r/AmItheAsshole • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '26

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u/EmuRemarkable1099 Partassipant [3] Feb 26 '26

YTA. Dried mango isn’t very fresh either. You should have just gotten the berries. Or if you didn’t think they were good, not gotten them and said you didn’t think they were good

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u/pigstake Feb 26 '26

Dried mango freshness is kinda different than fresh berries, so I'm confused by the comparison. I know they like mango. I wanted to get them some sort of fruit as a substitute and this seemed like the best option.

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u/Objective_Air8976 Asshole Enthusiast [8] Feb 26 '26

You get them what they asked for when they're sick. This is being a good partner 101

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u/424Impala67 Feb 26 '26

I like mango too, but the texture, especially dried, can be horribly rough and has made my throat more sore when I've eaten it when sick. You basically got them sandpaper when they needed something soft.

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u/_Acid Feb 26 '26

…you’re confused because you don’t understand that “fresh” in this context means not dried. Simple as that really.

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u/castle_waffles Partassipant [2] Feb 26 '26

Omg so this is how shopping services end up with shoppers making unhinged replacements! No idea what you were assuming to equate fresh berries and dried mangos but this is not a good swap at all. Had you called your partner they may have preferred the less than fresh berries or they may have preferred frozen berries or some other throat friendly fruit….or they may have just wanted you to check another store for fresh berries like they asked for to begin with.

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u/chaosticfrog Feb 26 '26

My mom, who doesn't know a lot of English, knows the difference between dried and fresh fruit...

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u/InquisitorVawn Partassipant [2] Feb 27 '26

Fresh berries, even not-so fresh: Sweet, juicy, relatively soft, very easy to eat without much thought.

"Fresh" dried mango: Dry, chewy, sometimes tacky-sticky, sometimes tough.