How many ways can you spell trampoline? Shoppers have struggled to type in the heatwave
UK consumers have revealed a struggle to spell after searching in their thousands for 'vacume cleaners', 'barbacues' and 'trampilines'.
More than 3,000 shoppers between January and June this year guessed that the cleaning appliance is a 'vaccum cleaner', while 2,000 opted for a 'vacume' and others attempted to buy a 'vacumn', according to search data from Argos.
Almost 1,000 people searched for a 'saftey gate', 116 aimed to burn calories on a 'threadmill' and 43 wanted to measure their daily step count on a 'fitnit'.
The heat led to more than 100 shoppers seeking to fuel their 'barbacue' with 'charcole', the retailer’s website, which attracts more than 18 million visitors each week, shows.
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The word 'trampoline' was also much abused, with variations including 'trampiline', 'trompoline', 'trampolene' and 'tramploine'.
Despite its global reach as a brand, one potential Apple customer attempted to buy an 'aiphone' and more than 100 shoppers searched for an 'ipone'.
Other well-known brands falling victim to a re-naming by confused customers included 'Duson', 'Rebook' and 'Ninetendo'.
An Argos spokeswoman said: “We can’t all spell perfectly, and the Argos website almost always correctly guesses what you you’re trying to find, regardless of whether you’ve made a mistake.
“Whether you want an aiphone, ipone, ifone or ipond, we’ve got everything you need.”