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LABELLED A FAILURE

Funny pictures show why shops really should be careful where they stick price tags

MISREADING a title can have unfortunate effects — and it's hard to avoid it when a crucial part is covered up.

A hilarious online gallery highlights the dangers when not enough care is taken over where to put the price stickers on books and DVDs.

 Cockneys v Zombies is a straight-to-video horror classic from 2012
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Cockneys v Zombies is a straight-to-video horror classic from 2012

A serious text book on web analytics appears to take on a whole new meaning thanks to a thoughtlessly placed sticker on the spine.

Other titles say the opposite of what they mean because the word "not" is obscured by a label.

Even innocent kids' books and toys are not immune, as a game of Flickers flying discs and a story about a hungry caveboy are rendered much more adult in tone.

You Can't Make This Stuff Up, as the cover of one book nearly says...

Back to school

 Thankfully, this parenting guide is not serious
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Thankfully, this parenting guide is not serious

Up the geek without a paddle

 The tile of Avanish Kaushnik's book is Web Analytics
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The tile of Avanish Kaushnik's book is Web Analytics

In a spin

 This innocent toy has the price label in a very unfortunate position
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This innocent toy has the price label in a very unfortunate position

Real caveman

 Storybook character is trying to tell us something
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Storybook character is trying to tell us somethingCredit: refer to caption

Best smeller

 Shirley Temple's Scrap Book becomes a commentary on itself
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Shirley Temple's Scrap Book becomes a commentary on itself

Working girl

 Twilight author's book is actually called The Host
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Twilight author's book is actually called The Host

Bottom shelf

 Shoppers hope to get to the bottom of this mystery
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Shoppers hope to get to the bottom of this mystery

Didn't see that coming

 US telly medium Theresa Caputo never makes stuff up
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 US telly medium Theresa Caputo never makes stuff up

What a cock-up

 Joe Cocker's long player is cut short by shop staff
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Joe Cocker's long player is cut short by shop staff

Not so lucky

 Tom's memoir should be read in full
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Tom's memoir should be read in full

 



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