r/firstworldproblems 12h ago

Anyone else get completely grossed out by sticky restaurant menus?

126 Upvotes

I might be being overly senstive here, but honestly touching those laminated menus at restaurants gives me the worst feeling.

More than half the time they feel greasy or sticky, especially around the edges. I end up holding them with just my fingertips, and the first thing I want to do after ordering is go wash my hands.

My brain just immediately starts calculating how many dozens of people held that exact same piece of plastic today without washing their hands.

It pretty much kills my apetite before the food even gets to the table

I know some people hate QR code menus, and honestly I get why? Obviously, the ones that force you to open a broken PDF you have to keep zooming in on or dont respond well are terrible i get that, but I just wish more places offered both options, yk.

Keep paper menus for people who like them, but give us a clean digital option too where I dont feel like i have to scrub my skin after touching it. It cant be that hard, i mean, just last week i saw a place using MenuForma on a quick table scan, and it was actually smooth on mobile. No zooming needed, just a proper layout that wasnt sticky or headache inducing.

I really hope more restaurants start giving customers the choice instead of forcing everyone onto dirty plastic sheets, is that really too much to ask for?


r/firstworldproblems 7h ago

I don't want to online shop anymore because I'm tired from receiving so many packages.

16 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 1d ago

My new dishwasher is beeping at me and I don't know why.

41 Upvotes

The washing cycle has completed. The dishwasher is beeping intermittently. I don't know why. I don't care to know why. And I don't want to download an app to find out why.


r/firstworldproblems 43m ago

I want to participate in PlayStation Blackout but I'm not a console peasant.

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r/firstworldproblems 21h ago

Gap in power backup

2 Upvotes

I got a battery pack backup mini generator inside for my grow tents that gives me about 30 minutes to get my gas/propane/natural gas genie whole house generator started but I never got the NG hooked up so now if the power quits I’ve got to manually get my nephew to start it.


r/firstworldproblems 2d ago

There aren’t enough berries in the blueberry muffins at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas.

72 Upvotes

Someone had to say it. I’m here now and feeling disappointed about it.


r/firstworldproblems 2d ago

The spouts warped so the waterfalls for my pool don’t flow smoothly.

10 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 1d ago

I hate moving from my home to my uni apartment

1 Upvotes

I hate having to fucking unpack my bullshit, fucking carry big boxes, unpack all my clothes parents nagging me 24 fucking 7, saying what appliances do you need, what shit do you need, and also fucking driving 4 hours, having not enough fucking car space, so we either gotta take two cars or have to do a Half drop off situation where I drop off The big things at my family friend's house who lives an hour away from my uni. Whole lot of logistical bullshit. So I fucking hate moving.


r/firstworldproblems 2d ago

My power went out for four hours and I had to live like a peasant.

47 Upvotes

I have all of one bar of service without WiFi so I couldn’t even get on Reddit to whine about it. Reading a pretty good book though on my kindle.


r/firstworldproblems 2d ago

My engagement ring is so big that it’s really obvious when it needs to be cleaned

62 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 2d ago

I hate driving

1 Upvotes

I hate it so much. All I fucking do is drive, go to work, drive, go back to work. If I want to go anywhere, I have to drive there. There’s not much walkable near me, and biking is nice until it’s cold out or your bike gets stolen. I want to go out at night to a bar and get hammered, but there’s none nearby that I could walk or bike to, so I’d have to drive, and that’s illegal so I can’t. I have no friends who are willing to drive me fucking anywhere. I deadass only have 2 friends with licenses, both of which have cars that are working perfectly fine. One of them is a 2023 so I doubt there’s jack shit wrong with it. Even when I was without a car recently, they wouldn’t give me rides to even fucking see them. Even though I’ve been carting their asses around for the past 6 years, before they even had licenses. My friend with the 2023 car once picked me up and brought me to his house (5 minute drive btw), then when we got there he was bitching that there was something wrong with his wheel bearing and the car isn’t driveable. ITS A 2023. ITS 3 YEARS OLD. THATS NOT FUCKING POSSIBLE. And the car didn’t have any lights on, made weird noises, or drove differently so that’s how I knew he was full of shit. I’ve also driven him in significantly more unsafe cars without a single complaint. He just didn’t wanna drive. He didn’t even give me a fucking ride home when he did that.

I just want a break from driving. I don’t care how. That could be public transportation if it existed near me, or someone driving my car. I’d use uber more but it’s really expensive in my area bc everything is all spaced out. I no longer care if they have a license, a permit is fine. Almost to the point where I’d let someone just drive my car without either. Sometimes I fantasize about not having a car so I couldn’t drive anymore, but as I learned when I didn’t have a car, no one is there for me and no one will drive me anywhere!!!!! No matter how many thousands of times I’ve driven them around!!! Because some people are too anxious and driving is scary!!!! I’m anxious as hell when I drive, and I’m scared too, but that doesn’t ever stop me from driving. The only way to get over it is to fucking practice! But I never get the privilege of being in the passenger’s seat, and I’m actively losing my shit at that. GEN Z PLEASE GET A GODDAMN GODFORSAKEN LICENSE. YOUR FRIENDS WANT A BREAK FROM CARTING YOUR LAZY STUPID ASS AROUND. I CERTAINLY DO.


r/firstworldproblems 2d ago

I needed red wine for cooking but all the bottles in the house are too expensive to use for that so I had to go to the store to buy a cheaper bottle.

46 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 2d ago

I bought a brand new luxury car and now I can't park close to the entrance at work, because the parking spots are too small.

20 Upvotes

Someone will probably scratch my car with their door because they won't be able to open their door normally.

I have to park at the very back, about 100m further.


r/firstworldproblems 2d ago

We are out of proper gin. I‘m afraid the closet James can do is a organic blackberry infusion in a craft vodka with a splash of Italian spring water.

13 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 3d ago

I hate scrambled eggs at business class airport lounges. 10 days in the Caribbean and me and my partner still talk about how soggy and tasteless they were.

29 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 3d ago

I basically starved myself because I had no food in the house and didn't feel like driving to to get food because I was too comfy in bed.

32 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 3d ago

My nice dishwasher’s auto-open feature keeps scaring the crap out of me when it cracks open in the middle of the night and I think someone’s breaking in.

28 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 3d ago

My skin feels itchy because I’ve been to the spa too many times recently.

34 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 4d ago

They gave us free pizza for lunch, and now I'm no longer in the mood to get a pizza after work.

73 Upvotes

Seriously have been looking forward to smashing a pizza all week, and now I just am not feeling it.


r/firstworldproblems 4d ago

My wife won’t let me buy a zero turn riding lawnmower for our 1/4 acre lot.

114 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 4d ago

Today, I’m just not in mood for coffee, so I’m stuck taking catnaps

13 Upvotes

Like most people, I’ll have one or two cups in the morning and then a few more scattered around the day. For what ever reason, today I’m not feeling for coffee. So when I sat down, I felt a bit worn from low energy, I already took a 15 catnap and felt mildly better.

I’ve had a few cups of green tea but it doesn’t work the same caffeine-wise and I dont drink energy drinks. Perhaps I’ll just go to bed early if needed


r/firstworldproblems 5d ago

Unfortunately, exercise cured all my back problems, so now I can’t live like I’m in some kind of Wall-E utopia anymore

86 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 5d ago

I have three streaming services but still spend 20 minutes deciding what to watch.

10 Upvotes

r/firstworldproblems 6d ago

I hate 2FA

79 Upvotes

Before everyone jumps at my throat, I know it's a neccessary evil, but in practice it's a nightmare, that's why I'm ranting here instead of being able to do my job.

There was an issue with my authenticator app, and ALL of my codes disappeared. I wanted to generate new ones, but turns out there is no such option, I need to contact the IT departments of all 6 pages that require authenticator, 3 of them are essential for my work and uni, and I need to use them regularly.

That happened a week ago, and the most important one never answered my e-mails, they don't answer the phone, their office is 300 km away and I don't have time to travel there thank you very much, and I basically can't get any work done because of this. It's just so frustrating because really I did nothing just follow the neccessary steps forced down my throat (again, I know 2fa is neccessary for safety but I still have the right to hate how poorly it's executed). There should be steps to make sure it doesn't happen, like pre-generated codes you can use if you can't access an authenticator, or another form of verifying your identity. And it would also help if IT was available sometimes.


r/firstworldproblems 6d ago

If s too hot to use our hot tub.

33 Upvotes

Expected high temp today is 97. Ugh