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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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#1
Multi Billion Dollar Businesses Asking For Donations
Ranger Kanootsen 4 years ago
EXACTLY. Can't donate to poor people if I myself am one, now, can I?
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#2
The Fact You Have To Pay At A Hospital Of All Places
#3
I Just Want A Bigger Pocket Please, Is That Too Much To Ask For? Sincerely, Women Everywhere
Ranger Kanootsen 4 years ago
Never understood the logic of having tiny pockets in womens pants.
#4
But Why Tho
#5
Whoever Invented These Teeny Tiny Tabs On Seals, You Are Not My Friend
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Yup, I usually get my small knife and stab, I don’t even bother anymore
#6
Hate It When This Happens
YourSecretSanta 4 years ago
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
#7
Why Does This System Exist?
#8
In Case You've Ever Wondered Why Women Get So Frustrated With Our Clothing Sizes - Every Pair Of Jeans Pictured, Is A Size 12
#9
Manufacturers That Put These Labels On Their Products, Especially Food Products, Deserves To Step On A LEGO
Mandy Slaughter 4 years ago
I have stated that "Manufacturers that put price stickers right in the middle of the decoration I'm buying where I have to scrape it off and then figure out how to get the sticky c**p off, deserve to have their fingers superglued together!"
#10
A Little Peek Of What We Find Dumpster Diving. Maybe A Little More Than Just "Mildly" Infuriating
#11
It’s The Middle Of The Night And I Can’t Open This Cake Lid Without Waking Everyone In A 10-Mile Radius
#12
In Hospital For 4 Days. Dot Missing On Tile
#13
Peeling These Things Off Always Annoys Me
#14
I'm Just Trying To Refund Two Tickets
Plenty Pineapples 4 years ago
I thought the title said mildly infuriating? This is extremely infuriating 😡
#15
I Got 19 Letters From Verizon Thanking Me For Enrolling In Paperless Billing
#16
Friggin' Hate This
#17
Why Do They Always Put Stickers In Cooking Items?
#18
My Disappointment Is Immeasurable
#19
This $10 Salad I Paid For At A Restaurant
#20
I See Your Bread From Hole Foods And Present To You My Croissant
#21
“Stay Here For $61”
#22
This Only Happens When I’m In A Bad Mood
#23
Shin Buster 9000
#24
I Got This Bread From Whole Foods. More Like Hole Foods
#25
This Is How They Send My Contacts. Every. Year
#26
Ordered 27 Books From Amazon On A Single Order. Got 27 Boxes With 1 Book Each Delivered
#27
No. Just No
Ranger Kanootsen 4 years ago
I will grab the YT moderators by the scruff of their necks and say "WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
#28
These Fake Pockets. They Went As Far Enough As To Put A Real Zipper On
#29
When They Pack The Paper Towels In So Tight That You Have To Dry One Fingertip At A Time
#30
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
#31
Job Expectations
#32
Paper Straws, The Most Useless Item Ever Created
Ranger Kanootsen 4 years ago
Yeah, especially when they dissolve & you end up drinking liquefied straw...
#33
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.
#34
The Low-Hanging Fruit Of Bad Design
#35
Shaking My Head
Jessica Bertram 4 years ago
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.
#36
Wanted To Buy A Sandwich At This Bakery. At First, I Thought It Was Sesame. Well It Was Not
#37
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
#38
This Egg Peeling Fiasco
#39
My Local Gas Station Only Tells You How Much Something Costs If You Bring It To The Register
TheAquarius1978 4 years ago
Yea, thats forbiden here, the price hás to be perfectly visíble, and hás to have the tax included
#40
This Packaging For 1 Potato
Khara Mei 4 years ago
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.
#41
I Don’t Understand How This Notice Can Exist
#42
Left On My Sister’s Windshield. Who Is From Asheville, But Has South Carolina Plates. Stay Classy Asheville
Sara Rosen 4 years ago
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.
#43
I Hate It When This Happens
#44
Why Are The Gaps So Big In US Bathroom Stalls
#45
There Is An 11-Day Bin Man Strike In Edinburgh And This Is Only Day Two. Most Of The City Is Like This
#46
This Toiletry Trash Can That Opens Into The Other Stall
#47
When You Prefer To Buy Things In Person, But Its Not Even Remotely Feasible
Helen Waight 4 years ago
Sorry - HOW much for network cable? Staples! I can order a drum of it for less.
#48
I Opened My New Sketch Pencils Today. Honestly, I Don’t Know What I Did To Deserve This
#49
They Put A Wooden Lid On The Plastic One To Make It Seem More Eco Friendly
#50
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.
Ranger Kanootsen 4 years ago
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!
#51
Most Annoying
#52
This Happens To Everyone, I Write A Lot. Problems Of Writing Left-Handed
InvincibleRodent 4 years ago
This used to happen to me too- now I just turn the page 45°, and essentially write from the top down lol. I don't smudge it, I can see what I'm doing, and it helps with wrist pain too.
#53
I Hate It When This Happens
#54
I Pulled My Tights Up, And My Finger Went Straight Through
#55
Good Thing They Covered Each Tiny Orange In Their Own Packaging. This Is Why The Planet Is Dying
#56
Amazon Started Placing Their Lockers In My City. That’s How Our Park Sidewalks Look Now
#57
You Sit On A Throne Of Lies
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Visual mind game, you’re expecting so much more, but only 18 bars which is what’s advertised
#58
The Tag On My New Sports Bra Had 24 Pages
Becky Samuel 4 years ago
In the EU it is a requirement for the tags to be printed in the official languages of all the countries where the product will be sold. This tag is only on with a single thread and about 8 stitches, so is easy to remove.
#59
Why Write The "S" Like That? The More I Read It, The More It Mildly Infuriates Me
#60
Both Spelling And The Actual Password For The WiFi At A Hotel Where A Friend Is Staying
#61
You Guys Hate Carpet In The Bathroom? I Can One Up That. My Parents Have A Bathroom With Carpet That Goes Up To The Bathtub Walls. Bonus Points For The Terrible Wallpaper
#62
Annoying Useless Round Bit Stopping Me From Charging My Laptop
#63
I Thought This Was Silver Wrapping Paper
#64
Trying To Create A PS5 Account. That’s Legally My Last Name. My Husband Is Mexican
Helen Waight 4 years ago
My real surname (no this isn’t it) wasn’t acceptable on one online service because it was longer than 15 characters.
#65
The Bill For My Liver Transplant (US)
Maya Baggins 4 years ago
Still can't wrap my head around why any USA citizen would prefer that bill to a national free healthcare plan...
#66
Apparently, They Got The Name Of This Puzzle Wrong. It Should Be “4,999 Colors”
#67
Your Wife Can Not Be Born In 1999
#68
Most Annoying Combo
#69
The Worst Thing In The World
#70
Tiny Holes Appearing In Otherwise Perfectly Good Shirts
Aileen Grist 4 years ago
Happens to me too - can't be a belt because - a. I don't wear one and b. they appear anywhere on the garment
#71
Late To Work Due To An Unscheduled Parade
#72
DoorDash Is Asking For My Sexual Orientation For A Job Application
#73
What Do I Do About This Truck That Backs Into His Spot And Makes It Very Annoying To Get To My Apartment?
DEW 4 years ago
Call the non-emergency police line and tell them the problem. It's illegal to block a sidewalk. It may take a bit. Don't give your name or your door number! Just tell them what door it's in front of even if it's your door you don't have to claim the apartment as your own. Just that you have to walk pass this truck daily to get home! I hope this helps.
#74
How Did That Get There?
#75
Woke Up This Morning To My Light Full Of Water. Our Apartment Is Brand New
#76
Gotta Love It
#77
Mildly Infuriating Level: Refund
#78
What The Hell
#79
Ola App Sending Fake Notification. For Peddling Their Services. 8 Missed Calls From Mom
#80
This Broom
#81
My Toaster Lets You Pick Six Different Levels Of How Toasted You Want Your Bread To Be. 6 Being The Most Toasted. This Was What I Got For Level 2
#82
McDonald’s Trying To Save The Environment With Paper Straws But Still Uses The Plastic Lids
#83
My University Screwed All Our Dorm Windows Shut, So We Can't Open Them Up For Fresh Air Or In Emergencies
#84
I Paid $47 To Upgrade To This "Window Seat"
#85
I Don't Even Know What To Do
#86
This Burrito At My Job Is $5.54 And We’re Not Allowed To Leave To Get Food
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Do they allow you to bring your own lunch though? If so then problem solved
#87
Ordered A Replacement Bolt From TREK, This Is The Amount Of Packaging It Came In
kim morris 4 years ago
It's so small, the packaging is large so it doesn't get lost. Makes sense to me.
#88
It Happens Almost Every Morning No Matter How Much I Tuck It In. Every Time I Wake Up And See It, It Royaly Annoys Me
Lily bloom 4 years ago
They make straps for that. They are like tiny suspenders for your sheets.
#89
The Way This Paper Is Packaged
Xavier_M_P 4 years ago
nipjnpijnh9iojh[onokml Sorry that was just me hitting my keyboard from anger.
#90
When It's Just One Of Those Days
#91
My Chem Teacher Sucks
#92
This Clothing Store That Hung Its Shirts Sideways
#93
When You Try And Open Yogurts And This Happens
#94
The Way Apple Wants Me To Recharge My Mouse Is Mildly Infuriating
Bad Alchemy 4 years ago
Apple products a) aren't better than PC, b) cost way more than they should, c) are rife with proprietary barriers, and d) when they have issues you can't work on them yourself. Never gonna buy anything Apple.
#95
My Fridge Has An Egg Case For Only 9 Eggs
YourSecretSanta 4 years ago
That's weird, in South Africa out eggs come in multiples of 6, egg trays are generally 6 or 12 so the tray matches the amount bought
#96
Landed A Great Job, But This Is The Chair And Cubicle I Was Assigned
#97
A Tiny Plastic Bead Has Somehow Wedged Into My Laptop Charger. It Is A Perfect Fit And Impossible To Remove, We’ve Tried Many Techniques
Helen Waight 4 years ago
They’ve probably tried this but when the same happened to me I used a sewing needle with a drop of superglue on it. Hold against bead for several minutes then pull slowly but strongly.
#98
I Just Moved, And My New Bathroom Tiles Are Designed To Always Look Dirty
#99
The Fact That Youtube Makes You Do An Extra Step For Regular Content But Not Actual Explicit Content Is Pretty Infuriating And Should Be Talked About More Often
Merle Anna 4 years ago
This woman really freaks me out. Anytime I can't get around seeing or listening to her sh!t it's about fat a**es, wh*res and t*ts and I worry about my son growing up thinking this is what women should be like.
#100
Study Room Hours At My Law School. 24/7, But Only From 12 To 7 AM
Donkey boi 4 years ago
You get 24 minutes every 7 hours! You'll understand these kind of loop holes better once you finish your law degree.
#101
United Terminal, O'hare Airport, Chicago
Bradley Auerbach 4 years ago
A few years ago, I was stuck at an airport in Portugal with my family because we missed our layover, and not only did we have to wait 10 hours for another flight (we were going to Spain for my sister’s graduation vacation), the lights at the gate were also like that.
#102
Is It Just Me Or Is This Really Annoying When It Happens
#103
This Is Next-Level Annoying
#104
I Absolutely Hate My Life. The Third One Also Just Fell On The Pile
#105
Paper Straw To Pierce Stretchy Plastic. Had To Use A Fork
#106
Personal Portable AC For Small Bedroom Now Comes With A Flashlight
Kylie Mountain 4 years ago
If you need to be able to read that display and can't block it with duct tape or similar, they make LED-dimming stickers for exactly this purpose. You can get them cheap on Amazon.
#107
My School Locked All The Doors To The Toilets And Complain When We Don't Go During Breaktime And Lunchtime
#108
Parking Is Free After 5 Pm. I Paid Until 5 Pm. Got A Ticket At 5 Pm
#109
The Bottle Of My Wife’s Eye Cream Is Painted White, And In Reality, They Only Fill That Little Silver Bag With Product
kim morris 4 years ago
Actually, that makes sense. If the bottle were filled, the surface tension would make the product stick to the glass, and it wouldn't completely empty, leaving half of it stuck to the bottle with no way to get it out. But putting it in the vacuum bag, it completely collapses when pumped out, as you can see to the left.
#110
This Ratio Of Juice And Foam
#111
When You're Differently-Abled, This Sort Of Bad Packaging Is Infuriating
Helen Waight 4 years ago
Yeah, Ihave to use a knife. Peeling stuff back does not work anymore.
#112
To The Person With 3/4 Outlet. I Present My Apartment's 1/3 Outlet
#113
Brand New Phone For Work. Right Out Of The Box And Immediate Text Message
#114
Can’t Email My Township Unless You Can See The Color, Which I Can’t
Terence McGuire 4 years ago
I understand this can be frustrating, for anyone with site issues try https://www.bemyeyes.com/
#115
Spent A Half Hour Taking An Online IQ Test For This Ambiguous Turd Of A Result
XenoMurph 4 years ago
We don't want to tell you you the numbers are too low to measure. Our pet grasshopper scored higher. We have mops with a more impressive intellect. There are more brains under a zombie's fingernails. We are amazed you can even open this email. We would let you know when our test parameters have increased, but then you do not understand the word "parameters"
#116
When You're Left With These
#117
While Trying To Tell People To Wait
#118
Just Cause I Sold It To You Doesn't Mean You Can Drink It
#119
Penny Fell Into My Car Charging Port And I Can’t Get It Out
#121
How Do You Even Read This?
le_smol_froge 4 years ago
if u were wondering it says “you did not wake up today to be mediocre”
#122
Why Does This Thing Happen To Me
#123
The Most Infuriating Thing About The Area Where I Live
#124
The "Face-Mask" My Sister Bought
#125
Thought I Had Separated 50 Eggs Without Breaking A Yolk. Until I Noticed One On The Edge
#126
Just Got This Gold Bond For My Taint. Isn’t Even Half Full. I Am Mildly Infuriated
TheAquarius1978 4 years ago
Im sorry, Im not an English speaking native, só pardon me for this question, but isn't the " taint " slang for " perineum " lol
#127
This Is My Church’s Keyboard
#128
I'm A Super Photosensitive Sleeper And Had To Install Black-Out Blinds. Unfortunately, There's One Tiny Crack At The Bottom So This Happens Every Day At 5 Am
#129
Now Time For Something Actually Mildly Infuriating
#130
Should I Just Pick It Out?
Rachel Ashwell 4 years ago
Yes. Trust me, you've eaten bug parts before whether you know it or not.
#131
I Dropped A Small Screw Somewhere In This Area. I Need It To Hold The New Rubber Seal On The Inside Of The Faucet. Does Anyone Out There Care For A Game Of “I Spy”?
#132
Only 2 Of The Windows Match, And Even Then One Of Them Is Missing A Shudder (The House Was Listed For 1.05 Million Too)
#133
This Really Sucks. 2€ Per Liter In Finland
Susan Bosse 4 years ago
Oh wow. I’m in Texas, and in my city, we’ve dropped to $2.75 with rewards per gallon.
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CookieCrump 4 years ago
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!
PandaPops 4 years ago
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!!!!!
Susan Bosse 4 years ago
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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BordestPanda 4 years ago
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.
CookieCrump 4 years ago
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!
PandaPops 4 years ago
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!!!!!
Susan Bosse 4 years ago
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... BordestPanda 4 years ago
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.
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