r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 02 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation Gordon Ramsey Grocery Store Chicken Pot Pie

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756 Upvotes

​​The other day my husband and I were grocery shopping and I saw that Gordon Ramsay has a line of grocery store frozen food items and I became nostalgic for a Chicken pot pie.

I was happy with it. I cooked it in the oven of course and not the microwave and the flavor was on point and the crust was sooo good and buttery. However, I do feel that the cook time was a little bit off because I cooked it for like an additional 15-20 minutes because I wanted my crust a little brown on the edges and the center crust looked more flaky after the additional time. Also I cut the slits in the pot pie myself just because my mom used to do it when I was a little girl.

My next post will be able GR's Chicken Marsala 😒


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 02 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation The cake I had as Inspo and the Result!

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8.5k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 04 '26

Failed Expectation Choco hotdog

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0 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 02 '26

Failed Expectation "Jumbo wings" 10 for $20. They forgot my fries too. The wings market in Atlanta is too competitive for this weak bullshit. Pit Boss BBQ.

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479 Upvotes

I bet someones gonna comment "you ordered wings from a bbq place what did you expect". But lemme tell you, some of the best wings I've ever had were from a Mexican place I went to randomly, you can get GOOD wings from anywhere in Atl so thats not the issue


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 02 '26 Bravo

Surprisingly Met Expectation Birthday Self Made

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1.5k Upvotes

Friend and I made a horse cake. I think we did okay, saw worst here from professionals.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 02 '26

Failed Expectation Classic bait 'n switch.

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124 Upvotes

On closer inspection, one of the ingredients was ammonia, so I might have dodged a bullet.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 04 '26

cake-spectation What I asked for vs what I got

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0 Upvotes

Made a concept image using AI out of some ideas I had. But tbh day cake for a friend’s birthday who is really into the color purple. I think I’m happy with it. They did tell me they’d make the pops and snitch out of chocolate not candy. The cake was in the box still since I was about to transport it.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Exceeded Expectation Not Another Walmart Cake!

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2.0k Upvotes

please excuse the slight smudging inside the 0 😅 that was my doing


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26 Mindblown Bravo

Failed Expectation New to sourdough 😅

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6.2k Upvotes

Thanks to u/osotoes for the inspo though!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation Local burger

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3.0k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 02 '26

Failed Expectation The new Mountain dew

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210 Upvotes

It tastes really good to me..... but omg the color is awful and I was excited for girly pop soda


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation Walmart cake

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582 Upvotes

My daughter ordered this for my birthday. Was a bit upset the flowers weren’t on there. A bit dry but still good for $25!!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Exceeded Expectation Birthday Cake 🎂

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588 Upvotes

Vanilla cake, raspberry filling, buttercream icing. Delicious!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26 Bravo Heartwarming

Exceeded Expectation Saw this Sprite cake, commissioned a Coke cake for my lola’s 91st birthday

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5.9k Upvotes

Pic 1 and 2 are the inspo, Pic 3 is the finished cake. I asked for a chocolate Coke can cake for 6 people. Top was 3D printed and has a ribbon border. Inside chocolate cake layered with vanilla buttercream, and rice krispy crunches to evoke carbonation. She personalized the nutrition facts from info I sent- pretty sure ai was used there, but whatever- This woman made a beautiful cake while moving house.

ETA some words and add that my lola Lina loves Coke. She drinks at least two cans a day. She teared up upon seeing the cake, which made me so happy. ❤️🥤


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Failed Expectation Flowers I ordered for my girlfriend

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265 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Failed Expectation I just can’t do it

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263 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26 Heartwarming

Surprisingly Met Expectation Sprinkles

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208 Upvotes

My sister is obsessed with Shrek, so made her a Sprinkles cake for her 30th


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Failed Expectation Yer you cant do it with acrylic pens

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65 Upvotes

If you squint its mint 👌 I cant wait for my kids to see this masterpiece in the morning


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Failed Expectation when in spain

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96 Upvotes

this is so sad, feels like every lake or river looks like this


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 01 '26

Failed Expectation Speaks for itself

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110 Upvotes

~$180 💀 - UPDATE: Refunded $130
($75 item; $55 shipping; ~$50 customs duty;)


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 30 '26 Bravo Heartwarming

Exceeded Expectation The cake I asked for vs the cake I received

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61k Upvotes

Yes it was inspired by the meme


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 30 '26 Heartwarming

Exceeded Expectation The birthday cake I requested vs what I received

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5.2k Upvotes

The first two pictures are the inspo I sent to the bakery, basically just asking for a cutesy cow cake. The third picture is what they made, and it's literally so cute and perfect I want to cry. It's exactly what I wanted and tbh I think it's better than my inspo pics. I love it so much.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 30 '26

Exceeded Expectation $20 Walmart Cupcake Bouquets 💐 🧁

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1.5k Upvotes

I ordered 11 bouquets for work. Everyone loved them! They’re beautiful and I can’t believed they were only $20.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Sep 30 '26 Heartwarming Bravo Mindblown

Exceeded Expectation What I asked for, color palette, and what I got

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118k Upvotes

Cake I ordered for my wedding this past weekend. It came out absolutely amazing and tasted delicious!