Who hasn't had the experience of buying the wrong item online? Perhaps it's your own foolishness to blame. You might not have read the fine print, you might have gotten the completely wrong size, or you might not have carefully checked the dimensions of the rugs you were purchasing. The bad news is you probably have to undergo the arduous process of returning the item, trying to get at least some money back, and starting the process all over again from scratch. The good news, however, is that t…

via BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash In the span of just a few years, we've gone from barely understanding what AI does to seeing it used everywhere. Your inbox is likely chock-full of companies bragging about their latest AI updates. On photo editing sites, AI generation is touted on the home page. X, formerly known as Twitter, has an AI named "Grok," while Google has the cutesy "Gemini." They want you to talk to these artificial beings, ask them questions, and even let them be your personal ass…

Online shopping can fool even the most vigilant of shoppers. Even when you use your best judgement and buy items from reputable sellers, you may find yourself opening the package and looking at a bad product. Sometimes you get a knockoff item that is definitely not what the photo advertised. Other times your package arrives looking like it's been through a tornado, leaving your product damaged. You never can know for certain what'll happen in the time between hitting the “place order” button an…

If you're interested in a cheap couch or a new tee shirt, you can always count on online sellers to have what you need. It's a risk you take each time: is the item going to arrive on time, as advertised, and will it be clean? Two out of three ain't bad when it comes to buying things from people online . A lot of the stuff for sale isn't something any reasonable person would want. People who really need some cash will throw any old item up on these sites and see if they can catch a buyer . You n…

You will never believe what people are selling online these days. What can't you buy online? These days, we have the blessing and curse of being able to buy and sell any item you'd ever want, not to mention hundreds of items that nobody in their right mind would ever want. Don't let the Craigslisters of the world hear that, though. They believe that any random garbage found around their house has value. There are people who sell things like 100 packets of hot sauce. There is a person who is, wi…

Apparently, this can be a common scam among second-hand sellers. When this man won a bidding war for a brand-new pair of headphones, he was ecstatic. That is, until the seller promptly messaged him to tell him that he had dropped the headphones, so he could no longer sell them. Then he urged the man to cancel the order. The man, of course, wanted to see the damage to assess if he really wanted to cancel the order or not. The seller filled him in that he'd be getting the headphones repaired and…

Can you imagine needing to scratch your shopping itch so badly that you had to dip into your child's college fund? It doesn't get much more desperate than that, not to mention risky. I mean, if you're willing to go there, you're willing to sacrifice your future relationship with your kid, all for a pair of shoes you'll probably wear twice or three times a year. Thankfully, this shocking revelation and the difficult consequences for the family at the center of it all did not stop the daughter fr…

When you order online, you do so at your own peril. It's a learning experience: can you really buy that $200 blanket for $2? Could a new gaming console really cost just $15 plus shipping? You know the saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"? That definitely applies here. After you check out these goofy expectation vs. reality photos, check out these fashion trends from each generation that haven't aged well (shoulder pads and big hair, we're looking at you).

While online shopping , you can't believe everything you see. Sometimes you have to read between the lines a little bit, and know when a deal is too good to be true.

If there's one takeaway from this guy's experience, it's never give something away for free. Sure, you might be doing it out of the kindness of your heart and goodwill for mankind (plus a healthy dose of not being bothered moving it yourself), but all the word “free” does is dredge up the worst sorts of people. If you post something for free on an online marketplace you're just going to be bombarded with entitled people looking to take advantage of your goodwill. Getting that single item that y…

It's fair to say most people wouldn't want their bosses to know what they buy online in their personal life. Even if you're buying the most innocuous things like cleaning supplies or a new set of plates, it would just be an icky feeling if someone else had access to your Amazon account . This boss does have access to their former employee's Amazon account , meaning they can see all the addresses the employee sends things to, what she's bought before, and even what's in her wish list and her car…

Sometimes, the greatest window into someone else's life is via their online shopping reviews!

If you're looking for a broad range of the human experience, look no further than these Amazon reviews!

Here's hoping there's a return policy!

How exactly does one get to the point of having a bathtub filled with corndogs?