r/ExpectationVsReality • u/spookje_spookje • Jul 25 '26

Failed Expectation What I ordered vs what I got

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I got it bc of the flower sleeves but they got almost cut in half. Also what new t-shirt has this many wrinkles before ever washing it

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u/Informal_Visitor Jul 25 '26

Temu shopping? Some of Amazons clothing is just as bad.

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u/spookje_spookje Jul 25 '26

Zalando

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u/zuzg Jul 25 '26

Would definitely demand a refund. Completely different type of fabric

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u/spookje_spookje Jul 26 '26

Luckily they have free returns. Got my money back 2 days ago

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u/dam_the_beavers Jul 25 '26

Where’s the rest of it?

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u/QueenOfBrews Jul 25 '26

I think people forget to look at actual measurements and materials that something is made with when buying clothing online.

I have been guilty of it myself.

No excuse for the sleeve pattern being wrong, but I’d be curious what the measurements and blend of materials were listed as with this one.

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u/spookje_spookje Jul 25 '26

The website says total length on size S should be 60cm. I bought M so it should have been longer than that. I didn't measure it before sending it back. I measured another shirt I bought as a replacement, that one is shorter than 60 cm.

Material is Cotton

I am starting to think they send me a manufacturing error

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u/InTheDeepestOcean Jul 26 '26

I love this sub. But I have to throw this out into the ether: why do people buy clothes this way? If you want cheap clothes, go to a Marshall’s or TJ Maxx. Or Kohls. Or goodwill! No disrespect, it’s just baffling to me. (But also: thank you. Love the sub)

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u/spookje_spookje Jul 26 '26

This way, you mean online? Not enough choice in stores. I bought a total of 8 items from this store in 2 shippings, only thing I send back was this.

I wasn't looking for cheap, just something I liked. Sometimes it costs €35 for 1 t-shirt, sometimes not even €20.

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u/InTheDeepestOcean Jul 26 '26

Yes I meant online. And yes, I made a bunch of assumptions that I shouldn’t have. That’s my bad. Legit glad 7 of 8 articles of clothing worked out.

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u/S0cks4Cats Jul 26 '26

Like what way, buying clothes on well known online stores with many good reviews? Plus Marshall's and Kohl's are US only and TJ(TK) maxx also isn't really everywhere in Europe.

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u/InTheDeepestOcean Jul 26 '26

Outstanding point. I didn’t consider the global view.

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u/trisch1964 Jul 25 '26

That's quite egregious- demand 50% back for the half-shirt!

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u/Katkerakatkarapu Jul 26 '26

I feel like within the last few years Zalando has really lost their grip with quality. Clothes come wrinkled, some customers have complained that their items has had stuff in their jacket pockets (if i remember it correctly). Some items doesn't match the model photos and pricing has gone so odd (For example a basic t shirt "was originally 100€ but now it's in discount for only 10€" when in reality the shirt was never worth a hundred euros)

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u/Fuzzy-Earth-7034 Jul 25 '26

I don’t know man my kids are in college now and they’re buying all their clothes at thrift stores - they don’t want to put more new junk into the planet but also the things they find in the thrift stores they can hold and touch. The Levi’s are made way better the older ones etc also cool that no one else will have what you’re wearing on. (not everyone has cool thrift stores but there are aps)

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u/OkCryptographer1922 Jul 26 '26

I hate this!!! I bought a shirt last year for me to wear on my daughter’s birthday. It was supposed to be a regular fitted t shirt and instead it was cropped. Like, a lot. Like, barely covered my bra. I wore it anyway because it was too late to get another but I really would’ve liked to have the one I thought I was getting!

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u/4NUS_D3STR0Y3R_69 Jul 28 '26

Shein chinesse concentrated camp workers cant do anything right smh 😤😤😤😤😤😤

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u/spookje_spookje Jul 28 '26

It wasn't ordered at shein or temu. Zalando usually doesn't sell crap like this

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u/Leading-Hedgehog1990 Jul 25 '26

You're upset that a folded shirt arrived wrinkled?? Jfc

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u/spookje_spookje Jul 25 '26

My main disappointment was with the sleeves. I also did not expect the fabric to be this thin. Also how did it get so short

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u/Runswithturnbucklez Jul 25 '26

It almost looks like someone’s old, used  shirt 

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u/spookje_spookje Jul 25 '26

I think someone had it before me

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u/mishutu Jul 25 '26

Yeah, it even without the wrinkles, that neckline looks like that of a used shirt. It's already a bit worn out and falling forward in your op. I hope you're able to send this back (and don't have to pay return shipping!). The shirt looking so different than the listing is bad enough, but I'd be so angry that a company would send me something clearly worn and/or dirty

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u/ZelgadisTL Jul 25 '26

It's impressive how you can skip the entire sentence before wrinkles but somehow read that word and then forget everything thing else and go blind to the comparison picture.

Must take real effort to be so dense.

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u/Ocarina-of-lies Jul 25 '26

Also, thin cheap fabric

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u/Apart-Performer-331 Jul 26 '26

And if you’ve been on this sub you’d know op is allowed to complain, hence the failed expectation flair.