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47 Fury-Inducing Photos That Made Me Want To Sing My Own Version Of "Everything Is Awesome" Except It's "Everything Is Awful!"

Why do I have to get an employee to unlock the case EVERY TIME I WANT TO BUY ANYTHING AT CVS/TARGET/WALGREENS???? Just let me buy toothpaste!!!

1. Giving people who pay to "boost" their application a better chance at landing a job:

A screenshot showing a message: "Boost your application. Optional. 0/3 boosts available. You can purchase boosts upon completing your application and subsequently apply them."

2. Allowing scams like this:

A phone screen showing an SMS alert about an irregular $1900 transaction charged to Apple with an ANZ Plus card. Suggests visiting a website if unauthorized

3. Requiring a paid membership on a dating app so you can see who liked you:

A dating app screen shows two blurred profile images with the text "2 Likes" and an option to upgrade to Elite Membership to see who liked you

4. Requiring job applicants to talk to an AI assistant before interviewing for a job — AND requiring them to disclose their address:

Text conversation between a customer and a support agent, starting with the agent requesting the customer's street address and the customer repeatedly refusing

5. Suggesting tipping on an online purchase:

Tip options with percentages and corresponding dollar amounts, plus a custom tip field. Below, a payment form accepts credit cards, with fields for card details and Shop Pay or PayPal options

6. Making you go through a million screens and similar-looking buttons before you can cancel a membership:

Reminder options and benefits for a Prime membership. Options include keeping or ending membership with details on benefits and renewal reminders

7. Adding a "hospitality charge" that doesn't actually go to the hospitality staff:

Sign reads: "All purchases are subject to a 4% hospitality charge. This surcharge is not a gratuity payable directly to staff."

8. Relatedly, charging this "economic recovery fee" rather than just raising prices:

Receipt listing food items including waygu mac & cheese, tamales, pizza empanadas, and a glass of sangria totaling $155.95, including a 4% economic recovery fee

9. And adding a random "honest to goodness fee" and a "harmonized sales tax" (??) at a restaurant:

Receipt totaling $43.63 shows food, drink items, and additional fees. Includes promotional hours for discounted appetizers and drinks

10. Requiring you to purchase a special hosting license to pay for the TV on your fridge...when you've already paid extra for the refrigerator with the TV:

Digital screen reads, "Annual software and hosting license has expired. Please contact Focal Media to renew your license renewals@focalmedia.com."

11. Phones downloading apps without asking permission:

Screenshot of a smartphone home screen featuring various app icons such as Voicemail, YT Music, Discover, Samsung Health, Crossword Jam, Toon Blast, Solitaire, Word Trip, Royal Match, Woodoku, TikTok, Pandora, and more

12. Then not letting you fully delete them:

Facebook app context menu displaying options: Select, Add to Home, Disable, Widgets. App icons are visible in the background

13. Shrinkflation:

Mega pack of Daz detergent on left is mostly empty when opened, shown with an identical opened box on the right that's also mostly empty

14. And the similar BS change that happened here:

Two images of large ice cream sundaes. Left: a multi-scoop sundae with whipped cream in a glass. Right: a milkshake topped with whipped cream and a cherry in a foam cup

15. Not actually having variety in your "variety pack":

A large box labeled "90 Fun Treats" is surrounded by sorted piles of Sour Patch Kids candy packs on a bed

16. And similarly packing Starbursts variety packs with only one flavor:

Unwrapped pink Starburst candies and their wrappers on a glass table

17. Doing this:

A person is holding a receipt in front of a screen displaying "Global" with a website URL, two lights labeled "Filter Status," and a part of a machine

18. And this (they should at least give you a free gift card for your trouble or something!):

A hand holds a damaged USPS envelope with a note explaining the damage and two smaller envelopes

19. Using an accessible restroom for storage, making it no longer accessible:

Two restroom stalls have been converted into storage spaces. The left stall holds cleaning supplies and linens, while the right stall is filled with various stacking boxes and chairs

20. Parking like this:

Two cars are shown parked bumper to bumper on the street, one white and one red, touching each other closely with no visible space between

21. And this:

A white Lexus RX 350 is parked in a spot, slightly over the left yellow line, between two other vehicles in a dimly lit parking lot at night

22. Aaaand this:

A stroller is seen in the foreground. Several parked cars and lush greenery with trees line the street in the background. This appears to be a quiet residential area

23. People buying out every apartment in a building to just AirBnB them out, contributing to it being impossible and wildly expensive to find housing:

A wall with 40 lockboxes, each numbered from 1 to 40 in 4 columns, are next to a door with a security system keypad

24. Giant trucks going slow in the left lane:

View from a car on the highway showing a white truck and a pink truck. Text overlay reads: "Fuck these guys. Stop going 70km/h on a highway."

25. This gap between advertising and reality:

A hand holds a DiGiorno Personal Size Pepperoni Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza box above a cooked pepperoni pizza placed on a perforated tray

26. And packaged food overall having way less than advertised:

A hand pours a can of tomato sauce into a measuring cup on a digital scale reading 11.8 oz. Close-up of the nutrition label shows 25 calories and 280 mg sodium per 1/2 cup

27. Lying about how many items are in a package:

Cascade Platinum Plus dishwasher detergent pack container beside 52 individual packs neatly arranged on a kitchen counter

28. This architectural nightmare:

Image of a white spindle railing separating a carpeted area from a hardwood floor space with windows in the background

29. Canceling an appointment day of:

Text conversation of a person scheduling and canceling an appointment, mentioning times and discussing availability

30. Changing a "lifetime subscription" into a digital description:

A letter from Rolling Stone announces the transition to digital format starting June 2024. Contact details for customer service are provided for updates or cancellations

31. Making a ceiling fan a raffle item instead of something apartment units automatically have:

A flyer with a blue bird mascot offering an "Early Bird Special" for signing a lease renewal before June 7 to enter a drawing for a ceiling fan installation

32. Advertising that something is sugar-free then putting sugar in it:

Can labeled 'Sugar Free' but also lists sugar in the ingredients. Close-up of a hand holding the can

33. Putting arbitrary items in locked glass cases in general...but especially when only some of the items are locked:

Hand holding a Claritin box in front of a store display filled with Claritin boxes. A sign above reads "-20%"

34. Claiming something is an "egg substitute" then putting eggs in it:

A carton of Bowl & Basket liquid egg substitute and its nutrition label. The label includes vitamins and ingredients such as egg whites, sunflower oil, and flavorings

35. Updating versions of a software so many times that old, perfectly good software no longer works:

Adobe Photoshop 6.0 Education Version software box with the slogan "The world-standard image-editing solution."

36. Not using AC in 100 degree weather when employees are forced to be there all day:

Sign at Target: "Our store is taking steps to conserve energy today by temporarily reducing lighting and air conditioning. Thank you for your understanding!"

37. Any bathroom having showerheads *this* low down:

Person standing in a shower, partially covered by a towel, with wet hair. Only half of their face is visible. No names provided

38. Or with water pressure like this:

Water flows from a showerhead in a bathroom with a tile wall pattern

39. Only giving free water to "elite" members at a hotel:

Hand holding a complimentary water carton by World of Hyatt, stating it's for elite members with Discoverist, Explorist, or Globalist status or for a charge of $4.00

40. Public transport where this crap happens all the time (you know who you are, downtown NYC bus stop that's the bane of my existence):

A rainy city street with traffic lights and vehicles in the distance. A person walks on the wet sidewalk near a glass building

41. Requiring a minimum for free shipping and not just rounding up if you're within a few cents:

Shopping cart screen with a subtotal of $76.22. Add $0.03 of items for free shipping. Button: "Proceed to checkout (5 items)." Option to send as a gift

42. This type of impossible-to-open packaging:

Pack of four 1000mAh AAA 1.2V TRONIC rechargeable batteries on a desk

43. Doing this:

Text conversation showing one person asking another if they want anything from Starbucks multiple times, getting replies saying no, then being asked for a drink after ordering

44. Delivering packages like this:

A mailbox with the door open revealing a large package inside. The mailbox is numbered 286

45. Packaging games like this:

The image shows a clear plastic Nintendo Switch game case opened, with a single game cartridge for "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" inside

46. Making restaurant customers pay for parking:

Curbside with the words "PAID PARKING" painted on the sidewalk, near shrubs and a parked white vehicle

47. And finally, this nonsense that every college student knows too well:

Instructions for an online platform: "Post your response," "Respond to 3 of your peers' posts," and a "Reply" button
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