Disappointment is an inevitable experience in life. Through experience, we've learned that generally it's better to set your expectations low to avoid the dreadful feeling of being let down. Sometimes, though, it's nice to have some hope that maybe something will work out as expected, especially when advertised to you that way.

More often than not, companies make the advertised photo on the box look way better than what the actual product is. Frozen food is the biggest offender of consumer disappointment. The picture on the box shows what could be a gourmet meal, only to open up a freezer-burnt block of 'food' that surely won't satisfy anyone. It isn't just food, though, with the use of AI, there are so many online retailers promising people beautiful pieces of clothing or decor, only for them to receive something quite ugly.

Here, 25 people have shared a moment in life when they were extremely disappointed by the thing that they spent money on.