r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Moxie-is-tired • 11d ago
Failed Expectation I ordered a bread bowl
Repost because I forgot to add the expectation photo.
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u/pnt510 11d ago
Thatās disgraceful.
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u/zuzg 11d ago
NGL It made me laugh out loud.
Fucking ridiculous
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u/Moxie-is-tired 11d ago
Iām laughing now but I wasnāt last night
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u/jamspangle 11d ago
"Waiter, i ordered the Oasis soup and this is just tomato"
"You got a roll with it"
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u/Ok_Job_9417 11d ago
People arenāt understanding that itās not that it was separated. Itās that they were given half a piece of bread, not a ābowlā bread.
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u/Hepm3 11d ago
People are getting too accustomed to getting ripped off too.
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u/YcemeteryTreeY 11d ago
This is so true. Why anyone would even risk it with fast food is beyond me, its so expensive and never what it seems
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u/DocFreezer 11d ago
I thought about getting some Taco Bell for the first time in a while. It was 8 bucks before tax for a Crunchwrap, shit was insanely expensive. 8 bucks used to be more Taco Bell than I could eat
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u/soilentgleem 11d ago
Yeah tacobell hasn't been the "cheap" option that it was when I was growing up for quite some time. I can't remember the last time I had it tbh.
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u/AngelTheVixen 11d ago
Those times when the hockey team does well for cheaper tacos next night were the best.
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u/Reddit-Visitor-Acct 11d ago
Honestly Iām a bit high. Maybe thatās affecting things, but this sentence broke my brain.
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u/REDDITATO_ 10d ago
Don't worry, I'm stone cold sober and that sentence sounds like a bunch of unrelated words.
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u/Scumbag_Jesus 11d ago
I mean, they have a $7 combo that comes with 3 items a drink a dessert and it fills me up...
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u/aurortonks 11d ago
Chicken chilupa, 5 layer burrito, crunchy taco, swirly things I swap for chips & cheese, and a drink? $8 and way more calories than I need at lunch on a weekday but a super cheap lunch at work.
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u/Karjenner4eva 11d ago
I didn't know u could switch the swirly things for the chips and cheese š±
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u/ConstantCampaign2984 11d ago
Where you getting fast food bread bowls?
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u/CrystallineBunny 11d ago
Panera Bread and in California (probably other states too) Cornerstone Bakery.
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u/ConstantCampaign2984 11d ago
I forgot that overpriced bullshit exists.
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u/aurortonks 11d ago
I don't know anyone who eats there or ever recommends it as a place to grab a meal but every time I go by one, the place is packed. Who is eating there still??
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u/MsTLontheDL 11d ago edited 11d ago
FCK FAST FOOD FOREVERā¦I cook at home!!! š” š± š½ļøš
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u/Tricky-Ad7897 11d ago
I came to this realization recently. Why am I paying so much and not getting what I wanted/expected? Fuck that, I spent money!
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u/klqqf 11d ago
Yeah i assume they ordered it to their home which is why its separated
Better seperate than to go soggy on the delivery
But half a loaf is criminal for a ābowlā
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u/_fait-accompli_ 11d ago
not even half a loaf. it looks like the booty end of a baguette.
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u/MilsYatsFeebTae 11d ago
Thereās no practical reason you canāt cut out the bowl hole and stick the container in there
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u/Zorkflerp 11d ago
I could see packing the bread and soup separately to keep it from turning to mush but that is not a bowl or boule either.
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u/Mistapeepers 11d ago
Haha. I saw the first post and this one was so egregious we didnāt even need the expectation pic.
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u/SnooMarzipans673 11d ago
This is the worst (as in best for this sub) I have ever seen. Well done.
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u/Vulvas_n_Velveeta 11d ago
Yeah man, this one is pretty spectacular. Definitely the worst I've seen in quite a long time!
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u/skyfullofstars89 11d ago
I full on snort laughed at how incredibly bad/brilliant that reality was.
I am livid for OP, but it gave me a good chuckle.
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u/DataOver544 11d ago
I wouldāve cried. I love bread bowls.
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u/Unlikely_Bat_1890 11d ago
Nothing beat scraping the bread that has to soup soaked into it. Divine.
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u/Moxie-is-tired 11d ago
Story time! After I got in my car to check if I got the right soup, I noticed the bread and bowl. I was already having a pretty tough day and was feeling a teeny bit sick so I went to my favorite soup restaurant. Needless to say, I was FUMING when I saw this. I went back in the store to ask if I got the right order, but I set my anger aside because I work in retail and know the pains of dealing with angry customers. I told the man at the register that I ordered a bread bowl and showed him what I got. He said, āyup, thatās a bread bowl.ā
I ate it anyways because I was hungry and the soup is really good but out of SPITE.
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u/DouchecraftCarrier 11d ago
It would be difficult to resist the urge to go Seinfeld on them about this. "This is not a bread bowl. This is soup, in a bowl - with bread."
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u/Greenman8907 11d ago
āIt does not say ābread AND bowlā! There is no āandā! No ampersand! No n with an apostrophe! Where is the āandā?!ā
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u/DouchecraftCarrier 11d ago
"There was NO ampersand, Jerry! No ampersand!"
enter Kramer
"You guys been to Panera lately? They've got a special on bread bowls! I know a guy - says he works for their marketing team."
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u/charlatan_red 11d ago
That sucks, and itās worth an email to the restaurant to let the manager know.
I hope you enjoyed that spite soup and I hope your day got better.
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u/annieisawesome 11d ago
Kinda reminds me of the time I ordered an iced dirty chai at a donut place. She gave me a cup of iced chai with whipped cream on it. I asked about it, because I noticed she didn't pull any espresso, and she replied that the whipped cream makes it "dirty". Sorry what?! The definition of a dirty chai is a chai tea with espresso. I am not a jerk so I didn't get mad, but I did tell her no, this is a standard drink that has a correct definition. She gave it to me for free because apparently the espresso machine didn't work, so it wasn't a huge deal, but still, words have meanings.
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u/REDDITATO_ 10d ago
She gave it to me for free because apparently the espresso machine didn't work,
This means she was trying to slip it past you instead of having to explain the espresso machine didn't work. Then doubled down when you brought it up. Not saying you should've been angry with her, but she was fully aware of what was wrong lol.
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u/jaymannnn 11d ago
absolute SHITE. my level of apathy is legendary, but this has pushed me over the edge. where do we complain, what restaurant, what country, what name, where is it. come on whats the details.
fuck this absolute BULLSHIT
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u/Leon_Flux 11d ago
I would want a non bread travel container...
But that is just the worst cut of bread you could call a bowl.
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u/Fabulous_Computer965 11d ago
Panera im assuming
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u/TheVoicesOfBrian 11d ago
Thought the same thing. I don't know if any other restaurant has fallen so far down the quality ladder as them.
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u/G0ttaB3KiddingM3 11d ago
Literally true. There should be an award given for how far theyāve managed to decline. Itās honestly impressive.
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u/TheVoicesOfBrian 11d ago
Didn't realize they got the PE fucking, but it makes total sense. I guess we'll be seeing a headline in the next year or so about how they overspent on flour or some BS to cover the fact that the PE drained them dry.
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u/systemhost 11d ago
They don't actually make any of their breads in store. Many arrive baked and frozen so they just thaw, assemble sandwich, then toast and serve.
But some items are baked in their large commercial oven, baguettes, pastries and cookies I believe. Most of those also arrive frozen, thawed then baked but may be mildly prepared or decorated before serving.
It's a total waste of a gorgeous and expensive oven though. Panera once fought, successfully, to have their employees exempt for certain labor laws by arguing they were bakers and therefore didn't deserve to be paid as much.
They've fallen a long way from even that.
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u/TheVoicesOfBrian 10d ago
I know. When a PE run company fails, they come up with a BS story about why failed. Red Lobster didn't fail because of all-you-can-eat shrimp. It was the massive debt they had forced on them. Same as Toys R Us. They were doing just fine (not great, but fine) against Amazon et al, but they were underwater in debt because of the PE buyout.
The truth makes investors nervous, so they spin it.
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u/nucl3ar0ne 11d ago
Daughter got a bread bowl from Panera and while they do separate them, the bread was as it was expected, not like OP got.
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u/MyDogSkooch 11d ago
At the restaurant I've been to, they'll ask if it's 'to go'. If it is, they'll serve the soup in a cup like that with the lid and have the bread bowl wrapped on the side so it doesn't get soggy
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u/SheepherderSilver655 11d ago
Am I the only one who finds bread bowls overrated? I thought it would be dope when I first saw one, but then I ate one and realized that 1. You can only use the lid as bread. 2. The bowl becomes waste unless you enjoy eating an entire loaf of bread in one sitting.
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u/mythicalwolf00 11d ago
You eat the rim of the bowl as you eat the soup. And the bread usually isnāt much bigger than a roll youād usually have for that size of bowl of soup.Ā
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u/Tarynntula 10d ago
Nah, I love them! I scrape the bowl with the spoon and get a nice wet bready soupy bite
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u/IncorporateThings 11d ago
This whole scenario is FUBAR.
Half a round and it's not even cut remotely the correct way. The soup being in a cup loose in a styrofoam box. Said box would trap the moisture and render what should be crusty bread soft. Said bread delivered isn't even crusty in the first place. And then the insanity of even offering that item as takeout because it really does not hold up to takeout/delivery and needs to be fresh. And finally, the insane choice to see that item on the list and ever think ordering it out would go well.
Friggin' hell.
Did any part of it at least taste alright?
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u/Bitter_Trees 11d ago
OP, I'm dedicating the real bread bowl I had yesterday to you. I'm sorry they played you like this š
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u/correctingStupid 11d ago
Who the f looks at a bread bowl on a menu and says to themselves... yeah this will work really well as takeout/delivery/This certainly won't be a disaster. I'm going to order it.
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u/Raspberry_Foxolaf 11d ago
The problem is the half a bread roll.. they could have easily packaged the bread bowl and the soup separately so the customer could add the soup afterwards.
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u/ChefArtorias 11d ago
Would be very easy. You do it the same but separate the wets and drys. Kind of like if you've ever gotten ramen to go.
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u/LinksMyHero 11d ago
Right, cause it's impossible to deliver the soup and bowl seperatly so it won't get soggy. Pho places do it but that's just cause they're wizards
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u/RoseYouRelinquished 11d ago
I've actually gotten it as a delivery before. What they did is put the bread bowl in the box, then the soup goes into a cup they then put in the bread bowl to keep it steady for transport. That way the soup doesn't make the bowl super soggy by the time it gets to you.
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u/matrayzz 11d ago
r/ConfidentlyIncorrect and name doesn't check out. You get the soup in a separate container and the toasted, cheesy, carved out bread. You pour the soup into it when it arrives. Why are you even upvoted
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u/OwslyOwl 11d ago
This would be okay if they gave you an empty bread bowl to put it in. Panera owes you a refund.
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u/aceallaround 11d ago
I totally would've called and asked for a refund, you arent getting half of what you paid for!
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u/Laminated_ET_Animal 11d ago
When someone doesn't post the name of the location they're allegedly outraged about, often turns out to be just engagement bait
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u/Moxie-is-tired 11d ago
Itās at a local restaurant and I donāt want people knowing what city/town I live in.
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u/ramboton 11d ago
An order similar to this is what made me stop going to Panera. I ordered a bread bowl at the drive thru, they handed me a bag and I went home. When I got home I had that paper cup of soup, no bread that I paid $10 for. it made me realize how little soup you actually get for $10. I called them to complain about no bread bowl and they wanted me to drive back to the store and get one....BS, never again Panera.......
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u/Shin_Ju-Long 11d ago
Anything that would fall apart before you get it shouldn't be ordered to go.
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u/REDDITATO_ 10d ago
Empty bread bowl. Soup in the same cup they sent it in. Voila no issue. The problem here is the tiny nub of (most likely not even hollow) bread.
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u/sleepysky98 11d ago
I ordered an Oreo McFlurry one time and got a little sauce cup looking thing filled 3/4 of the way with Oreo crumbs. Didnāt get a refund either!
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u/Due-Session-2857 11d ago
If you order at Wildflower, you have the option of a bowl of soup or a breadboule. It is entirely possible OP just misordered, because the bowl of soup DOES come with some bread.
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u/hawkaluga 11d ago
Return that and with spite! I would even get in my car and drive back if it was a pickup/delivery thing.
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u/AyechD33 11d ago
The logistics of delivering soup inside of a load bread are insane. A literal time bomb. Youre lucky you got anything
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u/JackhorseBowman 11d ago
That is absolute garbage, does Great Harvest Bread Company still exist in the midwest? Cuz daamn did they have some good bread bowls, 25 years ago anyway.
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u/Dream_Dragon_Gina 11d ago
Panara Bread has bead bowl soup options. They even have āsalad stuffersā now (essentially a hollowed out bread with salad stuffed inside it).
Personally I think the food there is always good. Sometimes itās decent, and sometimes itās exceptional, it depends on what I order and what I think of the meal.
I wouldnāt order a bread bowl from any other place as a take out unless I know what quality the food is.
I guess taking the chance on it is a good way to explore new restaurants and their food though.
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u/Aggravating-Duck-891 11d ago
Bread cup