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88 Fails So Bad You Have To Wonder How Things Went This Wrong
(500) Days of Summer is a film many people love for its quirkiness, writing, and music, among other things. It also introduced the side-by-side contrast of Expectation vs. Reality.
Since then, it's become a popular meme concept that people have played around with and, as always, delivered hilarious results. There's also a dedicated subreddit where people share images of their own Expectation vs. Reality moments.
We picked out some of those posts and compiled them into this list. As always, don’t forget to upvote the ones you relate to most.
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#1
2nd Time Trying To Knit A Stuffed Animal
Elladine DesIsles 2 hours ago (edited)
That was very much the wrong yarn for the pattern, and probably knit at the wrong guage. It is certainly possible to substitute yarns and alter a pattern, but a drapey fibre knit loosely and a dense fibre knit tight will never give comparable results.
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#2
$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
StumblingThroughLife 11 minutes ago (edited)
It's sad that some people don't say anything ATT it is happening. I'd have told the person to stop as soon as I saw just the colour on the skin was wrong; nothing like the pic, tone-wise - and the customer naturally has that tone, going by her neck.
#3
Chicken Cake
I tried so hard. He tastes wonderful though
#4
What I Asked For vs. What I Got
I'm lucky that I have a lot of hair and I can hide it until it grows back... But I have cried a lot...
#5
My Wife’s Felting Project
#7
Thanks Amazon. I Was Going For ‘Boho Chic’, But You Gave Me ‘Tacky Brothel’
#8
Cinnamonroll Birthday Cake, What I Sent vs. What I Got…
Why is it throwing it back…
#10
Thanks Domino's. I Hate It
StumblingThroughLife 2 minutes ago
This is why I don't order takeout food on deliveries, and I'm assuming that it was delivered because you'd have checked the box before leaving the place (well, I do, lol). JustEat taught me not to trust contents, several years back.
#11
My 4 Yo Is An Artist
#14
I Travelled All This Way Because Of Reddit
#17
The Cake I Wanted vs. What I Made LOL
Inspo pic was AI generated based on how I wanted my cake to look vs what I ended up making
#18
Hugging Caterpillar Sleeping Bag (For Adults)
#21
This Patch I Ordered Off Amazon
#25
Ordered Avocado Toast From Panera Because The Photo Looked Really Good. Here’s How It Actually Came
#26
Includes A "Private Balcony." Is Just A View Of The Wall Of The Next Building
#28
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
#32
I Ordered Bruschetta From My Local Pizza Shop
#33
Close Enough
#36
Halloween Treat Looks Like A Bad Trick
#39
The Top Is Pottery That My Mom Got In Germany, The Bottom Is My Attempt To Make It In My Ceramics Class
#50
This Chipwhich
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 hours ago
Oho! I recognize that food stall and Fast Lane bracelet (not to mention the boysenberry cookiewich) - this is at Knott's Berry Farm, a small(ish) theme park about 10 miles from where I live. I have a season pass. Their food/snack offerings are usually pretty generous and good for a theme park!
#59
Ghostly Chocolate Brownies Gone Awol
#62
Hey Kids, We Should Go Swimming When We Get To The Hotel
They better put that fence back up. Somebody might drown.
#63
Tattoo Stencil vs. Reality. No They Didn't Own Up
Ninja Cyborg Studio in Barrie Ontario Canada.
#65
My Kid Cried
Literally called it a monster and wouldn't even sit at the table with us so long as it was there.
#66
Expectation vs. Reality 📍korean Kitchen Sol Pioneer
Lukas (he/him) 2 hours ago
Again, if you're buying things that are clearly AI generated, you deserve to get scammed.
#74
Tried A Cute Pumpkin House
Tried a cute pumpkin house. I didn’t have a little pumpkin, so I used a mini pepper.
#75
I Knew I Was Taking A Gamble Ordering From Wish.... But Still, I Couldnt Stop Laughing When My Blanket Finally Arrived!
#76
Hedgehog Cookies DIY
My darling made these for me, per my request. What would you suggest we change for the next batch?
#78
When You Didn’t Practice The Make Up For Your Costume Beforehand
And you also started sweating it off during the dog costume parade you signed up for.
#85
Expectation vs. Reality
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What do you think ?
GingerPanda 24 minutes ago
A lot of those "Expectations" pictures are AI, so no wonder they're different.
GingerPanda 24 minutes ago
A lot of those "Expectations" pictures are AI, so no wonder they're different.
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