diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage.rst b/docs/advanced-usage.rst
index b1bc491f..2f80633b 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage.rst
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Example
         foreach ($packedBoxes as $packedBox) {
             $packedItems = $packedBox->getItems();
             foreach ($packedItems as $packedItem) { // $packedItem->getItem() is your own item object
-                echo $packedItem->getItem->getDescription() .  ' was packed at co-ordinate ' ;
+                echo $packedItem->getItem()->getDescription() .  ' was packed at co-ordinate ' ;
                 echo '(' . $packedItem->getX() . ', ' . $packedItem->getY() . ', ' . $packedItem->getZ() . ') with ';
                 echo 'l' . $packedItem->getLength() . ', w' . $packedItem->getWidth() . ', d' . $packedItem->getDepth();
                 echo PHP_EOL;
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.rst b/docs/getting-started.rst
index 0057694d..2057fabd 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting-started.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Packing a set of items into a given set of box types
             echo "The items in this box are:" . PHP_EOL;
             $packedItems = $packedBox->getItems();
             foreach ($packedItems as $packedItem) { // $packedItem->getItem() is your own item object, in this case TestItem
-                echo $packedItem->getItem->getDescription() . PHP_EOL;
+                echo $packedItem->getItem()->getDescription() . PHP_EOL;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/docs/whatsnew.rst b/docs/whatsnew.rst
index b99ebf5e..3c765940 100644
--- a/docs/whatsnew.rst
+++ b/docs/whatsnew.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ After
     <?php
         $packedItems = $packedBox->getItems();
         foreach ($packedItems as $packedItem) { // $packedItem->getItem() is your own item object
-            echo $packedItem->getItem->getDescription() . PHP_EOL;
+            echo $packedItem->getItem()->getDescription() . PHP_EOL;
         }
 
 If you use ``BoxPacker\ConstrainedItem``, you'll need to make the same change there too.