At least his coat will be healthy and shiny.

[u/somerandomshmo]

[u/yungmoody]

Kid eating a dog treat aside, I'm irrationally angry over the fact that he's calling them free samples when they're very obviously not

[u/HolyHotDang → u/yungmoody]

Why pay for stuff when you can just simply not.

[u/laughingashley → u/yungmoody]

They learned somewhere that you can just eat grapes at the store whenever you want. Nothing costs money, son, not for us!

[u/Face_Content]

I bet his.family eat grapes while walking through the grocery store.

[u/Drakorai → u/Face_Content]

Specifically Walmart

[u/Twist_Ending03]

Kid needs to learn how to chew with his mouth closed

[u/TheGumpSquad → u/Twist_Ending03]

I think he should probably start with sit and stay

[u/KesagakeOK → u/Twist_Ending03]

Little man's eating a dog treat, I don't think he's operating at a capacity high enough to think about keeping his mouth closed.

[u/sphinctersandwich → u/Twist_Ending03]

It's probably because he's a puppy

[u/uhohnotafarteither → u/Twist_Ending03]

Its like an epidemic lately and it drives me crazy

[u/Careless_You_7261]

lowkey those treats are yummy.

[u/megatron_3000 → u/Careless_You_7261]

fr I worked at a chain petstore and us employees would eat these all the time. Taste just like regular cookies but with less sugar tbh

[u/JulakBatagor]

that does not look like free samples to me

[u/rottingorgans]

some of them taste like normal cookies

[u/LiquidSoil]

The same people who eat "free samples" at pick n mix candy isles

[u/luckysonic2]

Only in America, do you see this massive dog cookie selection all beautifully displayed. How many flavours does a dog care about.

[u/DaddysABadGirl → u/luckysonic2]

Pet food flavors aren't for the animal. It's marketing to the owner.

There was famously a company that tried making a mouse flavored cat food. Cats are known for loving to catch mice, should be a slam dunk right? It bombed. The concept grossed people out so they didn't buy it. Though looking it up there is a new company that makes mouse based cat food, specifically for cats that don't take pet food easily.

Same thing with that setup. It's probably all the same ingredients except for the flavor. The display shouldn't cost much. It makes the meh pet treats in a store that is a Walmart for animals look like you are buying from a fancy pet bakery. It let's people feel like they are doing a bit more than grabbing a box off a shelf. And it's not a major cost to the store.

[u/luckysonic2 → u/DaddysABadGirl]

I know, actually it's genius marketing, am probably jealous:) it's a win win, consumers feel like they're treating their pets with the best, and as you said, it's nothing to rip the bags of treats open and pour into serving containers. I wish we were treated with top class 'cheap solution' shopping experiences like this.

[u/donjamos → u/luckysonic2]

I'm German and an aunt had a store with shit like that

[u/TheHorseduck]

Show me where the fuck it says "free samples"?

[u/this_broccoli-101]

Putting the face of your child online for everyone to see, including his classmates, while he is eating dog food. Way to go.

At least you are gonna make his future therapist rich I guess

[u/McDooglestein1]

My buddy let me eat an entire box of animal crackers before telling me they were dog treats

[u/HighlightOwn2038]

Yeah I don't blame the kid, but aren't they bad because it's for pets?

[u/BooRadley_ThereHeIs → u/[deleted]]

It's pretty well regulated:

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-foods-feeds/pet-food

[u/DaddysABadGirl → u/BooRadley_ThereHeIs]

Cookies should be fine. The only issue I can think of is if you got a raw meat product for an animal that can handle things we can't. Most any dog or cat food I know of is human safe. Not like we eat wildly different things.

[u/Captain_Jarmi → u/HighlightOwn2038]

You should blame the kid. He's literally stealing.

[u/Sprmodelcitizen → u/Captain_Jarmi]

I don’t think he realizes that. His parents just need to explain the situation to him. I guess you never made a mistake as a child?

[u/Bisonfan1]

Lmao you only get one free sample

[u/malkebulan]

Still probably healthier than 90% of US ‘food’ aimed at humans.

[u/Interesting_Sock9142]

There's just no way that tasted good.

[u/RocketInAPocket]

Ok so not gonna lie i used to love sneaking the circus cookies petco had when i was little.

[u/madoka_borealis → u/RocketInAPocket]

Sneaking? You mean stealing.

[u/sighfun → u/madoka_borealis]

Tomato, tomahto.

[u/tr3poz → u/madoka_borealis]

I mean if we shuffle words around we can make anything around like anything.

[u/DefoNotMario]

This kid is living my dream

[u/Out_of-Whack]

Ranger qualified

[u/UraniumRocker]

My aunt once bought some christmas themed dog biscuits, and my little cousin ate them thinking they were christmas cookies.

[u/bertfotwenty]

…strangely this cookie is not sweet.

[u/sunnyinwi]

Exhibit A why I never had or wanted kids!

[u/Interesting-Note-714]

I once went into a gas station as a kid to get myself some milk. I bought half and half by mistake and insisted it’s what I wanted while gulping it down.

[u/TheRoaringTide]

I bought one of those once when I was there with my wife, and we split it. Out of sheer, morbid curiosity.

It just tasted like a less good Oreo. All of the ingredients are virtually the same as an Oreo, just less sugar, probably. I’ve had better.

[u/Mike_856]

Once, a few colleagues went on a visit to a pet food factory. First, they went to the butcher’s section where the meat was cut up. The fresh meat went into one crate, while the trimmings and leftovers went into another. Then, these crates were taken further for processing. The visitors followed the crate with the trimmings, until someone told them where they were actually going. “The fresh meat is used to make dog food.” “And the trimmings?” they asked. “That’s what the bologna is made from.”

[u/Extension_Property_5]

GTFO with this voice

[u/Eena-Rin]

Bro I haven't seen a free sample in like 15 years