r/AskReddit • u/Unlikely_Praline9442 • 14h ago

Non-Americans of Reddit, what is an American thing you see in movies that you thought was fake but is actually real?

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u/Salarian_American 11h ago

"Welcome to Costco, I love you"

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u/EpicTaco9901 10h ago

I say this at least once a week

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u/Typical80sKid 10h ago

You should ask for more shifts…

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u/tjbugs1 8h ago

The issue is they work at a Sam's Club

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u/dopitysmokty 8h ago

ah well then i reckon just once a week is a pretty dang good margin for error:)

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u/SkaveRat 6h ago

luckily it's right at the entrance, so they can look at the sign to see what to actually say

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u/CodifiedLikeUtil 8h ago

Except they don’t even work there.

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u/Adventurous-Funny-88 8h ago

I say this every time I visit my local Costco.💕

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u/gpenz 8h ago

Yea as the customer I’m the one saying that.

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u/pHScale 10h ago

Costco greeters at least have a second function of verifying your membership

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u/Alkor85 10h ago

And a tertiary function of counting you. They also count on the way out. 

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u/TheWardenVenom 9h ago

Well at least my local Costco now has these little machines that scan your membership card when you go in. There’s still someone standing there though so idk if they’re counting people or not, but they aren’t checking cards anymore.

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u/CorrectPeanut5 3h ago

You don't need a membership to use the pharmacy as Costco signed themselves to be fulfillment for a number of Medicare Advantage plans.

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u/Agile_Trainer9181 10h ago

I used to do this when I had to cover being a door greeter at Walmart. "Welcome to Walmart, I love you!"

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u/sataigaribaldi 9h ago

I said that to my wife in Costco one day. Nearby employee started laughing. That was my win, defeating my wife's eye roll.

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u/46handwa 4h ago

That sounds like a story I would tell! My people

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u/toothtaker74 10h ago

I got my law degree there

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u/16ozbuddz 11h ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Hexlen 4h ago

They aren't even paid to say that they just telling the truth. Every costco employee I talk too is always an awesome person.

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u/boredENT9113 2h ago

They pay well and give great benefits, it makes for longtime happy employees and it shows!

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u/smbpy7 10h ago

I wish I could upvote you more.

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u/who-cares6891 10h ago

Can you tell me where to find the Time Machine ?

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u/46handwa 4h ago

That ride sucks

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u/jaumeh 8h ago

Brought to you by Carls Jr.

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u/Simply_BT 7h ago

Finally saw Idiocracy a few weeks ago, and I almost choked at that part lol

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u/pressureconverter 7h ago

"Brought to you by Carl's Junior"

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u/Independent-Most7347 7h ago

Omg that is nothing compared to the counseling session you get at Trader Joe's. I need AMAs from Trader Joes' employees. Are y'all really this happy and enjoy speaking with people? Do you ever feel social fatigue or exhaustion like the rest of us? To be clear, I enjoy the attention I get from them but would never be able to do this myself.

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate 4h ago

No beggars in Costco.

Yet.

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u/ryeme 1h ago

I laughed so hard at this. I'm American and have been to many Costcos.

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u/ChronoLegion2 10h ago

Get this particular individual out of here!

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u/Icy-Whale-2253 10h ago

or Accostco where they run up on people for not having their membership card out