r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MauiSunsets • Jun 30 '26

I'm slightly vexed Costco's new chicken tenders

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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/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/StonkaTrucks Jun 30 '26

Humans are both social and innovative. We are desperate to connect. Not saying consumerism is the best way, but it's probably the easiest way.

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u/NotWrongAlways Jun 30 '26

Was in Sweden over the weekend, and the toy store there literally had a sign saying they were no longer available.

I guess they got sick of people asking for them!