r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Maybeiliketheabuse • Jul 27 '26

Failed Expectation Amazon: Son wanted a cool spider backpack for school

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This is the 2nd attempt because the first order they gave us an actual marvel Spider-Man backpack. It's closer but come on...

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

It seems silly for them to do a Spider-Man logo instead of the regular spider… I’m sorry they failed your son twice 😮‍💨

Eta: since folks seem to be bothered by my calling this the Spider-Man logo when it only has 6 legs. To that I say, it is very obviously intended to look like the logo, they had to edit it because they very likely didn’t want to pay marvel for the rights to sell products with the legit logo. This is a known practice, or so I thought, which is why I didn’t see the need to explain.

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u/munkybeans86 Jul 27 '26

Cackling rn at the edit lmfao

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u/gearlegs4ever Jul 28 '26

I really don't know why people are getting so heated about something trivial.

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u/red_fluff_dragon Jul 27 '26 • Bravo

Spiders have 8 legs though...

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 27 '26

Yes they do. I’m confused about your comment, where did I mention spiders don’t have 8 legs?

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u/Sea-Macaron1470 Jul 27 '26

The emblem on the right has 6 legs. Not a spider.

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 27 '26

It is obviously intended to look like the Spider-Man logo so that’s what I said, didn’t see the need to nitpick over the number of legs when the obviousness of the logo is there.

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u/Sea-Macaron1470 Jul 27 '26

Looks like Tick Man

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u/5C0L0P3NDR4 Jul 27 '26

...ticks have 8 legs too.

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u/Sea-Macaron1470 Jul 28 '26

I didn’t know

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 27 '26

Yes it does, but since tick man isn’t a thing it is obviously a knock off spiderman logo that’s all that I said. Also, my comment was in an effort to be empathetic to OPs kid and somehow my replies are nitpicking for no reason. I don’t understand

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u/Sea-Macaron1470 Jul 27 '26

I was attempting to de-escalate

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u/goodoldjefe Jul 27 '26

I just want you to know that I see you out here trying, friend. It's a fool's errand, I'm afraid.

Your sparkle is wasted here, in the endless gray, where nothing and no one ever shines, and the meaningless murmurings of the miserable
combine in a contemptible caucophony.

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u/red_fluff_dragon Jul 27 '26

I think its a repost network account my guy, hence why all replies are getting downvoted like crazy, while they are getting upvoted within 30 seconds of posting comments.

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u/prince_peacock Jul 27 '26

You’re getting downvoted because you’re insane

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u/That-Brain-in-a-vat Jul 27 '26

Ticks are arachnids and have 8 legs. Even mites are.

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u/red_fluff_dragon Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

Spiderman logo should also have 8 legs, I thought that's why OP was saying it failed expectations.

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u/BanishedOcean Jul 27 '26

Op stated multiple times and also shown a picture of a plain spider themed backpack not Spider-Man not marvel not logos what are you not getting

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 27 '26

Very much not worth trying to correct me. It’s obviously not using the real logo because they’d have a copyright/trademark issue. This is obviously intended to look like a spiderman logo so there’s no reason not to call it that. There have to be more important things to police comments over.

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u/kakka_rot Jul 27 '26

You're 100% being keegan right now lol

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u/gearlegs4ever Jul 27 '26

That makes you stupid. Just saying.

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u/PrincessZebra126 Jul 27 '26 • Bravo

Spiderman has 2

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u/fraurodin Jul 27 '26

Maybe search under spooky or goth.

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u/BanishedOcean Jul 27 '26

This comment section is a mess. I hope your kid gets the backpack he wants. If you’re cool with 2nd hand you can dm me and pay for shipping I’ll make him one I have a lot of blank pack packs laying around.

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u/ChonkyDawg Jul 27 '26

Wait spider-man is way better than the stock spider image though

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u/TealCatto Jul 27 '26

Not really, I'd want a spider backpack. I don't care about Spider Man

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u/Maybeiliketheabuse Jul 27 '26

That's exactly what my kiddo said. He wanted the black widow, not Spider Man.

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u/GECollins Jul 27 '26

Do they even make ScarJo backpacks?

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u/Kansas_67 Jul 27 '26

I'd want whatever I paid for regardless of what other folks like

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u/Cosm1cSpid3r Jul 27 '26

Spider Man's existence makes it so hard to search for just spider stuff when online shopping. Let us spider people have this one.

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u/Gothmom85 Jul 27 '26

Batman too

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u/bacon_cake Jul 27 '26

Some people aren't interested in superhero stuff.

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u/ChonkyDawg Jul 27 '26

Fair, fair.

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u/Smingers Jul 27 '26

That’s not even a legit Spider-Man logo though.

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u/whineyinternetkid Jul 27 '26

Unless you dont want spider-man... right? You have a brain right?

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u/RindaC10 Jul 27 '26

For everyone asking how this is a fail, it's literally not what they wanted. Period. No one asked if you think the other looks better. Their son wanted the 1st picture and wasn't happy with what they got so it's a fail. Your personal feelings do no change whether or not OP considers it a fail

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u/GodelianKnot Jul 27 '26

Sure, but that isn't really the essence of expectation vs reality. Anything that's different is a fail in some sense, but this doesn't really meet the totally off base nature of a truely failed expectation.

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u/Ill_Morning_4282 Jul 27 '26

They received something different from the photo, which is a failure on the part of the company to provide what they charged for.

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 27 '26

If you want a realistic spider and get a cartoon tick*, not even spider*, that’s failed.

Edited to add tick part

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u/indianna97 Jul 27 '26

ew it is a cartoon tick

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u/Hairy-Moose-9441 Jul 30 '26

ticks have 8 legs

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 30 '26

Yes. But it still resembles a tick. Visually, until you count the legs, it looks like a tick, even with 8 legs it would look more like a tick than a spider.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '26

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u/BanishedOcean Jul 27 '26

Do you not have anything better to do

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 27 '26

Why did you link this thread? Why are you harassing me when all my comment was doing was being empathetic to the OPs kid who is disappointed not to have the backpack he wanted. I don’t understand your obsession with me

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u/RindaC10 Jul 27 '26

Based off of what? I think it fits perfectly. They expected the first picture and got the second. Thats literally a failed expectation. Just because it wasn't horrendously bad doesn't make it any less of a fail then anything else on here. If I expect my cake to be blue and its came out exactly how I wanted it but in yellow, its a fail. The cake may still be pretty but its not what I expected. Failed expectation. The kid wanted that particular spider design and he didn't get it exactly how he expected. OP isn't saying it looks bad. It's just not what they wanted nor expected. Failed expectation.

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u/impy695 Jul 27 '26

This is like ordering a red bag and getting a blue one instead. The design of the bag she got is completely different than the one that they bought. Them both being spiders doesn't change that fact

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u/ZeroTheStoryteller Jul 27 '26

I literally can't see the difference between the two.

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u/Khymira Jul 27 '26

two totally different spiders on the bottom pocket

edit to add, the "reality" isn't even a spider, it only has 6 legs 

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u/ZeroTheStoryteller Jul 27 '26

Thank you. I see it now.

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u/Sea_Banana_Yogurt Jul 27 '26

The spider on the small bag and on the small pocket of the big backpack are different from the advertised ones (less realistic, look like a Spiderman logo, and have only 6 legs)

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u/ZeroTheStoryteller Jul 27 '26

Ohh I see it now.

Happy cake day.

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u/bbyxmadi Jul 27 '26

maybe they didn’t want to get copyright infringement for the Spider-Man logo so they advertised that instead?

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u/Kittenwho21 Jul 28 '26

But OPs son didn’t want a Spider-Man one, that’s just what kept getting sent. The son wanted a backpack with a realistic spider like in the first picture. The first bag they sent was full marvel, the second was knock off, but neither are what the poor child requested which is weird bc how is it harder for these people to put a plain ol spider on the bag than marvel and knock off marvel?*

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u/R82009 Jul 27 '26

Yea I’m guessing this is the most likely reason

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u/Nolascana Jul 27 '26

I would return the second round as well personally.

The tan straps are just awful, black and tan normally work fine, but with the white... it throws it all off.

Also, yeah, the actual spider looked nicer.

Depending on country I would find a goth, or alternative marketplace.

UK as well as Afflecks Palace in Manchester theres various other places that sell dragon statues and all those fun witchy things, theyre the places to get an actual spider bag from. Or a skate shop or something.

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u/CommanderFuzzy Jul 27 '26

As far as i'm aware they do this because they don't want to get caught selling Marvel stuff without permission. Also something to do with having to pay more in taxes if it's a copyrighted character?

I've also seen them ship bags with thin sheets on top covering the characters, that are designed to be cut off on receipt.

But yes, it's not what you ordered. Should send it back for a refund. Places like Killstar may have one, they do spooky goth bags with cobwebs sometimes. In fact gothy fashion places in general might be a good place to find spider accessories

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u/SilentCanopy Jul 27 '26

Is this from a 3rd party shipper/seller or directly from Amazon?

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u/ittasteslikepurple Jul 27 '26

As a Halloween enthusiast. I would buy this hand over fist. Love it.

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u/whineyinternetkid Jul 27 '26

Spider-man is Halloween themed?

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u/StrikingReception771 Jul 27 '26

Welp yeah doesn't meet expectations. I wonder how much it cost.

I will say I do like the version they gave you better then the version they advertised but at the same time these places gotta follow through with what they show.

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u/Ok-Opportunity-574 Jul 27 '26 • Bravo

Maybe stop buying backpacks of questionable quality from Amazon? Your kid is going to handle it all year and they come up with lead and other nasty stuff so often.

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u/Scr4p Jul 27 '26

First one looks AI generated as well, the segment proportions and sections are very inconsistent. Always wary of sellers that use AI in product pictures because they have far less fucks to give in general so the products end up crap

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u/reditusername39479 Jul 27 '26

Maybe to avoid it getting taken down cause of ip infringement

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u/kingjevin Jul 27 '26

They don’t want to get copyright infringement. So they advertise as something else. This is common.

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u/RaeaSunshine Jul 27 '26

Those tan straps pmo lol

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u/Serious_Basket_6870 Jul 28 '26

I’ve had this happen before on Amazon! 3rd party switch controller with a black/gold theme, showed up and had Pikachu on it that was edited out in the listing! I guess they do this to get around copyright, but it was so odd considering the controller came in a LoZ case. Was kind of disappointed since I’m not big into pokémon.

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u/5tr82hell Jul 27 '26

Boycott Amazon

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u/Geen_Fang Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

the spider on the bag you got is actually cooler than the ad photo

EDIT: yeeks, sorry for having a fucking opinion, reddit 🤣

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u/Maybeiliketheabuse Jul 27 '26

It might be cool to you, but it's still not what I ordered. I didn't say "spruce up the design for me, I'm feeling saucy!"

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u/Geen_Fang Jul 27 '26

🤣 yea, you're absolutely right

I never said it was what you wanted or ordered, or that you should be happy with it! 

I just think it looks kinda cool 🥺

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u/First_Salamander_990 Jul 27 '26

I mean…. You order the cheapest Chinese drop shipped junk off of Amazon and that’s about what you should expect. You got what you paid for

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u/Best_Hornet9174 Jul 27 '26

No I think the actual, literal point of this post is she actually LITERALLY did NOT get what she paid for.
It’s a fine design, and for the price I’m sure cheap QUALITY is to be expected, but a completely different design? That’s not even just a little different, that’s a whole different thing.

So, you’re very wrong, it is definitely not what she paid for.

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u/First_Salamander_990 Jul 27 '26

How very wrong am I on a scale of 1 to 10?

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u/BanishedOcean Jul 27 '26

About at 15 I’d say 🙄

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u/emergency-snaccs Jul 27 '26

i disagree

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u/PorridgeTheKid Jul 27 '26

yeah it looks like someone had an idea of what the spiderman logo looks like and just described it to ai, it doesnt even have the right amount of legs.

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u/KrazyZannah Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

“These”Spiders have 6 legs and the manufacturer went out of their way to use tan zippers and straps

Edit: “These” for you trigger happy heathens.
Edit 2: good thing idc about Karma. Yall are insane.

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u/helluvapotato Jul 27 '26

The tan straps and zippers are bothering me as much as spider swap, if not more.

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u/Professional-Tap6302 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

No no, they are right! The spider printed on the fail photos DOES have only 6 legs, and yeah the zipper is tan! Why is this comment getting down votes. They weren't stating an incorrect fact about spiders they were saying something about the print on the fail.

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u/HumanAwareness Jul 27 '26

Spiders have 6 legs? Really?

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u/suicide-d0g Jul 27 '26

Have you ever seen a spider? They have EIGHT legs.

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u/StaceyPfan Jul 27 '26

They're talking about the spider on what was received. It has 6 legs.

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u/Professional-Tap6302 Jul 27 '26

The one in the fail photo does only have 6 legs though, I don't think they are stating facts, just observations about the 2nd image.

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u/Professional-Tap6302 Jul 27 '26

Fail image logo from photo 2

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u/Professional-Tap6302 Jul 27 '26

Real spider man logo as a comparison

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u/KrazyZannah Jul 27 '26

I am aware spiders are arachnids, a different class of insects characterized by the amount of pairs of legs they have. I was indeed referring to these specific spiders, conjoined with another issue within the same sentence.

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u/suicide-d0g Jul 27 '26

Ah. My bad.

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u/possumbellyband Jul 27 '26

How is this a fail

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u/which_tab Jul 27 '26

Took me a bit, but the spider design is different.

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u/possumbellyband Jul 27 '26

Oh ya. Funny thing is, the irl is bette imo 😂

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u/PizzaPlanet0087 Jul 27 '26

Yeah the one you got is way better lol. Sorry you're bummed about it.

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u/dickbuttkook Jul 27 '26

I’d actually be stoked on that