The Ad Trap: Products That Didn't Match the Marketing Hype

14. Popsicle with Spongebob

Cost: $1.79* Created by: Popsicle Purchased from: Not sure, possibly an ice cream truck One Redditor discovered that a tasty Spongebob popsicle appeared to be a tortured rendition of everyone's favorite sea monster after posting about it in the "Expectations Vs. Reality" thread. Apart from the yellow sponge portion and the buck teeth, the popsicle didn't resemble the packaging or Spongebob at all.

@u/snarkysnape / Reddit.com | @u/snarkysnape / Reddit.com Spongebob Popsicle The troubled expression on the ice cream sponge's face is probably what the Redditor meant when she said, "End my suffering," in the caption. The disfigured Nickelodeon mascot was the topic of much amusement among commenters, with one person stating that it was the "funniest thing" they had "seen all day."