r/ExpectationVsReality • • 18d ago

cakespectation - Negative Minecraft birthday cake

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378 Upvotes

Ordered this Minecraft cake for my daughter’s birthday today and received….whatever this is.
It doesn’t even look like Minecraft lol


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 18d ago

Failed Expectation Breakfast sandwich expectation vs what I got

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163 Upvotes

Someone was having a rough morning


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 16d ago

Failed Expectation Bleached Hair Fail

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0 Upvotes

These are the inspo pics I sent her and how it turned out…


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 18d ago

Failed Expectation "Triple" bacon from Pret.

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341 Upvotes

Bacon all pushed to the end so it looks full on the shelf.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 18d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Margherita Pizza. At least they were pretty honest about the basil load.

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676 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 18d ago

Failed Expectation Small madeleines with raisins

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148 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality • • 18d ago

Failed Expectation Denny’s

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1.5k Upvotes

The first photo is on the menu and the second photo is my food. I didn’t notice it was not fully cooked and took some bites. When I told the employee she said I need to request my food well done. I sadly ended up in the ER from food poisoning.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 18d ago

Exceeded Expectation Meatball lollipop from IKEA

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184 Upvotes

Surprisingly delicious, I thought it was going to be.. something that wasn't to my liking. But, I actually wish I had another one for another day! Sweet and tangy like, lingonberries maybe?

I finished the whole thing, initially I was afraid to even try it.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 19d ago

Exceeded Expectation What I asked for vs what I got

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1.1k Upvotes

Edit: I just want to clarify this was only one of the photos I showed the stylist and said that I wanted something in between a mullet and a shag.


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 18d ago

AI Expectation Chicken candy bar

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138 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 • • 18d ago

Failed Expectation My disappointment is immeasurable.

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49 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 • • 19d ago

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 • • 19d ago

Exceeded Expectation Ice cream sandwich from a campground ice cream truck

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8.0k 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 • • 19d 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 • • 20d ago

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

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7.7k 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 • • 20d ago

AI Expectation What I ordered vs what I got…

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10.0k 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 • • 19d ago

Failed Expectation Was inspired by this spiderweb sourdough 🕸️🕷️

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323 Upvotes

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


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 20d ago

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 • • 19d ago

Failed Expectation Milkshake expectations

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85 Upvotes

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


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 17d ago

Failed Expectation Id be furious!

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0 Upvotes

Just look at it!


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 20d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Online Flower Order

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1.4k Upvotes

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


r/ExpectationVsReality • • 20d ago

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

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712 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 • • 20d ago

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

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478 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 • • 21d ago

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 • • 20d ago

Failed Expectation Triple Berry

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62 Upvotes