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Reddit users are not happy with their Chick-fil-A sauce packet experiences
By Ashley DiMella
Published June 10, 2025
Some Reddit users are calling out a beloved fast-food chain over issues they've been having with the dipping sauces for their nuggets.
A user in the "r/ChickFilA" forum on Reddit posted a photo of six classic Chick-fil-A sauces.
Each packet shows the wrapper torn in different places – and the lids not fully opened.
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"Why does this keep happening?! It feels impossible now," wrote the user.
The person added, "For a while I could pull [the lid] lower and wider, and it would work, but not anymore. So annoying, lol."
Frustrated Chick-fil-A fans on Reddit are discussing problematic sauce packets, with many experiencing difficulty in opening their dipping sauce packets. (iStock)
Fox News Digital reached out to Chick-fil-A for comment.
The post garnered over 1,000 reactions with customers weighing in and sharing similar dipping sauce stories.
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"Glad to know it's not just me," commented one user.
A Redditor commented, "Thought this was my wife's photo. Had to take a double look. Just happened to her."
Chick-fil-A customers shared their dipping sauce stories on a Reddit page dedicated to the fast-food chain. (iStock)
"They changed vendors recently for the seals. It shows. It's like this every time now," claimed one user.
A user added, "Happened to me on 2/2 sauces today, too."
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"I've had this happen to me lately also — the corner to peel has been so hard to remove for me, almost like it's just stuck," wrote one Redditor.
Some people have had a hard time peeling the corners of the Chick-fil-A sauce lids. (Chick-fil-A)
One person shared, "I went to CFA [Chick-fil-A] earlier and both CFA sauce packets did this. The lids kept coming apart when I peeled and had to be removed in like 4 different pieces."
The person went on, "From some other comments it seems like there might be a batch of packets that are doing this."
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A user wrote, "I thought I was the only one with this struggle."
"The trick is to bend the corner tab down first; that gives you a better pull when opening the cover," one person suggested.
A man's hand is shown peeling back a Chick-fil-A Zesty Buffalo sauce pouch. "The trick is to bend the corner tab down first; that gives you a better pull when opening the cover," one person on Reddit suggested. (Peter Burke/Fox News Digital)
One user shared, "I was about to post this — 5 trips in a row, at least 3-4 sauces each all split."
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Chick-fil-A offers seven different dipping sauces.
"It seems like there might be a batch of packets that are doing this."
Those are Barbeque, Garden Herb Ranch, Honey Mustard, Polynesian, Sweet & Spicy Sriracha, Zesty Buffalo and its signature Chick-fil-A sauce.
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"Our classic dipping sauce [has] notes of mustard and a smoky tang," the restaurant's website says about its own special sauce.
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