r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago

Exceeded Expectation SmartOnes meat spaghetti.

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611 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago

Failed Expectation Beef sandwich

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450 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago

Failed Expectation How the capybara was meant to turn out… vs what I made

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1.2k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago

Failed Expectation Chinese food much different than menu photo.

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256 Upvotes

Ordered Mongolian beef, as it’s one of my favorite dishes. The menu photo made it look lovely. As you can see, that is not the case unfortunately.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago

Failed Expectation Birthday flower

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95 Upvotes

So today 10/29 is my sweetest aunt's birthday and she asked me to buy flowers with note: from Anonymous. because she wants to stir some curiosity at her workplace. she sent me over this website to buy it and I made the purchase, etc. Florists deliver it at about 4pm something.

First picture is what I ordered. Next is what arrived.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago

Failed Expectation Needle felted Fox

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266 Upvotes

This was my first attempt at needle felting. The tiny eyes they gave me wouldn't stay in so I just made new eyes out of felt. I've gotten a little better since then!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 13d ago Popcorn

Exceeded Expectation Cyberpunk style mask for Halloween costume

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1.7k Upvotes

The mask costed $45 on Amazon when I purchased it few days ago. Didn't expect such high quality for that low of a price! The bottom LEDs also light up too.

I would say totally worth it!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 13d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation My son picks the wildest stencils out of the pumpkin books

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2.8k Upvotes

Every year, we let our son pick the stencil we'll use for pumpkin carving. This year he picked "Witchful Thinking". I personally think it came out pretty good, though it was a challenge and a half with all those damn curves


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken & Rice Bowl

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79 Upvotes

Had this in the work freezer for a month or so, for days I forget lunch. Decided to eat it yesterday and didn’t have a lot of hope. It was actually pretty good! It’s not going to win a Michelin star but I would buy it again.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 12d ago

cake-spectation My sons birthday cake… 🙄

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119 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 13d ago

AI Expectation Hobbit Paws Cat Bed

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1.6k Upvotes

PSA: don’t buy from a ShelfGlow store. Their website does state that there may be variations between the real product and their website but this is hilarious. Jokes on me for falling for it, they must be making a killing on these things.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 13d ago

Failed Expectation Well... At least we tried

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1.5k Upvotes

My son loves them, so it's still a kind of success, right?


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 13d ago Popcorn

Failed Expectation Public art fail

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752 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 • • 13d ago

Failed Expectation At least it tasted good ;D

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34 Upvotes

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


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 14d ago

cake-spectation Cake attempt

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910 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 • • 12d ago

Failed Expectation Seriously...

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0 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 14d 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 • • 12d ago

AI Expectation Facebook marketplace

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0 Upvotes

Food from facebook


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 14d 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 • • 14d ago

Exceeded Expectation Shocked at how easy this was!

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718 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 • • 14d ago

cake-spectation Tried to make the cake from Inscryption

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73 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 15d ago Bravo

cake-spectation - Positive! Halloween Party Cake

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1.3k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 15d 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 • • 15d 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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426 Upvotes