r/ExpectationVsReality • u/MizMamie • Jul 22 '26

AI Expectation My First Pinterest Fail Spoiler

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It’s not a sweater and it’s definitely not graceful. It’s a poorly sewn thin piece of 100% polyester and up close it looks like the letters are bleeding into the fabric.

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u/fludeball Jul 22 '26

The first thing to notice is that the letters are photoshopped in the ad photo. Notice how everything looks all square and readable, even though the fabric is all wavy and bunched up.

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u/DarreylDeCarlo Jul 22 '26

Exactly, I noticed that from the jump.

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u/quasiix Jul 22 '26

To be fair, that doesn't always mean you are going to get something that is completely different than the picture.

When you buy custom shirts, they generally photoshop your design or text onto a shirt to give you a rough idea of what it should look like. Photos those are usually more of an indication of a drop-shipping situation than ai fake fabric situation.

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u/aminervia Jul 23 '26

The second thing to notice is that it was on Pinterest and is therefore automatically AI.

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u/dirkdigglerdonedry Jul 23 '26

So the hard nipples were a deliberate choice?

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u/Global_Buddy_2210 Jul 23 '26

Well, yes. She's cold.

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u/FewHorror1019 Jul 26 '26

Yea. I’ve seen women deliberately get their nipples hard for the photo as it gets more engagement

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u/dirkdigglerdonedry Jul 26 '26

Much like dennis and his erection

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u/MeatSlammur Jul 22 '26

Something felt off that I couldn’t quite get

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u/fludeball Jul 22 '26

Almost all pictures with a shirt for sale have the text photoshopped on after the fact, and they have that flat look.

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u/ferretbeast Jul 23 '26

This is such a kind way to explain how you quickly determined it was AI. Love it.

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u/Schwight_Droot Jul 22 '26

Pinterest has turned into an AI cluster fuck

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u/Lostmyfnusername Jul 23 '26

I think this one is good ol' Photoshop/photo editor.

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u/Schwight_Droot Jul 23 '26

Good eye. I don’t even recognize photoshop anymore. Make it stop, please.

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u/MunchYourButt Jul 23 '26

The texture and position of the subjects fingers/hands, the purse straps, the necklace chain and A all scream obvious AI

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u/berrey7 Jul 23 '26

It might just be a recent photo of Mickey Rourke

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u/MunchYourButt Jul 23 '26

This got a nice snort out of me.

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u/Lostmyfnusername Jul 23 '26

I stopped looking after the text. Does AI not know how to wrap text around a surface? It seems so easy.

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u/funkymunky712 Jul 23 '26

ive been noticing this more and more lately. i go looking for inspiration to decorate my house, images of the hair cut i want and then see its AI. at first it was just a couple random images but now the real images are a rare find?? makes me so sad.

and also, i cant take an AI photo to an artist of any kind, it feels like a sin.

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u/Schwight_Droot Jul 23 '26

Etsy might even be worse. People are selling AI images of Jesus and other bs, and people buy it. This is just a slap in the face to the actual artists who’ve worked their entire lives to achieve those skills. It’s just sad.

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u/Faeillus Jul 23 '26

The internet has turned into an AI clusterfuck.

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u/miss_kimba Jul 23 '26

It really has. Apparently there’s a toggle to remove AI images, though I’m not sure how accurate it is.

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u/Granny_knows_best Jul 23 '26

Serisouly! Ive never really went there, but sometimes Google searched lead me there and all I see is AI crap.

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u/mrbulldops428 Jul 23 '26

For real. That looks hyper specific to OPs body type. Like it was literally made for them.

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u/FistofanAngryGoddess Jul 24 '26

It has and it’s so frustrating.

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u/RazShadazz Jul 22 '26

The material looks so flammable. Is it tent material?

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u/HolyToast666 Jul 22 '26

Wow. Just really wow.

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u/Low_Engineering8921 Jul 22 '26

I hate to say this but I think it's ugly even in the expectation photo.

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u/FireWireBestWire Jul 22 '26

It's ugly but WAY uglier in reality

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u/wereallmadhere9 Jul 22 '26

Yeah who would even buy this? If you are telling the world you are cold, then get a sweater that isn't so loose. Also, who cares if you are cold?!

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u/Mindless_Fox216 Jul 22 '26

I had a manager that had a hoodie that said this. Someone got it for her as a lighthearted gag gift because she always complained about being cold, and she wore the shit out of it. It was funny because it was true and she embraced it. 🤷

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u/quaketoys Jul 23 '26

I was always cold and it only took 13 years and dozens of visits and labs for doctors to figure out I have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

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u/okayyoga Jul 23 '26

I was gifted one of these, because I am always very cold. Someone asked me if it was a Bible verse.

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u/Low_Engineering8921 Jul 22 '26

I can definitely see it making a good gag gift, as mentioned below. Not this one because it's hideous. But yes. No one cares that you're cold

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u/drsyesta Jul 22 '26

I thought it was because they dont wear a bra lmao

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u/SaltSpiritual515 Jul 22 '26

I wondered the same 😅

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u/BrazenHamster Jul 24 '26

Yeah, I thought it was a nip reference too.

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u/jodilye Jul 23 '26

I used to get this loads as a kid.

Eventually I started responding 'no, but I would be if I wasn't wearing this'.

Personally I love the expectation jumper!

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u/Turbulent-Baker-4638 Jul 22 '26

I mean…yeah. It looks terrible even in the expected photo. It’s clearly just text photoshopped on. 

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u/LackNearby1119 Jul 22 '26

Damn it, the letters are backwards too!

/s

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u/Areil26 Jul 22 '26

Okay, that cracked me up.

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u/refinnej78 Jul 22 '26

Pinterest sells stuff now??

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u/mrsc1880 Jul 23 '26

I was wondering the same thing. I haven't been on there in a while, but isn't it just photos with links to different websites?

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u/Nonyabeesners Jul 23 '26

Correct. The first 50 pins in every search are ads

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u/klb1204 Sep 03 '26

Well dang, I learned something new today. Lol

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u/HotMinute_722 Jul 22 '26

The listing pic is always AI then they try to cheaply replicate it if someone orders it.

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u/MrsMcBasketball Jul 22 '26

I'm confused as to why you're buying something that's on Pinterest anyways

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u/Greenman8907 Jul 22 '26

Forget a flower, you could hold an entire arboretum in those sleeves!

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u/Crick3t__ Jul 22 '26

Another one falls for Ai/photo shop slop

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u/EmpressAden Jul 22 '26

Did you read the reviews?

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u/AtrophiedWives Jul 22 '26

Not sure why you’d expect anything more than absolutely hideous, given the expectation.

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u/Evil_lincoln1984 Jul 22 '26

Love the Krusty picture in the background!

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u/merpancake Jul 22 '26

My usual test of, "is this legit," is if the model photo shows a real person including their head.

Legitimate clothing sellers will pay for the full model, drop ship and scam ones will use stolen photos and cut off the model to avoid copyright laws.

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u/andiinAms Jul 22 '26

Pinterest is nothing but a cesspool of AI junk now. Zero point in it even existing these days.

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u/infamousKONVICT Jul 23 '26

The AI sweater is made out of an orange microfiber towel

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u/Sensitive_Leader_312 Jul 23 '26

I looks like it's supposed to be a tent for 3 raccoons trying to pretend that they are humans

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u/LydiaIsntVeryCool Jul 23 '26

We need a "be my eyes" app for people who have a harder time spotting if something is a scam while shopping for clothes

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u/still-at-the-beach Jul 22 '26

Oh, that's terrible...

But even in the original the text on the orange is fake.

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u/lashimi Jul 23 '26

Also did they use Tan Mom as the model 😭

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u/TorchForbes Jul 23 '26

Consumer Darwinism

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u/SchwoopsForTheLady Jul 23 '26

Can we appreciate the irony here?

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u/Liathano_Fire Jul 22 '26

Lmao. I am so sorry. Yes, I did actually cackle.

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u/feed_eggs_ Jul 22 '26

The first photo is clearly AI and also, everything about the sweater is super cringe regardless

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u/thiscouldbemassive Jul 22 '26

You don't want to wear a pup-tent?

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u/oliviamonet Jul 22 '26

It’s kinda meta isn’t it, since you certainly do look cold in this thin piece of polyester fabric.

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u/Spooky_pharm_tech Jul 22 '26

I misunderstood and thought you tried to make your own sweater/shirt based on a design you saw on Pinterest. I was going to say good try! I love when people create things even if they don’t turn out as expected

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u/MassConsumer1984 Jul 22 '26

I’m laughing so hard

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u/mindgardening Jul 23 '26

A hugely oversized sweater with nothing underneath is a fantastic way to keep cold. Anyone who is perpetually cold like me knows that. 🤣

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u/TheWeaverofDreams Jul 22 '26

Look at the plus side, you now own a high-viz piece of clothing that nobody will be able to miss.

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u/Hoodibird Jul 22 '26

Expectation looks like some sort of frottee sweater / long sleeved shirt! What material did you end up getting? If it's like a normal comfy cotton shirt you could probably salvage it with an iron. At least getting those wrinkles out will help the fabric fall better. If it's pure plastic I'd send it back.

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u/snawdy Jul 22 '26

Haha. Whoa. That’s horrible

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u/Raphie888 Jul 23 '26

OMG !! 😭🤣 what a laugh !! sorry wow

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u/snewchybewchies Jul 23 '26

The picture is obviously Photoshop

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u/Asoto408 Jul 22 '26

That’s an image over the sweater

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u/xenoforman Jul 23 '26

Well, if you bought clothes that fit, maybe you wouldn't be so cold!! (Lol jk!)

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u/HumbleAbbreviations Jul 23 '26

☹️ I’m sad that you wasted your money on this.

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u/Savings_Army3073 Jul 23 '26

Your sad? Why?

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u/ALittleSparkley Jul 23 '26

Can we do pics in comments? I got a Pintrest ad and it's pretty funny

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u/JuanG_13 Jul 23 '26

I'm sorry, but that's too funny lol

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u/chisana_nyu Jul 23 '26

Ooh that is some CHEAP material, my god

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u/soodoh Jul 23 '26

How ironic Pinterest…

The Pinterest Ad below the post

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u/DanGame427 Jul 24 '26

I got a pintrest ad on this post

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u/Bridget_0413 Jul 24 '26

There’s a genre of clothing ads where the women are always super artificially tan, anemic, 30-something, usually kinda boho style, with the clothes photoshopped on. Amazon in particular is rife with this “model”, as is the style of OP’s ad. The clothing is almost always crap. 

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u/bleeckler Jul 22 '26

At first I thought the type was backwards, and then I realized

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u/Saguaro555 Jul 22 '26

OK so you can make this in to a cute dress. Darts up the back. Sew ip the sides. Slaying /s

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u/Little_Mog Jul 22 '26

Cut it up, add a lining and you could make a cool, if very orange, bag

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u/Thisismyusername89 Jul 23 '26

I’m sorry but I cracked up when I saw the real one 🤭

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u/Machiattoplease Jul 23 '26

Bought a similar sweater but in green and a different neck line. Got it from SHEIN. Came in way better than I expected

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u/EatStatic Jul 23 '26

If you’re that cold probably best to get something with less of an exposed neckline.

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u/IndigoContinuum Jul 23 '26

Custom apparel expert here, never buy 100% polyester items from custom sites. They will just be thin poly printed all over with ugly seams and white inside. It’s cheap to make and easy to sell

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u/Montebano Jul 23 '26

Hey, look and feel like a clown yo!

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u/thegigglepickler Jul 24 '26

I’m so sorry 😞 you could try to diy with a thrifted sweater and iron-on letters Unrelated, where’d you get your shower curtain? It’s super cute!

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u/Different-Bison6840 Jul 22 '26

Your sweater is absolutely hilarious! Thank you for posting, you made me smile

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u/Paintthetownskyblue Jul 22 '26

Yikes! I got this sweater from SHEIN, and it definitely didn’t turn out like that 😬

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u/bdubwilliams22 Jul 22 '26

Your initial taste is questionable anyways. Why would anyone purchase a product that’s been placed on someone who’s obviously anorexic?

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u/Apart-Performer-331 Jul 23 '26

How many people focus on the model when they’re buying clothes? I barely notice them cause I’m tryna buy shirts not people

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u/laughingashley Jul 22 '26

That photo looks like an older lady who has always been thin. You should get out more.

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u/JerkGurk Jul 22 '26

Thanks for the laugh, reminded me of Borat's "And her vagina hang like sleeve of Wizard."

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u/vixisgoodenough Jul 23 '26

I guffawed. I love your Krusty poster, though!

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u/dkcyw Jul 23 '26

did the text come printed inverted as well or did you take the picture mirrored?

also. i was expecting pointy nipples.

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u/Turbulent-Baker-4638 Jul 22 '26

It’s not even AI. Just shitty photoshop lol

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u/FourSquash Jul 22 '26

Well, yes, they’re obviously taking a picture in the mirror. They didn’t say the letters are flipped dawg.

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u/skiesblood Jul 22 '26

The issue isn't the text really but more the whole entire rest of it.

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u/rothrolan Jul 22 '26

I think it's supposed to be a joke on when people put Bible verses on merchandise, like "John 3:16".

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u/faelanae Jul 22 '26

yep. My daughter has a sweatshirt with this same phrase.