50 Times People Stumbled Upon Things That Were So Mildly Infuriating, They Had To Share Pics Online (New Pics)
It only takes so much to ruin a perfectly good day. From little things like waiting for the 5-second ad skip countdown, to paying for an overpriced meal that doesn’t even taste good, to dealing with bureaucracy and the wild goose chase it leads to. These minor annoyances, first-world problems, not-that-big-a-deal issues, or whatever you want to call them, they’re all around us. They're real. They’re blood boiling. And just thinking about them is enough to drive anyone up the wall.
Apparently, some of these hassles tend to trigger the same vague feelings of frustration in virtually everyone, uniting people in their experiences. Feeling irritated and uncomfortable, people instantly turn to the internet to vent. So we at Bored Panda have put together a list of photos of the mildly infuriating things and pet peeves that prove just how annoying everyday problems can get.
While we suggest you take a deep breath before you continue scrolling through this vivid compilation of pictures, you may find comfort in knowing there’s definitely someone who shares your pain. So enjoy (or loathe?) witnessing these annoyance-inducing examples and be sure to upvote the most accurate ones, and then let us know what tips you over the edge down below in the comments.
Psst! For more mildly infuriating madness, check out our earlier features here, here, and right here.
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Multi Billion Dollar Businesses Asking For Donations
EXACTLY. Can't donate to poor people if I myself am one, now, can I?
What's more outrageous, they will spend 20M$ advertising they invested in a system allowing you make such donation. 'BECAUSE WE CARE'
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I used to always say yes to these...untill I realized the company gets a tax write off for it and it only makes them look good.Youre not donating to the charity...you're donating to the company that promises to donate it.
I was just about to mention the tax write off thing.
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NEVER GIVE TO STORE CHARITIES. They get to claim it as THEIR DONATION. They get millions in tax breaks because of their customers' generosity..
It is just them asking for help with their tax deductions. A scam.
Don't donate ever to those things. Don't feel guilty about it either. That store, that multi-billion dollar corporation will use YOUR donation as a tax write-off for themselves.
Great point. I have no problem with this *if* I have money to spare, but I understand how it can seem very rude when you have to watch every penny. However, I always wonder later if those charities really DO get that money; that makes me feel very uncomfortable. If they are happy to withhold superannuation and other benefits from their employees, what is stopping them from keeping any donations for themselves? I used to work for Hewlett-Packard in the good old days (when Bill and Dave were in control) which taught me about corporate responsibility. I simply don't see that attitude anymore these days; it is every board member for himself, with an eye on the share price.
McDonald's does this, for their foundation...........give me back my 69cents cheeseburger and I'll consider it.
Some guy who rhymes with `tusk` could end world hunger but chooses to buy a social media platform instead
I'm still not convinced that they control as much of their wealth as we think. I doubt they could just write a personal check to end hunger in a developing country. I'd say Uncle Sam would block it. So much money leaving the country.
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I used to work at a supermarket and found out that unless it's St. Judes Children's Hospital, the charity doesn't get 100% of the donations. This was back in early 2000s, in the US, so maybe it's changed but I still don't donate; I have no trust in stores
St. Jude has a 5 billion dollar war chest and they keep asking for donations. They can use their reserves to help people.
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This is also why I don't give money to religious organizations for their "programs". They can sell some assets and fund all of those programs and then some.
AND, they use your donations to get a tax break for themselves. From me they get not a dime.
Fun fact: People claiming that grocery stores use charitable donations collected from customers to offset their taxes are SPREADING EASILY DISPROVABLE MISINFORMATION. Grocery stores only get a tax break on donations they make out of their own profits. When they run a charity drive at the register for customer donations, 100% of that money is required by law to go to the charity. The grocery store is acting as an agent for the charity only. Please do your homework before you spread harmful lies on social media. And if you are able, absolutely please donate at the register when you can. It's a good thing.
It's not fun being harassed by the company you work for to ask people if they want to donate, either. Goal charts, daily emails, conference calls, contests between stores...and on and on and on.
I had to fact check because i don't get my facts from tik tok nor Facebook. Stores DO NOT try to reduce taxes with cash register donations. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/10/fact-check-false-claim-checkout-charities-offset-corporate-taxes/7622379002/
Being presented with an opportunity to practice charity is not a hassle. Not everyone who sees these screens is in dire straits themselves.
Yeah but the company gets to write off taxes for YOUR donation
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So just say no and move on. No more annoying than being asked if I want cash back.
As a cashier, I hate asking. I'll mayb ask 5 people during a shift. The owners make billions, prices are ridiculous, employees aren't given enough hours to recieve medical benefits.
I understand the annoyance about companies asking you, and the whole thing about them being ingenuine and not donating themselves. But I get so annoyed at this whole 'how dare you ask ME to donate, don't you know that I'm poor myself?!' response. Yes, YOU may be poor, but not everyone who shops there is poor, how are they supposed to know if you're poor? You want them to track personal information about you to determine whether you're poor so they won't ask you? Or do you think they're not allowed to ask anyone, in case someone happens to be poor? This whole 'How dare you not know that I am poor' just makes little sense.
Remember don't donate through any companies no matter how rich you are donate to the charity directly
When they do donate, they're donating your money that you spent there in the first place. How about they lower the prices for everyone and take care of the people right here, right now at their cash registers? Instead, we get higher prices often because they can be raised for no particular reason and then have to check our own selves out at the end of the shopping trip. Argh, don't get me started :)
Yeah, like A the salvation army. They pretend to be a a charity, but are mult miillion dollar corporation. And the Roman catholic church, you know, those thousands of priests world wide that were pedophiles and got protected by the pope, and were transferred from parish to parish only to have fresh victims to rape and torture. The Roman Catholic Church is the wealthiest entity on Planet earth, and since it is a sovereign nation, no one has figured out the exact extent of its crimes, and no one knows the exact amount of it's wealth.
There are so many hypocritical snowflakes here it's really disgusting. I haven't seen one person that actually looked into how much the corporations actually give to organizations that help people, but you weak, easily offended turds get butthurt when you are given the opportunity to give to the less fortunate, or ignore it totally without any human interaction to cause you shame. I've given some to starving kids through it before if I feel like it, but ignore it most of the time. I bet many of you would give if supported ridiculous causes that allowed you to virtue signal, though. Then you could tell everyone here about it. Good Lord you guys are petty and revolting sometimes.
Literally no business asks you to donate $20. They ask if you would like to donate.
After years of being hit up by these constant requests for money at stores, I've hardened my stance. I have numerous monthly donations set up automatically, so no, I won't be donating any more of my meager retirement benefits.
Not to be a bwitch, but I pay plenty in taxes for certain programs. STOP wasting OUR money and make sure it gets to where it really needs to be.
Yep. Happens regularly in the U.K. as well. No... I am a goddam charity. P**s off and pay it yourself!
Those organizations are paying a commission to the store. Never donate.
20 dolars are around 400 in our money. Seriously I have my week groceries for that. No way am I giving so much
We got a letter in the mail from the electric company asking me to "help them out". Essentially we would just pay more on the bill. Uuuhhhhh, WHY would I "help" you when you are the electric company already making too much money??
Save the receipt that shows your donation(s) and turn them in with your taxes.
This! I work for K-roger (USA) no one be hungry if they put people before profit
They usually already have that kind of relationship with the charity and donate to them. This is just their way to get them more donors. And btw... No, they don't take our donation money and donate it in their name in order to take the tax deduction. That is against the law.
DO NOT DONATE TO COMPANIES ever. They use your donations as their own donation. This means they claim it as a tax-write-off. When you donate cash to one of these companies you are literally paying their taxes so they dont have to.
In most cases not even 1% actually gets donated, you know because administration...
Fun Fact: grocery stores that ask you to "round up" the receipt use that money to get tax write-offs for donating money to charity. They use YOUR money to save THEIR money.
The big corporations DO donate--using YOUR money. It's a nice tax write-off for them.
This question actually translates to 'can we claim your tax break and get PR credit for it?' Make your own donations, people, there's no need to let a giant corporation make more money off of your charitable contributions.
Wow....it's disheartening, not only to see a bull$hit comment like this being posted here, but to also see everyone commenting below gleefully showing that they are not only wrong, but confidently so! Stores are not asking for donations. Charities PARTNER with stores to collect donations on their behalf, because the best time to get someone to donate money, is when they're already spending it. Stores do not get to keep any of the money, nor do they get to claim it as a tax write off. It's like a salvation army santa standing in front of a store, same concept, juyt taking advantage of these new fangled computers. If you don't want to donate, don't do it, but stop spreading misinformation to alleviate your guilt.
So right! In the end it's our money both ways, so they should use what they get from us to donate.
They DO donate the money - not on your behalf, but theirs. It's a scam for tax incentives.
The Fact You Have To Pay At A Hospital Of All Places
Day after day, we consistently get annoyed by the little things. From picking up after our roommates to dealing with people who don’t understand the concept of personal space, it’s easy to lose self-control over these minor yet infuriating problems that get under our skin. But why do we tend to react to these repetitive and unpredictable inconveniences in a harsh manner? Is our anger and disappointment with the world something we can resist or even control?
To gain insight on the topic from an expert, we reached out to Dr. Jesse Matthews, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist based in Chester Springs, PA. According to him, frustration is a normal part of life because things don't always go our way and won’t always happen as we want them to.
"People who tend to be frustrated more often, however, often feel this way because of unrealistic expectations. For example, they expect that it won’t take them more than 20 minutes to get to work, so when they encounter traffic, they forget they had to stop for gas or there is a slow driver in front of them, and frustration quickly sets in."
It's safe to say that everyone can relate to these situations, but by "starting out with realistic expectations and taking any of these factors into account, we could actually flip the script and get to work the majority of the time without experiencing any frustration," Dr. Matthews told Bored Panda.
I Just Want A Bigger Pocket Please, Is That Too Much To Ask For? Sincerely, Women Everywhere
Never understood the logic of having tiny pockets in womens pants.
But Why Tho
We also got in touch with Dr. Jenn Veilleux, a licensed clinical psychologist and researcher of emotion and self-regulation. She explained that frustration is a feeling that belongs in the anger "family," or, in other words, it's a mild form of anger that resembles irritation.
Frustration is the most common emotional label we use when referring to everyday annoyances or larger issues in life. Together with anger, these emotions happen when a person interprets a situation as unfair or unjust — that someone has been wronged, Dr. Veilleux told us.
"Many (most? all?) people feel frustration sometimes, and that's actually a good thing because we have emotions for a reason! I like to tell my therapy clients that we can only feel emotions about things we care about, so frustration is a sign that something matters. If being frustrated is a sign that a situation is unfair or unjust, that feeling can prompt actions to correct the unfairness or injustice. Anger helps people confront wrongdoing, to right a wrong."
Whoever Invented These Teeny Tiny Tabs On Seals, You Are Not My Friend
Yup, I usually get my small knife and stab, I don’t even bother anymore
Hate It When This Happens
I mean, I get why its annoying but sometimes I don't mind the recommendations. The category that annoys me is the "Watch It Again" one, I have watched it once, no need to push me to watch it again for your viewership stats
Of course, seeing everything as an injustice is definitely not healthy. "Frustration occurs when the world isn't as it 'should' be," Dr. Veilleux added. "People who feel frustrated a lot often have rigid and inflexible thinking about how the world is supposed to work." But the problem with this line of thinking is that there is no "one" or "right" way the world is or should be.
When it comes to mildly infuriating things, they don’t immediately trigger wild emotions in us. A loud noise may take us by surprise and make us twitch. But our neighbor’s blaring music played over and over again during the night really tests our patience. "Mildly infuriating things can blow up into blood boiling when they aren't dealt with and managed," Dr. Veilleux noted.
Why Does This System Exist?
In Case You've Ever Wondered Why Women Get So Frustrated With Our Clothing Sizes - Every Pair Of Jeans Pictured, Is A Size 12
Manufacturers That Put These Labels On Their Products, Especially Food Products, Deserves To Step On A LEGO
A brief scroll through this list filled with pictures that arouse a vague feeling of frustration may convince you that there’s a universal element to these situations that everyone finds infuriating. According to Dr. Matthews, there’s a sense of ubiquitousness in minor stressors we experience in our daily lives. "Traffic, slow drivers, detours, waiting in long lines, or technology not working as expected are all things we can relate to and we expect them to be unpleasant, annoying, and even unbearable."
"We can also commiserate over them with friends or even bystanders once we arrive at our destination, which further validates our idea that these are things that just happen to us and helps us to maintain our views about them being as bad as they are," Dr. Matthews said.
A Little Peek Of What We Find Dumpster Diving. Maybe A Little More Than Just "Mildly" Infuriating
It’s The Middle Of The Night And I Can’t Open This Cake Lid Without Waking Everyone In A 10-Mile Radius
In Hospital For 4 Days. Dot Missing On Tile
However, things that make our neck hair stand on end and send out brain cells into anger mode can also vary from one person to another, Dr. Veilleux mentioned. "Things that annoy me (e.g., people not using turn signals, classes or meetings running late with no apology) don't annoy other people."
"We all have our 'things' that annoy us, but they are different things," Dr. Veilleux said. "A person who cares about the rules is irritated when rules are violated. A person who cares about social justice is frustrated by bigotry and discrimination. Because we have different depictions of fairness and what is right/wrong, we also have different frustrations."
Peeling These Things Off Always Annoys Me
I'm Just Trying To Refund Two Tickets
I thought the title said mildly infuriating? This is extremely infuriating 😡
I Got 19 Letters From Verizon Thanking Me For Enrolling In Paperless Billing
It’s important to remember that we feel these emotional responses for a reason. While usually, they lead to anger and uncomfortable feelings, they can also inspire us to act. "When frustration bubbles up into people taking action to make things happen differently or better, then frustration has done what it was designed to do. If frustration with ourselves prompts self-reflection and growth and learning, then that's also a good thing," Dr. Veilleux added. "Sometimes frustration needs to be 'harnessed.'"
Friggin' Hate This
Why Do They Always Put Stickers In Cooking Items?
My Disappointment Is Immeasurable
But when these minor annoyances take the better of you, they must be managed. Dr. Veilleux explained that regular feelings of frustration take a toll on physical and mental health, so always acting on them isn't helpful. In these cases, she prefers to think about "letting go" rather than control.
"Frustration is particularly frustrating (meta-frustration?) when a person feels like they can do nothing to change their situation," the psychologist said. "Sometimes that is true, and then frustration just eats a person alive from the inside. Then the solution is to open a window, acknowledge that the frustration is there, but focus the mind on pleasurable things or on areas of life that you can control." And when you reframe the situation, you allow for more flexibility that can help reduce anger.
This $10 Salad I Paid For At A Restaurant
I See Your Bread From Hole Foods And Present To You My Croissant
“Stay Here For $61”
Apparently, some steps can help us get through the experience in a healthy way. Controlling and managing our emotions and training ourselves to not get annoyed by the little problems starts by looking at the bigger picture, adjusting our expectations, and being prepared. Dr. Matthews advised to zoom out and see the whole scene, not only focus on the small part that upsets you.
"If you can look outside of yourself, you can see that the person driving slowly in front of you is not doing anything to you," he added. "You are unfairly personalizing their behavior because it’s impacting your own agenda."
This Only Happens When I’m In A Bad Mood
Shin Buster 9000
I Got This Bread From Whole Foods. More Like Hole Foods
So to adjust your expectations, you have to be realistic. For example, the next time you get ready to leave the house, track the time or, at least, add an additional 10 or 15 minutes to your trip, and make things easier for yourself.
"I can’t emphasize being prepared enough. In fact, this can be called practical self-care, and it’s a great way to take care of yourself," Dr. Matthews told us. "We often don’t want to do these things, but it involves things like going to bed early, getting your clothes ready the night before, waking up on time, leaving the house in enough time to get where you’re going, or doing school or work projects before the last minute. A little more work now can mean much less stress later."
This Is How They Send My Contacts. Every. Year
Ordered 27 Books From Amazon On A Single Order. Got 27 Boxes With 1 Book Each Delivered
No. Just No
I will grab the YT moderators by the scruff of their necks and say "WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
"Start working on changing your perspective (seeing the bigger picture), changing your expectations, and improving your self-care. A general theme is recognizing what you can and can’t control and taking action to control the things you can. Seeing a therapist might be a good idea, particularly if you find that these negative emotions are common," Dr. Matthews concluded.
These Fake Pockets. They Went As Far Enough As To Put A Real Zipper On
When They Pack The Paper Towels In So Tight That You Have To Dry One Fingertip At A Time
Dave & Busters Spin Game Landed On The 500 And It Only Gave Me 4 Tickets. Showed To Manager And Said It Needed To Be In The Middle
Job Expectations
Paper Straws, The Most Useless Item Ever Created
Yeah, especially when they dissolve & you end up drinking liquefied straw...
The Amount Of Packaging Required For Me To Buy The Additional Equipment I Need To Use My iPhone
All of this would have come in the phone’s box five years ago but Apple decided to stop including them to cut down on packaging and waste.
The Low-Hanging Fruit Of Bad Design
Shaking My Head
ohhhh i hate this one. as a prof, who has resisted using online homework platforms precisely because of BS like this. students shouldn't have to deal with finicky platforms on top of learning.
Wanted To Buy A Sandwich At This Bakery. At First, I Thought It Was Sesame. Well It Was Not
You Arrive 10 Mins Early For Your Train, The Train Gets Canceled, The Next Train Is 25 Mins Away, And It Arrives 15 Mins Late, And When The Doors Open You See This
This Egg Peeling Fiasco
My Local Gas Station Only Tells You How Much Something Costs If You Bring It To The Register
Yea, thats forbiden here, the price hás to be perfectly visíble, and hás to have the tax included
This Packaging For 1 Potato
As previously explained, this is because some people think microwaved potates taste better when wrapped with plastic, so this is catering to people who are running to work and want to grab something healthy for lunch. These are also sometimes parcooked. This is still just an explanation and not condoning anything.
I Don’t Understand How This Notice Can Exist
Left On My Sister’s Windshield. Who Is From Asheville, But Has South Carolina Plates. Stay Classy Asheville
Asheville is a wonderful city! Full of art and nature and quirky little bars and it is a progressive bastion in an otherwise conservative state. However it is completely dependent on tourism with 'leisure and hospitality' accounting for approx.. 15% of the jobs (not including secondary businesses like retail that get a boost from tourism). This is just some bitter, childish individual that doesn't understand their local economy.
I Hate It When This Happens
Why Are The Gaps So Big In US Bathroom Stalls
There Is An 11-Day Bin Man Strike In Edinburgh And This Is Only Day Two. Most Of The City Is Like This
This Toiletry Trash Can That Opens Into The Other Stall
When You Prefer To Buy Things In Person, But Its Not Even Remotely Feasible
Sorry - HOW much for network cable? Staples! I can order a drum of it for less.
I Opened My New Sketch Pencils Today. Honestly, I Don’t Know What I Did To Deserve This
They Put A Wooden Lid On The Plastic One To Make It Seem More Eco Friendly
Been In The ER Waiting Room Since 5 Pm, It's 5 Am Now With No Sign Of Being Seen Anytime Soon
Scared it's some sort of hernia or appendices. This is ridiculous. Nothing but respect and compassion for the medical personnel.
I don't know why this happens. Came in once bleeding out from a puncture wound... had to wait for ages until passed out from blood loss!
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I hate all of these so much. Someone's got to make a change for all of these and stop those greedy AF billionaires from charging so much money for everything, stop using so much packaging, and just stop covering your plastic use!
What is REALLY frustrating... when I get to the bottom of the post and the button says "load 83 more posts" but then doesn't load the damn posts!!!!!
Same! If it's one I really want to keep scrolling on, I open it in safari and it loads them all.
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Something else pretty frustrating- “ Please stop commenting on every single post. Dont mean to be rude, but please just stop.” You became the thing you sought to destroy.
I hate all of these so much. Someone's got to make a change for all of these and stop those greedy AF billionaires from charging so much money for everything, stop using so much packaging, and just stop covering your plastic use!
What is REALLY frustrating... when I get to the bottom of the post and the button says "load 83 more posts" but then doesn't load the damn posts!!!!!
Same! If it's one I really want to keep scrolling on, I open it in safari and it loads them all.
Load More Replies... Something else pretty frustrating- “ Please stop commenting on every single post. Dont mean to be rude, but please just stop.” You became the thing you sought to destroy.
