an hour of r/ExpectationsVsReality

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[@Im-Just-Here-Dont-Worry]

0:54 okay but like, I honestly would still pay him because it would take dedication to make a costume out of sponges

[@the-uber-goober]

@@OfficerSlimShady fatherless behavior

[@Jelehman]

@@the-uber-gooberso then your behavior?

[@the-uber-goober]

@@Jelehman i dont remember what he said now but he's a yttp officer he deserves to be insulted

[@wbat5816]

@@the-uber-goober that officer was a BOT

[@potatopatch4563]

>be me >I get in an arguement >emkay drops a video every time I get in an arguement >they did it again GUYS IS EMKAY STALKING ME TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER?

[@reviewerofcomments]

9/10, wholesome

[@ProjectSanZTTV]

Definitely

[@Username_broken]

Yup.

[@LeKittoKatto]

@@OfficerSlimShadyoh no the bots have spread to emkay

[@LeKittoKatto]

Oh dam they actually removed it in a heartbeat

[@Vivi-Mage]

36:45 the egg turning gray is due to them boiling it for too long. It doesn’t taste fantastic, but it’s not the worst thing in the world

[@chernobyl169]

Expectations v. Reality: when the outcome is amazingly bad... or amazingly good.

[@reviewerofcomments]

3/10, really boring

[@Zoba3301]

​@@reviewerofcommentsYour parents expected you to succeed. Sometimes the reality hurts.

[@punkahprincess]

​@@OfficerSlimShadywho?

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

09:10 If I remember correctly, Colonel Sanders was at one point so disappointed with KFC’s abandonment of the original 11 Herbs & Spices recipe that he opened a new restaurant under his wife’s name, actually sold chicken made with the original recipe, and got sued by KFC for “infringement of intellectual property” or something stupid.

[@satzukaze]

Imagine getting sued by your own company

[@wbat5816]

@@satzukaze That question mark matches your comment LOL

[@wbat5816]

@@satzukaze it's awesome BTW

[@theominouspigeon]

I expected 1 hour, instead I got 56 minutes

[@ELIJAHIACOOL]

This should be on r/ExpectationsVsRealty lol 😂

[@pyrokittykat744]

RIGHT😂

[@deppojacob]

@@ELIJAHIACOOL i wonder what the joke was🤔

[@angelface925]

How many ads are on the video? Maybe that's the other 4 mins?

[@weirdcore_blob]

truly heartbreaking i know 😔😔

[@Shingo-ok1lz]

Hey, at 36:47, I can tell you they just boiled the egg for too long. It's not rotten coming from personal experience where I've forgotten eggs on the stove or just forget to ice bath them. When they cook for a bit, the yolk will somewhat change colors and affect the white's well whiteness.

[@kierraellis6570]

As an ex-Panera Night Baker, those stupid Tulip cookies are individually baked and frosted by whoever is working that night. That person literally did not give any cares to do the lines or mix the icing properly 😂

[@oceanicstardust]

yeah!! i dont work there, but i get those cookies a lot and theyre always so nice.

[@caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat12]

39:06 as someone who is currently working at Pet Store, I always get sad seeing the betas section. The store I work at only sells pet supplies, bettas, and sometimes a cat. Around 1-4 betas die every day because of the poor living conditions. I actually met my current beta fish named bass at my store and I couldn't just let my dream fish die so the same day I met her I adopted her ❤️ she is now happily living in a tank by herself with as much stuff I can get her to help her live a happy and long life

[@Laura-tp8wz]

❤❤❤

[@wbat5816]

@@caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat12 How good is your job?

[@greywriter]

I love how Robin went from confused and freaked out over things turning out good, to it being his favorite. Relatable.

[@wbat5816]

@@greywriter That's probably because the Subreddit usually contains: Expected: What I wanted/needed! Reality: What the hell is this!? He was probably proving a point because the person that made the "better than expected" thing made the original poster unhappy on the inside of their internet self.

[@jonwallace6204]

People who like cake know the worse a homemade cake looks, the better it’s going taste. When one old lady sets down a cake that looks like it’s haunted by demonic forces, you know that cake and frosting is going to be fire.

[@JellydogN4020jeljeljel]

​@@OfficerSlimShady who is

[@hmnhntr]

This makes me feel better about my strawberry cake. Frosted it too soon, and it looked horrible, but everyone said it tasted great

[@TetraSky]

9:00 You should come to Canada. KFC portions are even smallers. They literally cut what used to be one large piece into smaller pieces. So you 6 pieces bucket ends up basically being 1 wing, 1 drumstick and one thigh that was cut up into small chunks.

[@throneisbed7833]

Agreed on the petstore thing. I've had pet rats in the past, and the only cage options at the local petstores were so bad, my Dad and I just made our own rat cage. Of course, still had to frequent the places because supermarkets don't sell rat food, but I do plenty of my own research beforehand because so many products petstores sell just aren't acceptable for pets.

[@6Shots_ofEspresso]

22:08 how is it the customers fault for…not expecting to be lied to. the meat is very obviously smaller than in the ad, and so is the lettuce. just because you expect disappointment doesnt mean everyone should

[@Vivian-Butterscotch]

i think its a like "Everyone now adays knows burgers dont look like that" or a "thats obviously too good looking to be true"

[@shplizzionsbruck2406]

25:03 that tiny grater is actually used for garlic. I’ve used mine a lot. lol

[@wbat5816]

@@shplizzionsbruck2406 huh... I thought it was for Toy Cheese...

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

36:32 no that egg isn't bad. It's over boiled. Try hard boiling an egg. Wait an extra minute or two. They get like that. Safe to eat, just not fantastic looking.

[@wbat5816]

@@YourWaywardDestiny I still think it's disgusting looking...

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

@@wbat5816 Gross looking? Absolutely. Gone off? No.

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

35:10 I actually find the “reality” photo more appetizing because of the lack of cucumber slices and whole tomatœs.

[@wbat5816]

@@cardinalhamneggs5253 yeah you got Everything Bagels!😋

[@thormalakowsky]

22:00 Expectation: Companies shouldn't be allowed to lie in their ads Reality: Companies lie so much that people are expected to know the ads are lies, thus the lawsuit is thrown out.

[@Matt-pb7ds]

Someone gets paid 6 figures just to spend 20 minutes gluing tomatoes to the onion so that it looks like an art piece. As long as the proportions are good, it's a petty lawsuit. With it being fast food, they only have seconds to build it.

[@thormalakowsky]

@@Matt-pb7ds That's the problem, the proportions aren't "good" just in those pictures the meat is wider than the bun on the ad, and about the same amount narrower in the actual burger, but even the narrator seemed to feel it was "close enough". These places rely on people saying "close enough", and when people instead complain, others are there to put them down for wanting what they paid for because, "it's unhealthy and you should be eating less anyway".

[@davidbrobinson1995]

"Smoked salmon from Canada" As a Native, I apologize.

[@hepnivalentine1635]

Betta fish can be sold in shallow tiny tanks because they naturally live in a habitat that gets flooded often, and they HAVE to be able to survive in the little pools they get washed up into. They don't thrive, but they can get by. Pet companies are only concerned with recomending the bare minimum.

[@apocalypticartist]

I know, as an experienced fishkeeper they definitely need 5 gallons. The puddles are like city apartments compared to the house they need

[@TripleBarrel06]

Dude that dinosaur cake was fucking rad, wtf is that person on about? When I was a kid I got a cartoon dinosaur shaped cake, and I was stoked by that much.

[@norihitstheartss5053]

0:48 reminds me that in my little niece's birthday, it was supposed to be Elsa who was going to show up, but they instead brought Anna and she was so disappointed lol

[@wbat5816]

@@norihitstheartss5053 because Elsa was a villain And Anna was the good guy

[@ProfessorWaifu]

2:45 That is my kind of balcony. ventilation and privacy!

[@wbat5816]

@@ProfessorWaifu you need help...

[@isterphys]

i like this video, i like how there were a lot of good "realities" this time. its like wholesome memes but a pleasant surprise bc youre not expecting it

[@Wujo.apizz36]

2:31 ALPHYS, IT'S YOUR FAULT, YOU INJECTED THEM WITH TOO MUCH DETERMINATION

[@wbat5816]

I might need to double check undertale now

[@Wujo.apizz36]

@@wbat5816 idk if you aren't informed enough but you have to do pacifist ending to get this joke

[@wbat5816]

22:43 More like a shirt of a Boba Fett Shirt like the Mugs Mug at 1:49 (Who even thought of putting 2 Cool light up mugs... ON A MUG!?)

[@XxVERY_BERRYxX]

I thought I’d add my experience today for this video. I went to a sports bar and ordered a cheeseburger with ketchup only, and the meat well done. Got my burger, the meat was SUPER pink. Told the waitress about the meat, and they took it back to fix it. They brought it back, and it was still super pink. Told her again, and they brought back another burger, STILL PINK, and with everything else I didn’t ask for on the burger like lettuce tomato mayo and mustard. At that point, I just ate my fries as my whole meal. I don’t blame them, the place was super busy, but dang… 3 times…

[@wbat5816]

Why were you watching this at 5 AM in the morning?

[@XxVERY_BERRYxX]

Uhhh… I wasn’t sleepy.. >_>

[@BennyDrawes]

you should say something to them and try to get your money back, thats seriously not okay

[@wbat5816]

@@BennyDrawes Only if it really ticked you off and it feels right to do so!

[@BennyDrawes]

@@wbat5816 right but like They didn't get to eat what they wanted to Also I'm gluttonous and food motivated so like yeah

[@bananaslamma35]

The one where the guy says he ordered a blanket from a sketchy site and got a great result is actually an incredibly clever play on the subreddit's purpose. He expected crap, but got something good.

[@arch4053]

No, that "private balcony" is cosy. I'd love that

[@wbat5816]

@@arch4053 But wouldn't you want to see the beautiful view outside?

[@wheeledjustice7381]

26:57 Some directors will leave languages that are foreign to their native audience untranslated to increase the disconnect between the main character and whoever is speaking the language. Spielberg is fond of that. Basically, it's untranslated because it's not meant to be understood yet the subtitles point out that the people are still speaking so that deaf people watching the show don't think that the subtitles are faulty or missing.

[@wbat5816]

@@wheeledjustice7381 It looked like the man on the right was holding shapes of the Squid Game people.

[@wheeledjustice7381]

@@wbat5816 makes sense that the Korean show wouldn’t translate Japanese then

[@JoeMiester]

2:25 that looks like an enemy from the true lab in undertale

[@weirdcore_blob]

THE DARTH BALL CAKE IS AMAZING 😭

[@wbat5816]

@@weirdcore_blob it should be a new profile picture trend!

[@kaylaa2204]

0:30 This is something seemingly hand made, it’s wood and resin, so you expect some variation, it would be weird if it looked exactly like the image, but the actual craftsmanship seems to vary, especially bad if they were waiting 6 months

[@katielovably3645]

The one with the balcony with the view being the wall. If I can I would draw on it or make I a cat condo type deal where if there's not gaps for the cats to get stuck... no, there's are gaps I change my mind

[@bladethewolfartist7095]

the eggs are just overboiled in that one. The yolk sorta gets this grey look on the outside like those old mouse ball things. perfectly fine just overcooked

[@Very-tired-rat]

That egg one at 36:45 was duck eggs, they do look like that on the inside sometimes

[@skyirwin1445]

9:48 The look on the cat's face, lol. 😂

[@wbat5816]

@@skyirwin1445 it's so happy!😺

[@sammel-rw4vi]

2:23 mountain of smiling bodies ahh 😭

[@ARegularPersom]

What do we call this one? Mountain of smiling birds? Apocalypse Mountain?

[@ARegularPersom]

What do we call this one? Mountain of smiling birds? Apocalypse Mountain?

[@c_drive]

THANK YOU i thought of the exact same thing

[@elementalkid2196]

PROJECT MOON METIONED 🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@the.4831]

HOLY SHIT PROJECT MOON

[@yeshiamelody2151]

00:09 the amount of times i have seen people admitting they cannot read. they didn't buy a blanket, they bought yarn. i saw that very product in the wish shop and it does state it. the blanket is an example of what can be knitted.. with.. the.. yarn.. 😮‍💨

[@valentinemiller8680]

Yeah, I would highly suggest not using Hello Fresh, they have been known to send people unusable ingredients. When they send ingredients that are well within their dates it's actually not too bad, but the quality of ingredients is so wildly inconsistent that I would never recommend them, try their competitors. I haven't had that problem with other brands before, Hello Fresh is the only brand I've ever seen shipping straight up rotten and expired ingredients before.

[@GottaBGlitches]

I'm pretty sure there are good ones because some people just think the sub is about the general phrase, and not the thing it's used for because of the fast food industry, where things always look worse in reality.

[@pastelmushroomfrog2390]

42:00 Wendy's has already tried to get me. I got food poisoning from the nuggets after the worker told us they hated their job.

[@wbat5816]

@@pastelmushroomfrog2390 wait they actually said that to you?

[@jimb9063]

1:29 That's a brilliant frogspawn cake, or possibly reveals the true structure of the universe.

[@wbat5816]

I like how he called it vegetable jello

[@Morgansliftadventures]

Do love these subreddits on the channel, but whenever it's from EmKay, it's even better!

[@baliyae]

I’d say OP’s wife did a good job with the felting project. It may not have come out *exactly* like the picture, but she tried and that’s what matters.

[@Selnathorn]

31:48 the eyes of the Bluey cake on the left look like 2 slices of mozarella with 2 olives and I cannot unsee it

[@wbat5816]

@@Selnathorn oh dear...

[@alecrisser12]

1:24 That cake looks like Io the moon of Jupiter and I think it's beautiful.

[@Cane4092]

29:33 tbh this looks better then whatever…brown mixture of chunky meat and chocolate milk drizzled on top they used to serve me when i was younger. Im pretty sure i remember a phew kids vomiting in the lunch room every now and then.

[@wbat5816]

@@Cane4092 EEEWWW! GLAD THAT STOPPED! The school pizza still tastes like headaches though...

[@JennyEverywhere]

I cheated on my wedding cake. I bought a 5-tier cheesecake in 5 different flavors. It was awesome.

[@LJC-zz8xz]

I have seen these ( 22:51 ) on mugs before but not shirts. Thats really interesting

[@infinity22]

New emkay video dropped 🗣️🔥

[@RenardNox]

For the dog blanket, I think that they expected the worse outcome but got the better one instead.

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

35:28 Easter basket cake goes nuclear

[@wbat5816]

@@cardinalhamneggs5253 the proper term would have been: irradiated It's just my opinion though...

[@CripsyFries]

expectation: 1 hour reality: 56 minutes

[@boomgirlbucko]

1:59 Looks like they purposely placed it too close to the camera when they advertised it. So that they could have deniability

[@wbat5816]

@@boomgirlbucko no... Yes... Maybe? Which image exactly?

[@rom-ps2uo]

My dad told me „back in my day, cheeseburgers were 2pln!” And in todays inflation that is worth abt. 50 cents

[@LocalGingerIdiot]

25:15 McDonalds gave me a double cheeseburger without either of the patties before. This person didn't even get any condiments like I did and I actually feel bad

[@goddessreaper782]

Every time that he read something in French I couldn't stop laughing.😂

[@stevenv2190]

36:06 Boo - that is a switched can - Chef Boyardee does make a Mac-n-Cheese item and what is in the pan is Mac-n-Cheese

[@shiiierin]

I'll tell you what, I live in Belarus and KFC food here tasted GODLY, I was devastated to find out that in the US it's not the case 😬

[@Olivia_The_Floof]

47:56 While i do agree thats alot of spinach, tbf its all probably gonna reduce down smaller cooking in the oven. Still too much though lmao

[@renegadethesandwing02050]

34:00 imo it met expectations perfectly, i see absolutely nothing wrong here

[@johnkacin1500]

I thought i overcame this problem when i found out a local bread company made pizza shells and just buy everything and make them myself. More expensive buying each part individually but a better product. Then the regional grocery store went "Nein! Self made pizza is Verboten😒. His company didn't want to pay for shelve space so they got pushed off to the deli.

[@drfty2915]

3:25 he didnt get dead pool he got deceased tub

[@Little_Inferno_Fan]

Nah he got alive desert

[@johnkacin1500]

Every time i buy a Supreme frozen or a Deli Fresh pizza at a supermarket. There are 4 pieces of pepperoni a couple of pieces of green and other peppers maybe a couple slices of black olives. You just want to flip your table over and rage when you open it up. 😆

[@valentinemiller8680]

What brands have you tried? I've definitely seen a lot of frozen pizza brands do this before, surprisingly I've had the best luck with the Acme storebrand, they usually don't skimp out.

[@johnkacin1500]

@@valentinemiller8680 Mama Cassidi, Red Baron, and Tombstone.

[@erinmalone2669]

That disgusting seafood restaurant from Turkey looks like hot ham water from Arrested Development😅”So watery, yet there’s a smack of ham to it!”

[@Trumpdobealoser]

All the schoolers tell us they want us to have X, Y, and Z nutrition and such but never give it to us and only microplastics and processed cheese

[@erikarussell1142]

It’s unfortunate. I’m so very sorry.

[@zanderolauson5536]

The funny thing with this is that I have gone to most of these restaurants and I have had an experience like this.

[@cryofclockwork6731]

36:33 no the egg is not bad it is just overboiled resulting in a green tinge to the yolk, a more sulphury taste, and a rubbery white

[@Im-Literally-Spider-man]

1:05 He looks like Mr Krabs when he got his face frozen😭

[@wbat5816]

I remember that episode 😂 It was kind of disturbing though...

[@shinxlover4231]

10:37 as someone who lived in Texas for 16 years I have two things to say 1. If you don’t have to unhinge your jaw to take a bite it isn’t texan 2. It is so funny to me how people outside the state use Texas almost as often as we do. Just a tip though, the best way to make something Texas is to add a little Mexican.

[@melsbacksfriend]

A cybertruck looks like a car modded into Super Mario 64.

[@gwenlop9512]

20:59 That's pretzel salt crystals

[@British-Diplomat]

Whats throbbin I'm Robin

[@difipo1972]

No..

[@ckell328]

No.

[@LunarTFM]

やめるんだ。

[@I_loveuu222]

27:44 can confirm, got one and it was mostly bread and sauce💔💔

[@jeremyfannon7922]

10:00 "To be fair, it does cover all the cats nipples, however, she hates the weave." LOL!!

[@UselessKnowbody]

31:40 Fried chicken at Grocery Store Deli is actually just as good, and is a much better deal then eating out. Chicken at restaurants is super expensive now, even more so then Beef. I guess your results may vary, I live in Arizona.

[@wbat5816]

You put the timestamp in the wrong spot! It's right here! 31:10

[@jryan217]

That is the perfect description! Totally Splice. 0:22

[@saphire1sababy378]

10:27 ok now… imagine taking out some stuffing and geting into it and scaring people

[@wbat5816]

Monstrosity

[@erinmalone2669]

I actually ordered a Caesar salad from room service one time and they sent up a half of a stock of Romain lettuce and a side of dressing. The lettuce wasn’t even cut up into pieces. it was basically like, “ do it your damn self!”

[@jryan217]

30:34 looks the same to me. Different rims/wheels and windows down, but if they put the bottom car on a stage or warehouse space with better lighting and lower angle it would look the same from what I can tell.

[@quintangeorge94]

That Rose WAS Red. But Then Someone Let Rip a Nasty Smelling Cheese, Cabbage + Beer Fart + 30 Minutes Later, the Rose Turned Yellow. 😂😂😂😂

[@limejell0617]

I LOVE THAT BEE CAKE 😭

[@wbat5816]

@@limejell0617 I LOVE THOSE STUPID BEES!!!🐝🍰

[@KOSMOS1701A]

40:14 i worked at a jack in the box and yeah, the loaded tiny tacos actually do look like that, you're supposed to eat them with a fork, which is why the hot sauce lettuce and cheese are all on top, also i don't know what box the promo image is using but we never had one sized like that, this was also 2018 to 2021.

[@Tahgtahv]

What I expected, 1 hour of unique comparisons. What I got, 56 minutes of comparisons with repeats, and they didn't even have the one in the thumbnail. So on brand.

[@kaylaa2204]

Whenever I use Amazon I only buy from sellers I know or can otherwise find a review for. Ever since I started doing that, I have not had a problem. Seriously, if you want something, take a few minutes to go to KZbin and type in the product, see if anyone else has bought it. You’ll probably find something and get to see someone’s actual experience with the product. If you can’t find anything don’t risk it. And if you got the link from someone who did or the seller themselves who you know isn’t scamming you, you shouldn’t have a problem Honestly it’s probably good advise for any online shopping

[@_ksm0922]

I miss the old history channel. I used to have it on all day whenever I was home after school or on weekends.

[@melodyparra2960]

Darth mul Has a peanut allergy and someone made a peanut butter cake

[@B.Cypher]

12:09 throw a small brown hat on that thing and bam it’s perfect

[@EnigmaTimGaming]

The ones that were actually good... The expectation was that it would be bad (mil baked a cake, ordered from a sketchy site etc.,) but the reality is that it was great. They have all been great examples of expectation subversion, either way.

[@GeovaneSanciniSR]

6:19 it reminds me of when I visited to the Cristo in 1999...

[@atharvsharma1866]

yoooooo this, is my new fav subreddit. altho i use reddit for pron purposes, i love this.

[@ashtonmiller-z1n]

29:28 bruh when i was in school is was like that too. it been that way for like for like more then like three plus decades by the way. man they have even less then they used to have too by the way.

[@tylerbartlett28]

51:00 those are actually really good in my opinion. Looks awful but still tastes great

[@darkwolfag12]

I work at a gas station that makes fresh pizza..... And i would say anout 75% of the food we make absolutely slaps.....

[@The_Wormy_Bloke-]

Damn, earliest I've been to any video

[@RNGYT2024]

10:48 dog is so cute!

[@5325.]

13:30 this is why i watch emkay instead of tv shows

[@coreylineberry8557]

10:16 Technically, that's accurate. Hanes and Champion are basically the same brand. Same factories and everything.

[@AbeltDessler]

The BEST frozen pizza is Home Runn Inn. It's actually amazing, with the normal pizza having a VERY enjoyable amount of cheese.