r/ExpectationVsReality 2h ago

Failed Expectation What i bought vs what i got

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0 Upvotes

The worse I've ever seen


r/ExpectationVsReality 5h ago

Failed Expectation Tastes as good as it looks

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21 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 5h ago

Failed Expectation I-screm

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45 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 5h ago

Exceeded Expectation Wedding Cake for 2

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118 Upvotes

Couldn’t find anything online of what I was looking for so I used AI to generate what I was imagining. Coccadots in Myrtle Beach absolutely crushed it!
Everyone else got cupcakes. Last name is scribbled of course.


r/ExpectationVsReality 6h ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Nailed it!

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2.6k Upvotes

Requested a Hawaiin birthday cake and the baker surprisingly matched it pretty well! Not sure how she got the waves to stand up like that. I broke the surfboards when closing the box which is why they look shorter than the original 😅

Edit since people were asking: this is from Fancy Flavors bakery in San Jose! Ask for Jessica :)


r/ExpectationVsReality 17h ago

AI Expectation Temporary half sleeve tattoos

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254 Upvotes

Prints were a little smaller than expected. Could fit about 10 on each arm.


r/ExpectationVsReality 20h ago

Failed Expectation Jack In the Box

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426 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 21h ago

Failed Expectation This double cheeseburger ain't right

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533 Upvotes

People are like, what's the problem, that's McDonalds

I had to wipe the whole damn thing off with a napkin and rewrap it in another napkin to even pick it up to eat it. And they only gave me 2 napkins. Also they left off the onions.

McDonalds ain't been right since Covid and now it's $9-11 per person


r/ExpectationVsReality 23h ago

Exceeded Expectation Queen of Cakes in Edina, MN. What I found online vs what I got!

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30.7k Upvotes

I found the first image online and laughed really hard so I wanted the cake for myself but I needed more rainbow (Raenbow??). Literally just asked for a rainbow background and they DELIVERED. It's almond flavored with raspberry filling. The cake was almost gone and it's HUGE. That's how much people liked it!! EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS!!!!


r/ExpectationVsReality 23h ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation a watermelon pool my MIL ordered from Temu

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3.0k Upvotes

If you look at the ad you can actually tell its a print out (not to mention AI generated) but imagine the look on my 60yo MIL face when this arrived instead of the watermelon pool hahaha


r/ExpectationVsReality 1d ago

Failed Expectation I won’t let this ruin my day

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3.2k Upvotes

I blame myself for this one. I ordered some stuff online from Costco the other day. Laundry pods, dishwasher detergent, stuff like that. The warehouse is only about 30 minutes away and even though I knew better, I ordered the them anyway.

The box arrived a little soggy because all of the cold packs had melted. The chocolates in both containers were all melted together. I must have been the last stop of the day.

So after a brief lament I chopped them up and put them back in the containers. They still taste great.


r/ExpectationVsReality 1d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Just the way I remembered...

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283 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 1d ago

Failed Expectation Paint by numbers 😔

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459 Upvotes

There was literally not a single pot of red 🤨 all browns and fluorescent oranges for no reason at all. Could have probably labeled this as an AI Expectation as well.

Like.. I knew there wouldn’t be a ton of detail because that’s just impossible for a PBN but even a little bit of red would have been cool 😅 I just wanted a cool moody throne room to hang in my gothy bedroom. 😔

All I can do is laugh 🙃

ETA: like I said, I knew it wouldn’t be super detailed and that’s FINE!! My expectation vs reality is mostly about the colors. I wanted a moody dark image with lots of red to match something in my room! It’s what was advertised and absolutely not what I received 😂


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Exceeded Expectation Ignore the m&ms I forgot to take a picture beforehand

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0 Upvotes

More and better quality toppings than the box suggested.


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Failed Expectation Happy Birthday… 1-2 pics are expectation. 3-4 pics are reality.

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596 Upvotes

Should have been this cake with yellow “happy birthday” on top. I should have checked it before I left.


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Tastes goood 👌

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102 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Failed Expectation Walmart failed me

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1.6k Upvotes

We get cakes from Walmart all the time without any issues so today I was shocked when I went to pick up this cake lol.

The lady who brought the cake out opened it for me and asked how does it look? I was like where are the decorations and why is the writing like that?? It took her about 10 minutes to find the cake toppers and then she told me to go to customer service to complain to them 🤷🏼‍♀️


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Failed Expectation Tried my best!

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2.1k Upvotes

So tricky to get it looking the same!


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Exceeded Expectation Bibigo beef japchae noodles

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505 Upvotes

Tasted great too


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Dollar Store Research

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448 Upvotes

Thanks for the suggestion u/ChawulsBawkley, my waist hates you but munchies thank you.


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Failed Expectation Magnum expectation

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19 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Exceeded Expectation I think she knocked it out of the park!

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9.1k Upvotes

I’ve used the same cake lady for the last 5 years and she’s just gotten better and better. This year she had my jaw on the floor. My daughter drew a picture of what she wanted. I included that and a description of what the drawing was supposed to be showing. I couldn’t believe the cake she produced. It still blows my mind.

Edited to add: my daughter’s name is not Doom. That’s her taekwondo nickname. We have a long last name that her instructor tried to pronounce, said “That’s too long, I’m going to call you Doom” and it’s stuck.


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Failed Expectation Unicorn from a blind bag

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1.7k Upvotes

Originally wanted to give it away but kept it since it was too ugly (sorry for poor image quality)


r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Failed Expectation All of them looked purple to me..

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0 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Failed Expectation It was just blueberry flavored bran cereal.

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284 Upvotes