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50 People Who Asked For Something And Were Surprised When Their Request Was Taken Literally (New Pics)
You've probably heard of malicious compliance, an occurrence when people take the rules given in the most direct manner, and they end up fulfilling the request way too literally. We previously made a curious list about such entertaining instances that you can check out right here.
But this time, we are giving malicious compliance a foodie treatment, and we are gonna look at what happens when the subject of request is your food order. Take hangry people, witty chefs, and hilarious miscommunication and mix it all together, and here you go, you just encountered delicious compliance.
After you’re done scrolling through this punny compilation, make sure to check out part 1 right here, and hit us in the comments if you've ever been served something like that!
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#1
I Said My Pad Thai Wasn't Spicy Last Time So Please Make It Extra Spicy And This Was My Receit
#2
Asked For A Corgi Cake For My Birthday. Husband Did Not Disappoint At All!
#3
Local Donut Shop Made A Child's Perfect Donut
Malicious compliance is the term used to describe when someone takes a superior's orders literally, knowing and intending that compliance may have unintended or negative results. Usually, it’s intentional, but sometimes it’s purely accidental. Delicious compliance is a spin-off of this occurrence and it involves food orders.
Anyhow, such compliance has to do with our mode of thinking, or rather the lack of it. What happens if we take things too literally? Is it possible to take them too literally? Very often we take something at its face value simply to avoid the burden of thinking. Just like agreeing with an idea because it’s an easy way out. Or we interpret it in a way that aligns with our ideas, beliefs and values.
#4
They Gave Him What He Asked For, Not What He Wanted
#5
Told The Meals On Wheels Lady That I Love Their Gravy. Day Made
#6
My Daughter Asked For A Rapunzel Birthday Cake. I Made Her One
No wonder the result is often unpleasant if the process lacks the process of thinking and reflecting upon the situation. We get used to getting orders and being told what to do, especially at work. Bluntly complying with orders also limits our potential to understand how things work, so it stops the potential for progress.
Most importantly, thinking before acting and measuring its consequences will help to reduce breakdowns in communication so that we can all be more open and willing to not just do what we’re told, but to do what’s best in a given situation. And this makes a whole lot of difference!
#7
Please Cook Sausages
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
Imagine him worrying 'Should I cook one or should I cook two sausages???"
#8
Asked For A Cherry Coke At A Restaurant
#9
My 10-Yr-Old Only Wanted Pumpkin Pie Today. I'm Working So I Just Ordered Two Pies From McDonald's, Three Minutes Before They Closed. There Are 14 Pies In Here. I Have So Much To Be Thankful For
#10
Asked If They'd Be Willing To Slip One Extra Into My 10-Box
#11
I'd Like The Ravioli, Please, With A Truly Unreasonable Amount Of Parmesan Cheese
#12
When Your Daughter Asks Santa Claus For A Giant Cherry Pop Tart
#13
When You Don't Care How Your Sandwich Is Cut Up
#14
The Restaurant Asked If We Wanted A “Side Of Ketchup”
#15
86% Cherries, 14% Milkshake
#16
I Asked Chef For A “Bacon Cheeseburger”and This Is What He Gave Me. Was Told I Should Post Here
#17
I Asked Them To Make My Burrito “As Spicy As They Are Allowed To”. I Should Have Been Concerned When The Chefs Started Laughing And Cheering, But I Was Not Expecting This Level Of Heat. After I Painstakingly Finished It, This Is What They Revealed They Used
Sandy Dyer 3 years ago
357 is pretty hot. If they used a lot, it would be a mouth burner. It's got a really great smoky flavor, tho. I love it in chili
#18
They Ordered Cheese On The Side
#19
Asked For Extra Gravy... My Fries Are Drowning
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 3 years ago
poutine... yuck! never could develop a taste for it. But good news, I'll never steal yours :)
#20
I Asked For A Little Extra Feta On My Salad
#21
Promised My Partner An Extra Thick Layer Of Marzipan On The Christmas Cake
Anna McHugh 3 years ago
I LOVE YOU AND YOUR PARTNER!!! I will willingly come to your place EVERY Christmas for EVER
#22
I Asked For Extra Cheese On My Cali 4x4 Burger
#23
Asked Waffle House For As Much Chocolate Chips And They’re Allowed To Give Me
#24
Asked My Server If They Could Just Give Me All Potatoes Instead Of A Fruit Bowl + Potatoes
#25
The Lovely Family-Owned Diner In My Town Knows Me By Name. Mentioned I Wish I Could Order Extra Sausage Gravy For Dipping My Hashbrowns. Was So Pleasantly Surprised When I Got To Work! * Support Local Business *
#26
Enlarged Fries
#27
Asked For No Tomatoes On My Salad, Waiter Asked If Bacon Was Ok. I Jokingly Said All The Bacon... He Delivered
#28
Asked For Extra Everything From Chipotle... Was Given A Burrito As Big As My Forearm
John Topper 3 years ago
I'm just amazed they managed to close this thing. That's some wrapping skills.
#29
"Vodka Soda With A Bunch Of Limes" Thank You Bartender
#30
They Didn't Have Any Other Sides Cos They Were About To Close So I Got Like 100 Fried Pickles
Guy MacGregor 3 years ago
Ok, this is the first time I hear about "Fried Pickles".. I don't know what to think about it
#31
Ordered One Brussel Sprout Instead Of 1kg! Need To Cut It Into Four To Go Round!
#32
When An Unruly Customer Demands Crispier Edges On Their Pancakes
#33
Asked For Extra Egg With My Fried Rice...
#34
BF Asked For Extra Mushrooms At Breakfast
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
You really can't have too many mushrooms. Now stay away from mine and go find your own.
#35
Asked Mother For A Snack From The Store. She's Embraced My College Life
#36
I Asked For Extra Veggies On My Whitefish Salad Bagel Sandwich...
#37
Wasn’t Sure How To Convey My Love Of Cheesy Crusty Goodness
#38
Arby’s Workers Understand How Amazing Their Sauce Is
#39
Ordered A Dozen Donut Holes, Was Given The Donut Holes And A Dozen Donuts. Ate As Much As We Could!
#40
Ask For Extra Croutons? You Get Extra Croutons
#41
Asked For A Light Snack When I Got To Grandmas, Couldn’t Have Been Happier
jjdubs W 3 years ago
Your grandma seems to fix food like my Grandma used to do. I used to go over at mealtimes only because she wanted to feed me so much, and she would say, "Now in the fridge, I have........ and then in the freezer, there's some x, y and z." When I went to see her in the hospital, the nurses brought her a small (half-sized can of) coke. She was like, "Would you split my coke with me?" "In the drawer are some cookies your Mom brought me." I couldn't believe it. She managed to feed me even while she was in the hospital. This picture reminded me of such fond memories!
#42
Asked For Extra Kebab Sauce...
#43
My Fiancée Said She Liked Sour Patch Watermelon In Her Reddit Gifts Info. This Is What She Received
#44
Freddie's Frozen Custard & Steakburger's Did Right By My Request For Extra Pickles
#45
I Didn’t Even Ask For Extra Olives Or Mushrooms, But Wow
Candace Fitzpatrick 3 years ago
This is my go to pizza order. Pepperoni, mushroom and black olives. I’d be so happy to see this on my pizza!
Amaranthim Talon 3 years ago
That's just gross- way overkill if the person didn't even ask for extra.
#46
I Asked For 3 Of Each Hot Sauce And I Got 59 In Total!
#47
Mentioned Loving Sour Gummy Worms In My Reddit Secret Santa. Ended Up With 4lbs Of Them On My Porch
Lilly Rose Poppy 3 years ago
I think I'll say what we are all thinking: What's with the foam clay?
#48
Asked For Extra Lox Spread, Was Very Happy With The Result
#49
Asked For Extra Peanuts On My Pad Thai
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What do you think ?
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
Celebrating extra calories, aren't we? :P Ok, some of these photos look ok, some are even funny, but many pictures are just disgusting, with too much mayo, too much cream, to much gravy, too much bacon, too much chocolate, too much grease.
Natalie Oleander 3 years ago
Exactly. It's kind of gross how we celebrate being excessive. Especially when it means being MORE unhealthy.
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Data1001 3 years ago
"I'm pretty sure no one is eating these greasy monstrosities in one sitting" -- you haven't met anyone like me and my brothers, I'm guessing. ;-)
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Sleepyhead 3 years ago
Fun story. I once asked a Subway employee for a buttload of jalapeños, and he asked me to specify what kind of butt I meant and listed some butts. I went with an elephant's buttload and it was so packed with jalapeños that I had to take a happy pic. I felt compelled to eat it in the restaurant to show him I wasn't just fronting my spice love, but he honestly might be the coolest guy to ever exist, you guys. I miss him
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
My famous almost-last words: "Make that hot chocolate as chocolate as possible". So they put in 90% dark chocolate, no sugar, and a bit of milk. Never ever challenge some Europeans on "as chocolate as possible". (Note: I drank it. no sugar. And was awake for about 15 hours...)
abby smink 3 years ago
Can't tell you how many times I've paid extra for something I requested, only to get the same amount as usual. Why can't I be as lucky as these people.
Leslie Burleson 3 years ago
I asked for a shitload of pickles on my hamburger at McDonalds . They gave me a burger with 2 inches of pickles
LeilaOdinis 3 years ago
Dude called into the pizza shop I worked at. He was a bit of a dong on the phone to me. He mentioned he liked spicy pizza. The extra chilies he stressed. I looked at my coworkers. I told them what he wanted. We all had that "say no more fam" look about us. I took the container of chilies and proceeded to pour half a cup of them onto his medium pizza. We expected to get in trouble for sabotaging his pizza. Nope. He called back. "Give me the same thing as last time. I loved it."
Pawlise Glemtepassord 3 years ago
Why does this never happen with avocados, when I always order extra lol. Always a single sad paper-thin slice extra
Rose the Cook 3 years ago
How much "extra" anything you get depends on who handles your order. Junior or disgruntled staff will usually be generous while senior staff or the proprietors will be mindfull of profits.
Anne 3 years ago
These meals could almost all feed a family of four. Do y'all eat it all in the US? Or do you toss away like half of it? Or eat for four days? I'm curious!
WhoAreYouToSayPandasAreBored 3 years ago
In the US here, most of these would be saved and eaten the rest later. Like when we order pizza for our family of 4, we have dinner for 2 nights at least.
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Dorothy Cloud 2 years ago
I must think differently from most. I wouldn't appreciate the "over-kill" on most of those items.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Every fish and chip shop in Australia will generally give you one or two extra potato cakes without you asking, EXCEPT the one time you expect them to so order less than you want!
Heather Mullen 2 years ago
I'm Australian and I have no idea what a lot of this, but then I rarely eat takeaway food.
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
Some of these are r/maliciouscumpliance, but my favorite are the results of asking nice.
ZimZamBoom 3 years ago
Meanwhile at Subway when asking for extra vegetables, you get one more of that vegetable Lol
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
What makes you think these are all American? Or that all Americans overeat?
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Hinchess 3 years ago
I hate to be the business owner with employees wasting food like this. Not funny. Sad.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Part of it is the 'throw-away date' and employees instinctively not wanting to waste product. If the throw-away date on something is coming up fast, or a new delivery has been scheduled in advance it's better to serve up the surplus when able than have it be thrown in the trash. Plus, if the customer is astute, they can make good use of that extra. When my local Chinese restaurant overloads me with their homemade sweet & sour, it goes in the freezer and used as a glaze on baked chicken later.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
The majority of the pictures are just heart attacks waiting to happen. No wonder that the United States has the 12th highest obesity rate in the world of 36.2% and is the most obese OECD country. (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. An intergovernmental economic organisation with 38 member countries.)
Natalie Oleander 3 years ago
Beside the request for more veggies, the other stuff is excessive. You're just adding a TON of calories for what is already rather unhealthy. Why is this being praised so much? What happened to caring about health?
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)
My friend made me a birthday cake: asked what I want. I'm indecisive and couldn't even choose between chocolate or vanilla! She made It, but I didn't expect a cake like this: (LINK https://imgbox.com/OYKNYP3D). She's thinking of doing professional cakes, so is practising by making them for friends and family ^-^) it melted a bit on transit but: one layer is choc cake, other vanilla, edible flowers over and as a lift between the two cake. It was super yum too. I hope she does start a business one day, she's already doing better cakes than this
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
God Bless America. This kind of a culture and art would not exist anywhere else.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
God had nothin' to do with it, it was Uncle Sam & Colonel Sanders.
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Mihai Mara 3 years ago
Celebrating extra calories, aren't we? :P Ok, some of these photos look ok, some are even funny, but many pictures are just disgusting, with too much mayo, too much cream, to much gravy, too much bacon, too much chocolate, too much grease.
Natalie Oleander 3 years ago
Exactly. It's kind of gross how we celebrate being excessive. Especially when it means being MORE unhealthy.
Load More Replies... Data1001 3 years ago
"I'm pretty sure no one is eating these greasy monstrosities in one sitting" -- you haven't met anyone like me and my brothers, I'm guessing. ;-)
Load More Replies... Sleepyhead 3 years ago
Fun story. I once asked a Subway employee for a buttload of jalapeños, and he asked me to specify what kind of butt I meant and listed some butts. I went with an elephant's buttload and it was so packed with jalapeños that I had to take a happy pic. I felt compelled to eat it in the restaurant to show him I wasn't just fronting my spice love, but he honestly might be the coolest guy to ever exist, you guys. I miss him
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
My famous almost-last words: "Make that hot chocolate as chocolate as possible". So they put in 90% dark chocolate, no sugar, and a bit of milk. Never ever challenge some Europeans on "as chocolate as possible". (Note: I drank it. no sugar. And was awake for about 15 hours...)
abby smink 3 years ago
Can't tell you how many times I've paid extra for something I requested, only to get the same amount as usual. Why can't I be as lucky as these people.
Leslie Burleson 3 years ago
I asked for a shitload of pickles on my hamburger at McDonalds . They gave me a burger with 2 inches of pickles
LeilaOdinis 3 years ago
Dude called into the pizza shop I worked at. He was a bit of a dong on the phone to me. He mentioned he liked spicy pizza. The extra chilies he stressed. I looked at my coworkers. I told them what he wanted. We all had that "say no more fam" look about us. I took the container of chilies and proceeded to pour half a cup of them onto his medium pizza. We expected to get in trouble for sabotaging his pizza. Nope. He called back. "Give me the same thing as last time. I loved it."
Pawlise Glemtepassord 3 years ago
Why does this never happen with avocados, when I always order extra lol. Always a single sad paper-thin slice extra
Rose the Cook 3 years ago
How much "extra" anything you get depends on who handles your order. Junior or disgruntled staff will usually be generous while senior staff or the proprietors will be mindfull of profits.
Anne 3 years ago
These meals could almost all feed a family of four. Do y'all eat it all in the US? Or do you toss away like half of it? Or eat for four days? I'm curious!
WhoAreYouToSayPandasAreBored 3 years ago
In the US here, most of these would be saved and eaten the rest later. Like when we order pizza for our family of 4, we have dinner for 2 nights at least.
Load More Replies... Dorothy Cloud 2 years ago
I must think differently from most. I wouldn't appreciate the "over-kill" on most of those items.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Every fish and chip shop in Australia will generally give you one or two extra potato cakes without you asking, EXCEPT the one time you expect them to so order less than you want!
Heather Mullen 2 years ago
I'm Australian and I have no idea what a lot of this, but then I rarely eat takeaway food.
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
Some of these are r/maliciouscumpliance, but my favorite are the results of asking nice.
ZimZamBoom 3 years ago
Meanwhile at Subway when asking for extra vegetables, you get one more of that vegetable Lol
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
What makes you think these are all American? Or that all Americans overeat?
Load More Replies... Hinchess 3 years ago
I hate to be the business owner with employees wasting food like this. Not funny. Sad.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Part of it is the 'throw-away date' and employees instinctively not wanting to waste product. If the throw-away date on something is coming up fast, or a new delivery has been scheduled in advance it's better to serve up the surplus when able than have it be thrown in the trash. Plus, if the customer is astute, they can make good use of that extra. When my local Chinese restaurant overloads me with their homemade sweet & sour, it goes in the freezer and used as a glaze on baked chicken later.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
The majority of the pictures are just heart attacks waiting to happen. No wonder that the United States has the 12th highest obesity rate in the world of 36.2% and is the most obese OECD country. (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. An intergovernmental economic organisation with 38 member countries.)
Natalie Oleander 3 years ago
Beside the request for more veggies, the other stuff is excessive. You're just adding a TON of calories for what is already rather unhealthy. Why is this being praised so much? What happened to caring about health?
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)
My friend made me a birthday cake: asked what I want. I'm indecisive and couldn't even choose between chocolate or vanilla! She made It, but I didn't expect a cake like this: (LINK https://imgbox.com/OYKNYP3D). She's thinking of doing professional cakes, so is practising by making them for friends and family ^-^) it melted a bit on transit but: one layer is choc cake, other vanilla, edible flowers over and as a lift between the two cake. It was super yum too. I hope she does start a business one day, she's already doing better cakes than this
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
God Bless America. This kind of a culture and art would not exist anywhere else.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
God had nothin' to do with it, it was Uncle Sam & Colonel Sanders.
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