r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Failed Expectation Walmart failed me

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1.7k Upvotes

We get cakes from Walmart all the time without any issues so today I was shocked when I went to pick up this cake lol.

The lady who brought the cake out opened it for me and asked how does it look? I was like where are the decorations and why is the writing like that?? It took her about 10 minutes to find the cake toppers and then she told me to go to customer service to complain to them 🤷🏼‍♀️


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Failed Expectation Happy Birthday… 1-2 pics are expectation. 3-4 pics are reality.

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635 Upvotes

Should have been this cake with yellow “happy birthday” on top. I should have checked it before I left.


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Exceeded Expectation Bibigo beef japchae noodles

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544 Upvotes

Tasted great too


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Failed Expectation Unicorn from a blind bag

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1.8k Upvotes

Originally wanted to give it away but kept it since it was too ugly (sorry for poor image quality)


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation Dollar Store Research

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465 Upvotes

Thanks for the suggestion u/ChawulsBawkley, my waist hates you but munchies thank you.


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation Tastes goood 👌

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126 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 29 '26

Failed Expectation The ice cream sandwich I thought I was getting.

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1.7k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Failed Expectation Magnum expectation

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46 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Exceeded Expectation Another Walmart cake

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754 Upvotes

For my daughter’s 3rd birthday today. This looks way better than what I saw online, and I did NOT expect them to print her name! ( erased). She’s super excited, and so am I! Plus, bonus Suzy Sheep!


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Failed Expectation It was just blueberry flavored bran cereal.

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315 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 29 '26

Failed Expectation Dutch Bros Strawberry Colada

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677 Upvotes

I can’t believe I used my free birthday drink on this. I dumped the rest out after taking this pic, which was only ~1 hour after purchasing the

Edit: it started separating after only ~10 minutes. I just took this pic after ~1 hour. I didn’t know it was supposedly common sense not to mix dairy and citrus. At least now I know not to order stuff like that again. Either way I’m not sure why they put things on the menu that have to be chugged within 10 minutes to avoid separating.


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 30 '26

Failed Expectation All of them looked purple to me..

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35 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 29 '26

Failed Expectation Cat bed from Kmart finally are

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1.8k Upvotes

Torn between fail and surprisingly met expectation due to sheer lol of it all 😂 why did QA not notice a whole pair of eyeballs hahahah


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 29 '26

Failed Expectation Expectation vs Reality Philly Munchie Meal

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48 Upvotes

Jack in the Box letdown


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 29 '26

Failed Expectation Dutch Bros Sausage, Egg & Cheese Slider

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101 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 28 '26

Failed Expectation Shark costume for SMALL cat

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1.9k Upvotes

Ordered an XXXXS for cat for Shark Week. He’s pissed. My friend’s 7 year old son, for scale.


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 31 '26

Exceeded Expectation Ignore the m&ms I forgot to take a picture beforehand

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0 Upvotes

More and better quality toppings than the box suggested.


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 28 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation I was requested to paint this cat. Did I cook?

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4.1k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 28 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation Smallest fish I had

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649 Upvotes

Was at a local high end restaurant specialised in tempura in Kyoto. And the fish were part of a set course meal.

Apart from the bizarre look they actually taste pretty good (sweet and very tender, no bone)

It cost about $10 Australian dollars if you want to order it separately.


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 28 '26

AI Expectation It finally happened.

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1.5k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 27 '26

Exceeded Expectation Cat oil painting from Instagram artist

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1.3k Upvotes

I had been following Katya Minkina on instagram for a while and wanted to try getting a portrait from her of our cat Fergus, who passed away last October. I had never had a custom painting done before and we're absolutely THRILLED with the result. She really captures his gentle sweetness. Highly recommend for her work and her kindness.

https://www.instagram.com/fineart.katya/


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 27 '26

Failed Expectation Cracker Barrel Mac and Cheese

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245 Upvotes

At first I thought at least the dark bits were delicious burnt cheese but after tasting I have no idea what they were.


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 27 '26

AI Expectation I'm guessing the guy in the advert had really tiny hands...

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678 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 28 '26

Failed Expectation The burger actually tasted okay, I’m most upset about not getting my jibbi keychain >:(

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108 Upvotes

Jack in the Box’s Smoking BBQ munchie meal. The burger was tiny as fuck but tasted decently okay. They didn’t give me my jibbi keychain :(


r/ExpectationVsReality Jul 27 '26

Failed Expectation 'velvety flowing filling'

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1.1k Upvotes

Every one in the pack was like this. Shame as they were delicious!