20+ Mildly infuriating breakfasts: 'Ants in the bag of cereal I just bought'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Sep 25, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

Mmm… breakfast, the best and most important meal of the day! Well, that's according to some people… other people don't eat breakfast at all, and just wait until lunch time to have their first meal. I totally get that — sometimes you just need a while to wake up and roam around for a while before your appetite kicks in. But for me, a lot of my favorite foods are considered breakfast food. French toast, cereal, waffles, eggs Benedict, bacon egg and cheese (I'm eating one right now as I write this! It's pretty good, 7/10)… and the list goes on! It's no wonder weekend brunches are so popular: you can sleep in and still have a yummy breakfast OR lunch, which will satisfy everyone in your group. 

But like… have you ever had a really bad breakfast? It can throw a wrench in your whole day. Maybe that bacon egg and cheese left your stomach churning. Maybe the off-brand Cheerios you bought taste like sawdust. Perhaps your pancakes are burnt on the outside and raw on the inside. Gross! The people below certainly had some unsettling breakfast experiences, like one person who discovered their daughter was snacking on expired Lucky Charms, or another person who opened their cereal, only to find it was like, ¼ of the way full. 

If you're hungry for more, check out these stories from employees who got to tell off their worst employees: "She had 250 [customers] laughing at her." 

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  • 01

    "So it's all day breakfast?" "Until 2 PM." "So not all day?" "No, it's all day. Until 2 PM."

    Then it's not all-day breakfast, is it?! The Garden Kitchen+Bar Always Fresh! BREAKFAST SPECIAL only $9.95 OPEN SATURDAYS 10AM-9PM (ALL DAY BREAKFAST) UNTIL
    via u/Lpreddit
  • 02

    That's like, 4 bowls of cereal

    Cereal is just the worst these days Flax PLUS Maps Pecan CRUNCH ALWAY ORGAN 25 WHOLE GRAN 6 FIBER PER SERVIN NATURE'S SPATH ORGANIC FLAX PLUS MAPLE Pecan CRUNCH A DELICIOUS & EXCELLENT SOURCE OF ALA OMEGA-3 CEREAL NET WT. ILS (325) I eat a lot of different cereals, but this is probably the worst offender I've seen lately.
    via u/ah-grih-cuh-la

    If you can go through a box of cereal for your family in a single breakfast time, it's just not worth the money!

  • 03
    Bought the cereal this weekend. Today we found out Meijer sold us expired food. Daughter already ate it a few times. BEST If Used By 24 AUG2022 BU 0851 06 C Lucky Charms NO MORE CLIPPING YOUR RECEIPT BOX SCAN TOPS SEE HOW AT EDUCATION BTFE.COM g General Mills Lucky Charms FROSTED TOASTED OAT CEREAL WITH MARSHMALLOWS
    via u/schrodingers_pp
  • 04

    Hey um... can you never do this again, man?

    The worst part is according to him it tastes good, just the carbonation was apparently off putting The breakfast picture my friend send me UCKER + VITAMIN
    via u/blxcktxe

    Ok so apparently the white edition Red Bull flavor is coconut and blueberry, poured into what looks like Honey Bunches of Oats, perhaps? Points for creativity, and the flavor pairing isn't even the worst, but according to this dude, the carbonation was off-putting. Who could've guessed? 

  • 05

    It's almost a mini at this point

    These breakfast bars have definitely gotten smaller Nutrition Facts Serving: 1, Serving size: 1 Bar (35g), Fiber 30 (12% DV Sok per serving: Calories 130, Total Fat 4.5g (6% DV) Sat. Fat 0g (0% (0% DV), Sodium Sms DV), Protein 3g (39 And they didn't even change the packaging.
    via u/battleoftheboros
  • 06

    Divorce

    The way my husband opens cereal. He's a monster.
    via u/drinkthewildair04

    Or just make him eat stale cereal until he learns his lesson… your choice!

  • 07

    Mini Wheats, emphasis on "mini"

    Welcome to the United States, where this is considered a healthy breakfast portion for high school students. Nutrition Facts Seeing Carton Calories 100 T 183 ADDED CONTAC Frosted Mini FROSTED Wheats&CONCH Nutrition Facts Serving 1 Containe Calories 100, Brothers Fa KEEP REFRIGERATED bexot WHEAT NET WT 102 (28) 38500-049613 1967 01/ CULL- AR
    via u/Sl0thCh1ld
  • 08
    Ants in the unopened bag of cereal I just bought
    via u/almondbuttered
  • 09

    Get a lawyer?!?

    Almost swallowed a glass shard that was in my cereal box Evidence I believe I must report it or sum
    via u/Brain_Dagme

    Or at least reach out to the company to let them know… at the very least, you'll probably get a heartfelt email and vouchers for free cereal. 

  • 10

    Get this guy a spork, stat!

    How hard is it to get a spoon school??? | hate eating cereal with forks they are hella annoying. 02
    via u/TheTwinTowers_lol
  • 11

    When you're raised doing this, you don't think twice about it

    My partner moves the drain catch out of the way before he rinses his cereal bowl in the sink. We do not have a garbage disposal.
    via u/MasCaraLVB

    Apparently garbage disposals aren't even supposed to be used because foodstuffs aren't supposed to go down that pipe. But they do come in handy for stuff like this! 

  • 12

    Just one spoiled milk carton will put you off of the stuff for years

    A whole school breakfast for a middle schooler (Milk was also bad and had a literal CURD in it.) Discussion ☑ 07:39 -0 O OPEN KEEP REFRIGERATED SHAKE WELL Grade A Pasteurized Homogenized Nutrition Facts Servings: 1 size: 1 cup (236mL) Calories 110 Total Fat 0g Fat 1006 ) Trans Fat 0g backspace enter shift Lenovo SUNCUP 2.43 OZ (699 ED WITH OTHER NATURAL FLANCE awberry creamy cheese
    via u/CheeseIc3
  • 13

    This is the kind of thing that makes it 100% worth it to purchase a new toaster

    How my frozen waffles toast every timee... Burnt
    via u/MagnusLore
  • 14

    This is extremely funny I fear

    Ordered a wrap at Starbucks via mobile and requested a pack of sriracha sauce. Thought they forgot it until I took a bite of my wrap.. lunch plans to HON&ent
    via u/Mediocre_Berry2306

    Maybe that barista wasn't fully awake yet! 

  • 15
    Honey bunches of oats not evwn filling the bag half way
    via u/Already_Read-it
  • 16

    Hmm, something's not quite right

    My partner's 'vegan' breakfast Morrisons Since 1899 Morrisons Supermarkets Limited BD3 7DL Erskine 01418 128491 VAT No.343475355 Table Number: 21 QTY DESCRIPTION I VEGAN BREAKFAST BALANCE DUE CARD PRICE AMOUNT £3.24 £3.24 £3.24 £3.24 ANCHOR ANCHOR
    via u/JayDeePea
  • 17
    Opened a brand new box of cereal and pulled out the bag inside, only to find it wasn't sealed properly e Rise, shine, recycle me! BIG PACK Kellogg COCO pops SOURCE OF FIBRE Coco 25FF OFF GREAT DAYS OUT
    via u/NewPsychology1111
  • 18

    Extra breakfast for the parents, then!

    Kid orders breakfast, eats half piece of toast then says "I'm full"
    via u/Pope_Squirrely
  • 19

    Yikes

    My fiancé asked me what breakfast I wanted for Mother's Day. I told him biscuits and gravy. After he was at the store for almost 2 hours this is what he returned with. Valiant effort! 10 COUNT Franz ORIGINAL English Muffins Campbell's Made with Beef Stock BEEF GRAVY VET AT 15% MORE! 13.02 than the leading 12 oz glass jar gravy" NETWT 22 0 (1 LB 6 OZ) 62
    via u/avid_life
  • 20

    Dealing with the crumbs first thing in the morning would make me insane

    The hotel I stayed at last night said they provided free breakfast NATURE VALLEY CRUNCHY Oats 'n Honey 36g of whoina
    via u/shmutsy
  • 21

    Oh NO

    Mouldy McDonald's breakfast M Sausag Brown Hash தி Hash Brown M
    via u/Geeto_
  • 22

    Not frosted, not flakes

    Bought this box of cereal from Walmart. Maybe they mixed up cereals at the packaging factory? These are not Frosted Flakes. Never had this happen before. BOX ORT OOL Hellogg's RTS ack panel FROSTED FLAKES OF CORN DE MAIZ INS & RALS 1300 PULL CUP S HEYRE Clear Art
    via u/Happy-Fun8352
  • 23
    The way my boyfriend closed my favourite cereal...
    via u/Batstels

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