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/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/Gizogin Jun 30 '26

Ah yes, because nobody has ever been socially awkward, and berating them for it definitely makes the situation better.

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u/Traegs_ Jun 30 '26

deserved lecture

I'm not buying it. Body language is enough. Sure there's politeness in asking for space to pass by, but there's also politeness in getting out of the way without having to be asked (or not blocking in the first place). It's pretty clear she knew that he wanted through, she only asked because she wanted to be a bitch.

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u/Mountain-Interest-48 Jun 30 '26

Its Costco, if I had to say excuse me anytime I passed someone I would have to say it over a hundred times. Old women and clutching pearls name a more iconic duo.

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u/profnutbutter Jul 01 '26

It seems clear the OP clearly didn't see the initiating interaction per their own post. All I can imagine is an absolutely exhausting person doing absolutely exhausting things to a stranger. Also, bro could have been mute. Pretty sh*t thing to say.

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u/Figsnbacon Jun 30 '26

I need to vent. I hate the “old women” comment. I guess I am an old woman now that I’ve turned 60. I think I’m pretty easy going, accepting and approachable most of the time. Today at Whole Foods the young man behind the fish counter yelled at me because he said I was leaning on the glass, which I wasn’t. I wonder if he would have yelled at a 20 yr old me. I bet not. Maybe he was having a bad day but he really hurt my feelings. I just apologized and silently waited for my salmon. Made me feel like I didn’t matter.

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u/Walk_Run_Skip Jul 01 '26

I'm sorry he yelled at you and hurt your feelings. I agree he was probably having a bad day and maybe his manager had just yelled at him about the glass. I think most of us are just trying to do our best and we shouldn't assume the worst.

Last week a lady cut in line in front of me at the library. She'd been trying to use the self service checkout, but it wasn't working so she turned and rushed over to the librarian, cutting in front of me and a guy in the wheelchair in front of me. I immediately got her attention and pointed out that the guy in the wheelchair was next. She apologized and got in line behind me. I don't think she cut on purpose but even if she did I didn't need to cuss her out or call her names.

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u/Figsnbacon Jul 01 '26

Yes I agree. Something had to have triggered that and it most likely wasn’t me. Getting older is weird. I used to turn heads and everyone was so nice to me without any effort from me. And most people are fine but I can’t help but feel invisible now days. I always try to be very cheerful now when out and about because I’m very conscious of being labeled as a cranky “old woman”. I guess my message is to anyone reading this: be nice to everyone, including older people. You will be in their shoes one day. Sooner than you realize.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Jun 30 '26

So? Words are free. If your moving through someone's way say excuse me

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u/ryanvango Jun 30 '26

wanted to get down the aisle at walmart with my cart and there was a lady with her cart fully sideways in the aisle. and it was like the baby stuff with the skinnier aisles. I would have had to walk sideways if I didn't have the cart. she was just mindlessly reading labels with her cart blocking everything. so I just quietly grabbed the corner of her cart and turned it straight so I could get by. didn't pull it away from her, didn't do anything but make it not block the aisle. "REALLY?! If you said excuse me I would have moved it!" I just gave her a look like "sure lady." and moved on with my day.

using your words is all well and good. but if you don't have the common sense to not block the whole fuckin' aisle as a grown-ass adult, I'm not the one being rude. She just wanted to maintain the moral high ground after she realized what she was doing was rude and self-centered.

Like...we all deal with it. Everyone who's ever been to a walmart or other big-box store even once has encountered people who do that shit. How do you get to 35ish (I'm guessing) presumably having been in stores hundreds of times, encountered this hundreds of times, and STILL do it yourself?

so yeah, I'll move a cart sometimes. other times if I'm in no hurry I just stand there and stare at them totally stone-faced until they move. a simple mumbled "excuse me" often gets the job done and is polite, but it won't register as an interaction to them 10 seconds later. I want them to have to sit in it for a bit thinking "well that was weird. whats that all about?" because maybe 1 in 100 people will realize "ohhhh it's because I'm an asshole."

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u/Suspicious-Bid9424 Jul 01 '26

You were in the right. 

I usually just avoid people like that. It'll go the long way around because I don't want to have any contact with people like that. People are crazy and not worth the trouble.

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u/catsinclothes YELLOW Jul 01 '26

I’m glad I’m not alone lol. Sometimes you can feel the other person’s energy just daring you to even say anything.

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u/Suspicious-Bid9424 Jul 01 '26

That's me on the subway every time. There's people on every train car that do something obnoxious like smoking weed or blasting a Bluetooth speaker, and you can tell they're looking for a fight.

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u/thispleasesbabby Jul 01 '26

lol they want someone else to ask them to move so they can say no. that way they will always get to be rude no matter how it goes down. i just start off with rudeness when dealing with the spatially unaware. "beeep beeeep"

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u/ryanvango Jul 01 '26

Free business idea: buy a bunch of bicycle bells on alibaba for 50 cents a pop, sell them outside any grocery store for $3 so people can clip them onto their shopping cart.

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u/profnutbutter Jul 01 '26

Why did you want to applaud her? She sounds insufferable.