Have you ever found yourself scratching your head, wondering how some people can manage to misunderstand the simplest of instructions? I mean, when I ask for extra sauce, I *really* mean extra sauce! It’s not rocket science, right? In a world where following straightforward requests seems to be a Herculean task for some, it’s refreshing to see individuals who get it just right—not just once, but time and time again. This article takes you through amusing anecdotes where people not only met expectations but often exceeded them, proving that sometimes the simplest tasks can bring the greatest joy! So, prepare to chuckle as we dive into these delightful examples of instruction-following excellence! LEARN MORE.
It’s amazing that there are so many people in this world who can’t follow simple instructions. When we ask for a lot of extra sauce, we want a lot of extra sauce. Just listen to what’s being asked of you and follow through. What’s so hard about that?
Some of the people on this list went above and beyond the call of duty, and some of them did exactly what they were asked, but they all very much understand how to deliver on a promise.
This woman asked her husband to cut up an avocado and he did exactly that.
This couple must own some very sharp knives because it’s not easy to slice through an avocado pit.
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This person ordered a spice rack online. When it came in the mail, she was happily surprised.
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All of the little spice containers were already full of delicious dried spices.
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This woman asked her husband to make her a weak tea. He absolutely delivered. This is the weakest tea you could possibly make.
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That is a single shred of a tea leaf at the bottom of the cup.
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This person asked for a corgi cake for their birthday, and they were absolutely not disappointed.
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This corgi butt cake is too cute (and very well-executed). It looks delicious, too!
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This mom told her daughter to change the toilet paper roll.
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The next time she went into the bathroom, she came face to face with this monstrosity. Why, though?!
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Does this look like a bowl of spaghetti to you? Well, it isn’t spaghetti.
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It’s a side order of extra cheese from Chipotle. Chipotle doesn’t skimp out on the sides.
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This person ordered a 25 mm lens cover online, and when it came in the mail, it actually measured 25 mm in diameter.
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This wasn’t exactly what he had in mind, but it’s exactly what he ordered.
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Reddit user thepantyprincessx posted these photos on the platform with the caption, “When your 3-year-old asks for a rainbow dinosaur doughnut birthday cake, you deliver.
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I drew up the design and had it made, and they did an awesome job!”
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This woman told her boyfriend that she wanted a machine that made coffee for her birthday.
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He absolutely delivered. Yes, that is a giant coffee vending machine in her living room.
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This person was bored so they went to McDonald’s and ordered an ice cream sandwich.
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McDonald’s delivered. This may not be an ice cream sandwich in the typical sense, but it fits the definition.
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This person asked for extra pepperoni on their pizza and this pizza joint more than delivered.
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They delivered on their promise, and they delivered a delicious pizza. What more could you ask for?
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This person ordered cheese sticks at a Western bar in Korea while she was visiting the country.
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This is what Korea thinks cheese sticks are. It’s just cheese slices melted on dry breadsticks.
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This person meant to order a 10-inch pizza, but they mistyped their order and accidentally wrote that they wanted a 1-inch pizza.
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This pizza shop actually gave them a 1-inch pizza.
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Twitter user @kejames posted this photo online along with the caption, “I ordered 3 lbs of slicer tomatoes from my local farm drop and they gave me one 3 lb tomato.”
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She continued: “I have never seen a tomato this big.”
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An Imgur user posted this photo online along with the caption, “One customer ordered a spicy eggless vegetarian omelet with tomatoes. Hope she enjoys it.”
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What even is an omelet without eggs?
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This person ordered a latte with ice. This is what was brought to her table.
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Well, it is a latte with ice. You can’t really fault them for following directions.
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Reddit user jonrock posted this photo along with the caption, “My friend said that he didn’t like birthday cakes.
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His girlfriend gave him meatloaf layered with marinara, garlic mash, pepperoni stick candles, and prosciutto roses.”
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This woman’s boyfriend said that he wanted a pie for his birthday, but he didn’t say what kind of pie.
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She decided to make all the pies in one pie.
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This person asked for some salt at a restaurant, and the waiter brought them an array of four different types of salt arranged in tiny little cast iron pans.
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He was just expecting a salt shaker.
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This person asked her art teacher to draw The Girl with a Pearl Earring in an anime style.
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The teacher did not disappoint. This is super impressive! It looks like she spent a really long time on it.
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This person asked for some extra sauce with their order, and boy oh boy did they get extra sauce. It’s so nice when restaurants understand our sauce obsession.
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This is the right amount of sauce.
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This person doesn’t like sesame seeds, so they asked for a burger with two bottom buns.
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This is what they got. Technically, it is a burger with two bottom buns.
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This person ordered a blue cheese fillet from a restaurant and what they got was a fillet and a giant slab of blue cheese.
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They were expecting a few crumbles.
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This person asked to be given as much ranch as was legally allowed to be given in their home state.
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Apparently, this is the legal limit. That’s a lot of ranch.
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On the package, it says that the fries in the picture have been enlarged to show texture.
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But the real fries are actually bigger than the ones that have been “enlarged.”
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This person made a birthday cake for her friend, and her friend’s only request was for a non-pink birthday cake. Well, this person knows how to keep a promise.
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That cake is technically not pink.
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This person asked for a wedge salad with no tomatoes. When the waitress asked if bacon was okay, he said, “all the bacon.”
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She literally gave him all of the bacon.
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This mom told her son that he could have one donut. He went into the donut shop and came out with this.
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Technically, it is one donut. He didn’t break any rules.
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This woman asked her husband to pick up some ginger at the grocery store. This is “some ginger.”
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Well, she’s going to have to figure out some recipes that heavily feature ginger now.
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This man ordered a cup of ice cream with a single Fruity Pebble on it.
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The ice cream shop delivered. He got exactly what he ordered. We hope he liked it.
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Maybe it was one of those things where they were so busy that it didn’t even matter.
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The people hosting the conference just thought, “Well, she said what she said.”
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The person working at this till probably thought it was strange that the person they just took an order from had to work to remember their own name.
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They just wanted to highlight how strange that was.
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Those steps are out there just being steps and then someone had to go and put the smallest, most useless sign out.
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This guy just wanted to follow the instructions he was given.
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After finishing a huge meal, this person asked for a small beer to help finish off the evening.
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The waiter was a great listener and delivered this, which is, indeed, a small beer.
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Mom and Dad asked this little one to put the toilet paper under the sink.
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She took it a little too literally. At least she did a good job keeping them neat and tidy.
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It’s nice that the insurance agent told Susan that she looked lovely, because she does.
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She handled that miscommunication quite well if you ask me. Let’s hope Susan’s pictures of the car were just as nice.
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Social media is full of people who are going to make smart comments on anything you post.
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So try not to set them up too easily with your questions and requests online.
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I’m sure none of these birds love that they were referred to as “no flyers.”
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No one knows better than they do that they can’t fly, and they have to live with that every day.
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What does it mean to motivate your answer?
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Is that something from a discipline that I’m not familiar with, or is this someone just trying to sound smarter than they are?
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Her parents asked her to lean on the pole so they could take a cute picture of her.
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Instead of doing it in a cute way, she did it in this way.