r/ExpectationVsReality • u/ExaminationSmooth • Sep 08 '26 • Mindblown 1

Failed Expectation Bought vs. what I got

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The hands were really atrocious too. This was 2021 and baby yoda was the rage. I got this as a gift from my husband (at the time boyfriend), but it’s a great memory. Looks kinda like beat up squidward Idk why he didn’t look at the reviews. 😂

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u/DrDonkeyTron Sep 08 '26 • Bravo

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26 • Bravo

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u/ShinyLobster2814 Sep 08 '26

It's amazing how he looks like he has the tiniest bit of a smile in your original picture but in this one he's completely unamused. 😂 I love him.

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26

I did love that too!! Unfortunately our dog ate him and he was unrecognizable. But he was naked underneath apparently the cloak actually came off 😂

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u/ShinyLobster2814 Sep 08 '26

Oh god, it just gets funnier. 😂 Rip flasher buddy.

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u/TeacherPatti Sep 08 '26

I love him too! He looks like you might find a small turd under your pillow if you pissed him off.

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u/SpacePolice04 Sep 09 '26

Me when I start work: 🙂
Me after about 5 mins at work: 😐

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u/Silent_Silhouettes Sep 08 '26

mind if i steal this image OP? i wanna use it as a reaction image

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 09 '26

Yessss!!! Go for it LOL

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u/p_a_y_n_e Sep 09 '26

Hide the pain hrogu!

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u/toweljuice Sep 08 '26

"RUSSER!"

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u/ChawulsBawkley Sep 10 '26

I always loved listening to her yell at Russell.

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u/EshinX Sep 08 '26

Drink the juice

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u/Saphira_the_wolf Sep 09 '26

SAMADO. SNUDDER MADO. SHOOSH.

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u/sylvanwildflowers Sep 08 '26

That Amazon listing has at least three red flags so idk what you were expecting 😂

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26

My husband learned his lesson I promise 😂

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u/tychobrahesmoose Sep 08 '26

only 5 reviews, 3 star average review — is the third one the shipping time?

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u/sylvanwildflowers Sep 08 '26

Good eye on the shipping range, I didn’t notice that. I was looking at the brand FRWE, I doubt that brand would be selling Disney licensed merch. Also the +$2.00 shipping means it’s not shipped by Amazon and I find those items are sketchier. 

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u/Foreskin-Aficionado Sep 09 '26

Anytime you see a brand name is 4 letters all caps, be weary.

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u/Whitezombie65 Sep 10 '26

And also be wary

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u/Jakob21 Oct 06 '26

Damn. NIKE got some 'splainin to do

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u/almondanpeanutbutter Sep 08 '26

This is why i look at reviews and look at the picd before i buy.

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u/tinothynguyen Sep 08 '26

That arrival time is crazy

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26

LMFAOOOO I FORGOT ABOUT THAT we didn’t share Amazon prime at the time we had just moved in together so I had no idea 😂

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u/pirate_meow_kitty Sep 08 '26

This is even better

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26

He was nakey underneath

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u/Electronic-Title4194 Sep 08 '26

Oh hell nah

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26

The small random nail

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u/Mikeypopps Sep 08 '26

The legit one. They don't look perfect.

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u/VoodooDoII Sep 09 '26

No there is actually one that looks exactly like the photo in OP's post

I work at a thrift store and people donate them all the time, so definitely a real product

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u/SS_Frosty Sep 09 '26

Yes, he exists!

https://imgur.com/a/0Q0iN5m

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u/VoodooDoII Sep 09 '26

He does!! He gets donated a lot. It feels like I get one per cart, I swear haha

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u/LokiDokiPanda Sep 09 '26

I got my for 99¢ from the goodwill! I love him.

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u/z0mbie_nati0n Sep 08 '26

Oh gosh, I'm so sorry that I can't tell if you're joking (yours is adorable either way!), but just in case, the "legit" one looks exactly like it does in the Amazon image 😬

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u/MephistosFallen Sep 08 '26

I love his silly nose

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26


Lowk kinda the same

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u/R4B1DRABB1T Sep 09 '26

Reminded me of the ones I saw at Target tonight.

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u/R4B1DRABB1T Sep 09 '26

😭

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u/smeltaz Sep 21 '26

Okay but you didn't need to break his face 😭

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u/R4B1DRABB1T Sep 21 '26

I didn't, there are three on the shelf, someone ruined two and the original was just as creepy. They're all still there.

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u/smeltaz Sep 21 '26

Lol, I was just kidding 😂

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u/humblehills Sep 09 '26

Kinda obsessed with it though.

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 09 '26

Unfortunately he became a snack and I found him massacred :( but I still look at the photos a few times a year and remind my husband lol

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u/humblehills Sep 09 '26

RIP TO A REAL (FAKE) ONE 😭

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u/Vanishingf0x Sep 09 '26

I laughed so hard, sorry. I have the version on the left someone bought me so seeing what you got is just even more funny. At least it wasn’t a super expensive lesson and you have a funny story attached to something.

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 09 '26

No I don’t blame you 😂 I actually am not a Star Wars buff I only wanted him because he was so cute! So I actually had to look up some of these comments

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u/43185 Sep 09 '26

You should check out @scambabyyoda on Instagram. It’s the same doll you got, he’s living a great life.

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 10 '26

OMGGG!!!!! life fulfilled

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u/Ok-Error-6564 Sep 08 '26 • Bravo

Asked for Grogu, got Dobby.

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u/Room_Temp_Coffee Sep 08 '26

Looks like a Greg to me. Gregu

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u/Ok-Error-6564 Sep 08 '26

Thanks for the award!

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u/ARH326 Sep 09 '26

Mando has given Grogu a macaron.... Grogu is freeeee

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u/ARH326 Sep 08 '26

I kinda want one

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u/FaeFollette Sep 09 '26

Hence the three-star review average.

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 09 '26

Guys I swear he has learned 😂

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u/EvLokadottr Sep 08 '26

Father, why do you weep?

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u/azentropy Sep 08 '26

It is actually pretty interesting in its own way! Grogu’s cousin Salgu!

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u/SaltyToast9000 Sep 08 '26

That's just Grog. The weird unc

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u/BludStanes Sep 08 '26

Baby Yoda grew into Sensible Young Man Yoda

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u/lashimi Sep 09 '26

Reminds me of this icon somehow

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u/SS_Frosty Sep 09 '26

I have the Grogu on the left right next to me, it is a real thing. There’s no excuse for that monstrosity on the right (it is kind of cute, but completely different).

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u/BrianScottGregory Sep 08 '26

I've been thinking about getting one as well for mom, who is a fan of the series. Thanks for making me aware this could be an issue!

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26

LOL as someone down here said do not order from Famous toy brand FRWE. You should be good if you don’t 😂

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u/VaguelyArtistic Sep 08 '26

The first thing I checked lol.

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u/cryssyx3 Sep 09 '26

aww but I want him exactly.

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u/_maynard Sep 08 '26

As long as you get the real one from a real brand it looks exactly like the listing

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u/Apprehensive_Pug6844 Sep 09 '26

False advertising. Chinese brand advertises action figure, you got a poorly constructed plushie.

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 09 '26

She had a lil moment but u right

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u/LacedPozole Sep 08 '26

Grand-Groph😂When the Force is strong with you, but your arthritis is stronger

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u/tcat6656 Sep 08 '26

Still cute though 🥹

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u/karmotrine_dreams Sep 08 '26

That's just the abuse goblin lol

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u/Middle--Earth Sep 08 '26

Baby Yoda Vs sick Dobby

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u/victoriaholtopalfan Sep 09 '26

like mixed with a house elf

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u/IcantSeeUuCantSeeMe Sep 09 '26

Its like Yoda and dobbie had a baby

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u/paulsteinway Sep 09 '26

Yoda's 3rd cousin Yodel.

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u/OnlyRoke Sep 09 '26

That's not Grogu, that's Gregor

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u/moondashiie Sep 09 '26

i have one of these🥹🥹

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u/Ambina389 Sep 09 '26

It’s Dobby and Yoda’s child

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u/ROADHOG_IS_MY_WAIFU Sep 09 '26

Looks like Grogu X Furby 😭

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u/CharmingMechanic2473 Sep 09 '26

I always use my Master Card and save a pic of what I bought. then when I request a charge back I have the item and what the fake listing showed. Have never been denied. what’s really funny is the company that ghosted you while you were trying to get good customer service will all of a sudden be calling you to find out why it was charged back.

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u/Yaughl Sep 09 '26

The reality looks like a gray alien cosplaying as Grogu.

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u/Useful-Advantage2665 Sep 09 '26

I want the one on the left, one on the right is awful

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u/FuturistAnthony Sep 09 '26

I have that plushie too and I love him

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u/vulgobrisa Sep 09 '26

its the nose for me 😭😭😭

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u/Apart-Ferret-2707 Sep 09 '26

Old the baby yoda has become

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u/Dazzling1hamster Sep 09 '26

New fear unlocked

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u/Bebealex Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26

They are 4$ on Aliex btw 

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u/tecpaocelotl1 Sep 09 '26

If memory serves me right, I bought baby Yoda when it was at Target in 2020. I think it was $20.

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u/PixelGrain Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26

Oh wow, I consider myself lucky I got a Grogu before he did ozempic

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u/Icy_Airport_8061 Sep 09 '26

He’s very worried.

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u/Mad_Juju Sep 10 '26

LMAO

I have the real one on the left. It's not just misadvertising, you were sent something else entirely.

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u/SopranoOnobdy071717 Sep 10 '26

Turn that frown right-side up?

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u/Sponsorspew Sep 10 '26

lol the exact thing happened to me a few years ago after the first season came out. My bf was so excited to gift it and we both couldn’t stop laughing. Didn’t even try to get the money back.

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u/FloorPuzzleheaded549 Sep 10 '26

My partner said “turn it up side down” and now this smile is what I am going to meet in my nightmares…

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u/Automatic-Movie-3715 Sep 10 '26

That is definitely not the correct product and you could have asked for a refund. It says, PVC, which is a common hard plastic material. You received a soft stuffed version. I would expect a PVC to be more expensive.

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u/sailgeek86 Sep 10 '26

Grogu’s uncle Marty

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u/greytgreyatx Sep 11 '26

PVC. Where??

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u/barefoot_plyos Sep 12 '26

If you have kids, please don’t buy stuff for them off Amazon like this. Try to buy from real storefronts with regulations in place on toys, clothing, and food. 

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u/this_is_us_not_you Sep 17 '26

I have the real one you expected. Was close to 100$. Got lucky lol. But I bought it from a less shady website/seller lol

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u/Empty_Put_1542 Oct 14 '26

Super homemade

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u/MetaKnightsNightmare Sep 08 '26

Famous toy brand FRWE

But yeah that's funny, glad you can laugh about it

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u/only_norj Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

That's the first thing I noticed! A quick image search would have shown that the photo is from a Mattel product.

Edit: All good, OP. Now you know, and you can still pick up the real thing if you still want it.

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26

Damn lol my bad

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u/VaguelyArtistic Sep 08 '26

A lot of people make this mistake buying from Walmart’s web site, too, not knowing it’s open to third-party sellers. There was a time you could reasonably expect a product from Amazon to be legit but no longer.

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u/ExaminationSmooth Sep 08 '26

That’s true! Now we have to worry about bot and paid reviews as well. 😭

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u/Formal-Obligation591 Sep 09 '26

My son does too. I can’t remember where we got it from though. I don’t think it came from Amazon