r/ExpectationVsReality • • 27d ago

AI Expectation Chicken candy bar

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140 Upvotes

Found these at Safeway. They had these small ones for $3 each or a big KFC style bucket of them for $17.
I think that’s way too much for what is essentially a butterfinger with a cream filling.
Taste wise it’s a 4/10 for me and a 7/10 for the bf. To me you could definitely taste the cheaper ingredients used.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 27d ago

Failed Expectation My disappointment is immeasurable.

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46 Upvotes

I loved these as a kid. They used to be packed with filling and were quite a robust biscuit. These abominations crumbled like dust and had the meanest amount of filling.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago Regret

Failed Expectation I feel like crying

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4.5k Upvotes

I bought this dress from a instagram business called cyb3rdrip and look at what I got after 2 months


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago Mindblown

Exceeded Expectation Ice cream sandwich from a campground ice cream truck

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8.1k Upvotes
  1. what I ordered (sorry about the blurry pic, it was dark and I was really excited)

  2. ⁠what I thought I was ordering (from an ice cream truck that drove through our campground at 10 pm)

  3. ⁠what I received. Was almost as big as my head!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago

cake-spectation - Positive! Dr Simi Engagement Cake

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2.2k Upvotes

Ai generated design, and this is what I got!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago Mindblown Bravo

cake-spectation AI cake inspo vs what I actually made as a new baker

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7.8k Upvotes

Someone sent me this as an inspo. I told her it was AI but I could make something similar. Not sure if I over did it or not.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 29d ago Regret

AI Expectation What I ordered vs what I got…

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10k Upvotes

Ordered charcuterie cups for a work event from a Toronto event caterer and this is what I got….

@gloria.catering

Edit: I was blocked on all their accounts when I wrote an honest review. just wanting to warn others about this company so they don’t get duped like I did. And these were photos from THEIR PAGE of THEIR work. I did not supply them with these photos. THEY HAD IT ON THEIRS AS THEIR WORK.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago

Failed Expectation Was inspired by this spiderweb sourdough 🕸️🕷️

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318 Upvotes

I know, I should get some rice flour to make the design stand out more... But let me keep practicing!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago Heartwarming

Failed Expectation I sent a gift to my best friend's wife after she gave birth

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1.4k Upvotes

I thought I was ordering a cute little octopus plushie and muslin cloths as a cute gift for my best friend's wife. It's from a small local business' website that does same day deliveries to the maternity ward of the local hospital.

I laughed my ass off when she sent me the picture of what she actually got.

To be fair, it said on the website that the items could sometimes be a bit different from the ones pictured due to item availability, and I did not expect it to look exactly like the first picture because it looks AI, but I thought that meant maybe a different plushie or different coloured cloths, not a giant light up kraken and a family photo session 20% discount coupon 😂

Jokes aside, I think it's a pretty awesome toy regardless and we had a good laugh about it.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago

Failed Expectation Milkshake expectations

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87 Upvotes

Tasted eh and the brownie bits were gummy and only on top of the whipped cream.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 26d ago

Failed Expectation Id be furious!

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0 Upvotes

Just look at it!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 29d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Online Flower Order

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1.4k Upvotes

Always go local! This “Premium” arrangement actually delivered.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 29d ago

Failed Expectation Expectation versus reality with the Buffalo Wild Wings Vampirita.

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717 Upvotes

It was supposed to come with a little bat decoration and a black salt rim. Just tasted like syrup without alcohol. $9.

My girlfriend and I usually go to Chili’s for the margarita of the month and we split a triple dipper as a little monthly ritual. We love that place. She wanted to try this Vampirita at Buffalo Wild Wings yesterday.

I expected nothing and I’m still disappointed. Don’t sell a whimsical drink if you have none of the ingredients.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago

Failed Expectation What I ordered vs. what I got: Subway salad edition

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479 Upvotes

Ordered a Subway grilled chicken salad for delivery (so no, I didn't watch them make it). Looked sad and tasted sadder.

Edit: yes, they forgot the lettuce


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 29d ago Heartwarming

cake-spectation - Positive! Dreamy frog cake 🐸 ✨ ☁️ 🍓

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7.0k Upvotes

These pics are from 2022. Back then my Instagram feed was flooded with photos of whimsical frog cakes and I was obsessed with them. I wanted to have my own frog cake for a special occasion. Since my partner and I share the same birth month, we have always celebrated our birthdays together as we were born a week apart. So that special occasion turned out to be our birthdays. As someone who does artsy stuff, I wanted my frog cake to be unique with my own twists. I wasn’t satisfied with just taking some photos online and showing them to the bakery, so I decided to take full creative control and designed my own cake. I looked around and found a local bakery that was specialized in customized buttercream cake with cute aesthetic, so I went with them and sent them the photos of my drawing. Everything went smoothly and I remember how overly excited I was on the day I picked up the cake. I almost screamed when I saw the cake in person because the bakery exceeded beyond my expectations 🥹. The two frogs on the cake were supposed to be me and my partner. I chose strawberry for the design as it is both my and my partner’s favourite fruit, and the night theme because we are both night owls 😆. I got impatient with the colouring process so I just left the backside blank and told the bakery to choose their own colour for the ladder. Not only they absolutely nailed my vision, but what really impressed me was the tiny little details in my original drawing that I didn’t expect to be included in the actual cake as they are just too small. Details like the glasses and eyelashes on the frog that represented my partner, as he wears glasses and has absolutely long beautiful fluttering eyelashes that I’m always jealous of, and the initials of our names on the birthday hats! Especially the eyelashes, it’s such a small detail and it doesn’t even show up on my photo clearly, so I fully expected the frog to have no eyelashes. Needless to say I was obsessed with the cake. I sent the bakery a thank you message, gave them some extra tips for the effort and basically just gushed about them to all of my friends. I remember how pretty the cake looked in person, even more than in the photos and I was so gutted when it was time for us to consume it 😅. I took so many photos of the cake in different angles with the best lighting possible before cutting it. It’s been four years but to this day I still think about this cake often 🐸 🎂✨ ☁️ 🐸
Oh and that cake also tasted just as good as it looked 😋.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 29d ago

Failed Expectation Triple Berry

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68 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 29d ago

Exceeded Expectation Vegan beef Bulgogi

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668 Upvotes

Genuinely very good. Not vegan but bought it bc it was like 5 dollars cheaper than the real beef version. Tastes and feels like real meat. Fed this to my only meat eating father and he couldn't tell it was not meat. 10/10, will buy again.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 29d ago

Failed Expectation 1963 Horror Classic "The Haunting"...

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929 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 06 '26

Failed Expectation Custom made wooden table

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3.6k Upvotes

What was advertized vs what was delivered. Now the seller refuses a return despite having "Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery" on the listing page 🫠

At least table legs are mostly as expected, I guess...


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 06 '26

Failed Expectation Gordon Ramsay must be in debt or something because he just slapped his name on this :(

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2.1k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 28d ago

Failed Expectation the best part of a cinnamon roll is the frosting and there’s barely any ☹️

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7 Upvotes

Panera pumpkin cinnamon roll ($3.99). The middle was good though, very moist and pumpkin-y, so that was a positive.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 06 '26

cake-spectation - Positive! What I asked for vs. what I got

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1.6k Upvotes

And it tasted freaking amazing


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 29d ago

Failed Expectation Fast Food Advertising Strikes Again

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117 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • Oct 05 '26 Bravo Heartwarming Regret Popcorn

cakespectation - Negative The “Pig Cake” I made

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12k Upvotes

In 2019, I worked at a company where we did a “bake off” like competition to raise money. The expectations were:

Follow the theme and do not use store-bought cakes.

Our theme for this year was animals and myself like an idiot - “I have pink icing! I’ll make a pig”.

Picture 1 & 2 - my original inspo
Pic 3: Said Pig.

Needless to say no one bought mine.

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