Bug With Google Shopping Exclude Search Operator

Feb 22, 2024 - 7:41 am 0 by
Filed Under Google

Google Dashes

Google has a confirmed bug with using negative search operators, a way to exclude words from your search results, within Google Shopping. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, confirmed the issue on X saying, "We did have a bug where it wasn't working within some shopping results. That might not be resolved yet."

The example given was a search for [nitto jaguar black -tire] the shopper is trying to exclude tires from the product results but it returns nothing but tires. Here is a screenshot:

Google Shopping Negative Operator

Google is aware of the issue and it sounds like it should be fixed soon.

But if you are looking to use the feature to exclude words from your search query in Google Shopping, you are currently out of luck.

Here are those posts:

Forum discussion at X.

Update: A year later, it is still an issue:

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 7, 2025

Jul 7, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google

Google Says AI Mode Rolling Out To Workspace Accounts

Jul 7, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Cloudflare: We Will Get Google To Provide A Way To Block AI Overviews

Jul 7, 2025 - 7:45 am
Google Ads

Google Keyword Planner Update Gives Breakdown By By City, Region & Device/Platform

Jul 7, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google

Google Tests Low, Typical, High Price Labels In Search Result Snippets

Jul 7, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google Maps

Google Business Profiles Reverification After Suspensions Increasing?

Jul 7, 2025 - 7:21 am
Previous Story: Bing Tests Next Page & Refresh In Place Of Normal Pagination