'Expectation vs. Reality': 20 of the Funniest Holiday Baking and Decor Mishaps for Christmas Lovers

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Dec 4, 2024 4:00 PM EST

Who else has completely turned the page on Thanksgiving and begun their Holiday baking, shopping, and decorating? We are a few days into December now, which means Holiday obsessives are officially allowed to be insufferable without any criticism from the Grinches of the world who think it's too early to play "All I Want For Christmas Is You." No matter where you fall on this spectrum, you definitely have a lot of feelings about all the hoopla that comes with this time of year.

One thing that is bound to come with Holiday preparation is a colossal mistake or two (or five). No one goes through all the gift shopping and all the baking experimentation and all the tree decorating every year without purchasing the wrong item or messing up a batch of sugar cookies or making a complete mess on the living room floor. It's an inevitable part of the Holiday season, so we might as well embrace it.

Keep scrolling below for these Holiday mishaps. For more compilations like this, take a look at this list of online shopping mistakes.