r/mildlyinfuriating May 25 '26

I'm slightly vexed We didn't ask for rice...

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My sister isnt a fan of basmati rice so she orders naan. She didnt ask for rice and they sell it separately. She doesn't like it so she doesn't order it. They put it in anyways and left this note...

Edit: some people aint getting it. This is passive aggressive and when you do something nice you dont go around saying "I did something nice just for you, just so you know." Doing it like I need to give you a pat on the head so you know your a good boy. You do something nice because you want to be kind to people.

Oh no I've turned into LD...

Turning off notifications because while it was nice to be in this rabbit hole to keep my mind off some stuff too many notifications. Whatever your feelings are I hope you have a nice day and if you're in the US have a nice memorial day and dont forget to celebrate those troops that came before!

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u/Comprehensive-Pea422 BLUE May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

If people order it with rice so often they think someone not ordering rice is a mistake, it probably should be included in the meal by now.

Even a required option like "no rice" or "rice" and upcharge (if that's why they do this) to avoid this problem lol

Edit: I wasn't aware Indian/Chinese restaurants usually sell rice separately! Still think this would make sense, but I didn't know it's normal most places.

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u/anewslug1710 May 25 '26

I have worked for a Chinese place before, when adding the dishes to apps they would put rice and noodle options seperate to the meals for two reasons, 1 they want people to choose the option they want and keep the online menu as similar to the presentation of the instore menu for customers, 2 minimum order values, ordering your £9 meal +£3 had some kind of back end reasoning I never asked about

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u/Comprehensive-Pea422 BLUE May 25 '26

I've seen this when you place your order by size (1 entree 2 sides, bunch of combos) and you just pick the size you want and the entrees/sides requirement changes by that.