This Costco Worker Throwing Rotisserie Chickens on the Floor? But why??

Photo bytiktoker @_jml.lc.jmlj.yel_

‘Costco is worse than Walmart’: Shopper waits for fresh Costco rotisserie chicken. He’s shocked at what the employee does next. A Costco customer recorded what seems to be footage of a frustrated employee tossing chickens on the floor.

TikTok user @_jml.lc.jmlj.yel_ uploaded the footage to their TikTok account. The video, which has received more than 244,000 views, led to numerous comments. Some showed support for the worker, while others criticized the behavior.

Chicken on the floor

“Costco employee throwing rotisserie chicken on the floor,” a text overlay in the video reads. The TikToker captures a Costco staff member operating in the rotisserie area. Following that, this individual throws chicken-filled bags onto the chrome-lined shelves. A bag rolls over the metallic surface and falls to the floor.

Off-camera, it sounds like the TikToker is admonishing the employee. “Look it, what’d I tell you?” a person says in reference to the worker’s actions. “You got these chickens on the floor.”

The worker throws another chicken onto the display, causing it to roll and topple from the shelf.

Observing the packaged, ready-to-eat chicken on the floor, a female shopper swiftly approaches the products. After that, she quickly gathers them from the floor and puts them back on the shelves before leaving.

A Costco staple

Customers frequenting the well-known wholesale store are likely to consider its rotisserie chicken as a high-quality purchase. For a long time, the large roasted chickens have been sold for $4.99. In 2023, Real Simple mentioned that the chain sold over 137 million chickens to consumers.

The food store staple has become a low-priced, convenient source of protein for many Americans. In fact, there are entire cookbooks dedicated to different recipes that center around the rotisserie chickens.

Moreover, there have been additional Costco rotisserie chicken incidents involving customers that have gone viral online. One Redditor’s post was uploaded to the site’s r/Costco sub. User @ProjectAcceptable532 was shocked at a physical altercation that erupted between a couple of patrons over the food.

“I had the pleasure of seeing two grown women (with their children present) fight over the last rotisserie chicken,” they wrote. “I haven’t had one in a few years, but I can’t imagine they are good enough to warrant that level of aggression.”

TikTokers respond

One Costco employee who replied to the video stated that they could understand where the worker was coming from. “As a Costco employee I feel the same way sometimes,” they said.

Additionally, someone else remarked that patrons will constantly pester Costco workers about the status of chickens. “They get annoyed AF of people standing there waiting or asking ‘is it ready yet’ ‘when is if ready,” they commented.

Another thought the sliding bags were a consequence of the retailer’s decision to ditch the chicken’s older, bin packaging. “The plastic trays need to come back. I hate the bags they make the chicken taste off.”

Someone else echoed this sentiment: “Because they changed the packaging and he’s probably used to tossing the containers that get caught by the small lip of the rack like the one above it.”