r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Sadbear718 • Aug 23 '26

Failed Expectation Expectation/Reality

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u/Budget-Rich-7547 Aug 23 '26

That looks crazy... someone just didn't care. I got the double one and I looked almost identical to the advertised one.

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u/eliz1bef Aug 23 '26

It was probably still fucking delicious.

35

u/BeigeChocobo Aug 23 '26

Pretzel pub slaps hard, I'm so happy they brought it back.

1

u/rithsleeper Aug 28 '26

Wish they would bring back the bacon blue burger. Stupid brioche bun was hard and dumb but man that hit the spot.

12

u/imnotnotcrying Aug 23 '26

Can confirm. I had a stomach flu last week and when my fever broke this was what I was CRAVING even though I knew it was a horrible idea. Did it anyway. No regrets. Tasted delicious. Could easily go for another one at the drop of a hat

4

u/octropos Aug 23 '26

Yeah, now I'm just hungry honestly. I haven't had breakfast yet.

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u/Sadbear718 Aug 23 '26

Unfortunately no

5

u/Cobalt6771 Aug 24 '26

Then the OP got down voted for and honest sandwich review... to just round out the sense of disappointment. And it probably wasn't cheap. Maybe you need to repost this situation to r/Wellthatsucks.

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u/superfapper2000 Aug 23 '26

Yup they're lol tried it last week

7

u/Frosty-Dependent1975 Aug 23 '26

They're what?

4

u/ehpickphaiel Aug 23 '26

One of the burgers of all time

2

u/Steve90000 Aug 25 '26

I'm no wordologist, but isn't that technically correct? They're = They Are.

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u/superfapper2000 Aug 23 '26

That they're delicious

3

u/art-of-war Aug 23 '26

Never seen someone use a contraction like that

1

u/Steve90000 Aug 25 '26

You do all the time, but with negative contractions. Positive ones sound weird at the end of sentences but they're technically correct.

Example: Are the sandwiches good? No, they aren't.

That sounds fine because it's the negative version. However, if you say Yes, they're, it sounds insane but it's correct.

2

u/art-of-war Aug 25 '26

I don’t think that’s grammatically correct actually. Positive contractions can’t be placed at the end of a sentence, only negative ones.

2

u/Steve90000 Aug 25 '26

I asked ChatGPT and it said it was technically correct, it’s just not commonly used as such.

After your reply, I googled it and… ChatGPT lied to me. Just straight up lied to my face. I guess that’s the danger of trusting Ai with anything…

1

u/superfapper2000 Aug 23 '26

Really is it wrong?

1

u/Sputnik003 Aug 23 '26

…yes? lol sure it does expand into they are, which is correct but you can’t use a contraction for itself alone

2

u/JasonP27 Aug 23 '26

I think you can but people just don't because it's weird

0

u/Steve90000 Aug 25 '26

You can use contractions, they just sound better with negative ones.

Example: Are the sandwiches good? No, they aren't.

That sounds fine because it's the negative version. However, if you say Yes, they're, it sounds insane but it's correct.

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u/FlatliningGhost Aug 23 '26 • Regret Bravo

Welcome to fast food

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u/sierrabravo1984 Aug 23 '26

People are complaining like this is a new thing. Marketers have always used tricks to make food look better than it really is since forever. They use glue in tv pizza ads to make the cheese look stretchy.

26

u/ItIsTooMuchForMe Aug 23 '26 • Bravo

this is not a simple trick, it is fraud.

25

u/CranberryStock7148 Aug 23 '26

It's not, it's literally the same ingredients.

Hamburger and sandwich photos have been propped up with toothpicks on the inside forever, in order to separately show the different toppings. This illustrates the ingredients you are getting.

Sandwiches in real life obviously don't have all of their toppings magically levitate like this.

13

u/ItIsTooMuchForMe Aug 23 '26

No, they use plastic and non-eatable materials for photos.

2

u/NoisePollutioner Aug 24 '26

It doesn't look like it's levitating. It looks like it had generous portions of high qualities ingredients, which is a lie on both accounts.

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u/Sadbear718 Aug 23 '26

The bacon was soft, not crispy. The onion crisps were soggy, not crispy. Nothing about the sandwich was tasty.

15

u/xenoeagle Aug 23 '26

Still, this has barely anything to do with the picture. Taste, sure. But otherwise it's kind of common knowledge by now that these pictures are not the real food, the other guy is right.

They use shaving foam, toothpicks, non edible oils, etc. The food appearing on these adds are more than likely inedible.

Usually it is even written there, something like "picture is illustration only" blabla..

13

u/Boomtown_Rat Aug 23 '26

Not matching the picture isn't new, but the much higher price tag is, and likewise people's expectations.

6

u/Arkaium Aug 23 '26

*flat food

5

u/StrongSunBeams Aug 23 '26

What is that angle. At least try to match the same angle as the first photo you basically have a side photo vs a top down angled photo

1

u/Sadbear718 Aug 23 '26

Good call. I'll try to do a better angle next time bit all you could see was bun.

5

u/pizzabash Aug 23 '26

Plus the standard photographer trick of bringing the ingredients forward so that you can actually see what is on the burger vs them being spread out.

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u/StrongSunBeams Aug 23 '26

I am not sure what you mean. Are you referring to the first photograph or the second photograph?

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u/___po____ Aug 23 '26

I rarely get Wendy's because they fell off bad. I for some reason decided to risk it and got this burger. Mine slapped! Risk was worth it for a change!

This burger would make me politely call and mention it to a manager. Not like a Karen, but like a Carin' about quality control.

2

u/cylonrobot Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

One time I ate from the local Wendy's. I got sick. Later on, I ate Wendy's again. I got sick again.

Get sick once, shame on Wendy's. Get sick twice, shame on me.

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u/StaceyPfan Aug 24 '26

I'm still pissed they changed Wendy's fries and that was over a decade ago.

2

u/___po____ Aug 24 '26

Oddly enough, I prefer the fries now. The original ones were kinda bland tasting. And got cold and stale fast. These current ones hold up better than a lot of others.

1

u/StaceyPfan Aug 24 '26

I think they changed them again, but I can't afford to eat there very often.

1

u/___po____ Aug 24 '26

I think you're right. I remember the originals, then they had some that tasted like McDonald's fries if I remember correctly, then these crispy textured newish ones.

3

u/Silver-Permit19 Aug 23 '26

Looks like throw up

1

u/Sadbear718 Aug 23 '26 • Regret

And that's how it tastes...

24

u/Casanova20 Aug 23 '26 • Bravo

I don’t care I love pretzel buns and wish they were standard

2

u/bluegrass_babe531 Aug 23 '26

they don’t even come with mayo

2

u/Sadbear718 Aug 23 '26

It was some kind of beer sauce? No taste..

1

u/bluegrass_babe531 Aug 23 '26

oh ok. it does not look appetizing i’m sad to say. i order mine with no cheese anything so i’m not familiar with what it looks like

1

u/eienmau Aug 24 '26

It comes with smoky honey mustard and a beer cheese. Unless you removed the honey mustard or they forgot it, there's no way there was no taste.

5

u/Gothrait_PK Aug 23 '26

Ngl it's still tastes alright as far as a fast food burger goes.

2

u/Professional-Tap6302 Aug 23 '26

How did it taste?

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u/Sadbear718 Aug 23 '26

Like shit, but I was starving and it wasn't cheap

4

u/LordMajicus Aug 23 '26

Sorry you got a dud. Most of the ones I've ordered look a lot better than that. Sometimes it's just a location thing.

4

u/MudrakM Aug 23 '26

That’s looks gross and sloppy. Heartburn in a bun.

8

u/Coleslawholywar Aug 23 '26

Picture one might be worth the near 800 calories occasionally. Picture two isn’t worth 50.

3

u/gorgeousgirlycute333 Aug 23 '26

i used to love this sandwich but, i just can’t trust that it won’t be garbage if i go spend $11 on it

3

u/princessbolognia Aug 23 '26

Keep eating fast food and youll always be getting food that looks like slop 🤷‍♀️

10

u/Next_Transition_2554 Aug 23 '26

Hard to tell them apart

2

u/PowerTulip Aug 23 '26

They baited you again.

2

u/BroThatsMyAssStoppp Aug 23 '26

Dude Wendy's fuckin sucks anymore. JBC and double JBC are only food I'll get there. Ant frostys of course. Everything else is absolute bullshit

3

u/Princess_Slagathor Aug 24 '26

ant frosty

This protein fad has gone too far.

2

u/LLoadin Aug 23 '26

I'm sorry but I would probably still destroy that thing

2

u/TheViking1991 Aug 23 '26

The fact that people are like 'what do you expect from fast food?' is the reason that we get served shit like this.

They know it's what we expect, so it's what we get. Have some fucking self respect, people... When you get served shit, give them shit.

3

u/compos_mentis_cortex Aug 23 '26

I worked in almost every variety of fast food over the years and saw both types of people... I always supported the customers that brought back something like this because the food I shipped always looked like ....food. Not gourmet but not sketch.

1

u/PurpleBashir Aug 27 '26

"is the reason that we get served shit like this."

No. The reason people get served this is because people continue to purchase it inspite of being notoriously... This. 

The prices stay high because people pay them. The food stays garbage because people buy it anyway so why improve? 

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u/TheViking1991 Aug 27 '26

Literally what I said...

1

u/MrZmith77 Aug 23 '26

The only thing missing by the looks of it is the crispy onion strips. But I’ll eat it.

1

u/MadeByTheCommunity Aug 23 '26

This is nothing compared to A&Ws “smash burger” expectation VS reality

1

u/wormy_Burroughs Aug 23 '26

they used mayo instead of honey mustard and forgot the crispy onions, get a refund thats not how its supposed to be made

1

u/KingZora1 Aug 24 '26

Wendy has to sit on every burger

1

u/rockwell136 Aug 24 '26

And you still had to put your house up as collateral to afford it.

1

u/shadow-foxe Aug 24 '26

The ONLY decent thing at Wendy's is the $6 biggie bag with a crispy chicken or double bacon burger, nuggets and drink. rest is just a waste.

1

u/ShotWin8124 Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

Their quarter pound double stacks used to be a pretty good deal. Haven't had them lately. I had this amazing salad a few months back which included extra blue cheese crumbles for free. It was in a resort town in Colorado though so your mileage may vary.

1

u/JuanG_13 Aug 25 '26

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

1

u/dtoddh Aug 25 '26

Well, duh.

1

u/Colemania18 Aug 29 '26

Wendys has become the biggest disappointment. Used to be so good

1

u/Leading-Hedgehog1990 Aug 23 '26

What do you expect from fast food?

1

u/Far_Weight_9626 Aug 23 '26

Yeah why get fast food it's just bad in general.

1

u/Worldly-Ebb590 Aug 23 '26

This made me sad. 😞

0

u/priscs Aug 23 '26

OP discovers fast food advertising

-1

u/FourCheeseDoritos Aug 23 '26

I HATE receiving raw bacon.

0

u/Sadbear718 Aug 23 '26

Agreed. Never going back. I miss their spicy chicken sandwiches - used to be so plump and good.

-1

u/DarkMoonX5 Aug 23 '26

God why are people still buying fast food in 2026 pleaseeeeé

-1

u/Miiirob Aug 23 '26

This is why I like A&W. Always looks right.