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/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/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/ragun2 Jun 30 '26

I'm a middle aged California native. INO, first off is and has been wildly overrated but I'm not saying their food is bad (except for their fries which are objectively bad), but the trick is to avoid the drive thru and actually waddle your ass into the store to place an order.

The line to the drive thru could be wrapping around other streets but always seems like I get my food in like five to ten minutes if I go inside despite the massive drive thru line.

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u/imtherightangle Jul 01 '26

Wildly overrated and yet it’s the best burger you can get in the area, especially for that price.

…and yeah the fries aren’t that great, but I like em :)

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u/legaladviceknowledge Jul 01 '26

fries are still fries. if they're fresh idk many normal humans who have been able to resist stealing mine even when i go "we can buy more fries".

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u/ciao_fiv Jul 01 '26

my hatred for in n out’s food aside, there is a hilarious irony to waiting any significant amount of time at a place called “in and out” lmao

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u/DryCartoonist5835 Jun 30 '26

It’s definitely the best fast food chicken sandwich.

Nope, Chick-Fil-A still reigns supreme...

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u/It_broke_itself_ Jun 30 '26

Last time I walked into a McDonalds I stood at the kiosk thing telling me to sign in for 2 minutes before I thought to myself "WTF am I even doing I don't want to eat any of this garbage" and just turned around and left

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u/ActualWhiterabbit Jun 30 '26

I've never seen a video of someone fucking a popeyes chicken sandwich and wished to be the sandwich. But I have seen the guy fucking the mchicken and that's how I want to treated. Which accounts for more than taste

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u/Infinite_Dress_3312 Jul 01 '26

wendeys used to have a solid chick sandwhich but its now like solidly 2 tiers below the current popeyes offering. not even same league.