Was I scammed? 8€ for this sandwich 🫠

You got a bun’s worth of bread (US less than a dollar, maybe between one and two dollars if it’s actually fancy and not just fancy shaped), and 3/4C-1C of arugula (US less than a dollar—just picked up a container of about 5C of loose arugula for less than $4).

So I will say, ignorant of rocket, you got ripped off.

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3the1orange6@reddit

you're probably being unfairly downvoted for not knowing that rocket is an alternative word for arugula

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umsamanthapleasekthx@reddit

Didn’t even notice! But thank you yes I’ve never heard that before. Which is extra funny because arugula is in my top three favorite greens so you’d think I’d know that!

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SlamCakeMasta@reddit

Call them and let them know they fucked up your order. Get the right order or a refund. A bad review is a passive cowards route imo. You paid, get what you paid for. A review won’t get you that.

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LetsGetFunkyBabe@reddit

For real. If you ordered the salad sandwich and it’s not up to par then you know not to order there again. If you ordered the cheesesteak and got a salad sandwich I would get my money back or the correct replacement.

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SlamCakeMasta@reddit

Ordering a cheesecake and getting a salad sandwich is just an invitation to violence.

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CapitalClimate9639@reddit

And you're the one sending out the wrong orders. Lmao you cant even read that he wrote cheese steak.

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SlamCakeMasta@reddit

Lmao. My fatass went straight for desert. I was wondering how he was relating that.

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already_taken_my_ass@reddit

I got the wrong order over Wolt before. Just contacted the support via app and got refunded.

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DaLud@reddit

One time I got a pizza delivered on wolt. It arrived folded over on itself and cold. Sent a picture to support and hit a 50% refund. I didn’t actually care, but I knew I’d probably get something if I complained xD

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hopelesshodler@reddit

Bad reviews are only justified in my eyes after multiple bad experiences.

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LinguisticallyInept@reddit

why would you have a bad experience and then go back to have another bad experience?

are you gatekeeping bad reviews for masochists?

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hopelesshodler@reddit

I've worked in the restaurant industry for 15~ years.. sometimes it's just a single bad employee, sometimes it was a mistake etc etc etc. how come you wake up the next day after having a bad one?

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LinguisticallyInept@reddit

how come you wake up the next day after having a bad one?

silly analogy

dont get me wrong; i read a lot of bad reviews that are about ridiculous stuff (or even where the reviewer is clearly in the wrong)

but im not going to have a bad experience somewhere and in my head go 'oh maybe next time it wont be so bad'; its just stupid, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me; its literal insanity

if it was a mistake and it was fixed in whatever manner is reasonable; that not a bad experience imo

if it was a single bad employee then again; taking the risk of going back and that employee being on shift is ludicrous when i could go somewhere else without the potential landmine; more than that; id leave a review to let other potential customers avoid stepping on that landmine

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Blue-Jay27@reddit

There are many single experiences that would justify a bad review. If things are visibly unsanitary, if they make a major mistake and refuse to fix it, if multiple dishes are just genuinely awful, I don't see why you'd need to go back a second time before reviewing.

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hopelesshodler@reddit

Yes you named 2-3 things out of a possible 1000 the topic here is this sandwich like the above commenter was talking on.. calm down and have another glass of wine Karen. We weren't talking about the worst case scenarios in the restaurant world just a poorly made sandwich.

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Mauro133w@reddit

Si.

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Adventurous-Sound491@reddit

Yes

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qwertty69@reddit

Looks like when my dog cleans her stomach

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Tjurunga@reddit

It looks like the delivery person ate all the good stuff off the sandwich and left the weeds.

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dpldcs@reddit

Grass and bread

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Most_Preparation4244@reddit

That's one sad, soggy looking sandwich. Who's idea was it to put that on the menu...

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derLukacho@reddit

You weren't scammed, you got fucking robbed 💀

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scuffedTravels@reddit

Do you really need our advice tho ? Yea you got scammed and you already know it… jeez

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Powerful_Tourist2356@reddit

i will pay 8$ for Not eat it.

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XOII001@reddit

I know that's French for sure. They stay having these wack ass sandwiches

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ajc8498@reddit

Are u calling arugula rocket?

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neumeii@reddit

This would be $15 in America loll

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pak325@reddit

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jvdixie@reddit

Just don’t go back there. Others might like eating crappy sandwiches.

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axlrosestacobell@reddit

why’s the bread look like a vagina

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lordclarkson@reddit

Because everything reminds you of her

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tempreclude@reddit

I generally give a place two chances before I leave a bad review. You mightve just gotten unlucky and idk, gotten a newbie or a shit employee. Would definitely complain though.

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redpandav@reddit

Scamwich

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hopelesshodler@reddit

The original reply/statement was based on the comment above talking about how reviews are cowards ways or something along those lines.. granted if it's a horrible experience sure but one like above about a lame sandwich go in and talk to a manager or the staff and ask what happened explain what happened on your end and see if it can be fixed or is that the norm... Rather than leaving a bad review and never going back. People aren't perfect whether they're getting paid or not. People and businesses deserve second chances sometimes.

If I stopped going places where I had a slightly bad experience once I'd quickly run out of places to go without traveling an hour for a sandwich. If you go and talk to them especially with proof more times than not you'll get a replacement item for free. I was wasted and now hungover so I'm sure I didn't word things right either time. Overall point was go express your frustration/concerns politely with the staff/manger and see what happens before leaving a bad review

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Darmok_und_Salat@reddit

Yes, you were scammed

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MrBlueeyes0809@reddit

If you are a rabbit then no, you werent scammed, if you are not a rabbit well, get a rabbit.

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Own_Ad9652@reddit

Cheaper than a similar sandwich, premade from Whole Foods.

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Early_Lion6138@reddit

If there’s a big piece of seared foi gras underneath you did good.

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Longjumping-Hour-590@reddit

I could make you a salad sandwich like that for 1 dollar

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Spicy_tacos671@reddit

Sorry answer: yes Long answer: yes lmao

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alice_cooper21@reddit

8 bucks for some leaves on bread ?? You can get a baguette and a crop of salad at the store for less

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OldTimeyWizard@reddit

That’s what’s known as a wish sandwich

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CodingAlien_C-137@reddit

Lookes like it was just scraped off a mower

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Powrs1ave@reddit

Rocket Mannnnnnnnn burned up all his eggs now there is none.

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PatientLettuce42@reddit

When you realize this is maybe worth 1.50, you would probably complain yes.

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spider_X_1@reddit

You paid 8€ for an oregula sandwich. What do you think fam?

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Acceptable_Cover_637@reddit

Yes you were scammed

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DasFreibier@reddit

That breadroll is a lidl bakery section special for 30cts

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cyranix@reddit

Dude, they served it to you on a bed of bunny fuel. This is practically a gourmet piece of bread right there.

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Onionbagels_@reddit

Why? Missing egg and cheese? You ordered a vege sandwich; got a vege sandwich.

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MyOverture@reddit

Was it dropped in the grass on its way to you?

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EomerOfEorl@reddit

A scamwich.

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totesgonnasmashit@reddit

In Australia you would pay $18 for this

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Shitandasshole@reddit

8 euro for grass sandwich

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Primary_Ad_9122@reddit

I truly hope you got a refund for this. That is pathetic.

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Pretty_Designer716@reddit

You werent scammed. You just ordered the wrong sandwich.

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sheisthebeesknees@reddit

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Satorius96@reddit

i can buy that piece of bread for like $2 per bag.

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Travelmusicman35@reddit

Ya, that's terrible, 3 dollars max. Also, if instagram raves about it, that's a good sign to avoid it.

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Calimore@reddit

If you need to ask that question the shop exists purely for customers like you.

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True-Conflict-5340@reddit

Wait do people call arugula, rocket?? Is this an EU thing??

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counterc@reddit

rocket is the English word for it and always have been. Americans started using the Italian word in the 1960s to sound fancy

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HeftyRecommendation5@reddit

You know they only speak english in the UK and Ireland, right? In my language it is called ‘rucola’ which I assume descends from ‘arugula’.

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danarchist@reddit

How did I have to scroll so far for this??

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Ordinary_Bluebird_21@reddit

I think you should fight whoever made that sandwich

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Zatchillac@reddit

Breadttuce?

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SameOldLance@reddit

In the sandwich in the room with us?

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ugobol@reddit

Average Instagram food item. you are probably among the first to take a look inside, the others took their picture and moved on lol.

So to answer your title, Instagram famous packaging is a red flag to me. Signals over investment on marketing. You got scammed, but you knew what you were getting into.

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MushyLopher@reddit

What is rocket?

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IndependentSock2985@reddit

8€ for arugula and butter on stale bread? Sad man, sad.

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agoia@reddit

an instagram famous cafe

Yes you were scammed

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Dork31@reddit

File a complaint

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Round-Educator-4138@reddit

More like Sadwich.

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Chaij2606@reddit

That’s why i’d never order at an insta famous place

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Ya-Dikobraz@reddit

Half the time they are INsta-famous because they paid someone to make them so.

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Forymanarysanar@reddit

Nice grass bro

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ffj_@reddit

Why do you need reddit's permission to express your disdain and disappointment??

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Mother-Parsley5940@reddit

Absolutely I’d pay 0$ for grass

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Zekiahsdad87@reddit

That's a fuckin salad with bread. Dafuq, you better complain lol

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SUPERLOVE-_-@reddit

😆😆😆

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916God@reddit

Yes you were absolutely. That’s a trash looking sammich

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ChaoticxSerenity@reddit

I mean, it kinda looks like you just got the wrong order. Call the resto and say hey I ordered sandwich X but got mega arugula sando instead.

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KillYourselfOnTV@reddit

Seems like a mistake.

In this scenario, you should give the business a chance to fix the problem before hopping to a bad review online. Contact them (most likely through email on their website - you could try by phone but what are the odds you call exactly when a manager is available to speak to you?), include photos, and politely explain your sandwich was missing a main ingredient. If you feel the quality was so low, explain that you’d prefer a refund to a store credit.

If you don’t receive a response within a week, you might consider leaving a review!

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ChaoticxSerenity@reddit

In this scenario, you should give the business a chance to fix the problem before hopping to a bad review online.

NO, I DEMAND THE RIGHT TO FLY OFF THE HANDLE IMMEDIATELY.

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rakondo@reddit

Agreed. Any legit business that takes pride in its reputation and reviews would gladly correct this and give you another meal to avoid a bad review

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livahd@reddit

Give them a chance to fix it before hitting them with a review. Just last week Taco Bell screwed up an order, putting spicy sauce we requested not be added (my wife is very sensitive to the point of asthma attacks). A quick respectful email was replied within an hour by the district manager apologizing and directly sending a check for the entire order.

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rakondo@reddit

Sounds like you have an amazing Taco Bell there - the ones near me have like 1.9 star ratings on Google and the teenage employees will literally laugh and tell you they're out of food and can't remake anything 😂

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livahd@reddit

That’s why I went directly to the main website and used the contact info there. Way above the teenagers who screwed it up.

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KillYourselfOnTV@reddit

I’m a restaurant manager and it’s always a bummer when a guest leaves a negative review about an issue we could have resolved for them if we’d known. Mistakes happen - oddly enough every single staff member at my restaurant is a human being! Ideally we resolve problems on the spot, but for a takeout order it becomes a little more challenging to make a bad experience right for a disappointed guest.

If you found your meal wasn’t to your liking and we can’t remake it, I won’t charge you for it if you’ve given us the opportunity to improve. If you seethe silently about it and leave a bad public review about an over salted meal two days later, I’m not typically not bothering with it (beyond passing feedback along to BOH).

There are any number of reasons why someone may have made this error but a “scam” isn’t one of them.

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Own_Owl5806@reddit

You sold him that sandwich didn’t you?

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MyMomsTastyButthole@reddit

Sounds like an app sold him the sandwich.

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KillYourselfOnTV@reddit

I’m so sorry I forgot your egg OP please don’t ruin my Instagram cafe with a single bad review, I’m begging you. :(

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MoreSeriousUsername@reddit

You’re absolutely right. Worked food service for almost 10 years. Most the time we would remake and refund you. Mistakes happen.

And if they don’t respond, then leave a review.

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SlamCakeMasta@reddit

Yes, but a lot of people don’t have that confidence sadly. They can post online and right a bad review but they can just call the business and fix the problem.

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CouchHam@reddit

Rocket sandwich via wolt that was not a version erewhon

Hmm

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aliencreative@reddit

Ew

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CWoww@reddit

Would be $11.99 in NYC. Before tax, too.

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Enlightend-1@reddit

Scamwich

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Just_bcoz@reddit

Absolutely

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Carl_Schmitt@reddit

Why not just make it yourself?

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aaaattrrg@reddit

Oops all greens

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O_Brizzle@reddit

Arugula is awesome just eat it and don’t buy another one

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Your_PersonalStalker@reddit

You call the restaurant and demand a refund because you didn't get what you paid for?

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Gamecocky2013@reddit

Is the ‘sandwich’ in the room with us?

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AATW702@reddit

You weren’t scammed…someone didn’t read the description of the sandwich

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PeonyorGabby@reddit

I’m not an expert but, I think that they’re trying to tell you something…

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IandSolitude@reddit

What kind of Subway sandwich is this?

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sexybobo@reddit

Scam implies being tricked. Paying the asking price for an item and getting the item isn't a scam no matter how much they are over charging for it because you agreed to the transaction and got what you agreed to.

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fio3302@reddit (OP)

Well technically I got tricked because I ordered a sandwich which looked significantly different on their website. It had eggs, some fresh looking veggies and a bagel. This definitely was a complete other story

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Estrellathestarfish@reddit

It's a mistake then, rather than a cafe running some scam. As others have said, tell them. Places make mistakes. If they don't replace or refund it, that would warrant a bad review.

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Vegetable-Seesaw-491@reddit

OP would rather come bitch about it on Reddit.

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KillYourselfOnTV@reddit

It’s far more likely that the business made a mistake than that you were “tricked.” Come on now.

This obviously isn’t a standard practice for them, you said yourself this business has a good reputation.

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rakondo@reddit

No egg though? It's like ordering a chicken sandwich and the restaurant left out the chicken

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SlamCakeMasta@reddit

It’s obviously an accident. I can’t tell if this world is full of cowards who can’t just call the business and get the order fixed, or if they’re just too stupid to find the easy solution.

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sexybobo@reddit

I didn't say to not complain I said it wasn't a scam. Scam implies they broke the law which they didn't.

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SlamCakeMasta@reddit

Yes I’m not disagreeing with you at all. This comment was directed to the person who replied to you.

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Vegetable-Seesaw-491@reddit

They did get a reply to this and if they checked the thread for new replies they would have seen yours. You're the one that seems to be a bit sensitive today.

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Vegetable-Seesaw-491@reddit

The answer to both of those is yes. I often wonder how some people manage to make it through a day.

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Terribletylenol@reddit

I wouldn't leave a bad review tbh, but being able to go in and get your order fixed doesn't take away the inconvenience put upon you by having to go back in to get the food you originally paid for.

I worked in hot food for years (Fast food, buffet, diner) and currently in a meat market, so I get mistakes happen, but I also understand why simply refunding or replacing the order is not good enough for customers, and that's mostly what places will do. (I personally think a place should give you more than a mere replacement as mistakes SHOULD NOT happen that often anyways)

Maybe it's different for people paying 8 dollars for basic sandwiches, but I've always served a poorer customer-base, and people like that don't want to waste the gas to go and get their sandwich made correctly when it should have been made right the first time.

I usually won't go back to a place that brazenly screws up my order tbh because there are plenty of places who very rarely mess orders up, and getting a messed up order the FIRST time is just a bad impression I wouldn't be able to get over.

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OneSensiblePerson@reddit

OP didn't agree to a roll, butter, and rocket sandwich. If they'd known that was what they were going to get (and how could they?) they wouldn't have gotten it.

Refund is due them.

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Estrellathestarfish@reddit

It's still not a scam, a cafe made a mistake. They should refund it or replace it with the correct item.

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OneSensiblePerson@reddit

I don't think it's a scam. Scam would be deliberate.

Replacement, no. The OP has already had a negative experience and probably their fill of rocket and that roll by now. Refund.

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NettieBiscetti@reddit

This sandwich does not “meat” expectations 😂

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moileduge@reddit

The elusive leaf sando.

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A_Wholesome_Comment@reddit

Your mistake was trying to be trendy shopping at what appears to be an inferior copy of a store which as a concept is meant to scam rich people of their money (which I support) but usually attracts trend chasers who have no business paying ludicrous prices for mediocre products.

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JDangle20@reddit

Is the sandwich in the room with us?

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DSG69420@reddit

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Interesting-Ad7426@reddit

Looks like a 20 us dollar sammich to me.

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homelaberator@reddit

That depends on if you are a Herbie Hancock

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what_1@reddit

Did the hitchhiker Lucy and Ethel picked up make that?

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rawarawr@reddit

They've put grass from a freshly mowed backyard in your buns and called it a day.

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GoldBreakr@reddit

You call that a sammy?

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ELJohnnyo@reddit

Mos def you got played.... sorry fam

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Exciting_Safety_7928@reddit

yes! u got scammed for about 6,80€😭

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YaboiDan0545935@reddit

That's a lot of cardboard for a sandwich

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E-kuos@reddit

why did you pay for that bro

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top_toast_22@reddit

Not if you looooove arugula!!

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Possible-Estimate748@reddit

Tbf, I recently noticed my local gas station sells premade sandwiches for $7. When I saw the price I was blown away. Who in their right mind would pay that for crappy packaged premade sandwich?

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Hotchocoboom@reddit

At least here in Germany gas stations are always way more expensive than any regular store, even more expensive when located along a highway... so the answer is desperate and tired people

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BirdTheMagpie@reddit

Do y'all not have truckers? Or do y'all's truckers just accept being ripped off as a part of daily life?

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ItsRebeccaAllright@reddit

Yep or a lil red bull can for 5€ + Pfand.

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p8610815@reddit

Ah so you're the kind of person who actually gets influenced by online influences. "Instagram famous" lmao

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chief_n0c-a-h0ma@reddit

There's probably more cost in the packaging.

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superkow@reddit

First clue should have been insta famous. Those kinds of places have usually blown up in popularity overnight and absolutely can't handle it properly, or better yet they just always sucked and only happened to have some dumbshit influence pimp their brand.

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Right-Funny-8999@reddit

Depends Are you a goat

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Sarcastic_barbie@reddit

I was angry for you when I saw that sandwich

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passionfruit0@reddit

What is that supposed to be?

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nullweirdo@reddit

Yes definitely, leave a negative review for sure!!

Also it’s worth noting that the real Erewhon is just as scummy but even more expensive than this UK copycat, Instagram/Youtube famous grocery stores and restaurants aren’t worth it without a paid sponsorship or something.

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NewOpposite8008@reddit

Aggro arugula

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Intelligent-Luck8747@reddit

Hope you like arugula /s

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LeopoldXIII@reddit

What sandwich?

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9Epicman1@reddit

Damn are you a cow

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Leading_Funny5802@reddit

You got a salad and breadsticks!!! Lucky, lucky you.

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Frankenfucker@reddit

That's a salad on an oversized crouton.

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Lazy-Explanation7165@reddit

I ordered a sandwich and nothing came inside of it but lettuce, what should I do? I know, I will ask the internet instead of getting the proper order, the internet will know what to do…

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neophyte_2188@reddit

I want to see what was written in the menu. If they served what they described then you might want or re-evaluate your spending decisions.

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choffers@reddit

If it's missing ingredients I would give them a chance to fix that and then judge the finished product - accidents happen.

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thejollydruid@reddit

Wtf even is that

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auld-guy@reddit

Have you been to an airport lately?

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liquidsmo0th@reddit

you got robbed in broad daylight

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myfirstnuzlocke@reddit

If you bought this in an airport I’d say it’s great value and a steal.

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Venus-outoffocus7070@reddit

just a quick question, I see you have your nails done. if you were to ask for a certain design/color and watched the workers put on the wrong color, wouldn’t you say something to them in the moment? so you could have what you wanted/payed for? or do you wait for over 45 minutes and then get to the car to complain about being scammed

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ph0artef1@reddit

They used a delivery app...

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Venus-outoffocus7070@reddit

Yeah I see that. my questions still kind of stand, if anything now I got more questions. why try somewhere you heard about over a delivery place when the drive and prep is already going to take a while, therefore probably changing the texture and tastes of the things they ordered( for the first time btw to try) also everyone else’s comments still stand, why not just call the place to ask them instead of making a whole post and leaving a negative review when there are multiple parties involved lol

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ph0artef1@reddit

Kind of irrelevant because it's not like they are just upset at the quality, it's that it's not what they ordered.

Also, OP seems like maybe she's younger and hasn't been in any/many situations like this so was looking for guidance on the best way to handle it.

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TreacleFit3847@reddit

ur first mistake was buying from a “copy of erewhon”

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Nat6LBG@reddit

Look, it's missing multiple ingedients, of course you are being scammed. I would get a refund

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ph0artef1@reddit

Scammed implies the restaurant purposely left out ingredients. It was probably just a mistake, one that they'd likely fix.

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My_Favourite_Pen@reddit

everything here points to this being a sandwich but it doesn't feel right to call it that. I'd sooner call a hotdog a sandwich before this and I don't know why.

I think I'm overtired.

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GentrifriesGuy@reddit

Bro about to have sex with his sandwich!

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