At the kitchen table, you need hope. Hope that the frozen pizza you bought at the store or the burger you ordered for delivery will look at least somewhat like what it was advertised.
But the fact of the matter is that what you see is not always what you get. (Photoshop and greed are an evil but effective duo.) In that sense, feeding yourselves can feel like a lottery.
To help you prepare for the possible wins and losses, we collected a list of some of the most memorable food expectations vs. reality moments we found online. Just beware, it might affect your appetite in all sorts of ways.
#1 Turtle Shaped Crackers
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#2 The Inspiration And How It Turned Out
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#3 What Do You Guys Think?
I think it turned out great! Remember that the box has to close that’s why I think the leafs weren’t made that long.
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#4 My Kid's Expectation
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#5 Bang On
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#6 My Friend Made Me A Biblically Accurate Angel Cake From A Pic I Sent Her. I Think She Did A Great Job!
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#7 Nailed It!
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#8 I Was A Little Shook
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#9 Dolly Parton’s Original Whipped Cheesecake
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#10 These Crazy Color Candies
Didn't expect them to look so good! They taste great too. Each color has a different flavor
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#11 First Time Working With Fondant
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#12 The Cake That Was Delivered Versus The Cake That My Sister Ordered For My Birthday 😂
I'm not even kidding, it's one of the best birthday cakes I have received. Because the joy it brought was unparalleled. I laughed so much each time I looked at that one angry bee and the sorry state of the other one. My sister was furious. She wrote an angry email to the bakery even though I kept telling her it was not required, because this cake was so special in it's own way 😂 the original would never have been so memorable!
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#13 Looks Just Like The Picture 🔥
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#14 Was Pleasantly Surprised
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#15 This Pizza I Got For $1.75
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#16 Custard Steam Buns
Bonus points- text at the bottom saying "product images only for reference purpose, the specific kind prevail" whatever cryptic second part is supposed to mean lol
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#17 My Aim Versus What I Achieved For My Kid's Birthday Cake 🐔
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#18 Exactly What I Wanted!
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#19 I Have So Many Questions
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#20 Great Effort On This Chick
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#21 Spongebob Grocery Store Creation Passed
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#22 Pineapple Popsicle
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#23 Buttery Blueberry Buttons
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#24 Wife Just Opened These:
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#25 Shout Out To Dunkin For This Massive Sandwich!
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#26 Let's Try The Newman's Pizza On Sale For $3.99
It was really good and I LOVE the little packet of salami! I did add some fresh basil since it was lacking in that. Cooked on oven rack for 10 minutes and was great. A very small area of crust was too hard to enjoy, but otherwise it was perfect. The sauce is yummy.
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#27 Still Ate It
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#28 Friendlys Ice Cream
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#29 Stouffer’s Romano Crusted Chicken
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#30 Banana Ice Cream
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#31 Just Trust Us
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#32 What I Got Today
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#33 Nothing Prepared Me For What I Saw When I Opened This Box
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#34 Redemption Of The Pulled Pork
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#35 Expectation vs. Reality Part 2
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#36 Selling Plates Like This Should Be Illegal 😭
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#37 I Just Buy This From Crave And They Forgot The Noodle Wtf
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#38 Friends Of Friends Ordered Uber Eats
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#39 Had Lofty Goals To Make This Bread
inadequate kitchen/skills + tired = this monstrosity :(
couldn't even eat it - came out basically raw and tossed it after all that time & effort
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#40 Ordered "Cheesy Garlic Bread" From A Local Diner
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#41 Friends Baby Shower Cake
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#42 What The Restaurant Advertised vs. What I Received
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#43 How It Was Advertised vs. What I Got
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#44 This, Uhh… Hot Dog
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#45 Contains At Least 50% Florets
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#46 Oh.. Okay
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#47 Oh Nooooo😭
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#48 Love King Sized Candy
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#49 Burger King Is Selling Hollow Chicken Sandwiches
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#50 It Was Delicious And This Is Just Funny
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#51 The Easter Hunt Is Going To Be Way Easier Than I Expected
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#52 Wasted Money
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#53 Angel Hair Chocolate I Got From My Local Mall
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#54 Cookie Cake For Dog Party
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#55 McDonald's Cheese Dunk's False Advertising
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#56 I'm Never Buying One Of These Again
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#57 Cinnamonroll Birthday Cake, What I Sent vs. What I Got…
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#58 Chicken Taco At IKEA Sweden
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#59 $23 Dubai Chocolate
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#60 Cake We Wanted vs. Cake We Got
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#61 30th Birthday Cake
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#62 The Rice Krispies Chocolate Chinless Cookies I Saw On TikTok vs. How They Turned Out
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#63 I Felt A Little Bamboozled. But Not Entirely Mad. 😂
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#64 My Kid Was Disappointed To Say The Least
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