We all know how our expectations can be really high sometimes, whether it’s a new haircut, a dream partner or a perfect birthday party. The truth is – things often go against the plan, they are rarely perfect, and you can never be 100% sure of the outcome.
This is what happened to countless people on TikTok who took it to the platform to share hilarious videos of the worst expectation vs reality fails they experienced. Think of anything from a perfect manicure to a lavish wedding cake, the before and after screen grabs speak for themselves and oh boy, we can relate.
Make sure to check out our previous feature with more what I wanted vs what I got fails that will surely make you feel less lonely in the recent purchase you regret.
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I'd wish the person to have gotten the big fancy cake but gotta admit that edible photo on the flat cake caused a spontaneous laugh. Hope the cake was yummy tho and it's been a fun & happy birthday party!
Load More Replies...That cake is probably easy to do really. It just looks expensive (lots of fondant)
I'm sure I read that this was a misunderstanding. The person ordering saw "upload photo" and thought it meant 'photo of the cake you want', not 'photo you want on the cake' and the place only did flat cakes with a photo printed on the top. So not really fair on the place that made it as they never said they could make the actual tiered cake
Oh my! I feel like we shouldn’t be looking at the poor pupper on the right. Seems like we walked in on him changing. Please hand him his sweater and divert your eyes.
Stop shaving double coated dogs! They need their fur unless there's an absolute medical necessity which is rare! Ffs people
Well the owner didn't want him shaved of course! Just trimmed like the left. But yes the groomer should have known not to shave him!
Load More Replies...Also dangerous. There is no more UV protection and can lead to serious burnings. Goshh
Load More Replies...It only costing $12 should have been your first clue. A beanbag like the actual size is going to run you close to $500
How much did u pay and why the F!CK WOULD YOU BUY SOMETHING OFF TIKTOK!!!
Sadly, quite a few people. They're lucky they even got something, I can't tell you how often people purchase items they think is from a brand, only to turn out to be scams (which they only find out when they reach out to the actual brand). Think about people spending $30-40 for an item that normally goes for $200-300... I mean, you'd think the price is a red flag alone, but nope, they just see "deal"
Load More Replies...Good makeup artist charge about $150 minimum so the $30 cost should have been enough of a warning.
A large number of these are because people wanted to cheap out and then are upset they got what they paid for.
Load More Replies...I love the Frankenstein Monster's vibes on the right. Add some eyes and it rocks.
That would be a very talented 12 year old. It's a lot of work to maked such a tall multi-tiered cake.
Load More Replies...Well, the one on the right is a bit too high (more yum-yums for everyone though) and the color is different, but it doesn´t look like a disaster at all. I would go for it anyways :-)
well i admit, that cake does look terrible, but it would have been far worse had i tried to do it.
While I agree with this sentiment, the internet is simply reusing ideas that are already illegal and then pretending it somehow doesn't apply to them because they are in the wizard box. That dress is not the same cut, colour, material shape, size or weight. In any traditional retail relationship this would well overstep "dressing up for photos" and into the realm of demonstrably false advertising. Shame once again upon our political system for acting like the rules to society don't apply to these shady a*s companies cuz it's on t'Internet.
Load More Replies...The dress is missing the belt, looks too large for the person on the right and the body type is clearly different. How can you expect them to look the same?
Quite a number of these could be resolved if people spoke up and questioned what the other person was doing. Especially for something as visible as nails.
And some of us really despise confronting people so we just let it play out, act happy, go home, wish you had spoken up, daily dose of self loathing, etc
Load More Replies...Instead of leaving to go sit in your car and film a rage video for social media, why didn't you complain there and then?
Poor girl probably has social anxiety. I get it because your scared of hurting people's feelings so its hard to speak up and find your voice. I have the same condition and I disappointed myself a lot from this
Load More Replies...Never mind that it's not what she asked for ... these nails are objectively awful! 🤢
This is what I don't understand. When you see that technician cannot do what you asked (can see after the first nail is done), why you don't stop her? Why need to pay for crappy work results?
Anyone noticed the nails on the left have a longer nail bed? The girl on the right has stubby beds.
Yes! I am a licensed nail technician but anyone could see that this girl has koilonychia! It causes a flattening in the nail bed and plate as well as an uneven surface of the mail bed! These nails are commonly short, weak, and sometimes can be loose! The nail tech likely tried to do what the client asked for buy didn't offer any alternative methods for doing her nails which is preferred considering they can more easily detach from the nail bed! Even recommending and different shape could have helped with how horrible these look! And also the tech DID get the product a little thicker than desired but they were probably having a hard time doing these nails!
Load More Replies...This! I have complete sleeves & almost one completed leg, and each time, I was in full collaboration with the artist. This means taking the time to talk about what I had in mind, having the artist draw out a design, agreeing on design/best placement, and then getting the tattoo(s). Even when I got the one piece of flash, I spent a few minutes with the artist to make sure we were in the same page. When I see the bad ones, I always think: "cheap" or "done free by friend trying to practice."
Load More Replies...Thats what happens when the guy you like in high school says....im gonna be a tattoo artist. I can draw that for you...FOR FREE!!! That loooks horrible
Please, please, please do your research before getting a tattoo. Research the artists' work and read reviews. You are not going to get a nice tattoo for cheap.
I actually kind of love this lol. I mean...yeah, it's pretty terrible, but I think it's the "someone trying to make a special cake for someone else" that's giving me all the feels. 😊 Super sweet gesture, and as someone said earlier, it's still cake! 😋 yum!
Your right. Plus the original requires mastery of cake decorating and manga skills.
Load More Replies...The expectation has bangs?? Very pretty but nothing is shorter than her chin.
Oh my gosh. I have a funny hair story. So there was this girl I was best friends with for two years until 8th grade when she went full on bully to me. She was absolutely horrible and I had no idea what I did. This girl had wanted curtain bangs for a while so she decided to cut them herself. Long story short, they turned out horrible and she had to go out in public with very uneven and short “curtain” bangs. I couldn’t help but laugh inside when I found out.
This has to be an at home/pandemic/mom/DIY situation. Really don't have someone without experience cut your hair and expect anything more the straight (hopefully) and the intended length. Cut and wash styles are the hardest to create.
This isn’t the same but is much better than the other nail fails on this post.
Zoom in on the left, the ones she wanted are a disaster close up. Very uneven. I'd say hers actually look better
Load More Replies...One of those rare moments when having "more gold" is not necessarily a good thing
I'm thinking the example (on the left) were intentionally made uneven like that for the geode trend or an abstract French????
Maybe you rubbed too much alcohol on it and that's why the fire.got more intense
There's a stencil unless they're doing it freehand, in which case they're either really talented, or really s**t. What's worse is the outlines of the logs underneath the red hell-scape. What I don't understand how you can expect a Neo-Trad style, and not notice at any stage throughout.
Load More Replies...You never, ever get a tatoo at the place where the prices are waaay cheaper than any other
When you want to get it right now, so you go to whoever’s available now. Gee, I wonder why some artists are so booked up, don’t they all do the same thing?
If they're available, there's always a very good reason...
Load More Replies...This is why you should look at a tattoo artist's portfolio rather than just going to the first person that greets you.
Which bear prevents bad tattoos? Sober the Bear?
Load More Replies...This was a trend of people Putting things on incorrectly and then posting them
For starters, I think it's inside out, and maybe backwards, too.
No, the correct way is for the nail tech to let the person know that they cannot do this style when you show it to them.
Load More Replies...Jesus, if a manicurist knows she cannot create a look or hasn't perfected a technique, they should say so ... and this poor woman should have spoken up!
Exactly, the nail tech should speak up first and then the customer if she doesn't like it.
Load More Replies...I want to point out, a LOT of these "nails" are false nails, and the Expectations are from people just using there normal ones
I don't understand why these people don't speak up during their appointments instead of making super dramatic TikTok videos.
I believe the nail tech should let them know they cannot do that style when they show them the picture.
Load More Replies...Looks like shes crying in d pic, after 1st nail she should of left, problem solved
First, the nails in the left pic are much longer. If the customer got nails, but then had them cut all the way down to the finger, can she reasonably expect that they would look the same? Sometimes, the customer wants what they want, and no amount of explaining to the customer that it won't meet expectations will change their mind. I have skinny fingers, but my nails are wide/flat vs people who have that natural curve/bump that makes nails look good. The one and only time I tried to get tips, the tech was up front in telling me that because of my nail shape, tips would make my nails look "thick." I stick with plain manicures now, but I have witnessed people telling the nail-techs to "just do it, it will be fine," even after they were warned.
Honestly, idiots buy off Wish and then are shocked when the $3 c**p they bought isn't perfectly tailored.
Load More Replies...Ayo, my grandma called, she wants her couch fabric back… (TO EVERYONE THINKING IT, ITS SARCASM NOT MEANT TO BE RUDE)
Just don't order from fast fashion sites period. There's a reason it's called fast. It's like going to McDonald's and expecting a Michelin starred meal.
Load More Replies...I believe the stylist didn’t have the confidence to do that sharp line
Had this happen. I wanted a diamond/fish scale-like design. The girl didn't say "no" or "I don't think I can do that." She went after it anyway but never showed me the result. It wasn't until I wore my hair up at work that another coworker went "why do you have a weird lattice pattern in your undercut?" She gave me a hand mirror to look at and I about freaked out. To be fair, yes, I should have asked to see it but I definitely saw why she didn't offer that lol
If this dress cost $35 you should have known. I don’t know the exact price but can guess she paid under $50. If it’s too good to be tru…
Unfortunately, this is how fast fashion websites like Shein scam a lot of innocent customers. They will steal images from other high-fashion websites and often crop the head of the model off to prevent copyright issues. Thus, customers believe that they are going to get a Prada style dress for $35.00.
Load More Replies...if it was longer i think it would look exactly alike. the only problem is the added wispyness in the photo and her body shape
Why on Earth do people keep thinking they're going to get an obviously haute couture dress for peanuts? If the price seems to be too good to be true, that's because it is. I don't even feel sorry for these nitwits any more. How obtuse do you have to be? These sad tales of woe are all over social media.
The one on the right is whenever work has me do a gift basket for a raffle LOL
People need to stop buying things on TikTok 😂
Load More Replies...It's the wrong size and it needs to be ironed or steamed or something.
That looks to me more like incorrect sizing, and a difference in body shapes between the customer and the model.
Here are the facts: •model on the left was posing a certain way, hip tilted and legs apart •right dress is made of the wrong fabric •person on the right possibly chose the wrong size for themselves •not the they wouldn't look good either way, but they don't have the matching figure for the dress to ever look exactly like on the left
That's sounds so Mom. "You have such a pretty face no one will notice you're wearing a trash bag".
Load More Replies...love ur pfp (im going to see them next month i cant wait)
Load More Replies...Products like this that are compressed for shipping often take a day or two to regain their shape. Might even come with instructions to speed up the process. Or it could just be a ripoff.
Got to give foam things a while to loosen and breath. They are basically vacuum sealed to the smallest size possible.
this is basically the same, the expectation just needs to be brushed out
I don’t understand. This must have been a home tattoo as any time I got one they put the sticker version on you first to make it’s correct (size, spelling, etc).
Does nobody ask to see a protfolio before letting someone put ink on them?
One on the right isn't small and delicate, but the one on the left wouldn't have stayed that way. It'll be a muddy-looking, vaguely butterfly-shaped blob in about 5 years
If the tattoo artist doesn't do a stencil first (where they place the ink on the skin before tattooing over it), run out of there!!
Tbh, I never have much sympathy for people who get bad tattoos. Like simple quick research makes this super avoidable
That's rude. You can do a lot of research, and still end up with a tattoo that's not the best.
Load More Replies...I think it is. Those lines look like seams. It's still badly constructed, but I'd bet it's inside out.
Load More Replies...I find it really common when ordering online the clothes only have a front design. The back is left unfinished. Really common on pattern shirts. Bought a pleated skirt once and the pleats were only in the front; the back was a plain ‘A’ shape. Maybe should have ordered two and sewn them together. 😂
I can get a hairdo like that absolutely free, just by having a nap in the middle of the afternoon.
Has anyone noticed that the girl on the right (the OP?) is stunningly beautiful?
I learned long ago my hair does not turn out like the picture. Far too thin. And I’m far too lazy to regularly use product and style. On a plus side, I can put my bum-length hair in a bun with a single bobby pin.
ugh im so jealous honestly. my hair was like shoulder length and my bun was bigger than my fist. now its about 4 inches under my armpit (IDK a better way to measure that) and my bun is over twice the size of my fist. putting my hair in a bun for dance is hell.
Load More Replies...A good stylist would have told you your hair is too thin for this style.
If you don't have similar hair type/thickness as the model, even a perfectly replicated cut won't look the same.
Totally different shapes faces, and the woman on the left probably has a ton of product in her hair to give that volume. Woman on the right still looks great though.
The OP's face is so gorgeous though, that the hair doesn't seem that bad at all!
Wrong dress aside what kind of fancy birthday party was her sister throwing?
Just your typical 'all eyes on us' mass social media upload event.
Load More Replies...I've never understood people celebrating a birthday for themselves. Shouldn't your Mother be the one honored on your birthday. She did the work. You just coughed up amniotic fluid and cried.
But also, push everything to one side and stick it against a wall. Yes, you can expand it more but it’s only $10, you’re only going to get so much.
Load More Replies...Not sure what kinda tree I'd expect for 10 bucks but it wouldn't have been the one pictured on the box.
Try pulling the branches apart. I have one of these, and they look pretty sickly before hand.
Yeah, this is much more how you use it rather than the product itself. Maybe it can be stretched to wrong size but without more info I would still place that one the buyer.
Load More Replies...Yep, give it a few days to grow out and all you have is a weirdly uneven neckline.
Load More Replies...both are good, altho the TikTok one is smaller cause of the way the head is sized in the back {some people have a bump or fold on the back of the head that only shows when shaved}
Maybe, or it could be a giraffe if they kept to an animal theme.
Load More Replies...Oh I've bought frog rings to propose to my partner with :)
When I saw this comment something indescribable happened IT’S SO CUTE
Load More Replies...thought it was plastic and it turned out to be a child toy ring i guess
Yes, it looks like she's playing dress up with her mom's fancy clothes
Load More Replies...There's a few of these posts where it's not the products fault that u have no body for it....
that actually looks like she got the correct dress, she just doesn't have the same body so it doesn't look the same. I think a lot of times people aren't realistic in their heads about what their bodies look like. Plus that mannequin could be 6 feet tall which would make a difference too.l
The dress actually looks very similar. This is why we traditionally try things on; do ppl really expect to look the same as a custom fitted plastic model with no real regard to normal human proportions?
I doubt it would have looked any different if the model had sat down like that....
Agreed. Zipped and sitting I think that’s just the product.
Load More Replies...I literally laughed out loud at the sitting picture. This is probably the worst jacket I've ever seen fashion-wise, but looks like it could be pretty warm?
Oompa Loompa Doobity Doo..that jacket looks like a pumpkin on you!
I’ve seen the pics before. The woman wanted freckles tattooed on her. She got something more along the lines of several moles instead of realistic looking freckles.
Load More Replies...She wanted freckles, but ended up looking like a pen sneezed on her.
I don't really see what is so wrong here, especially since it's not properly shown what is expected.
I think she expected to still have adult sized eyebrows.
Load More Replies...BUT what you see in photo should be the product you get, not the original which is it copied from.
Load More Replies...The moral of the story being if it seems too good to be true then it probably is.
Nah. If you cannot afford a real thing, don't go for a super-cheap replacement.
Load More Replies...I was stupid enough to fall for a Facebook ad showing off an awesome glow in the dark silver dragon ring. It did actually glow, but it was made from nasty cheap metal which instantly turned brown and left green stains on my finger. Then they had the gall to keep harassing me to leave a review! So I wrote one which said "this product is a piece of c**p, don't fall for their BS", complete with copper stained details.
Please I beg of you all, stop buying fast fashion. It's not only an environmental nightmare, and an ethical nightmare that perpetuates modern day slavery, but I'm so tired of seeing people whining about their $3 item doesn't look like a tailored designer piece that probably cost $1000.
I completely agree. I'm not a militant environmentalist by any stretch of the imagination, but the proliferation of this cheap crud continues because there are too many narcissistic idiots out there who think they should be able to buy a $500 item for $15.
Load More Replies...Okay, all the fingernail ones are absurd. They're clearly doing it for the attention or else they'd tell the person to stop after they messed up the first one, wouldn't they?
Depends. Here in the UK we have an unwritten rule to say 'Yeah, looks great' for any type of service, regardless of the outcome.
Load More Replies...BUT what you see in photo should be the product you get, not the original which is it copied from.
Load More Replies...The moral of the story being if it seems too good to be true then it probably is.
Nah. If you cannot afford a real thing, don't go for a super-cheap replacement.
Load More Replies...I was stupid enough to fall for a Facebook ad showing off an awesome glow in the dark silver dragon ring. It did actually glow, but it was made from nasty cheap metal which instantly turned brown and left green stains on my finger. Then they had the gall to keep harassing me to leave a review! So I wrote one which said "this product is a piece of c**p, don't fall for their BS", complete with copper stained details.
Please I beg of you all, stop buying fast fashion. It's not only an environmental nightmare, and an ethical nightmare that perpetuates modern day slavery, but I'm so tired of seeing people whining about their $3 item doesn't look like a tailored designer piece that probably cost $1000.
I completely agree. I'm not a militant environmentalist by any stretch of the imagination, but the proliferation of this cheap crud continues because there are too many narcissistic idiots out there who think they should be able to buy a $500 item for $15.
Load More Replies...Okay, all the fingernail ones are absurd. They're clearly doing it for the attention or else they'd tell the person to stop after they messed up the first one, wouldn't they?
Depends. Here in the UK we have an unwritten rule to say 'Yeah, looks great' for any type of service, regardless of the outcome.
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