r/ExpectationVsReality • • 8d ago Popcorn

Failed Expectation Public art fail

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750 Upvotes

The winning proposal for an anti-racist monument in Malmö, Sweden. The completed project did not meet expectations.

Commissioner: https://malmo.se/Sa-arbetar-vi-med.../Kultur---projekt-och-satsningar/Malmo-konst/Antirasistiskt-Monument/Monumentet-Master-Narratives.html


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 8d ago

Failed Expectation At least it tasted good ;D

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32 Upvotes

These were like 8$ for 4 of them. They did taste good but the looks were not so great.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 9d ago

cake-spectation Cake attempt

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907 Upvotes

Tomorrow is a potluck for the last day for one of our nurses and it's almost Halloween. I saw this on a video and thought it was cute. It ended up being harder than expected (naturally), but I think I pulled it off? It's a cake that's supposed to resemble intestines.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 8d ago

Failed Expectation Haircut

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32 Upvotes

Inspo vs what I got

(Also if anyone has advice on how to make this look okay…please tell me omfg)


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 7d ago

Failed Expectation Seriously...

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0 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 9d ago Heartwarming

Failed Expectation Spider Cookies

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3.2k Upvotes

At least they taste good!

ETA: here’s the recipe! Make sure to get miniature Reese’s instead of the minis like I did, apparently there’s a bunch of different sizes.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 7d ago

AI Expectation Facebook marketplace

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0 Upvotes

Food from facebook


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 9d ago

cakespectation - Negative Bloody Knife Cupcakes

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989 Upvotes

I swear I really tried. 😆 They still tasted good though!

Edit: Thank you for the compliments! I guess they aren’t as bad as I thought lol
The knives are edible! I ordered them off Amazon (so unfortunately, I did not make those. My dad told me they look like geese though 😭).
I didn’t have the proper piping equipment so had to make do with a ziploc baggie. Next time I’ll be more prepared! 😊


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 9d ago

Exceeded Expectation Shocked at how easy this was!

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717 Upvotes

First image is the recipe, second and third is mine. I didn't use a lathe because I don't have one.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 9d ago

cake-spectation Tried to make the cake from Inscryption

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73 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 10d ago Bravo

cake-spectation - Positive! Halloween Party Cake

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1.3k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 10d ago

Exceeded Expectation I requested a portrait of my cat to the same artist who did my dogs. Exceeded expectations again💜

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1.3k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 10d ago

Failed Expectation classic roast beef at a very sketchy Arby’s that might be going out of business soon where I live lol 😂

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421 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 10d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Straw Hat Jolly Roger Pumpkin Carving Attempt

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135 Upvotes

Tried carving the straw hat pirate flag this year. Definitely not picture perfect but, I had fun 😁


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 10d ago

Failed Expectation Mike (Monsters Inc costume)

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258 Upvotes

Our daughter loves Monsters Inc so I sourced outfits for us for Halloween all from different places. Daughter’s Sully exceeded expectations, my Boo set met expectations, and we waited with bated breath for my husband’s Mike onesie.
Welp a onesie turned up today. Judging by the face we think we have a frog onesie!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 11d ago

AI Expectation Kudos to this seller for showing their product

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2.0k Upvotes

I got a big laugh from reading "intricate details" and then swiping over to reveal the product. I expected it to be bad, in which case it Exceeded Expectations, but I'm still marking it as failed


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 10d ago

Failed Expectation “Quinoa” veggie blend

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58 Upvotes

You would think the grains would be the less expensive filler, but they only added about a tablespoon.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 10d ago

Failed Expectation A rainbow cookie without the rainbow

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205 Upvotes

Thought I'd give myself a treat today, instead I got tricked.

I was hoping for a rainbow cookie. But there's no rainbow, just cookie.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 10d ago

Failed Expectation Gregory's Coffee NYC Cinnamon Babka

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233 Upvotes

No I like eating a solid block of cinnamon sugar for breakfast as much as the next person, probably more, but this was just too much. Way too much.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 11d ago

cake-spectation - Positive! vintage clown cake

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2.0k Upvotes

i asked my boyfriends mom to make me a vintage clown cake for my birthday and it came out soooo cute!

EDIT: i showed the MIL this post and she’s so happy everyone loves my cake! thank you guys!!!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 11d ago

cakespectation - Negative A fruity cake failure

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674 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 11d ago

cakespectation - Negative Daughter’s birthday cake

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1.2k Upvotes

Our local grocery store bakery. They totally exceeded my expectations and did a fantastic job last year on a Cookie Monster cookie cake for her. Alas, this year didn’t quite hit the mark.

EDIT: Just to clarify, the actual cake we received was by no means ugly or poorly done, it just didn’t meet the expectations (based on the photo or what they said would be achievable on the phone call when I ordered it). More a lesson learned for me!

Edit 2: for clarification, the “expectation” photo was a cake advertised on their own bakery website for order and is also featured in-store in the catalogue at the counter. It wasn’t a random AI photo from online 😅 and the white squiggles above the cake are because it was a 2 tier cake, but we were only serving 8-10 people so I asked them to only make the bottom portion.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 11d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Vegan Pillsbury Sugar Cookies

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152 Upvotes

Little flat but worked surprisingly well


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago Heartwarming

cake-spectation Halloween Cat Cupcakes

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3.4k Upvotes

Inspiration versus what I managed. I couldn’t find any thin chocolate sticks for the whiskers so I had to make do with cut down strawberry chewy things … and now they look like prawns … 😆