Dude Calls Out Uptight TikToker For Repackaging Entire Grocery Shop

So much of the world is a messy, chaotic place. Every day, plans go wrong, things go awry, and plans that we thought were fool proof get completely blown up. It doesn't matter how hard we try to make it so, life is anything but predictable. For those more Type A personalities among us, this can be something that is hard to deal with.

This is where the coping mechanisms come into play. Perhaps, these kinds of people take up mindfulness, or they clear their head by going for a run. Other times they might focus on the things they can control — something like their weekly grocery shop.

When it comes to this chore, many of us find ourselves haphazardly ticking off a list scrawled on an envelope and slinging goods into the cupboard we're kind of sure we put them in last time. These domestic goddesses, though, live on another plane of existence. Their list is color coded and compartmentalized, and everything has its place before they even take everything home. Their unpacking process is akin to a religious ritual.

To show off this glowing achievement, they take to TikTok. They make mesmerizing videos of how they organize everything they buy in their perfectly proportioned kitchens, down to the very last flake of oregano. Up and down the country, super focused suburban housewives are creating organizational categories that have never even existed before for the sake of their own sanity, and that of an audience of millions.

However, not everyone is in on the cult. This has been pointed out with amusing efficiency by @ohthatskreed, who took to task one of these #organizationtok influencers showing off how they repackage the entire contents of their kitchen.

Some people felt defensive over this unprompted attack.

After his borderline hysterical rebuttal of his fellow Tiktoker's approach, some felt the need to jump to the defense. Just because it's a more time consuming option doesn't always mean that it's a bad thing. “You don't need piercings, but you like the way they look. Same thing", said @ginniebirdg. Others pointed out that some of these transfers had a practical application: according to @grayt.fitness, the aluminium foil hack “helps make nice cuts instead of wonky tears”.

However, many more had more mixed feelings about what he had pointed out.

“Somehow I both fully agree… and disagree” said @pinkhitman. Meanwhile, @hbolding provided more of an explanation, claiming that “the packaging does the purpose, but it doesn't organize well”. In contrast, @gorous.heat.patterns was fully in agreement. “I don't trust anybody who transfers spices into their own container, THEY ALREADY HAD A CONTAINER AND THE OG LOOKED BETTER”, they said.

Ultimately, if you get your kicks by taking your groceries out of the packaging they came in and methodically placing them in more aesthetically pleasing containers, you’re not doing anyone any harm. It’s good to have a hobby, even if all it involves is transferring your cereal to your extensive tupperware collection.