15+ Rare Examples of When People Got Lucky With Both Their Expectations and Reality

The Universe waits for the moment we expect the least in order to shower us with its generosity. Some might say the reason is pure luck, others believe that we’re getting rewarded for a previous good deed. Either way, receiving free things or extra nice service is always wonderful. But what makes us happy deep down is not the material stuff we got, but the fact that we feel extra special that day thanks to that simple gesture.

Bright Side can’t get enough of the positive vibes a good surprise can spread. We’ll share with you some situations that make us feel like we hit a small jackpot.

1. “Can I get extra eggs?” In Tokyo, Japan.’’

2. ’’I asked for extra roast beef on my sandwich.’’

3. ’’We asked for a ’side of ketchup"

4. ’’I found $20 inside the pocket of some sweats that I thrifted today.’’

5. ’’I asked for a single extra Pepperoncini. I got one per slice.’’

6. The picture-perfect shake

7. ’’I ordered 3 hard drives from Amazon and they sent me 3 cases instead.’’

8. ’’There are even more cherries on the cake than on the packaging.’’

9. ’’My toilet paper has extra mini rolls in the center instead of cardboard tubes.’’

10. ’’I asked if they’d be willing to slip one extra into my 10-box.’’

11. ’’I got a little extra cheese in my Cheetos today.’’

12. ’’I asked for extra sauce and extra napkins, got 98 packs of sauce and 4 napkins.’’

13. ’’I asked Waffle House for as much chocolate chips as they’re allowed to give me.’’

14. ’’I asked for extra cheese on my burger.’’

15. ’’I got an extra biscuit in my box of M&S biscuits.’’

16. ’’I cracked an egg that contained an egg that contained an egg.’’

17. ’’This is what I mean when I say extra pepperoni.’’

Do you often get more and better things than you first excepted? Do you think that always having high expectations makes us feel down and disappointed?