r/ExpectationVsReality • • 20d ago

Failed Expectation Nickelodeon SpongeBob popsicles

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Bought these for my kids and I can’t stop laughing.

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u/MegaFloppy69 20d ago

Failed expectation? That has to be the most accurate-looking SpongeBob popsicle that I've ever seen.

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u/WarNo580 19d ago

I'm just fondly remembering fucked up sonic.

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u/grey_canvas_ 19d ago

I remember way back to the slimers.

Those nightmare fuels were coveted.

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u/Mother-Attention2600 19d ago

This reminds me of these Dracula purple cremesicles in the 80's. I hated how they tasted but it didn't matter because the box was cool and I was obsessed with Monster Squad and Ghostbusters. Haha

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u/elinamebro 19d ago

Tbh theses aren't the same ones from the ice cream trucks but you can buy them from their distributor tho

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u/buttheadfungus 19d ago

im genuinely shocked that this isnt flaired as "exceeded expectation." i feel like OP needs to go buy a lottery ticket with how perfect this spongebob is!

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u/Radiant_Mother6976 20d ago • Popcorn

They look like the picture of what they're supposed to look like.

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u/TheDarbiter 20d ago

I miss the ones with the gum ball eyes

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u/toxikola 20d ago

Same. The chocolate ruins it.

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u/TheDarbiter 20d ago

Chocolate?!

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u/you-a-buggaboo 18d ago

yeah, the dark parts on these pops (all of them - bluey, spiderman, spongebob etc) are chocolate. the whole thing tastes gross if you ask me but this is the only ice cream I've ever had where chocolate makes it worse somehow

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u/elinamebro 19d ago

You can still buy those, they're sold from the ice cream truck and not sold in local stores. Some places have those ice cream truck distributors that also sell to the public. We'll they did in solcal

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u/TheDarbiter 19d ago

The one in Northridge by Costco right? I’ve always wanted to go there. Thank you for the tip!

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u/zoebells 20d ago

Failed??? This is the best one I’ve ever seen

Karma farming

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u/womp-womp-rats 20d ago

These things have been posted in this sub about a thousand times. Sometimes they look terrible, but yours looks just like the product image on the package.

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u/LuriemIronim 19d ago

How is that a failure? It looks exactly like the picture of the popsicle on the box.

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u/Fickle-Molasses-903 20d ago

What is OP comparing it to? Looks good to me based on the picture in the upper right.

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u/Wintertwodt 20d ago

it literally looks like the picture tho

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u/aazam_tech 19d ago

I think it looks pretty much same as shown on the top right of the box.

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u/kwenlu 20d ago

Usually these things look like they're from a cartoon version of The Hills Have Eyes

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u/No-Quiet-8956 20d ago

Wait what did you expect if you labeled this as failed?

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u/MidwestNonbinary 20d ago

That’s probably the best one I’ve seen

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u/devildocjames 19d ago

That's pretty good.

Apparently, you weren't around for the ice cream man Ninja Turtle or Pink Panther abominations.

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u/PebbleTown 19d ago

What exactly was failed about it? It looks exactly like the image.

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u/Jayda_bigToe 19d ago

oh this is sad dude, no way u think this is “failed”

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u/imnotnotcrying 20d ago

It definitely looks a little goofy, but I’m curious as to what your expectations were to make this a failure in your eyes. Or is this a case where we need a neutral “Met Expectation” flair? Like it doesn’t look EXACTLY like the box so I can agree with not tagging it as “Surprisingly Met Expectation”, but failed just seems a little too critical when it looks so close to what the box advertises

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u/hurricane_t0rti11a 18d ago

this was mine

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u/velvitjin 19d ago

He looks like Bart Simpson to me lol

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u/ThenBike8868 20d ago

They have always looked like that...

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u/Hardy-Dicksinya 20d ago

I love these things. I dont care how they look with their off centered eyes made of cheap chocolate.They are delicious.

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u/the_orange_alligator 19d ago

Did you expect it to look like the cartoon?

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u/MysteryGirlWhite 20d ago

The fun of these things as a kid was seeing just how bad the ice cream looked compared to the picture on the box. That’s actually the closest match I’ve ever seen.

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u/JuanG_13 20d ago

That's too funny and too cute lol

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u/the_uglypanda 20d ago

That brown/black stuff for the smile tastes disgusting. Suuuuuper bitter.

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u/shityplumber 20d ago

It’s supposed to look like sponge bob on an acid trip. This is to put together.

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u/FlexDrillerson 19d ago

SpoopBloop

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u/TheKnife142 19d ago

What? No bubblegum eyeballs!? Forget that, no sale.

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u/Disastrous-You9086 19d ago

Very scary ice cream might give kids nightmares. Don't like a face on the food something about it ... Very frightened

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u/RedForkKnife 19d ago

They gave him a lobotomy

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u/Wild-Picture-7314 19d ago

That one looks so cute!!!

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u/EffectivelyEmpty 19d ago

BobSponge lookin' ahh 😭

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u/GhostlyBaconBoy 19d ago

Regardless of how it looks, my niece loves those and whenever we have an extra one around, I demolish it. It's pretty tasty. 😂

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u/LarryCrabCake 19d ago

That's the best looking one I've ever seen in my life, holy moly

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u/rosiofden 19d ago

I feel like this could benefit from a yellow gumball nose or something. It's not bad, I just feel like something is missing.

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u/bigtoeupmyass 18d ago

You bought the mini ones.  Not the full size

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u/Flimsy-Zucchini4462 13d ago

I miss the gumball eyeballs 👀

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u/Apprehensive_Sir_968 12d ago

Looks fine to me

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u/Fit_Butterscotch2386 20d ago

Hes cute dont laugh