We recently wrote a post where people revealed the "hyped-up" things that were a huge disappointment. In the comments, more readers shared popular things they were genuinely excited about...but ended up being quite a letdown. Here's what they had to say:
1. "Girl Scout cookies. I think they're terrible cookies in general. Just donate cash if you want to support the scouts."
—Anonymous
2. "Keyless fobs without backup keys for cars. When the little battery is dead in the fob, start walking."
3. "The Dyson vacuum. I spent $499 on a cordless that ran for 10 minutes on HI and LO, and I couldn't even pick up a piece of cereal. One month later, the trigger broke. I was sent the part to change it out. Then, the door broke, on and on."
"My client bought hers the same week, and the same stuff broke on hers as did mine. Another client had the upright, and the suction was so strong that you could hardly pull out the extending hose to vacuum the stairs. It was exhausting. I could go on. Three Dysons, three different houses, same result. Crap! I am sure there are fans, but I am not."
—Anonymous
4. "Any of those fake vegan burgers. They're so processed!"
—Anonymous, 67, Delaware
6. "Crocs are just uncomfortable 😔, and they don't even look all that great. I hate my feet being exposed with all the holes."
7. "Honeylove bras. Even going up two sizes from my recommended size, they are painfully compressive and create a smashed uniboob. Don't fall for the oversaturated advertising; they are definitely not worth the hype."
—Anonymous
8. "The Star Wars sequels. They are contrived crap."
—Anonymous, 34, Colorado
9. "In-N-Out fries are some of the worst French fries known to man. Truly awful. They make a decent burger, but don't live up to the hype. Smash Burger is a lot better, in my opinion."
10. "Labubus."
—Anonymous, 67, Delaware
11. "The Renaissance Faire. I went to them in the early 1970s when the idea was fresh. Then, the idea got marketed and formulated."
—Anonymous, 78, North Carolina
12. "The Netflix show Wednesday. It's a bunch of spoiled, snarky, entitled, disrespectful teens who think everyone over the age of 20 is out of their minds. The dialogue lacks wit and humor, and the stories are blasé. The characters are all copies from 1,000 other shows."
"Both of my cats have more charisma and personality than the actor who plays Wednesday. We dropped this boring show after two episodes and found much, much better programming."
13. "The Sistine Chapel. I'm not an art historian or Catholic, so I'm sure I missed many art, historical, and religious symbols. The intricacies of the art are overwhelming. BUT you move through the Vatican with a throng of folks, and going down the steps to the chapel, I feared someone would be trampled if they slipped on the steps. Most of all, it's a room with a very high ceiling, and it was hard to make out the individual frescoes. And I thought 'The Creation of Adam' would be larger."
"I had the experience of a tourist next to me who asked the guards, 'Where is the Sistine Chapel?' The guard looked puzzled and pointed: This is it. She said, 'So where is the painting?' I was a little embarrassed for her, but I was thinking the same thing."
—Anonymous, 67, Virginia
14. "Crumbl cookies. To me, they taste like undercooked cake. Just no."
—Anonymous, 48, California
15. "Graceland. It's not much bigger than a regular house."
—Anonymous, 53
16. "Skydiving was amazing, but it's incredibly painful, and no one mentions that. I had massive bruises everywhere the harness covered. And when the chute is pulled, it's so painful that you stop breathing for a second. But still, it was amazing, and I don't regret it!"
And finally...
17. "The Microsoft Zune. My smug PC-loving friends couldn't wait to tell me all about how it was going to kill the iPod. Yeah, I still laugh about that one."
—Anonymous, 41, Texas
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.