"Should I be mad?": 20 Products that didn't meet expectations

What's the most disappointing product you've ever received? No matter how carefully you vet the seller, sometimes you're going to end up with a subpar product. This seems to happen constantly to people who buy things online, where tricky photography angles can be used to disguise subpar products.

One person bought a cat sweater, only to realize it wasn't a sweater at all. It was a sweater print, printed onto some cheap fabric. It looks like the kind of fabric people wear for an ugly holiday sweater party, even though it's supposed to be a nice cat shirt.

Another person got some hot lemon pepper boneless wings, and they got some chicken crumbs instead. They got the ghosts of wings past; the concept of chicken perhaps, but certainly not actual wings. These nuggets are laughably tiny, but you can see in the photo that they are sort of advertised to be that small. It's a tricky angle, or perhaps the way they're stacked together, that makes them appear to be a bit larger than they actually are. This seems like such a bad idea for the company, though. They might save a few pennies on that food item, but they're going to get a bajillion customer complaints, and honestly, the wings are so small I'd never order from that place again.

After you check out these hilariously inept items, read about one person who had to train themself after taking on a huge project at a new job while their boss lazed around all day.

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If at first you sour doughn't succeed...

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What's subdog?

via u/Obeserecords

Not much, you?
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They "gave you boneless tidbits," quipped one commenter

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This person reports that the "chum bucket frappucino" doesn't taste at all like strawberries

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Yeah that's a flaky crust alright

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"IKYFL," this person vented

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They elaborated that the sweater was made from some super cheap fabric. It's not knitted…it's just a cheap sweater printed to look that way (which won't fool a single person IRL).
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It's certainly lean

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This "new garden avocado toast" is pitiful

via u/Fazazzle

Get a refund ASAP!
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This person was so dismayed by their sandwich that they started quoting Thanos

via u/brettles84

"Reality is often disappointing. Thanos, 2018," wrote u/brettles84. So true—a good sandwich can lift the spirits, and a bad one can ruin your day (and leave you thinking about Thanos snapping your way out of eating said sandwich).
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"Should I be mad?" this person wondered

via u/logicalphallus-ey

They're certainly missing a lot of flowers, so it might be worth reaching out to customer service to see if they'll send a replacement.
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That nail tech should've been honest about not being able to pull this look off

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This so called "Lebanese mixed platter" seems to be missing a few things

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Say sike right now!

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I know they didn't try to dress up that hot dog bun with chocolate sauce and whipped cream…
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They talk a big game, but...

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This is a weak effort.