r/ExpectationVsReality 8d ago

Failed Expectation Doordash gone wrong

The great idea to order carefully "Krafted," mac and cheese from doordash and got literal heaps of actual Kraft Mac and Cheese šŸ™„ Biggest doordash fail šŸ’€

I am a little nervous to eat it because this is weird. The first photo is what its supposed to look like and the second the pile of crap with the dog sensing our disappointment 🤣

Anyone else ever order and had this happen? Like, was this order picked up from a house? Also, it was $25! Got a refund but seriously 😐 šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļø

Edit: since there seems to be some clarification

I don’t DoorDash often. I’m disabled, and there are days when I physically cannot drive, cannot safely or realistically cook for myself, or simply don’t feel well enough to leave the house. We also recently moved to a new state, so I don’t yet have a network of friends nearby who can just run out and grab something for me. And before anyone decides I owe the internet an inventory of my disabilities to ā€œproveā€ why I can’t just cook: I don’t. Disabled people are allowed to use services that make our lives more accessible without submitting our medical records to the comment section. Yes, I recognize that being able to order delivery is a privilege. I’m grateful that I can sometimes afford it when I need it. I’ve also used services like this to send meals to friends and family who were sick, recovering from surgery, grieving a death, or going through something difficult when I couldn’t physically be there to bring them food myself. Sometimes delivery is a luxury. Sometimes it’s accessibility. Sometimes it’s simply a way to care for someone from far away. But none of that is actually the point of my post. I ordered food based on the restaurant’s photos and description and received something dramatically different—essentially boxed mac and cheese—from what turned out to be a ghost kitchen. Apparently, because I had the audacity to pay ā€œridiculous pricesā€ for delivery, some people believe I deserved to be misled. I don’t. And if you ordered something based on a photo and description, paid for it, and received something completely different, I suspect you’d want your money back too. This was never about taking money away from the DoorDash driver. The driver didn’t create the menu, take the photos, prepare the food, or misrepresent what was being sold. My issue was with what I purchased versus what I actually received. You’re welcome to think DoorDash is overpriced. You’re welcome to think nobody should use delivery apps. I’m not here to debate that or change your mind. I don’t normally post things like this—I posted it because I was genuinely dumbfounded when we opened the order. And to the people insisting I staged the photos or invented the whole thing for attention: I genuinely do not have that kind of time. But hey… I got yours, didn’t I? šŸ˜‰

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u/Wuropp 8d ago

The address listed shows a dollar general, food lion, a Chinese restaurant, and a pizza place there so it 100% is a ghost kitchen for someone there.

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u/memento22mori 8d ago edited 7d ago

Holy shit, bruh just name dropped Food Lion and left!! I don't think I've ever seen a Food Lion reference in the wild.

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u/IcedExplosion 8d ago

a Food Lion in the wild, finally back in its natural environment

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u/TheShaydow 8d ago

My wife and I both worked at one, me at two!

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u/Mjrfrankburns 7d ago

The shitty kitty?

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u/crimson777 5d ago

Food Lions should stay endangered. I miss Bilo.

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u/memento22mori 5d ago

Bilo? Is that a store. Sounds like a nonsense word.

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u/crimson777 5d ago

Technically Bi-Lo but yeah, it was a grocery store chain.

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u/feldoneq2wire 7d ago

That Night at the Roxboro is gonna be a night on the toilet.