"I remember seeing the commercials for Grape-Nuts cereal when I was a kid, and for some reason, my dumb ass formed the impression that it looked delicious. But my mom would never buy it because she said I 'wouldn't like it' and 'we can't afford to throw away a full box of cereal.' Fast forward a few years, and I was visiting my aunt and uncle, who had Grape-Nuts."
"who had Grape-Nuts. I poured myself a gigantic bowl and prepared to experience the forbidden delight. I genuinely don't know what I was expecting. I knew that it wasn't actually grape flavored or chocolate or anything. I guess I thought it would be pleasantly crunchy and taste... good? Joke's on me, I might as well have filled that bowl with ground-up asphalt."
A person recalls childhood exposure to Grape-Nuts commercials and forming an expectation that the cereal would be delicious. A mother refused to buy the cereal due to concern about wasting a box and budget constraints. Years later, a visit to relatives provided an opportunity to try a large bowl of Grape-Nuts. Expectations included a pleasantly crunchy, tasty experience despite knowing it was not grape- or chocolate-flavored. The actual experience was overwhelmingly negative, described as dry, gritty, and comparable to filling the bowl with ground-up asphalt.
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