in our textbook to play from CrappyDesign

117. This ironic warning:

Very long message warning (while driving) not to take your eyes off the road for too long from CrappyDesign

118. This mixed messaging:

I’d like to eat here. Unsure when is ok from CrappyDesign

119. This less-than-clear writing on clear glass:

The push/pull lettering can be seen from both sides. from CrappyDesign

120. This strange formatting:

The Gaelic Athletic Association, in Ireland, show voting results like this from CrappyDesign

121. This subtle end of the bike lane:

Go ahead I dare you. Bike lane ends in oncoming traffic. from CrappyDesign

122. This waste of battery life:

Instead of making these thermometers turn off they just stay on and display the word "off" making them run their batteries faster than other models we used to have at my job. from CrappyDesign

123. This leaning Eiffel Tower of Pisa:

Ah yes, the Eiffel Tower, my favorite Italian landmark. from CrappyDesign

124. This hairy situation:

Who wouldn’t want a ceiling that looks like it’s covered with hair? from CrappyDesign

125. This subtle renovation:

Rénovations done to a 500 years old tower from CrappyDesign

126. This forgetful map:

the makers of my swedish book forgot about belgium, luxemburg and the netherlands from CrappyDesign

127. This frightening festive decor:

Suppose to say trick or treat from CrappyDesign

128. This doesn't quite fit:

they just don't go together from CrappyDesign

129. This establishment that should card everyone:

Restaurant puts Cocktails and Beers right under the Kids Menu from CrappyDesign

130. This zig-zagged parking lot:

This parking lot at my grandparents house. from mildlyinfuriating

131. This obstacle course of a bathroom:

You have to step over the bathtub to get between the toilet and the sink from CrappyDesign

132. This less convenient way to leave your house:

An apartment in London that has no front door. Just a set of stairs leading up to a window. from CrappyDesign

133. This notebook that needs spellcheck:

BOtK noOe from CrappyDesign

134. This appetizing icon:

Shape of the bowl kind of makes it look like “puke” from CrappyDesign

135. This pencil that ironically created a problem to solve:

My son won this as a prize in math class a while back. It used to say “Be a Problem Solver” from CrappyDesign

136. This toilet that offers no privacy:

Toilet in a new build from CrappyDesign

137. This sock dripping with...ice cream:

My dog’s after-shot bandage. It’s not blood, it’s red ice cream cones, duh! from CrappyDesign

138. This place with no name:

I wanna go to...what's it called again? from CrappyDesign

139. This re-evaluation of "Never Eat Soggy Waffles":

Sad Playground Education from CrappyDesign

140. This utterly disgusting toilet seat design:

Toilet seat makes it looks like someone didn't quite make it from CrappyDesign

141. This gift, which is lost in Europe:

Got this as a gift and honestly I don't want to throw it away just because it's terribly funny from CrappyDesign

142. This apple brand that needs to rewatch Snow White:

A bag of apples with a character on it that got poisoned by an apple from CrappyDesign

143. This fresh cheese that looks moldy:

The paper in this sliced cheese makes it look like it has mold spots from CrappyDesign

144. This shameless set of saloon doors:

Nothing says privacy like saloon style doors from CrappyDesign

145. This pizza place with pizzaz:

It would've cost $0 to flip that pizza around. from CrappyDesign

146. This strange donut placement:

This consent poster at my University from CrappyDesign

147. This bad math:

Who thought it was a good idea to put an image of 7 churros for the sign of 3 churros. from CrappyDesign

148. This creative thinking exercise:

An abomination that's not even a fish... from CrappyDesign

149. This lesser known Disney film:

Disney font puts the fun in funeral from CrappyDesign

150. This pokey mug:

Nothing like the smell of coffee and a good eye-stab in the morning from CrappyDesign

151. This other, less suspicious carpet:

Thanks I hate carpets with red line designs now. from thanksihateit

152. This contorted Dory:

Fonding Diry from creepydesign

153. This odd rotation:

When you play the Sims but forget to rotate from CrappyDesign

154. This slippage site:

Sink attached to the toilet, forming a perfect slide from CrappyDesign

155. This creepy high chair:

Stared at me the whole time while I was having my burger. from creepydesign

156. This set of plates that will always look dirty:

“Lets just make our plates look like they haven’t been washed in 4 years” from CrappyDesign

157. This burgerfication of leggings:

These leggings from mildlyvagina

158. This rug with no bugs in the rug:

This rug that looks like it’s covered in ants/fleas from CrappyDesign

159. This literal ski bum sign:

Insert here from CrappyDesign

160. This misplaced tissue box design:

Spiderman’s Web Kleenex from CrappyDesign

161. This device to maximize flow:

This pool float looks exactly like a maxi pad. from CrappyDesign

162. This unholy design:

In honor of Passover this weekend. from CrappyDesign

163. This carpet that definitely doesn't look suspicious at all:

This carpet in my friend's hotel. from CrappyDesign

164. This spooky pillowcase:

The pillowcases at our hotel have a "palm tree" stitched on... from CrappyDesign

165. This familiar looking chandelier:

This chandelier looks like a bunch of used jimmies from CrappyDesign

166. These flamboyant flamingo leggings:

This Facebook ad from mildlyvagina

167. This anatomically placed door handle:

This door handle. from CrappyDesign

This article contains content from Syd Robinson, Phil Jahner, Sumedha Bharpilania, and Ben Armson. It was compiled by Kelly Rissman.