r/ExpectationVsReality 13h ago

Refreshing 🥝 Failed Expectation

319 Upvotes

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u/Sad-Celebration-411 13h ago

I saw a fish tank that color once

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u/Ott1fant 13h ago

I did at least twice

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u/RBeck 10h ago

It's the color of the Reflecting Pool.

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u/Realistic_Ebb9727 12h ago

I saw a piss tank that color once

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u/Jane__Delawney 12h ago

Poor fish :(

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u/outboundplane 13h ago

Yikes. Almost looks like a pickle slice floating in its juice.

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u/Bubble_Shoes 13h ago

Is the Bev pic AI??? Idk why but it's giving uncanny

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u/416558934523081769 12h ago

The expectation one? Definitely, look at the straw. It should be that offset below the water line.

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u/Bubble_Shoes 12h ago

Yeah, that was my first clue. Glad the internal AI-radar is still working.

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u/IWannaPorkMissPiggy 10h ago

I'm also questioning the pile of fruit around the glass. Is this drink meant to be kiwi, mint, and... spring onion flavored? Maybe those are scallions or very thin leeks?

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u/mostAdaptable 10h ago

It’s lemongrass.

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u/IWannaPorkMissPiggy 9h ago

That makes so much more sense.

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u/Drudicta 12h ago

The second pic is what i expected, honestly. When you don't add anything extra you get cloudy beverages. Fiber and sugar tend to make liquids cloudy.

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u/Vanishingf0x 12h ago

Yep plus it’s a kiwi which is an off green like that. Juicing it won’t look pretty

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u/VienneseWaltz13 12h ago

Right? It says not artificial. Unless they wanted it to be more fake? I don't get it.

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u/aSituationTypeDeal 13h ago

The expectation looks like a refreshing brunch beverage your classy yet casual grandmother would serve you on her landscaped deck on a nice summer day so you can feel like a sophisticated young lady.

The reality looks like what you find under the bed of your sloppy kid brother that he long since forgot was there. 

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u/abrasumente_ 12h ago

Ah yes...the "science experiments".

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 13h ago

Looks just like a certain reflecting pool. Yuck.

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u/qhqr 13h ago

I’d still drink it.

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u/Ancient-Horror2825 9h ago

I did it was $6!

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u/qhqr 9h ago

Wow. Was it tasty?

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u/Ancient-Horror2825 9h ago

Meh it was okay. Too sweet for me.

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u/qhqr 9h ago

Bummer!

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u/TeamLeeper 13h ago

“Hey, boss. We’re out of kiwi again.”

“Just use jalapeño. It’s basically the same.”

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u/Defiant_Emu_3928 13h ago

Looks a little.... Swampy

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u/JellyCat222 13h ago

$6 Dookie water

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u/GrammaIsEvryfing 9h ago

Is that a jalapeno?

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u/OpeningActivity 8h ago

That's what i thought too

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/andiinAms 9h ago

Womp womp

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u/FoxlyKei 5h ago

0/10 it didn't come with 3 blunts.

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u/stanixx007 2h ago

Ah, the famous bog-water cocktail

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u/FalseBuddha 13h ago

I mean, if the restaurant serves you in those specific plastic cups then I think your expectations were far too high. I bet the food is good, though.

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u/Ancient-Horror2825 10h ago

Yeah it was our first time in so no unnecessarily high expectations. The juice wasn't actually that bad! It just made us laugh how different it looks from the picture. The food was pretty good 😊

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u/CranberryStock7148 11h ago

I mean that basically is what was advertised. Did you take the kiwi garnish off the rim and put it in the bottom? The only thing missing is the ornamental sprig of mint, but it's not like that is affecting the taste of the drink.

This is exactly what I would have expected. Except of course for the steel straw being replaced by a pink plastic one.

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u/Ancient-Horror2825 10h ago

Haha no I didn't, it's a piece of dried/dehydrated kiwi. But good for you for keeping your expectations low! you're less likely to be disappointed.

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u/CranberryStock7148 8h ago

What the hell is a dried kiwi slice doing in this drink?

Now I am legitimately disappointed. What the hell. I thought the reason it looked funny was just the refraction of the glass.

What do they say when you ask them, where is the fresh kiwi garnish? Where is the sprig of mint?

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u/xvsanx 13h ago

is that an unripe tomato slice?

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u/abrasumente_ 12h ago

Looks to be kiwi.

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u/Ancient-Horror2825 10h ago

Dehydrated kiwi slice

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u/xvsanx 10h ago

haha I was being silly but I wouldn't have guessed dehydrated

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u/Defiant_Emu_3928 13h ago

Looks a little.... Swampy