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If you carefully look through the list, you may notice that the most common thing people get mad about paying a lot of money for is food. They pay a lot and expect quality, taste and quantity, but receive something that looks worse than dog food.

It is understandable that they get mad as you can’t return food and get your money back. Also, you are already possibly angry because you are hungry and were looking forward to having a relaxing meal.

This $10 Salad I Paid For At A Restaurant

Final score:

309points

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_scarlett_ 2 years ago

The one sliver of carrot on top lmao

22points

$3 Pasta Salad I Ordered From Jamie Oliver’s Airport Restaurant

Final score:

300points

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VonBlade 2 years ago

It's $3. What did you expect? $2.95 of that is his name.

32points

What is the most frustrating thing in these kinds of situations is that the expectations are high. Often people associate a higher price with quality and if you pay extra for something, you expect more than you usually get.

Widewall confirms this tendency and claims that people will purposefully buy the more expensive alternative for the expectation for it to last longer or break later than the cheaper thing would, “The higher the cost of an item, the higher the hopes of the consumer. Why buy an iPhone charger from Apple for $19.99 when you could get one at the dollar store? It is because, for many, expense translates directly to quality.”

When our expectations aren’t met, “it can lead to feelings of disappointment, frustration, and even anger” that some people come to let out on social media, which becomes entertainment for others.

Almost 15 Dollars/Meal For This At My College

Final score:

239points

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zak 2 years ago

On the bright side, the fries look pretty good. 🙂

202points

First Overseas Flight In 9 Years! Paid Extra For A Window Seat So I Can See Everything

Final score:

233points

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David Houde 2 years ago

Use websites like seatguru. They let you know if your seat it good or bad. Things like if the overhead bins by the seat have safety equipment in them, misaligned or missing windows, some seats are narrower than others on the flight too. I've gotten out of a few "bad" seats because of them.

169points

Ordered The Brisket Nachos. Got A Pound Of Kraft Singles

Final score:

216points

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Xenon 2 years ago

Wow, just wow.

75points

The Toilet Paper At The University I Pay $20k A Year To Go To

Final score:

211points

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Kookamunga 2 years ago

Lots of institutions use very thin paper to save the plumbing.

115points

This list clearly shows that more expensive things are not necessarily better and maybe our expectations are too high. A study showed that when people were served wine that they didn’t know the price of by a server who also had no clue what wine they were pouring, the “individuals who are unaware of the price generally do not like the expensive wine more. The results showed they enjoyed less expensive wine a little more.”

Maybe a solution to this could be reading reviews as they will allow you to create realistic expectations of what you might receive. A survey by Brightlocal showed that “77% of consumers ‘always’ or ‘regularly’ read online reviews when browsing for local businesses” and 49% “trust customer reviews as much as personal recommendations from family and friends.” Which shows that this strategy is working for them.

My Highschool Senior “Breakfast” That I Paid 15$ For

Final score:

205points

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Frando Bone 2 years ago

doritos? wtf goes through these people's heads?

169points

When You Order The “Three Meat Skillet” And This Comes Out

Final score:

203points

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Deborah Harris2 2 years ago

yum dog kibble and cheesy fries :)

251points

#10

I Paid Extra For A M&M Rice Krispy Treat And I Received An Insult Instead

Final score:

202points

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Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago

Looks like a lil rat poop

132points

Have you ever paid a lot of money just to be disappointed in what you got? Have you ever read a good review and were compelled to leave a negative one instead because your experience was so drastically different? Let us know your experiences in the comments and don’t forget to upvote the biggest scams in this list.

#11

Amusement Park Pizza. Cost Me $11

Final score:

198points

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Deborah Harris2 2 years ago

Maybe the size is the amusement :D

185points

#12

This "Caesar Salad" Cost $15

Final score:

183points

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kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago

Ouch.

71points

#13

When You Buy A 120 Dollar iPhone

Final score:

182points

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zak 2 years ago

I mean, you could have just posted a regular iphone and the point would still stand 🤷🏼‍♂️

36points

#14

I Paid Extra For Cheese

Final score:

180points

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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago

At least OP bought cheese.

38points

#15

Picture Shows 8 Mozzarella Sticks, I Received 3. It Cost $12

Final score:

178points

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harpling 2 years ago

Yes, but that's organic, free-range, antibiotic-free, non-GMO, homeschooled, non-chemical, hand-fertilised, gently-used, baby romaine harvested under moonlight by specially trained gerbils. You think that stuff's cheap? Plus, it comes with invisible honey mustard, and that costs extra.

247points

#16

I Paid $25 To Go To A “Halloween House” And This Was One Of The “Game Areas”

Final score:

177points

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Federico Guerrero-Isaza 2 years ago

This is so desolate it´s depressing.

20points

#17

I Paid $18 At Chipotle For This

Final score:

169points

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Xenon 2 years ago

Was that scraped up off the floor?

128points

#18

Ordered Steak And Mac And Cheese At A Riverside Restaurant For $30. They Brought Out Kraft Mac And Cheese

Final score:

163points

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CarlWasHere/BubblesRKool 2 years ago

The grill marks look like they where drawn on by a sharpie

4points

#19

Bought Some Clearance Sale Bread. Now I Know Why It Was On Sale

Final score:

162points

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RoanTheMad 2 years ago

Stuff that with some sandwich fillings and yum

272points

#20

When You Pay For Extra Pineapple On Your Pizza And You’re Only Given 1 Piece Per Slice

Final score:

156points

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K W 2 years ago

This is why I always have pineapple chunks at home. To rescue disapointingly topped pizza.

8points

#21

I Paid $3 Extra For Blueberries Pancake

Final score:

154points

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Deborah Harris2 2 years ago

Just be happy you didn't order a muffin :)

161points

#22

I Paid A Lot For A Slice Of Pizza, And This Is What I Got

Final score:

145points

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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago

Technically....

55points

#23

I Ordered A Loaded Baked Potato, Paid Almost $5 For This

Final score:

137points

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Little_redheaded_girl 2 years ago

Looks like it got unloaded

115points

#24

Bought A Whole Pack A Pens, Not A Single One Works #sorryplanet

Final score:

136points

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Marette 2 years ago

Unless they have the tiny plastic covering on the nibs you need to remove before using?

236points

#25

I Paid $19 For 8 Of These Tiny A** Wings From A Local BBQ Joint

Final score:

135points

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harpling 2 years ago

Did the menu specify that they were chicken wings? You might have ordered the hummingbird wings. It's an easy mistake to make.

183points

#26

Final score:

135points

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Someone 2 years ago

kind of a shitty burrito (ill see myself out)

6points

Not Only Did I Get 2.5 Tenders In My 3 Tender Meal, But This Amount Of Food Costs $10

Final score:

134points

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bElLa sTairZz 2 years ago

tbh none of those look like wheole tenders, and whats up with the shape of the chips?

74points

#28

I Paid $2 For This Avocado

Final score:

134points

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kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago

Pitiful. (Sorry)

317points

#29

Final score:

131points

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Aisling Raye 2 years ago

I think the FBI handles cases of domestic terrorism

145points

#30

Got Recommended To Try The New Burger Restaurant That Recently Opened Up. This Burger Cost Me £6.95

Final score:

127points

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B B 2 years ago

Burnter not a burger

65points

#31

The Amount Of Chips Del Taco Gave Me For $2

Final score:

110points

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Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago

40 cent per nacho 🙈

46points

#32

My 16 Dollar Tuna Poke Bowl

Final score:

110points

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Deborah Harris2 2 years ago

Tuna Puke bowl more like ;)

148points

#33

Paid 30$ For Two “Regular Sized” Drinks At A Concert Last Night. 4 Sips Each

Final score:

106points

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Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago

BYOB

46points

#34

I Paid €1,50 Extra For Spinach On My Pizza. This Is What I Got

Final score:

106points

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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago

I see green peppers. I don't see spinach.

93points

My View At A Kendrick Lamar Concert After Paying $750 At Ubs Center…

Final score:

99points

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Dan Holden 2 years ago

Why in the world would you pay $750 for a concert ticket?! I love going to hear live music and do it as much as possible, but I refuse to go see anyone who charges hundreds of dollars per ticket!

241points

#36

Paid $4.50 For This Small Fruit Cup

Final score:

92points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Well you can't say you couldn't see what was in it before you bought it!

97points

#37

Paid $15 For Pulled Pork For Family Meal And Was Hoping For The Whole Container To Be Filled

Final score:

90points

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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

You could have bought an entire pork butt for $15 and slow-cooked it yourself.

108points

#38

I Paid $76 For This Myers Mask From Amazon

Final score:

86points

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harpling 2 years ago

It looks like a cheap William Shatner mask painted white. Wait....

224points

#39

Final score:

63points

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Alexandra Davis 2 years ago

I don't think this is that bad. The size I would expect in the Uk, maybe it's not an American portion and if that's what you were expecting then he's be disappointed- but portions in europe are a lot smaller than America

108points

#40

I Paid $11.70 For This Chicken Burrito From Chipotle

Final score:

62points

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Kookamunga 2 years ago

Looks pretty solid to me. Short but fat.

111points

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#41

Paid Extra For Large Fries. Open The Bag To This

Final score:

25points

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Deborah Harris2 2 years ago

What country is this? Large fries here in the UK are a quarter of that size.

32points

#42

Final score:

22points

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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago

There are two pieces of meat there. And my! Don't they look tasty. I'm sure you'll be quite full after you go somewhere else to eat.

33points

One Of My Favorites 😉

Final score:

16points

Coolwhip

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Miranda 2 years ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

6points

#45

Final score:

14points

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kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago

Understandably annoying, but a hole punch could fix you right up!

23points

#46

Paid $44 For Premium Protein. Opened It To Be Half Full

Final score:

13points

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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

"Contents are sold by weight, not by volume. Contents may settle during transit."

79points

#47

Pizzahut Super Supreme, What's So Super Bout It? The Topping In The Middle

Final score:

12points

Goia Ruthe

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Edward Olander 2 years ago

Seriously, if you go to Pizza Hut or Domino's you're never going to get good pizza.

10points

#48

Add Memes! Quick!!!!!!!! They Cant Stop All Of Us!!!!!!!!!

Final score:

-21points

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Autistic apricot 2 years ago

Sorry for all that hate, it is bps fault( I think) for not closing this so go ahead

7points

Having started as a content creator that made articles for Bored Panda from scratch I climbed my way up to being and editor and then had team lead responsibilities added as well. So it was a pretty natural transition from writing articles and titles as well as preparing the visual part for the articles to making sure others are doing those same tasks as I did before well, answering their questions and guiding them when needed. Eventually I realized editing gives me the most enjoyment and I'm focusing only on that right now.

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JennyñÄdrian Cotter 2 years ago

Most of these demonstrate the importance of learning to cook.

25points

TheDivineMsM 2 years ago

Most of these demonstrate sending your food bavk and refusing to pay for this c**p

14points

lauralett50 2 years ago

Caveat emptor. Let the buyer beware. It's an old saying to watch out what you buy from some people.

7points

JBethFL 2 years ago

Baron Von Flanagan agrees

0points

AwesomeLeoWife 2 years ago

Some of these make me go Eh. Everyone knows theme park food is outrageously priced. Everyone knows your portions will usually be better when you eat-in rather than grab take-out from any restaurant. Plus, some of these were items that the buyer could probably see prior to purchasing and chose to be it anyway (fruit cup, school lunch, etc). So complaining about those is completely pointless.

5points

Curry on... 2 years ago

And this is why I cook. I really believe restaurants have gone down since the pandemic started. I have tried restaurants several times this year. All were pretty bad --- and expensive.

5points

Mystery Egg 2 years ago

This article just shows that food is so cheap in America. Double all the prices and you'd be closer to what we get in my country...for the same standard.

4points

VonBlade 2 years ago

I'd be happy with precisely none of these. Although tbh if most of this food looked as good as it's possible to be I'd still eat almost none of it. Weird food in the US. (I won't even comment on the hilarious 750 ticket humblebrag)

3points

lauralett50 2 years ago

This brings to mind the saying let the buyer be ware.

3points

bElLa sTairZz 2 years ago

where is that saying from? ive never heard it before.

0points

BisexualSquirrel 2 years ago

If I couldn’t make it all the way through the post due to frustration and rage, is it me or these people ?!

1point

Lindsey Morris 2 years ago

I feel like at LEAST 3/4 were just made up "I asked for extra cheese and this" but was their own meal and they posted it

1point

C scanlan 2 years ago

This is why I stay home

1point

Carole Reid 2 years ago

A burrito for $11.70 should come with rice and beans and garnish and sauces.

1point

Imjust jim 2 years ago

I returned a shop vacuum once and explained i was returning it because it DIDN'T suck...it really took a minute to sink in.

1point

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 2 years ago

"Shrinkflation" is a terrible but all-encompassing excuse for businesses to price-gouge and cheat customers.

0points

Bored Panda_14 2 years ago

Hope they called for refunds

0points

Okatango 2 years ago (edited)

So, if this continues, we will see a considerable slimming down of the population. Until recently, restaurants served portions that would been sufficient for a family of four in the decades previously.

0points

Lil Potato 2 years ago

so many people said "I paid extra" when it was probably only like seventy five cents extra.

0points

Yerdua_e.d 2 years ago

I was, hungry. Now i'm not lol

0points

Sleestak 2 years ago

I couldn't keep looking at this. Just ask for a refund!!!

0points

enigmatic crab 2 years ago

these all look like school lunch food

0points

Xavier_M_P 2 years ago

ADD MEMES! QUICK! THEY CANT STOP ALL OF US!!!!!!!!

0points

Rachel B 2 years ago

Oh my goodness you poor unfortunate souls! F*ck off with your first world problems! You had money to pay for food that was made for you. Go to the grocery store or how about experience some actual tragedy and see how important this c**p is... Anyone on here complaining is so detached from actual hardship - it's pathetic. Get it together & call yourselves a whaaaaaambulance

-1point

Another Fool on the Hill 2 years ago

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Willa L 2 years ago

Most of these dont even mention the us, in fact some of them mention other countries. Plus are you seriously judging a whole country because some bad festurants out of 100000s of good ones?

7points

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JennyñÄdrian Cotter 2 years ago

Most of these demonstrate the importance of learning to cook.

25points

TheDivineMsM 2 years ago

Most of these demonstrate sending your food bavk and refusing to pay for this c**p

14points

lauralett50 2 years ago

Caveat emptor. Let the buyer beware. It's an old saying to watch out what you buy from some people.

7points

JBethFL 2 years ago

Baron Von Flanagan agrees

0points

AwesomeLeoWife 2 years ago

5points

Curry on... 2 years ago

And this is why I cook. I really believe restaurants have gone down since the pandemic started. I have tried restaurants several times this year. All were pretty bad --- and expensive.

5points

Mystery Egg 2 years ago

This article just shows that food is so cheap in America. Double all the prices and you'd be closer to what we get in my country...for the same standard.

4points

VonBlade 2 years ago

3points

lauralett50 2 years ago

This brings to mind the saying let the buyer be ware.

3points

bElLa sTairZz 2 years ago

where is that saying from? ive never heard it before.

0points

BisexualSquirrel 2 years ago

If I couldn’t make it all the way through the post due to frustration and rage, is it me or these people ?!

1point

Lindsey Morris 2 years ago

I feel like at LEAST 3/4 were just made up "I asked for extra cheese and this" but was their own meal and they posted it

1point