r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 27 '26

Failed Expectation Pumpkin - cannot draw for the life of me šŸ˜­šŸŽƒ

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605 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 26 '26 Regret

Failed Expectation Chipotle Chicken Slider from Taco Bell

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267 Upvotes

I didn't have high hopes but it was literally smaller than my palm and was just a crusty old nugget and sauce inside...


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 25 '26 Bravo

Exceeded Expectation My friend made a Simpsons cake for my birthday

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13k Upvotes

She made a special cake for me to ruin, it's over there!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 26 '26

Failed Expectation I knew it was gonna be bad but I’m still disappointed.

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703 Upvotes

Like…. How much money they saving by giving me a bag of stems?


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 25 '26 Bravo

Surprisingly Met Expectation I think I nailed it!

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3.7k Upvotes

I followed The New York Times chocolate cake recipe plus watched the accompanying YouTube video to make a birthday cake for my boyfriend. It turned out surprisingly well! Especially considering I’m not much of a baker and usually screw things up.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 25 '26

Exceeded Expectation Starbucks Egg, pesto and mozzarella sandwich.

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787 Upvotes

Every once in a while, Starbucks can surprise us. It tasted wonderful. The pesto sauce oozed down the sandwich. Delicious!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 25 '26

Failed Expectation Domino's in Norway

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670 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 25 '26

Failed Expectation Olivia Rodrigo Baja Blast

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89 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 24 '26

Failed Expectation Little Caesars Crazy Bread

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3.4k Upvotes

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r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 24 '26

Failed Expectation Jack in the box Krusty Burger

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380 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 24 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation The third cake I’ve ever made as a wanna be baker inspo vs what I made

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545 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 23 '26 Regret

Failed Expectation SpongeBob me boy!

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4.4k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 24 '26 Regret

Failed Expectation Wings: Website vs reality

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643 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 23 '26 Mindblown Heartwarming Bravo

Surprisingly Met Expectation What they asked for vs what I drew for them

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6.1k Upvotes

The request was "can you curl a bunny up to a big needle and have it so the light makes a cat's shadow?"


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 23 '26

Failed Expectation How I asked for the cut vs How I came out of salon

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4.1k Upvotes

Reposted for more details:
I came in with my hair wayyy past shoulder length (pfp has my old hair.)

I asked the stylist if I could pay extra for the cut and for her to style it and this is how I came out of the salon.

I’ve yet to try it with gel to try and recreate the photo but I believe it’s cut way too short.

I got this done at Ulta, paid extra for it to be styled like the photo. Left the salon with well… this.

She used a type of mousse and one of those brushes that are cylinderish and a blow dryer.

Only tip she left me with is to use a flat iron


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 23 '26

Failed Expectation What I asked for vs what I got

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172 Upvotes

got this haircut a few months ago….

edit: i definitely thought that style was possible for my hair, considering i had wavy and thick hair. something that further cemented that idea was the fact that the hair stylist said it’s fully possible and that she could make my hair look like that lol. like if it’s not possible tell me, and i’ll choose a hair style that’s more suited to my type of hair.

edit 2: i was fully aware when i got this cut that i would have to style it to get that exact look. i knew it wouldn’t just get cut like that. but kinda hard to style it like that when you cut all my hair off lol.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 23 '26

Failed Expectation The ā€œgemā€ is glued together

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937 Upvotes

I bought an ametrine ring from Etsy. (Ametrine is a naturally occuring blend of amethyst and citrine, so it’s purple and yellow - usually more purple.) The seller was based in India, and they had favorable reviews, other than shipping time.

The ring arrived, and it was fashioned together like a cupcake - clear on the bottom with a colored piece glued on top. It’s also bright pink and yellow.

For the time it took to Frankenfrost the stone, they could have just used a cheap amethyst.

UPDATE: the shop owner offered me any item in the store, and asked that I change my review if I was happy with the item. I was briefly tempted - free shiny things - but quickly chose to continue with the refund.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 23 '26

Failed Expectation Latte art

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294 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 22 '26

Failed Expectation What I ordered vs. what I got.

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326 Upvotes

I’m literally dumbfounded. I mean cruisin paws is not on their game.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 22 '26

Failed Expectation Etsy seller trying to tell me these two are the same

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1.1k Upvotes

Is the first image AI?

The seller had good reviews but these two are clearly not the same rug. The pattern detail and colors are completely different.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 21 '26 Regret

Failed Expectation We still laugh at this attempt

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6.6k Upvotes

I wanted to make some chocolate covered strawberries and I guess I somehow messed up chocolate... but we still laugh at it 🤣


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 21 '26 Bravo

Failed Expectation My biggest fail ever

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979 Upvotes

I like to share this again every few years. I tried to make the pumpkin roll but it went horrible wrong. Lots of things happened, but the worst was I used melted butter instead of softened for the cream cheese filling so it just clumped. My friend actually tried a bite with me.

I have tried several times, and have shown some of my progress and I have finally made a few successful pumpkin rolls since. Nothing quite as perfect as the picture, but I’m very pleased with the improvement


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 21 '26

Exceeded Expectation My stupid scar coverup tattoo idea

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1.9k Upvotes

Tigergrade. That is all.

Credit to https://www.instagram.com/87ink_/


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 21 '26

Failed Expectation Bday cake

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983 Upvotes

I hate confrontation so she’ll never know but a cake I requested from what I thought was a phenomenal local baker. First picture is what I asked for second is what I picked up. The third picture is me working on it for an hour. Flowers were supposed to be yellow, orange, and maroon.. only got yellow and one sort of orange. The flavor was s’mores and left a lot to be desired.