More often than not these days, when you buy something, you don’t actually see it until it shows up in front of you. Online shopping, food delivery and questionable listings all sometimes remind us why buyers have to be aware.
So we’ve put together a list of some of the best posts from the “Expectations Vs Reality” online group showcasing the times folks didn’t get what they expected. So settle in as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments section down below.
#1 Glass Mug
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#2 My Friend Bought This Costume Online And I’ve Been Laughing All Day
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#3 Shirt I Ordered vs. What I Got
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#4 Tasty Cheese
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#5 Lady Gaga Doll
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#6 Ordered A Cake For My Father’s Birthday
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#7 This Patch I Ordered Off Amazon
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#8 The Crystal Mug My Boyfriend Ordered Me For Our Anniversary vs. What We Actually Received
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#9 What My Sister Asked For vs. What The Salon Did vs. What My Mom Did After The Salon Disaster
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#10 Merry Christmas Everyone!
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#11 What My Mother Ordered vs. What She Got
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#12 Some Boots From Amazon
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#13 I Ordered Bruschetta From My Local Pizza Shop
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#14 The Mask I Ordered (Left) vs. The Mask I Got (Right)
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#15 $60 “Professional” Halloween Makeup. I Asked For The Photo On The Left, With Just A Little Fake Blood. On The Right Is What The Makeup Artist Gave Me
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#16 I Asked For A Sugar Photo Bday Cake. I Got A Horrible Hand Drawing Instead
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#17 Are You Kidding Me
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#18 Giant Teddy Bear
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#19 The Way We Advertise Our Jack-O-Lantern Pizzas vs. The Way I Like To Make Them For Customers
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#20 Includes A “Private Balcony.” Is Just A View Of The Wall Of The Next Building
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#21 Elsa Cake
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#22 Another Classic “What I Ordered vs. What I Got”!
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#23 Beauty Products These Days
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#24 My Sister’s Nails For A Wedding
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#25 Gummy Bummer
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#26 My Kid Cried
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#27 My Girlfriend Spent $100 To Get Me A White Claw Cake For My Birthday. She Was Less Than Pleased With The Result
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#28 Minnie Gained Some Weight
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#29 Room Service At The Hotel I’m Staying At, I Was So Excited Too
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#30 I Got This Ice Cream Bar From A 7 Eleven Store In Tokyo And It Was Exactly The Same As In Picture. Plus It Was Delicious!
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#31 These Sly, Sly Bastards
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#32 Ordered The Blanket From A Sketchy Seeming Website. They Nailed It!
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#33 Alien Balloons
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#34 My Son Turned 1 Yesterday. This Was The Topper To His Space Themed Cake
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#35 My Daughter’s Birthday Cake From Last Year
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#36 Husband Tried To Make A Dolphin For My Cocktail. It’s The Cutest Eel I’ve Ever Seen
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#37 I Feel Robbed Of My Chocolate
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#38 Expectation vs. Reality After A 6-Month Backorder From West Elm
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#39 I Bought This Bob Ross Chia Pet . . . These Are Not Happy Trees
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#40 These Things Never Work Out, Do They?
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#41 My Darth Maul Birthday Cake Ate Too Much Cake
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#42 My Wife’s Felting Project
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#43 The Birthday Cake My Wife Made For Our Daughter
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#44 Tried A Mirror Glaze
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#45 I Travelled All This Way Because Of Reddit
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#46 Underwater Scene Puzzle My Kids Got
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#47 Creepy
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#48 Cinnamonroll Birthday Cake, What I Sent vs. What I Got
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#49 My Husband Warned Me His Gift For Me Wasn’t Nearly As Nice As It Looked Online. I Cracked Up When I Opened It And Saw The Crystal Mug(S) So Many Have Been Duped By
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#50 Well Then
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#51 Mildly Disappointed But Very Amused
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#52 Latex Thigh Highs Ordered But Got What Seems Like The Case For Sleeping Bags
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#53 My Aunt Tried To Make A Cake Of Dolly Parton For A Friend
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#54 Made A Unicorn Cake For My Little Cousin
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#55 This Brownie
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#56 Found On Twitter
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#57 I Ordered A Sausage Roll At My Uni’s Cafe Today
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#58 I’m Seriously Impressed By This Frozen Pizza
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#59 But Think Of All The Snacks You Can Hide In There
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#60 These Cat Socks
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#61 The Amount Of Carrots Included In My Subscription Meal Kit
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#62 Went To Taco Bill To Try Their New Taco And This Is What I Got Compared To What It’s Advertised As
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#63 Airport Grilled Cheese
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#64 I Swear I Have Normal Size Hand
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#65 Ice Cream Expectation
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#66 Birthday Cake I Asked For vs. What I Got
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#67 This Is Bad Right ??
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#68 Cute Little Aldi Ice Cream Cones
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#69 I’ve Been Staring At This Cutie On Fb Marketplace For Weeks
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#70 Ordered A Custom Embroidered Sweatshirt Of My Girlfriend’s Cat
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#71 Thanks Amazon. I Was Going For ‘Boho Chic’, But You Gave Me ‘Tacky Brothel’
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#72 My Wife’s McDonald’s Cone In The Drive Through Last Night
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#73 Not Bad
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#74 Restaurant’s Charcuterie Board As Advertised vs. What I Got
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#75 Reality Way Better Than Expectation!
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#76 Seafood Bowl In Sapporo Japan
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#77 The Top Is Pottery That My Mom Got In Germany, The Bottom Is My Attempt To Make It In My Ceramics Class ://
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#78 Close Enough
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#79 Taken From Twitter “(Got Me) Looking Like A Gay Priest”
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#80 I Mean Idk What I Was Expecting But It Wasn’t This
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#81 I Ordered Some Acoustic Sound Panels. And People Complain About Their Big Macs
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#82 The Wedding Cake We Ordered vs. The Cake We Picked Up
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#83 I Hope My Father Loves It!
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#84 Arby’s Bacon Beef ‘N Cheddar
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#85 Daughter Wanted A Homemade “Little Mermaid” Cake. I Tried Really Hard
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#86 Nailed It!
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#87 I Got AirPods With My New iPhone 8??? Oh Wait
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#88 Daughter Brought An Emoji Marshmallow Lollipop Thing Back From Mexico
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#89 When You Order Clothes On Amazon
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#90 Had No Idea What To Expect. Received Cool Talisman Necklace
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#91 Sourdough Art Fail
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#92 Started Off Carving Edna Ended Up With E.t
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#93 Burger King Grill Dog Cheddar And Bacon
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#94 This Mac N Cheese I Ordered For Delivery
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#95 I Was Really Excited When Taco Bell Opened In England
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#96 On Our Honeymoon In Hallstatt Austria
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#97 My 1.5 Year Old Demanded The “Pa-Cas” From Her Curious George Book This Morning And I Just So Happened To Have All The Ingredients On Hand
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#98 Thanks Panera 🙏 I Really Enjoyed My Granola & Paper Thin Strawberries
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#99 The Shirt I Ordered And The Shirt I Got
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#100 The Chicken Fried Rice I Ordered vs. The One I Got. (Only One Piece Of Chicken)
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#101 My Local Dairy Queen Was Riding The Struggle Bus Last Night
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#102 My Lunch For Night Shift
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#103 Ordered From Zippo.com – Meant To Be A Gift
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#104 Arby’s Never Fails…. To Disappoint
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#105 Cheez-It Italian Four Cheese Pizza
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#106 Definitely The Funniest Failed Etsy Purchase I’ve Ever Received
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#107 I Mean They Are Good, But My GF Is Worried
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#108 I’m Done With Whole Foods Brand Pizza
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#109 A $7 Sandwich From Starbucks
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