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18 times food didn't live up to expectations

Or what happens when your order gets lost in translation.

Sep 17th 2015, 1:08 PM 10,666 Views 9 Comments

1. When this woman asked for “cheese and biscuits” and got, a plate of, er, Brie and Jammie Dodgers

If you need cheering up, here's a photo of the time my stepmum asked for cheese and biscuits at a hotel. 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/WZTnrYdtb6
— Steph Kerr (@stephkerr) March 1, 2015

Source: Steph Kerr/Twitter

2. When this person asked for a ham and cheese toastie in Costa and got… this

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3. When this girl opened her crisps only to find it was basically a bag of air

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4. When this girl ordered a cake with a “cap” drawn on… and they evidently misheard

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5. When this person thought their “lettuce” burger would arrive on two leaves of lettuce… and this happened

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6. When this person ordered popcorn shrimp and was given this

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7. When you ask for mayonnaise on top and bottom of your chicken burger and they take the request a little too literally

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8. Or when you ask for “one pepperoni pizza” and they totally misunderstand what you’re saying

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9. When this person ordered cheesesticks and the bar just put cheese on regular breadsticks

Improvisation, my friends.

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10. When you ask for an “ice-cream sandwich” and they stick ice-cream between two slices of bread

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11. When McDonald’s didn’t understand what a “cheeseburger with just ketchup” really meant

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12. When a girl ordered an affogato (ice-cream topped with espresso) and got an avocado topped with ice-cream and espresso

Easy mistake, to be fair.

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LOL.

13. When this couple ordered four “large” pizzas and this happened

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14. When you order a “tomato salad”

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15. When you order an “American Pizza” in Sweden and you’re presented with this

Umm…

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17. When this granny accidentally ordered a burrito the size of her head.

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Whoops!

18. And when this person asked for a Caesar Salad and got this monstrosity.

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This guy spent $1500 and six months making a sandwich from scratch >

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