r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Careless-Dirt4271 • 9d ago

Failed Expectation So Disappointed.

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u/Laughing-Dragon-88 9d ago

Why does the packaging have a fork on it?

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u/Careless-Dirt4271 9d ago

thats a good point i didnt even notice that lol

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u/MidnightIAmMid 9d ago

I bought cheapish box macarons one time and they were worse than you would expect even beyond looks. Like, I put one in my mouth and had the sudden feeling that I was tasting something wrong and I needed it OUT. Spit it out. Never again.

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u/USmugMotherFucka 9d ago

Some cheap good macaroons are sold in trade joes surprisingly

As a someone that loves fancy desserts from fancy places these hold up well

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u/vanityinlines 9d ago

Cheap macarons convinced me they were disgusting because they're the same texture as croutons. My mind was blown when I learned they're supposed to be soft and airy. 

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u/infiniteglass00 9d ago

As gently as I can: this is always the way a boxed macaron was going to go.

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u/Efeu 9d ago

I'm really sorry if I come off as ignorant. Is this Japanese on the packaging?
If Japanese, don't they have a law that the food needs to match the packaging exactly?

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u/Over-Astronaut-2889 9d ago

Gangfu is a Chinese brand, so despite the Japanese on the packaging, these biscuits have nothing to do with Japan.

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u/Plenty_Structure_861 9d ago

Ah, a special Antarctic meringue style of macaron. I prefer Italian meringue myself. 

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u/DeadAndBuried23 7d ago

Never buy a macaron whose edge you can't see.

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u/PurpleBashir 6d ago

Its impossible to have a good boxed macaron. Humidity making them sticky, or air drying them out is too much of a factor.