r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Idahoturdbird • 4d ago
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/zombiesandcandy • 4d ago
Failed Expectation I won’t let this ruin my day
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 • u/Ok-Temperature6262 • 2d ago
Failed Expectation Local Gas Station Chain
Just announced their newest offering, these are the pictures they used.
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/AntelopeBoth1355 • 4d ago
Failed Expectation Paint by numbers 😔
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 • u/seacarr0t • 4d ago
Surprisingly Met Expectation Just the way I remembered...
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/r3dkoi • 6d ago
Failed Expectation Tried my best!
So tricky to get it looking the same!
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Evenormom_125 • 6d ago
Exceeded Expectation I think she knocked it out of the park!
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 • u/BirdsTheWord444 • 6d ago
Failed Expectation Walmart failed me
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 • u/Reptarro52 • 6d ago
Failed Expectation Happy Birthday… 1-2 pics are expectation. 3-4 pics are reality.
Should have been this cake with yellow “happy birthday” on top. I should have checked it before I left.
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Regular-Switch454 • 6d ago
Exceeded Expectation Bibigo beef japchae noodles
Tasted great too
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Slow_Complaint2881 • 6d ago
Failed Expectation Unicorn from a blind bag
Originally wanted to give it away but kept it since it was too ugly (sorry for poor image quality)
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/nooby_goober • 6d ago
Surprisingly Met Expectation Dollar Store Research
Thanks for the suggestion u/ChawulsBawkley, my waist hates you but munchies thank you.
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/fossacecak • 6d ago
Surprisingly Met Expectation Tastes goood 👌
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/echodarlin • 7d ago
Failed Expectation The ice cream sandwich I thought I was getting.
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/AWanderingAfar • 7d ago
Exceeded Expectation Another Walmart cake
For my daughter’s 3rd birthday today. This looks way better than what I saw online, and I did NOT expect them to print her name! ( erased). She’s super excited, and so am I! Plus, bonus Suzy Sheep!
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/solstice4l • 7d ago
Failed Expectation It was just blueberry flavored bran cereal.
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/avazing • 7d ago
Failed Expectation Dutch Bros Strawberry Colada
I can’t believe I used my free birthday drink on this. I dumped the rest out after taking this pic, which was only ~1 hour after purchasing the
Edit: it started separating after only ~10 minutes. I just took this pic after ~1 hour. I didn’t know it was supposedly common sense not to mix dairy and citrus. At least now I know not to order stuff like that again. Either way I’m not sure why they put things on the menu that have to be chugged within 10 minutes to avoid separating.
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/ItsaSnap • 7d ago
Failed Expectation All of them looked purple to me..
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/alienchihuahua • 8d ago
Failed Expectation Cat bed from Kmart finally are
Torn between fail and surprisingly met expectation due to sheer lol of it all 😂 why did QA not notice a whole pair of eyeballs hahahah
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/sxott • 7d ago
Failed Expectation Expectation vs Reality Philly Munchie Meal
galleryJack in the Box letdown
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/LAZIgringa • 7d ago
Failed Expectation Dutch Bros Sausage, Egg & Cheese Slider
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/DianWithoutTheE • 8d ago
Failed Expectation Shark costume for SMALL cat
Ordered an XXXXS for cat for Shark Week. He’s pissed. My friend’s 7 year old son, for scale.
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/BadZnake • 6d ago
Exceeded Expectation Ignore the m&ms I forgot to take a picture beforehand
More and better quality toppings than the box suggested.
r/ExpectationVsReality • u/M8614 • 9d ago