We just want what we ordered. We want it to look at least a little bit like the photo.
Unfortunately, we all know that once we lift the lid weโre probably in for an unpleasant surprise. But these 70 people got a real shock.
Donโt blame us for having food issues โ blame the restaurants and food producers who have disappointed us time and time again.
1.Semi-Frosted Pop-Tart
This confetti cupcake Pop-Tart came with next to no icing on it. Itโs all breading and no topping. It must have been from a defective batch.


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Blaze The Great
2. Just Cheese Burger
โWent to McDonaldโs and ordered a plain McDouble. The guy at the drive-thru asked โSo you donโt want anything on it?โ โJust cheese.โ I replied. This is what I gotโฆ.โ explains the man. It just goes to show you have to be very careful what you ask for at these restaurants.


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DudeFoods
3. Pepperoni Panini
This pepperoni panini looked fantastic. That is until it was opened. Inside, the customer found 4 pepperonis and a little stick of cheese.


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hold_dat
4. Panda Treat
On the package, it shows a beautiful looking panda-shaped treat. Once you open it, it is less impressive. It looks more like a blob of ice cream with chocolate ears.


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YouCantTakeMySoul
5. Similar Sizes
Apparently, you donโt get any more curly fries if you order a large over a medium. Thatโs how it appears when comparing the two orders next to one another. We would have to count the fries individually to verify the deceit.


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IsaacBrock
6. Tiny Slice
There is nothing more upsetting than purchasing a big slice of pizza at a sports game only to find that the slice is super tiny. The actual size of the slice was obscured by the large box. Itโs basically bite-sized.


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belbivfreeordie
7. Missing Scoops
The package claims that there are two whole scoops of raisins in the Raisin Bran. However, this person decided to actually measure them one day. The number of raisins came up a little short.


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graeme3
8. Pathetic Lemon
You never know what you are going to get when purchasing a fruit. Itโs so hard to tell if the piece of fruit is ripe or not. Although, we didnโt realize that the same thing applies to lemons as well.


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nomau
9. Six-Cranberry Chocolate bar
They put just enough cranberries in this cranberry chocolate bar to fill up the window in the front of the package. It makes it seem like the whole bar is going to be covered, but itโs definitely not.


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arbuzer
10. Bag Of Stems
Everyone knows that the stems are the worst part of broccoli florets. Here we have a whole bag of them. The picture on the front shows the opposite.


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serenadingsirens
11. 35% Bigger?
One can says it is now 30% bigger and the other says that it is 40% bigger compared to the old version. Which one is correct? Both are the exact same size.


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hockeychick96
12. McFloat Fail
The advertised Cotton Candy McFloat looked absolutely delicious. However, the in-store version didnโt turn out quite as tasty looking. Unfortunately, fast food is almost always disappointing these days.


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Elijah Mendoza
13. Misleading Fruit Juice
On the top of the bottle, it says it is 100% fruit juice. Although, itโs important to read the fine print. Down by the nutrition facts, it states that it is only really 27% juice.


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world_alterer
14. Chocolate Placement
The chocolate is supposed to be applied to the vanilla ice cream. At least, thatโs what the image on the package shows. Yet, the reality is that itโs part of the cone that is covered.


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Bored Panda
15. Fake Cheeseburger
This cheeseburger was purchased from the streets of Manila, Philippines. The cook attempted to trick the customer by placing a small sliver of cheese on the edge of the bun. Itโs a pretty hilarious cost-cutting measure.


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Captainium
16. Barely A Berry Loaf
Technically, yes, it is a berry loaf. There is a berry in it. Most people would expect that every slice would have several berries in it at the minimum though.


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Palifaith
17. Rabbit Surprise
Based on the wrapper, you would imagine the chocolate inside is a pope, but surprise! Itโs actually a rabbit. Luckily, it probably still tastes just as good.


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Bored Panda
18. Not Fortified
The syrup claims it is fortified with vitamins and minerals. On the top of the container, it even says they added calcium. If you look at the nutrition facts though, it contains zero percent of the mineral.


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likwitsnake
19. Deceptive Sandwich
This sandwich is extremely deceptive. They packaged it so it appears as though it is stuffed with all sorts of delicious fillings. The reality is they only put a small sliver of fillings right on the edge.


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Bored Panda
20. Deformed Tweety
Tweety isnโt as cute in ice cream form as the graphics would lead you to believe. For starters, his eyes are completely crazy. He definitely doesnโt look like the fun cartoon character we all know.


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Hull_City_Hate_Crew
21. One Ravioli
Most cans of Chef Boyardee are very tasty and filled with tons of ravioli, but every once and a while, a defective can slips through the cracks. Thatโs what happened here. There was only a single ravioli in it!


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TheFuckerUpperOfShit
22. Smaller Bag Bigger Size
On the left is the original size bag of Layโs. On the right is the โnew bigger sizeโ. Itโs significantly smaller. There must be something that we arenโt getting hereโฆ


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sherlockhomeboy23
23. Shrimp Illusion
These shrimp look pretty huge. They are so long and skinny. Unfortunately, though, itโs not their true size. Itโs just an illusion.


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TheSoulOfTheRose
24. Extra Oregano
The person thought that the pizza was only going to have a small sprinkling of oregano on it. Then they opened the box. The pizza was completely green!


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SoNiK85
25. Pepperoni Pizza
Letโs put all of the pepperonis on the visible part of the pizza. That will encourage people to buy more. At least, thatโs what we imagine the marketers and designers were thinking.


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AlexBevan
26. Seedless Watermelon
If you buy a seedless watermelon, the idea is that it doesnโt have seeds. Weโre not sure what is really going on with this one, but we definitely see some seeds there. Maybe it was mislabeled?


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zinji707
27. White Lollipop
The lollipop doesnโt actually look like a panda. Thatโs just the graphic on the plastic. Unless you are paying very close attention when buying it, you wonโt even notice until afterward though.


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Bored Panda
28. Canadian Tea
Most people assume Arizona ice tea, an American company, makes their tea in America. Although, that isnโt always the case. This can was produced in Canada.


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Based_Tyler
29. Not Opening
One thing youโll learn with package design is that things donโt always work the way they are supposed to. Sometimes, it means a lid is impossible to get off of a jar. This time, it was the โto open push hereโ label that wasnโt functioning.


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ldawg092498
30. Italian Style Pizza
We suppose if you try to make a gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free pizza, this is what you get. They certainly were very liberal with their use of the term โpizzaโ. It doesnโt look like any pizza that weโve ever seen.


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DrinkingCoconut
31. Lack Of Strawberry Filling
There is not much strawberry filling in the middle of this ice cream bar. Itโs very disappointing. The package shows so much more of it.


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strawyberrymalk
32. Nut Shortage
There are zero nuts on the top of this nut brownie. We can see a couple of tiny stray nuts hidden in the center, so itโs not a total loss. But still, weโd definitely classify it as a fail.


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dukesilver2
33. Steak Scraps
This individual saw a steak on sale at the dollar store and couldnโt believe their luck. It was such a good value. However, the end result proved to be a little different than what they expected.


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thenewyorkgod
34. Salted Peanuts
The passenger on the airplane was dismayed to find that the lightly salted peanuts were more like โlightly peanuted saltโ. There was tons of salt in the bag and only a couple of peanuts.


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HyperionPrime
35. Broken Cracker
The line on the cracker is supposed to help you break the cracker evenly. However, actually doing it is still pretty difficult. You might end up with a pile of crumbs while attempting to split it.


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warnerg
36. Mini Chizza
KFCโs chicken pizza is supposed to fill up the whole box. Not every one comes out looking amazing though. This person got one that was like a little chicken pizza bite.


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Fizzikry_
37. Chicken Patty Nuggets
When this person opened up their chicken nuggets, they were surprised to find a few awkward looking pieces in there. It turns out, McDonaldโs ran out of chicken nuggets, so they just ripped up a chicken patty and threw it in.


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rarecabbage
38. Microwaveable Pizza
Check out this ridiculous looking pizza. Itโs pretty different than what is shown on the box. In fact, it looks more like a cheese cracker than a mushroom pizza.


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CardboardForCosmos
39. Small Cheeses
The cover of this snack set shows some giant blocks of cheese. The reality is that you get two tiny sticks. Itโs all one big lie.


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no1uno
40. Accidentally Canned Peaches
The can of diced tomatoes somehow got filled with peaches. Itโs not only misleading, but itโs a completely different product. How something like this happens, we have no ideaโฆ


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Bored Panda
41. Chocolate Blob
The chocolate Santa has no details. Itโs just a blob of chocolate. Normally, these sorts of chocolates have at least some minor designs on them.


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LittleItalianPastry
42. Fettuccine Fail
This edamame fettuccine looks pretty gross when itโs cooked. Itโs certainly not the beautiful dish shown on the package. It is much more brown.


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EvilShannanigans
43. Very Sad Pizza
It would have been great to have some more mushrooms on this mushroom spinach pizza. As it stands, there are zero of them. Even the spinach is lacking.


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martymcflyin
44. Disappointing Cone
Honeycomb ice cream sounds pretty delicious. Although, there wasnโt really much of it once the ice cream drumstick was opened up. There was just a small crown of ice cream.


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staceyhataier
45. Missing Fish
The consumer thought it was going to be a big package of salmon, but it was missing about 2/3 of the fish. As far as we can tell, it doesnโt even look like a normal fillet


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andy_p10
46. Folded Burrito
The consistency of a lot of fast food items isnโt great. Just check out this supposed breakfast burrito. It looks more like a folded cheese tortilla than it does a burrito.


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Teelo888
47. Sandwich Lie
This bakery lined up a bunch of thin slices of meat next to the edge of the sandwich to make it appear as though it was really stuffed. They did the same thing with the tomatoes. Itโs a pretty deceptive practice.


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SloppyPeriodFarts
48. Cookies or Crackers?
Thereโs nothing worse than a cookie that is light on the filling. Thatโs what this brand did with theirs. They must have been hoping that their customers wouldnโt notice.


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bibblebrown1
49. Adding Avocado
The person paid two dollars extra to get avocado added to their sandwich. It got them one miniature sliver of it. To get a reasonable amount of avocado, you would probably have to pay twenty bucks.


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collsballs
50. False Cookie
Is it false advertising when the cookie doesnโt look like the picture on the box? We could understand if it wasnโt a perfect representation. However, there arenโt even any visible candies in it.


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Claireberrybear
51. Spongeblob
It makes a lot of sense that a kid would want a popsicle that looks like Spongebob. Unfortunately, this one doesnโt look anything like him. It would probably scare a kid if they opened it.


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brazilianchilidog
52. Baby Carrots Arenโt Real
It turns out, most baby carrots are made by slicing normal carrots in half. We didnโt believe it until we saw this video. We feel lied to now.


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FruitandVeggieMan
53. Hollow Cone
When you scoop ice cream, you have to push it deep down into the cone. If you donโt, this is what happens. The employee at the ice cream store really messed up.


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Bored Panda
54. Low Cal Sandwiches
If you are trying to stay fit and active, these stuffed sandwiches really are a good idea. They are missing all of the fillings. That means much lower calories than normal.


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snakeoil-huckster
55. Empty Twinkies
These chocolate-filled Hostess Twinkies have next to no chocolate in them. The package shows that they are gushing with chocolate. What a disappointment!


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nimblebutter
56. Majority Strawberries
Is it really a container of strawberries and blueberries if the package only contains two blueberries? That is the question. We know it would make us feel a little tricked.


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Jeesa_Jay
57. Unappetizing Spaghetti
Chili spaghetti sounds delicious. It comes out of the box looking like a dish of slop though. Itโs really not very appetizing.


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iralisegendary
58. Meatball And Four Cheese Melt
There is a serious lack of meatballs and cheese on this bistro melt. They are probably hoping that their customers will just fold it like the label recommends and wonโt notice.


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Seruio
59. Ugly Scooby
โI got excited for gumball eyes when I heard the ice cream truck approach the park. โMay I have a Scooby-Doo?โ I asked.โ This is what they received. Itโs pretty ugly looking.


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NumblyBumbly
60. Frozen Pizzas
If you want a good quality pizza, itโs probably best to order one from your local pizza shop. So many of these ones that come frozen in a box are just straight-up pathetic. Look at the pepperoni placement on this one!


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jimmyrussell711
61. White Spinach Queso
Itโs always frustrating when you order something based on a menu picture and it comes out looking nothing like the picture. Thatโs what happened with this White Spinach Queso dip at Chiliโs.


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Bored Panda
62. Nut-Free Coffee
The brand name of the coffee is called โChock full oโ Nutsโ. However, it actually contains no nuts. We can understand how it might cause some confusion.


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shrugalicious
63. Mini Falafel Wraps
They used a classic packaging trick to make this falafel wrap appear bigger than it really is. By looking at it, you would assume that it is one big wrap, but apparently, itโs two tiny ones.


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minisixx
64. Canned Bananas
This is the first time weโve heard of bananas in a can. It sounds like an okay idea. However, the syrup makes them turn a really weird color.


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uberfoober
65. 2X Snickers
Technically, there are two Snickers bars. Although, the length of them put together isnโt two times a normal one. It is more like 1.25 times.


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Bored Panda
66. Eleven Inch Sub
Have you ever measured your twelve-inch Subway sandwich? This person did. They found it came up one inch short!


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Bromog
67. Pure Vanilla
This moose tracks ice cream is missing a lot of the moose tracks. There is basically no fudge and peanut butter cups. It only has the vanilla ice cream.


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hb0326
68. Pecan Cereal
You would expect this crunchy pecan cereal to be loaded with pecans. Looking at the bowl, we spot one half of one. Honestly, that barely even counts!


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xMatch
69. Meat lasagna
This lasagna came out looking kind of gross. Yes, itโs a diet version of normal lasagna, but that doesnโt mean it has to be bad. Something definitely went wrong with the recipe.


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itlnheat
70. Clown Pop
โI bought my son a clown pop in Mexico,โ explains the father. It doesnโt look at all like a clown. It is a chocolate pop with a couple of sour gummies plastered to the side of it.


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PitoChueco
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