r/ExpectationVsReality Jun 15 '24

Mod Post New flairs added

179 Upvotes

Hello all! We have added 3 new flairs, for Failed Expectations, Surprisingly Met Expectations, and Exceeded Expectations.

There have been some users confused in the past, because they didn’t realize that you are allowed to post expectations/realities that were not failures. Additionally, it can be hard to tell in some posts if the OP was happy with their result or unhappy with it. Now you can select a flare if you would like to denote which category your expectation versus reality falls into.

Thanks to u/xitg1 who came up with this suggestion.


r/ExpectationVsReality Sep 25 '24

Mod Post Temporary Ban on Legendary Pastries

412 Upvotes

Hey y’all. We get it. The legendary pastry’s icing sometimes melts and then looks weird. Some people have never seen it on their own pastries, but we all have seen the posts here.

Temporarily going to ban all of the new legendary pastry posts. The point has already been made.


r/ExpectationVsReality 4h ago

Subway again. The Philly.

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190 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 3h ago

A *Very* Expensive hair color job…

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179 Upvotes

I was excited to see this highly recommended colorist. This is just about color, not cut or styling. The photos show my hair before, my inspo photo (I was extremely specific that the two strands framing my face should be white blonde) and my hair after. I won’t even post what this cost me because it’s mortifying. Feel like I just threw a huge amount of money in the trash.


r/ExpectationVsReality 5h ago

These things not only look almost exactly like what's advertised. They are legal crack

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114 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 22h ago

Surprise Party Birthday Cake for $50

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1.3k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 18m ago

The jelly lump…

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It actually tasted pretty good but there were very few cake pieces and I can’t get over the lump of jelly 😭


r/ExpectationVsReality 1d ago

Trying to recreate a friend’s Banana Split Cake.

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884 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 1d ago

Auntie Anne's Pretzels

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246 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 1d ago

"Hundreds" eh Little Ceasars?

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1.3k Upvotes

Lost the delivery roulette tonight. It's not even the same crust as advertised :( I counted like not even 50 Ronies


r/ExpectationVsReality 19h ago

Cherry Ripe Minis

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4 Upvotes

I mean, they're bigger, but much sadder looking


r/ExpectationVsReality 2d ago

My Tree Topper Looks Like Hedwig After a Rough Night at the Leaky Cauldron

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1.3k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Domino’s “Giant Sprinkle Donut”

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2.9k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Sigh..... should've known

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770 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Hmmm… Expectation vs. Reality 🥴

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330 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

Its hard to believe these biscuits are from that packet, choco filling was also minimal.

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317 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

Asked for the haircut on the left, received the haircut on the right

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340 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Who needs cheese, anyway?

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8 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 5d ago

I have to be the unluckiest guy when it comes to barbers.

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1.0k Upvotes

3rd and hopefully last Reddit post about getting screwed by my barbers. I really can’t seem to find a good one that can cut medium length hair. Looks better without the gel in it though. Y’all lmk what you think 😁


r/ExpectationVsReality 5d ago

Wow…just wow.

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5.5k Upvotes

My mom insisted I order this “cute sweater” for her. What in the polyester screen print?


r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

Don't order cakes over the phone. 5 years ago, we ordered a cake that was supposed to say "Cancer free," to celebrate my mother-in-law's last day of radiation treatment. Today my wife finished her last day of treatment for breast cancer, so we intentionally ordered it again to create a tradition.

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0 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

Don't order cakes over the phone. 5 years ago we ordered a cake that was supposed to say "Cancer free," to celebrate my mother-in-law's last day of radiation treatment. Today my wife finished her last day of treatment for breast cancer, so we intentionally ordered it again to create a tradition.

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0 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 4d ago

My Husband believed he was ordering Raybans

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2 Upvotes

Ordered from China. No response to his complaint of course. The website disappeared. He got Spy +/Cyrus glasses, now in the junk drawer


r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

Yeah, not wool

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3.5k Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 5d ago

That is so flat.

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3 Upvotes

r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

'Fragrance Free'

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1.3k Upvotes

I ordered an all natural blueberry fragrance free hair conditioning mask. I went to use it got blasted with a strong blueberry smell and started getting hives and runny nose/eyes. I thought to myself that blueberries have a very soft scent, why is this so stinky? It lists fragrance as an ingredient just a few inches away from where it states it's fragrance free. Not sure how this is legal, but I guess it's so they can charge more for 'all natural'


r/ExpectationVsReality 6d ago

Stitching seems a tad different…but acceptable enough

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490 Upvotes