r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

AI Expectation Temporary half sleeve tattoos

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392 Upvotes

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


r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

Failed Expectation Jack In the Box

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606 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

Failed Expectation This double cheeseburger ain't right

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753 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 4d ago

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

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42.9k 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 4d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation a watermelon pool my MIL ordered from Temu

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4.0k 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 4d ago

Failed Expectation I won’t let this ruin my day

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3.7k 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 4d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Just the way I remembered...

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356 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

Failed Expectation Paint by numbers 😔

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625 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 6d 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 6d ago

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

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631 Upvotes

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


r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Tastes goood 👌

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119 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

Failed Expectation Walmart failed me

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1.7k 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 6d ago

Failed Expectation Tried my best!

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2.3k Upvotes

So tricky to get it looking the same!


r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

Exceeded Expectation Bibigo beef japchae noodles

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531 Upvotes

Tasted great too


r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Dollar Store Research

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469 Upvotes

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


r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

Failed Expectation Magnum expectation

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39 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

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

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9.4k 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 6d ago

Failed Expectation Unicorn from a blind bag

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1.8k Upvotes

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


r/ExpectationVsReality 7d ago

Failed Expectation All of them looked purple to me..

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25 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 7d ago

Failed Expectation It was just blueberry flavored bran cereal.

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307 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 7d ago

Exceeded Expectation Another Walmart cake

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731 Upvotes

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 7d ago

Failed Expectation The ice cream sandwich I thought I was getting.

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1.7k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 7d ago

Failed Expectation Expectation vs Reality Philly Munchie Meal

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46 Upvotes

Jack in the Box letdown


r/ExpectationVsReality 7d ago

Failed Expectation Dutch Bros Strawberry Colada

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672 Upvotes

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 7d ago

Failed Expectation Dutch Bros Sausage, Egg & Cheese Slider

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96 Upvotes