Your expectations can drastically affect how you feel about something. We’ve probably all felt (over)hyped about buying or experiencing something before, only to be let down because the reality just isn’t as flashy as what we imagined. On the flip side, it feels incredibly nice to have your expectations met 100%.
The country that keeps delivering quality, user-friendly design is [drumroll] Japan. And we absolutely love it. So much so that we’ve collected some of the most accurate product packaging pics and food ads from the popular r/ExpectationVsReality subreddit to share with you, dear Pandas. This. Is. What. All. Ads. Should. Be. Like!
Personal finance expert Sam Dogen, the author of Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom and the founder of Financial Samurai, answered a few of Bored Panda’s questions about consumer expectations, the problem with (too much) hype, and what product creators can do to ensure more return customers. Read on for the expert’s insights about communication and trust.
#1 Freshness Burger Japan
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#2 Japanese Ramen Is On Point!
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#3 Ice Cream In Japan
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#4 Ice Cream In Japan
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#5 In Japan, One Should Expect To Get What One Expects
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#6 I’m Not The First To Notice This, But Dang Are The Menus Accurate Here
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#7 The Exact Same Size
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#8 Almost Exactly The Same
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#9 Mos Burger Japan Know What’s Up
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#10 Denny’s In Tokyo, Japan. It Was Great!
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#11 American Cherry Pie Frapuccino In Japan
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#12 Packaging Checks Out
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#13 In Japan When Expectations And Reality Are Same
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#14 Pleasantly Surprised
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#15 Only In Japan
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#16 From My Trip To Japan Exactly One Year Ago, The Only Place I’ve Visited Where Reality Exceeded Expectations
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#17 Those Japanese Food Samples (Left) Couldn’t Meet My Expectations (Right) More Than This!
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#18 Making Sure It’s The Same
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#19 You Can Barely See The Difference
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#20 Panda Wafer Looked Good And Tasted Great
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#21 At Denny’s In Japan, Wysiwyg
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#22 Expectations And Reality Are The Same
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#23 Size Checks Out
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#24 Size And Color Match
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#25 Pikachu Promotional Donuts In Japan
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#26 Just As Advertised
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#27 The Photos On The Packaging Are Accurate
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#28 Almost The Exact Match
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#29 When Reality Matches The Expectations
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#30 In Japan When Expectations And Reality Are Same
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