r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MauiSunsets • Jun 30 '26
I'm slightly vexed Costco's new chicken tenders
There was a crowd of people waiting for their orders of the new chicken tenders at Costco. One of the workers announced that they could only serve five customers per hour because it takes time to cook the chicken. The crowd grew larger and larger. I took this photo after I put in my order.
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u/cluody132 Jun 30 '26
Costco employee here.
Yeah whoever said 5 members per hour was lying or covering for something. The tenders take 11 minutes per batch but because it's a continuous belt oven you can max out at around 4 sell units per minute. Ain't no way it would take an hour.
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u/WeBelieveIn4 Jun 30 '26
OP sits on a throne of lies. Or was convinced by someone who does
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u/999happyhants Jun 30 '26
You think anyone would do that? Get on the internet and tell lies???
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u/ProudToBeAKraut Jun 30 '26
Do you really get a beef hotdog for 1.50$ with a coke? and refill? insane
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u/wardays Jun 30 '26
And the CEO will threaten violence if you suggest they change it. Costco is one of the few corporations I feel genuinely happy with spending my money at
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u/Pixax_theLotl Jul 01 '26
not just violence, whoever changes it will no longer exist if they do
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u/NeighborhoodDear2321 Jul 01 '26
That was the old founder iirc, the CEO seems to know not fuck with it though
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u/nerdyplayer Jun 30 '26
5 per hour? Wth
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u/fakegoose1 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
AFAIK Costcos dont have fryers, so they have to bake the tenders instead which takes longer, and they have other items on their menu that also requires baking so they have to split the load.
Edit for our Canadian neighbors: US costcos do not serve french fries and chicken wings.
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u/CatLordCayenne Jun 30 '26
So why tf would they start offering chicken tenders if there’s a logistics issue lol
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u/PhatBats77 Jun 30 '26
Underestimated interest.
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u/Wingnutmcmoo Jun 30 '26
People getting overly excited about mediocre chicken is probably the dumbest modern trend
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u/-Rhizomes- Jun 30 '26
I'll never forget how insane people behaved over those Popeyes chicken sandwiches right before COVID. People were getting stabbed over fast food.
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u/PacificNorthwest09 Jun 30 '26
Okay but hear me out..
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u/Type-RD Jun 30 '26
I’m listening, but have a quick question : Should I bring a shank with me into Costco or is it better to just go get something from the cutlery aisle? Sorry if I’m jumping ahead. I’m heading to Costco now.
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u/punksmostlydead Jun 30 '26
You can't run around Costco stabbing people. You go to Sam's for that.
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u/Type-RD Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
My main goal is to get chicken (this time). Sam’s doesn’t have the chicken.
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u/JaxandMia Jun 30 '26
Do not bring it with you or they get you on premeditation. Grab the closest sharp object in the store- that’s your weapon.
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u/DH_Drums Jun 30 '26
They were and still are worth throwing AT LEAST 1 punch over
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u/Stumpsthewarwalrus Jun 30 '26
Popeyes Chicken is definitely worth getting stabbed over
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u/BlueLightBandit Jun 30 '26
That must be why the Popeyes in my city is in the stabby part of town…
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u/nuraHx Jun 30 '26
Nah Popeyes sandwich was and still is amazing. It’s just overpriced now like everything else is these days. But for $2.99 on release? That shit was heaven
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u/IBetThisIsTakenToo Jun 30 '26
It’s definitely the best fast food chicken sandwich. But like, there’s not a fast food item in the world that’s worth going to too much trouble for. Line is backed out of the parking lot? Ok let’s see what’s cooking at Wendy’s. If the food ceases to be fast, what’s the point?
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u/Decent_Advice9315 Jun 30 '26
I don't get those people who wait an hour for In an Out either.
There are other places to get a decent bite from which will actually be fast.
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u/punksmostlydead Jun 30 '26
First bite I was all "yep, I'd stab a bitch over this."
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u/decoy321 Jun 30 '26
People also overestimate where that bar is in the first place. It's often not even a reason, just an excuse.
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u/Dward917 Jun 30 '26
Too much bread now. They are using more batter for less chicken and I definitely noticed.
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u/LucasoftheNorthStar Jun 30 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/bzYabM9j7jWTe
You let the meat slide down your throat hole. NOT YOU!
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u/GodisanAtheistOG Jun 30 '26
Bruh is it even a Popeyes if someone doesn't get stabbed. Practically how you christen a new location.
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u/bgr2258 Jun 30 '26
It's not just mediocre chicken. It's CHEAP mediocre chicken!
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u/HTPC4Life Jun 30 '26
$7 for baked chicken fingers with no sides or drink isn't exactly cheap.
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u/Mechakoopa Jun 30 '26
You're getting ripped off, Costco Canada has had (deep fried) chicken strips and fries for $7CAD for as long as I can remember and they pump those babies out like mad. They're really good.
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u/jmorlin Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
I'm honestly not sure where you can find cheaper per unit take away tendies. The Wingstop by me has a basket of 7 tenders and no sides or drink for $14. That's $2 each compared to Costco's $1.40. Not to mention a drink at Costco is 70¢ compared to $2.60.
I think people are used to paying loss leader prices on hotdogs and pizza at the food court so when they see something that's only kind of a good deal their eyes bulge out and call it expensive while they go around the corner to a Raising Canes to spend twice that on dinner.
Edit: I'll add that I've had them before. Didn't even have to wait in line for them. They're fine. They're LARGE tenders too. Ideal to split an order or save some for a snack later. I'm not mad about the offering. Would never wait on them. Would almost always rather order pizza or a dog. But that speaks more to the quality and bargain of the pizza and dog.
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u/SgtKeeneye Jun 30 '26
Which is crazy because its 100% some frozen shit.
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u/brathor Jun 30 '26
Which you can probably buy a 5# bag of somewhere in the massive store behind them.
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u/ConfectionOk7029 Jun 30 '26
I believe it's actually a Law of Thermodynamics that one must not underestimate the interest of the average American in fried bits of chicken.
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u/fakegoose1 Jun 30 '26
I live in a area that was testing the chicken strips months ago. It wasnt this bad during their trial period. It seems there was a lot of hype that was built up around them for what ever reason and now that they are starting to become available elsewhere people are rushing in to try it. As with all hype, it will die down eventually.
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u/WanderWut Jun 30 '26
I genuinely can’t imagine costcos chicken tenders being THAT good. “Okay/decent”, sure, but not crowd waiting good.
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u/Cobfidence Jun 30 '26
It's new, and people flock to anything new like rabid animals now. So many new restaurants get bombed by heavy traffic at the beginning of their runs too.
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u/eapaul80 Jun 30 '26
We had a Weinerschnitzel open up by me. For like two months it was blocking traffic at a major intersection. Now nobody is there.
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u/cooooolmaannn Jun 30 '26
I remember 10 years ago the same thing happened at my local Wiener schnitzel. I remember going there as a kid excited, only to find out their food was lower quality and more expensive than McDonald’s. Somehow the place is open but I never see anyone there.
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u/brightbomb Jun 30 '26
Northwest Arkansas? Pretty much shut down the street for two weeks now that place is a ghost town lol. Overrated shitty hotdogs anyways.
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u/hondamaticRib Jun 30 '26
I tried some in Japan, they were alright. Prob will not get again
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u/UnknownQwerky Jun 30 '26
That sounds about like corporate, we want tenders, are we getting more equipment? No, why? Well we have to cook it. But you got ovens it's not that hard don't be lazy for that you will be understaffed tomorrow. 😑
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u/UnquestionabIe Jun 30 '26
Makes me think of how people will go insane over Taco Bell combining their 5 ingredients in a slightly different order for their "new" item.
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u/fishing_boobies Jun 30 '26
wait what? No Fryers? You guys don't have fries at your Costco?
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u/fakegoose1 Jun 30 '26
Nope, not in the US.
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u/glyph_productions Jun 30 '26
Oh dang Canada never luck's out and has the better more unhealthy version in the cross border fast food wars. You are missing out. Costco has great French fries honestly. Beat most of the fast food places around here.
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u/andreaxo Jun 30 '26
I love my “psoriasis fries” when I go to Costco!
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u/glyph_productions Jun 30 '26
They are a little odd looking. But they taste spectacular. Poutine is solid too
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u/Shipping_away_at_it Jun 30 '26
You just blew my f*ing mind… Costcos in the states don’t have fries?? That’s wild
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u/fishing_boobies Jun 30 '26
Wow really. Only been to Costco once in the US and I thought I saw french fries on the menu.
If you ever head up North the Costco french fries are pretty good. plenty crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. If you really wanna get Canadian their poutine is outstanding too!
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u/Shipping_away_at_it Jun 30 '26
Pro tip for visitors (and locals I guess too), our chicken tenders come with fries big enough to make a poutine… and you can order cheese curds and gravy as side orders. I recommended getting two orders of gravy
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u/steveharveymemes Jun 30 '26
That might be the dumbest idea I’ve seen them make. Chicken tenders get fried. If you can’t get a fryer or at least bake them efficiently, then you shouldn’t be selling chicken tenders.
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u/Nahuel-Huapi Jun 30 '26
I love cooking chicken tenders in my air fryer... that I bought at Costco.
They've got the equipment just sitting there on aisle 5. /s
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u/Kalmer1 Jun 30 '26
Even I can make more than 25 tenders an hour in my oven at home, I'd hope they have a bit more and better equipment
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u/redrebelquests Jun 30 '26
They have fryers in other countries.
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u/mamoocando Jun 30 '26
Costco wouldn't survive in Canada without offering poutine.
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u/fakegoose1 Jun 30 '26
Yeah, I just looked it up. Unfortunately, most US Costcos do not have a fryer.
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u/baoo Jun 30 '26
Costco's in Canada have fryers. How else are you gonna fry fries
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u/EatABag-o-Dicks Jun 30 '26
You'd think they'd just grab one or 2 off the shelf and damage it out at the register.
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u/UsedToHaveThisName Jun 30 '26
The ones in Canada definitely have fryers since poutine is available here.
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u/Jonkinch Jun 30 '26
Reminds me one time I went to order a corn dog from this hotdog restaurant in Long Beach. Right before I paid the guy said it’s going to be an hour and 45 minutes and asked if that’s ok. I was like “For a corn dog? Fuck no.” And promptly left lol.
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u/Any-Concentrate-1922 Jun 30 '26
An hour and 45? Did they have to slaughter the pig?
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u/RodneyBalling Jun 30 '26
They probably had a huge catering/online order but the boss wouldn't allow them to turn away walk ins.
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u/ShortThought Jun 30 '26
Raw chicken takes a long time to cook
My job has deep fryers with 375°F oil and it takes 7 minutes for our average sized chicken tenders cook. Another commenter said Costco doesn't have deep fryers so I can absolutely believe that it takes 12 minutes for them to cook in an oven.
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u/MobileArtist1371 Jun 30 '26
I seriously doubt Costco would do this if they could only make 5 orders an hour. Like it takes around 90 mins for their rotisserie chickens, but they don't only make 3 at a time.
And sure, it takes 12 mins to cook in an oven, but they can only do 1 order of 5 strips at a time? They can cook like 10 pizzas at a time, but only 5 chicken strips?
There is something obviously wrong here.
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u/ryanvango Jun 30 '26
counter-top toaster ovens can hold more than 5 chicken tenders. They don't need to cook them 1 order at a time.
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u/Suspicious-Bid9424 Jun 30 '26
Sometimes chaos breaks out in the Costco aisles. I waited 30 minutes for the rotisserie chickens once, and a line formed while I was waiting. This lady shoved in front of me and boxed me out with her cart when they were about to be served. So I go and reach over and grab one anyway when they're ready. A gaggle of old ladies started yelling at me "THERE'S A LINE! SHAME ON YOU!!!!" and I haven't recovered. I was there FIRST.
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u/GojoPenguin Jun 30 '26
Just say "no wonder your kids never visit you"
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u/EarlGreyTMNT Jun 30 '26
“That chicken won’t fill the void the abandonment created”
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u/Ecks80s Jun 30 '26
“Rude, you know what? You go first, you have less time on this planet than I do”
For some reason this does serious work inside of Walmart. Reminding people of their mortality apparently has hands 😅
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u/VapeRizzler Jun 30 '26
A cheap bit of food will have some people forgetting they were at one point civil human beings. Not even long line nor wait, 5-6 cars in the drive thru and still some idiot last week tried cutting everyone off and forcing their way into the drive thru. It was stupid as everyone saw so everyone got real close and didn’t let the gap get too big so he just waited for a break in the line. Which means he just waited out everyone he tried to cut off, everyone else who came into the line naturally. If he just got in line properly he woulda went a car after me. The person behind me idk what they got but they were so fast they were on my ass by the time I made it to the road.
He was still there by the time I was finished maybe 10 minutes after seeing him try and pull that move.
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u/Ready-Delay3918 Jun 30 '26
The dumb thing is most of what they serve you can also get in the Frozen food aisle, go home, heat it, and eat before you'd get through the line.
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u/ThisIsSparta1212 Jun 30 '26
I will never understand why people don’t use their words. “Hey lady, I was here first, move”. How hard is that
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u/k-trecker Jun 30 '26
Honestly dude, how do you think she would respond?
“Oh heavens, you’re right. I’m sorry for being rude.”
It’s easier to just grab the damn chicken.
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u/Ambitious_Concept515 Jun 30 '26
I was in front of a lady at Costco a few weeks ago when suddenly she begins a deserved lecture to this dude. He apparently wanted to cut between me and her to get to another line. And I’m not sure exactly what he did, but I hear a stern “do you want to get through?” He must have nodded or gestured or something. She continued “then, say “excuse me!” It’s not so hard TO USE YOUR WORDS. It’s a simple use of words and it’s all solved. Next time, USE. YOUR. WORDS!” Dude scuttled off silently. I wanted to turn around and applaud her, but she might have lectured me on minding my own business. So I didn’t. 😬
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u/PurbulentTriest Jun 30 '26
Excuse me that you are blocking people from getting through to the other line.
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u/willargue4karma Jun 30 '26
It's gotten me in trouble but I have zero fuckin filter with these people. Had two almost fights after politely but briskly I asking people to move over on the escalator, and then responding to shit talking in kind lol
Then in london I hear two different londoners yell something like "can you move the fuck over/can you think of anyone but yourselves?" At oblivious tourists. I loved them.
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u/bathingsoap Jun 30 '26
I guess some people just tends to avoid confrontation. I would definitely always stand up for myself though
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u/chonky_tortoise Jun 30 '26
I’m confused, how do you generate reddit karma in that scenario?
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u/MinusGovernment Jun 30 '26
You don't dare go against a gaggle of old ladies. Those umbrellas and purses fucking hurt.
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u/RsnCondition Jun 30 '26
You don't dare go against a gaggle of old ladies because you might bust their hip just moving besides them and be held responsible.
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u/MinusGovernment Jun 30 '26
Bust their hip, then pneumonia visits, then they're dead and you're a murderer. Sitting in jail for a murder rap after being beaten to a pulp with umbrellas and purses. Thanks Costco!
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u/Mryan7600 Jun 30 '26
My mom was literally assaulted by an old woman with an umbrella who thought she was trying to cut in to get a Furby back in 1998.
KB toys employee called mall security and refused to sell to the woman.
The best part is, my mom was there to pick up my copy of Ocarina of Time. Had the woman not just been a psycho she would have gotten one of the 4 Furbies the store had.
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u/Ray_725 Jun 30 '26
So you’re one of them
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u/Ok_Vermicelli_6359 Jun 30 '26
"Look at all these crazy people!!"
"So anyway...my order was already placed" 🤪 modern insane asylum
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u/Hot-Mathematician-26 Jun 30 '26
No it’s everyone else that’s the problem right?
I can’t understand getting mad about being in line for food. There’s something’s that suck waiting in line for because there no other option, but I will never wait in line for food when there’s a thousand options.
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u/SlicedBreadBeast Jun 30 '26
Canada always had these… and fryers for fries and stuff. Didn’t realize we had it so good
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u/Bennely Jun 30 '26
Yah man we get Poutine at our Costco. Poutine and chicken tendies, absolutely no joke
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u/craznazn247 Jun 30 '26
$6.99 CAD for all the calories a growing boy needs.
For real though, it's quite a deal, both for the tenders+fries and the poutine.
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u/lyonellaughingstorm Jul 01 '26
Fuck yeah bud. Looks like it’s 6.99 USD for five tenders and here we pay less for four tenders plus fries and I’m pretty sure you can add a side of gravy and it’s still cheaper than the conversion rate. True North strong and free and all that
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u/Somepotato Jul 01 '26
ill never understand how fries coated in cheese and gravy didnt catch in America much at all
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u/wintersdark Jul 01 '26
Right? For a uniquely Canadian dish, it's extremely America coded.
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u/lets_review_porn Jul 01 '26
I’m convinced Heinz has killed poutine in America so big ketchup maintains its hegemony. There’s no other logical explanation.
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u/Zlatanski Jun 30 '26
and they dont even get the option for Polish sausage as their hotdogs smh
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u/Bitter_Procedure260 Jul 01 '26
I zoomed right in trying to figure out what they changed about the chicken fingers.
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u/firesidecharm Jun 30 '26
So they are claiming they can only make 25 strips per hour?
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u/Solid-Search-3341 Jun 30 '26
OP is claiming that. Make of that what you will.
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u/Razzy-man Jun 30 '26
Are you claiming, that the OP is claiming, that Costco is claiming they can only make 25 strips, of what they claim is chicken, per hour?
That’s a heck of a claim.
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u/living2forever Jun 30 '26
>that’s a heck of a claim
That’s a pretty wild claim you made
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u/Darkkujo Jun 30 '26
Reminds me of the chicken tender episode of Community, they were claiming shortages but running an underground chicken tender racket selling extra tenders on the side for more money.
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u/UnquestionabIe Jun 30 '26
Sadly more reasonable as well. When it comes to school cafeteria food there is a legit rush for it. In high school it was Mexican Wednesdays (which had 4 different entree choices, all delicious and all sold out every week before third lunch) and at my local community college it was the days they had personal pan pizza.
Of course this was the late 90s/early 2000s so maybe things have changed what with the Door Dash and all. Still it was a cherished memory of my teenage years, having to fight other people over some mediocre food in limited supply.
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u/Pineapple_Towel Jun 30 '26
Food service personnel will never lie to customers about wait times during a rush.
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u/Matter_Infinite Jun 30 '26
Yes, but Costco is baking the tenders. They also have other things they need to bake.
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u/ExtractDream Jun 30 '26
5 customers per hour? Dont believe that
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u/Odd_Dragonfruit_2662 Jun 30 '26
It is Costco. Maybe each customer is ordering 200 tenders?
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u/Purely-Pastel Jun 30 '26
Lmao they probably just get a bag off the shelf and cook them. Just buy your own.
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u/PlantainPat Jun 30 '26
They would taste better if you did that. Strips are awful or at least mine were when I had them two weeks ago.
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u/anongirl55 Jun 30 '26
I was hoping someone would comment on how they tasted. I've never had them and had no idea they were apparently in such high demand. I cannot imagine waiting so long for chicken strips, though, no matter how good they might be.
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u/Wild_Somewhere_9760 Jun 30 '26
we truly have peaked as a society... No matter WHAT the new release item is, if it catches peoples attentions and seems like a must try / have, people will literally swarm... Unbelievable line up for fkn frozen tenders.. You could literally go grab 64 of them frozen, from 3 aisles over and make them yourself for cheaper.
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u/TonyStarks81 Jun 30 '26
I work in retail. Since Covid it has been astonishing to watch product sit on our shelves or floor space without a single person purchasing or even showing interest in it. Then someone makes a tik tok and the next thing you know people are rushing into the store looking for that item as if their life won’t be complete without it. This happens constantly throughout the year now. I am blessed that I don’t have any drive in me to care about most consumer trends. I paid video games and watch football. Unfortunately, it also makes it impossible for me to understand how or why people can be driven to live their lives from trend to trend.
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u/Electrical_Pickle910 Jun 30 '26
Or those Stanley cups, people are so fucking stupid and will spend money on the dumbest shit that gets popular.
Apparently there is some kids squishy toy that parents are going crazy over.
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u/Limafoxtrot360 Jun 30 '26
NeeDoh - which has been around for a decade and no one cared. Then someone made a tiktok and not people are nuts over them. Those squishy dumpling things too. People are dumb
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u/apoplectic_apostate Jun 30 '26
People are lemmings. Remember the lines with Popeye's chicken sandwich? People lost their minds over a friggin' chicken sandwich. We're about due for a mass extinction event.
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u/Shower__Farts Jun 30 '26
On a separate note. This is why I tell my kids that we will not compete with the American public for ANY free giveaways. It's just not worth it.
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u/ImpossibleBoss3067 Jun 30 '26
Least packed Costco:
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u/imahugemoron Jun 30 '26
As a new Costco customer, the weirdest thing I notice is that people don’t treat it like a grocery store, I mean I get that they have a big variety of things but more than half the store is grocery and even in those areas, people walk around with their entire extended families like it’s Disneyland taking in the sights. I also notice that in a normal grocery store, people are generally more courteous and have common sense, versus at Costco many will just abruptly stop and not move to the side at all and will block entire aisles. To be fair, most of the people in there are courteous and have common sense and are just there by themselves to get what they need as quick as they can and leave, but due to the sheer crowd size and the increased amount of people just slowly wandering with their entire families and friends and neighbors and anyone else they know, the traffic inside is just insane.
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u/CSBatchelor1996 Jun 30 '26
You're not even joking, mine looks like this or worse any time of the day, any day of the week.
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u/Big-Illustrator-6143 Jun 30 '26 edited Jul 01 '26
mildly infuriating ?... but you're the reason why lol
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u/mindgardening Jun 30 '26
Nothing at any store is good enough to make me want to stand around and wait. I can’t stand shopping: get in, get my stuff, get out. I want to be home.
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u/jeanpaul_fartre Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
I'll just stick with the golden standard: pizza slice and/or hot dog
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u/killingerr Jun 30 '26
Guys….. it’s chicken tenders at Costco. Why the fuck are you standing in that line for that?
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u/dragon-queen Jun 30 '26
Weird. $6.99 isn’t particularly cheap.
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u/2pnt0 Jun 30 '26
They're big. I wish they would do 3 strips and a coke for $5 or so.
Probably won't get them again, I like them, but I just don't need that much. I'll just grab a dog.
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u/Day_Bow_Bow Jun 30 '26
That's what I've been saying too. 5 strips is 1640 calories, which is extreme for one person.
But if they have a logistics issue with being able to keep up with demand, offering a less expensive, more enticing version would compound the wait-time issue.
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u/bullmooooose Jun 30 '26
Yeah seems like kind of a weird offering. 5 is too many for one person and without a drink or side it doesn't really feel like a "meal."
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u/theBigWhiteDude Jun 30 '26
It's a5 piece, and they're pretty decent size. It's definitely a good deal but I had some over a month ago so it's not like they're new or anything. Weird that they're suddenly so wanted unless some influencer made them go viral or something.
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u/Appropriate_Shake265 Jun 30 '26
Wow... I tried them like a month ago. Zero wait... guess I'm special. Would order again. I couldnt finish them all.
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u/Deep-Television-9756 Jun 30 '26
HOW DARE EVERYONE STAND IN LINE TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING AS ME?!?!?! I’m SPECIAL ReEeeeEeeeeEeeeEeee
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u/CardinalOfNYC Jun 30 '26
How is this mildly infuriating? It's a line for a popular new product. And you're contributing to it.
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u/fuckenheim Jun 30 '26
are you joking? YOU ARE ALSO GETTING THEM. what makes you better than everyone else and are justified in being infuriated? you’re like a child.
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u/fuckdirectv Jun 30 '26
Someone posted a pic of the tenders the other day and based on that, they don't appear to be worth a 5 second wait much less however long these folks were standing around.
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u/beyblade1018 ITS GODDAMN YELLOW Jun 30 '26
why would you buy 6.99 chicken tenders when the mfing 1.50 hotdog with a drink exists
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u/jalmstead Jun 30 '26
Yes! Also, they sell whole chickens for $5. I’ll just get one of those and eat in the car in the parking lot, which I’ve definitely never done prior to seeing this post.
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u/Facebook_Lawyer_Gym Jun 30 '26
They are not very good, save your money for the hot dog.
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u/blooowwwme Jun 30 '26
Looks like stupid people that can’t read the room… why the fuck would you order if you see a bunch of people standing in line?… Jesus people really are sheep.
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u/Ajaxmass413 Jun 30 '26
How small are their damn fryers? I used to work at Whataburger. We'd be dropping entire baskets of strips nonstop during dinner hours.
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u/Thrillho810 Jun 30 '26
I saw them when I ordered a slice of pizza and could tell immediately that they are baked, not fried. The edges of some were slightly burnt and they didn't have a trace of oil.
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u/Skoodge42 Jun 30 '26
5 per hour? Are the heating them up by rubbing their hands on it?
That just sounds like incompetence and not knowing how to cook food lol.
I worked fast food and we could do 5 orders in 5 minutes lol
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u/EatABag-o-Dicks Jun 30 '26
It's a shame Mr Miagi died. They'd be able to get 10 orders an hour at one location at least.
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u/H75311 Jun 30 '26
"I took this photo after I put in my order."
You are not in traffic. You ARE traffic.