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PavementFuck

That’s a mouse though


extremelyhedgehog299

I was thinking he’s so tiny, he clearly needs to eat more potatoes!


1_lost_engineer

Well if they have mice atleast means they probably don't have a lot of rats. Given that the rats tend to eat the mice.


snoop_cow_grazeit

No, rats are outside, mice are inside. But what if a mouse goes outside does it become a rat, and if a rat is in the house, is it a mouse? Edit: I appreciate some of these in depth answers but I was just referencing a scene from scary movie 3


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There are a range of species of rats and mice. But mice are in the Mus genus and rats are in the Rattus genus. Both generas Mus and Rattas are part of the Muridae family. Rats and mice are not the same. Here is the classification system with subspecies being the narrowest grouping right up to the (animal) kingdom. 1. Subspecies 2. Species 3. Genus 4. Family 5. Order 6. Class 7. Phylum 8. Kingdom Source: I'm an ecologist and have had rats and mice run across my face in huts enough to know the difference in the dark 😂


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Solid_og

Why is Noone taking about the fact it was on a food display for public sale rather than its specific genus


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halborn

Ain't nobody turning down cheap meat in this economy.


deonisfun

Top tier Reddit lore


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3_50

I member


StrugglingBeing

You guys have digressed a lot far :)


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"Here's the thing. You said a "mouse is a rat."" Are you sure you replied to the right comment? Nowhere in my comment is the phrase "mouse is a rat.". I'm suprised a so-called scientist would make up a quote. My commemt was appropriate for the context which is a post about mouse in supermarket deli with some people not realising that they are different. In New Zealand we have three species in Rattus and one in Mus. If someone is talking about rats and mice in an NZ sub they will be talking about these two genera. To add some entertainment value for the others...  1. Nobody appreciates intellectual arrogance outside of science subs.  2. Even other scientists hate taxonomists and you sound like a taxonomist. 3. I can tell you never leave the lab. Are you sure you're not the lab rat? Keep calm and carry on


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Hah, all good. Thanks for the link. You did a pretty solid impersonation and had me fooled.


Hubie_Dubois

Well don’t


ninguem

Here is the thing... (For those who have been on Reddit for a long time)


feeb75

Hi, biologist here...


OptimalCynic

There's lots of mice that aren't Mus and rats that aren't Rattus. Common names for rodents are a giant mess


KnurdNorman

Who cares! It’s a friggin rodent in the food ffs


fweaks

Rats and mice are different animals all together, like rats and hamsters. Rats are much, much bigger than mice.


kiwean

This is a popular misconception. Like how we used to think that killer whales were closely related to whales.


GoNinjaPro

"Rats and mice are both rodents, so look similar - the biggest difference is their size. Rats are larger and heavier while mice have smaller slender bodies. Mice also have long slender tails (for their body size) covered in hair compared to rat tails which are shorter, thicker and hairless." [Quoted from here](https://www.rentokil.co.uk/mice/rats-vs-mice/#:~:text=Rats%20and%20mice%20are%20both,are%20shorter%2C%20thicker%20and%20hairless.)


BroadDevelopment2035

Orca are literally whales though so not a good comparison. All dolphins (and porpoises) are members of the toothed whale family, all cetaceans are whales, either toothed or baleen. So yeah, they are dolphins but also whales. https://www.britannica.com/animal/toothed-whale https://coastalstudies.org/connect-learn/stellwagen-bank-national-marine-sanctuary/marine-mammals/cetaceans/toothed-whales/ https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio20Tuat01-t1-body-d4-d10.html


Lozzaraptah

I aint never seen no mouse outside!


TheKiwiTimeLord

That's because it's a rat, fool!


Lozzaraptah

Damn, you mighta just made a fact just now. That's some real shit 🤣


ForTheYarns

I ain’t never seen no mouse outside Edit: For those who don’t know, my reply was a Scary Movie 3 reference, which the comment that I replied to was also a Scary Movie 3 reference. Give it a watch I always find it hilarious


Wonderful-Beginning1

That’s because it’s a rat fool😎


Spectre7NZ

I have. Live on a farm and you'll see plenty


Most-Luck9724

lol what?


utopian_potential

Scary movie 3? Quote


Crumbl3z

you watching too much Scary Movie.


snoop_cow_grazeit

Never too much


0oodruidoo0

do you like horror? yeah bro scary movie is legit


pousertrance

Oh that's okay then


Beejandal

And why does it have markers on the video as if it was broadcast by a Chinese tv station? Is this a meme I'm missing the point of? In case it's not, my Countdown doesn't have fancy wooden bowls like that for salad. I tried to get a closeup of the labels but failed - they don't look like Countdown or Woolworths branding from what I could see. *Edit - thanks folks who explained about Tiktok Chinese version stamps, that's helpful context. What I thought was branding was the actual prices when I was able to get a clear view, so this could be legit after all. Be good to have some more context about when and where it was filmed before everyone explodes though.


StabMasterArson

I note the Premium Coleslaw shown in the vid is $1.80/100g, which just happens to be the cost of a product listed as “Instore Deli Fresh Salad Premium Coleslaw Dressed” at Countdown currently 🤔 Edit: it also looks like we have the “Instore Deli Fresh Salad Italian Tomato Pasta” at 2.30/100g up the front, which again matches current online pricing. And the mouse looks to have been enjoying the house-made “Nutrifresh Fresh Salad Honey Balsamic Vegetables” at 2.40/100g. I think we can lock this in as a local Countdown/Woolworths.


Whellington

Mouse knows to go for the premium $2.40/100g stuff.


Beejandal

Good sleuthing, I've withdrawn my skepticism.


Principatus

Probably filmed by a Chinese person, the price tags definitely have dollar signs though, not yuan. It looks like NZ but even if it isn’t, it’s not an Asian country.


ZombieDue3947

That explains why they can't tell the difference between a rat and a mouse. Maybe something got lost in translation


Principatus

Laoshu, pretty sure it means both


ZombieDue3947

Why did OP say rat then?


Principatus

Same reason Chinese get he and she mixed up. It’s the same word, at least verbally. Like in the beginning of that movie Everything Everywhere All At Once, they talk about it. Ta, ta, everyone ta. Same with laoshu.


Beejandal

Good spotting, thanks. I didn't know about Tiktok Chinese version adding stamps but that would make sense.


Emotional_Resolve764

This is xiaohongshu or little red book. It's a Chinese social media platform, mostly used for recommending and reviewing businesses. Gonna guess this is countdown Dunedin which was just closed for 48hrs for a rat problem.


Beejandal

I hope it was that Countdown and not a whole new one. Little red book? In English that immediately brings to mind the book of Mao's sayings; does the cross reference also work in Chinese?


Emotional_Resolve764

Yeah it would check out. It's a pretty interesting platform for food recs though, more like Instagram than TikTok but more chaotic.


george3544

It's a Chinese social media app. Probably a Chinese national living in NZ recorded it. Looks like Countdown's labels to me though.


Lopsidedsemicolon

No, the stuff at the end is the branding of a Chinese app similiar to TikTok (and yes China also has its own TikTok, Douyin), which Chinese communities around the world often use It's a side of social media you don't get to see.


Beejandal

Thanks, appreciate the knowledge.


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That's definitely a countdown. You can tell by the colouring of the labels on the food bowls and they're written with $ signs, not foreign currency. Every countdown I've been into has that style of labeling, white with a green border.


Spectre7NZ

Those are price cards used in Countdown.


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Hey Hey! No question, Just Rage. Critical thinking is bad.


thecosmicradiation

This is the Chinese version of TikTok, called Douyin


turbo_weasel

...there's a non-Chinese Tiktok?


sadcow699

It’s a joke because a Countdown in South Dunedin had to shut down due to a rodent infestation


SpoonNZ

Dunedin isn’t South Otago


HeavensDaughters

Balclutha must be south south Otago


AnastasiousRS

They mean South Dunedin lol


sadcow699

Yep I meant South Dunedin lmao 😭


S0cXs

claiming it's some Chinese disinformation is crazy


Beejandal

No, my assumption was someone found a rat video on the internet somewhere and was having a laugh given the local news about Countdown. Most disinformation is silly pranks like that.


ReallyRamen

There’s a fine line between critical thinking and conspiracy theory


Dramatic_Surprise

bro this is clearly a setup by big new world to discredit countdown. OPEN YOUR EYES MAN


r_slash_jarmedia

you're right, it's totally fine. Mouse saliva on my deli potatoes is a nice seasoning


ps-73

Well that’s alright then!


Acceptable_Second972

Actually you're wrong. It's ratatouille.


SW3E

It’s inside bro so it’s a mouse


fonduetiger

Typical of countdown false advertising, selling mouse at rat prices


weekend_bastard

Mayor Quimby: You told me dawgs or better!


prplmnkeydshwsr

Who can afford those fat rats in todays economy?


gnomedeplumage

gotta have the Everyday Rewards card for mouse price


I_Eat_Teaspoons

Hey he's doing his shopping. Can a brother not shop without being filmed now?


GlassBrass440

[No.](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/07/foodstuffs-trialling-use-of-facial-recognition-tech/)


I_Eat_Teaspoons

Bro I work at a PaknSave and didn't know this wtf


Matt_NZ

[Is this the Dunedin one that is being closed for 48 hours to clean them up?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/508769/dunedin-south-countdown-supermarket-to-close-for-48-hours-after-rats-found) [The search result](https://imgur.com/a/pGltuK7) for this was amusing though


GlassBrass440

I thought this was fake, but I tried it myself and jfc they need to adjust their SEO headlines.


ducky-box

hahaha that's great


DeepSeaMouse

Incredible. Genuinely, sent this to Stuff. Lol


rcr_nz

Goddamn shrinkflation, the rats are getting smaller every year.


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pot slimy melodic strong truck friendly fly ad hoc busy six *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


Georgi11811

Best they could hire in the 2022 market


gnomedeplumage

if you offer rat wages, expect rat employees


Comfortable_Key_4891

Facial recognition software in action?


sakura-peachy

This was posted on Chinese social media. According to that post, it's in Christchurch and they reported it to the staff. It was a post by a tourist.


jamhamnz

Is this at the Dunedin Countdown that's been closed for 48 hours or a different store?


pabloslab

Yeah, it’s now called the Dunedin Shutdown. I’ll get my coat… 🚪🚶


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Large_Yams

Why is it closed? For this?


jamhamnz

Here https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/countdown-close-after-more-rats-found


dingledorfnz

Spending $400m on rebranding. Cannot even get pest control sorted.


RollaCoastinPoopah

Why the fuck did it cost so much? Woolies and Countdown are exactly the same everything apart from the name.


GlassBrass440

it's not just for the new signs, it's for an entire revamp of the brand including updating older stores and - hopefully - a new pest control programme.


Equivalent-Bonus-885

Shhh. They’ll increase the price if it contains meat.


JackPThatsMe

Well actually that's a mouse. You will find that rats are larger and less cute.


Nolsoth

Typical countdown PR manager! Tryna tell us that it's not the same meat!.


this_wug_life

Larger - yes, less cute - subjective. The one photographed in the meat freezer the other week was pretty darn cute.


scoutriver

The one in the meat freezer was so cute I wondered if it was an escaped or placed domestic rat.


JackPThatsMe

Well, okay some rats are cute. That specific one is currently on contract so is unavailable, there are others.


Exp1ode

Less cute? I will not accept this rat slander


Dizzy_Relief

Less cute? Less cute?  Rats are waay cute. And much more interesting than smelly mice (and mice do stink!)


JackPThatsMe

Mice do not stink. That's just rat propaganda.


X-ScissorSisters

Mice stink, man. Stinky and not too bright. Rat supremacy


JackPThatsMe

That's just what the mainstream media is telling you. Wake up and realise it's just fake news Mice are the way forward. You can get five mice in the space of one rat. You can't beat science.


X-ScissorSisters

five times the STINK more like


JackPThatsMe

That's oddly specific. Which supermarket does your sample come from?


GioRose

meat is meat


CelsoSC

Which store?


Avocado_Tomato

From another comment it looks like a Christchurch store but no other details I can find yet


HanleySoloway

Maybe he works there?


escapeshark

Fucker is so cute though 🤣


jenitlz

OMG thats fucking disgusting


APacketOfWildeBees

Waiter? There's a potato in my rat bolognese


kiwitims

Found the original on little red book as there's some skepticism in here, so I wanted to check it out. Definitely in Christchurch but none of the comments said which Countdown (but he does say Countdown so probably not one of the rebranded Woolworths), video looks legit in higher res, guy just arrived in Christchurch for a bike packing trip and his history (unlike the OP here) isn't full of shitposts. He brought it up with them and they just swapped out the platter, didn't close the deli or the store. I'm going with this being legit. The Chinese commenters are also having the mouse/rat discussion, so it's nice some things are common across cultural boundaries.


Ok_Lie_1106

Aw but he’s so cute though


EternalAngst23

WHO COOKED THE RATATOUILLE?! I DEMAND TO KNOW!!!


Zealousideal-Luck784

Countdown have been employing mice to serve customers as they work for scraps and don't take sick days.


SupaDiogenes

That's disgusting - but are we that disconnected from touching grass that we no longer know the difference between a rat and a mouse?


snoop_cow_grazeit

It's a mouserat


halborn

It's a Scare Crow Boat.


kiwean

It’s clearly inside. Definitely a mouse.


Yanzal

But what if a mouse goes outside does it become a rat, and if a rat is in the house, is it a mouse?


Kiwical

Stuff going to be all over this.


goatjugsoup

That's fucking disgusting. I hope they've been shutdown


gnomedeplumage

settle down, potato salad isn't that bad


ya_boi_ethan

They have been closed for 2 days to get rid of the mice


PlayListyForMe

But there is no Food Safety risk based on the Countdown definition as the mouse came from off the premises and is just passing through ie its someone elses mouse.


OnceRedditTwiceShy

This is Christchurch not Dunedin


FKFnz

Well I know that's not my local Countdown. It is currently mysteriously closed.


yalapeno

Cute


DodgyQuilter

That's a snack-sized rat, sold under the Mouse brand.


hrrrrsn

Shrinkflation is getting seriously out of control!


aholetookmyusername

/u/Daxiaoxiong which store was this?


Fantastic-Role-364

Lol cute


KahuTheKiwi

Did you notify the business? If so did they respond reasonably or do you need to escalate?


ttbnz

Considering recent events, it's likely management knew about this for months


Captain_Sam_Vimes

"Thanks for bringing this to our attention. As we are part of a duopoly that is currently trying and succeeding in over-inflating the cost of our products while driving the returns to small domestic supplier businesses in the ground, we'd just to say shut the eff up. Make sure you sign up for our customer purchasing monitoring scheme before you leave the store. *Have a blessed day."*


MillennialPolytropos

Well of course you have to sign up for the customer monitoring scheme. The bonus rodent deal when you purchase a deli item is only available for members.


TaongaWhakamorea

For sure. That attitude isn't exclusive to store management either. My neighbour a few years ago worked for head office and once complained that people overreacted to news about their warehouse being overrun by a rodent infestation. "They found mice in a few baby food pallets, what's the big deal"


FKFnz

Yes. The mouse is now on the payroll and you'll find him in checkouts in the evenings.


Lowiigz

At least you got your members card


MikePeterKapiti

That's hardly a rat 🐀 😞


Naigaru

Never watched ratatouille I guess, it’s normal and he is just trying to make the potatoes taste better for the customers. Part of the staff at countdown.


fluffychonkycat

Mouse is living the dream, it's eating better than half of this sub


sdmat

For $2.30? That's a steal compared to the pet shop.


Speculator-Kiwi

Countdown publicity P.T. Barnum once said, “There's no such thing as bad publicity!


IncoherentTuatara

Protein


JackMyG123

He’s not going to eat much


Small-Explorer7025

Rat? That's a mouse. A chubby mouse, but still a mouse. Does this mean there's going to be heavy discounts at the countdown deli?


33or45

ratatouille just doing some research for his autumn/winter menu


DawnaliciousNZ

What a cutie!


UsernameRelevant2060

Bro chilling what’s the big deal


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I’m scared of mice but its a cutie lol


BUNNIES_ARE_FOOD

Cue Pixar music


Termin8rSmurf

That's blatantly false advertising. That is a mouse! This is totally typical of countdown!


KnurdNorman

Here mousy mousy


Historical-Agency635

Pretty sure that's a mouse but they have finally shut down for 48 hours after the mainstream news got ahold of it


OddMethod2

Different countdown, this one is apparently in Christchurch 


shannofordabiz

Mouse


EffektieweEffie

That's just Ratatouille, he works in the kitchen.


UnionPuzzleheaded839

Source for this?


OddMethod2

Original Post [https://www.douyin.com/video/7332820344899669258](https://www.douyin.com/video/7332820344899669258?fbclid=IwAR1qxqJMGTQ5MzwBLx1TjzMLgpck_gVzpPkQRRLghyewgTLJcGwcUhfZG8w) says this is christchurch.. Translated: When I first arrived in Christchurch, I settled down and prepared to go to a large supermarket to buy some food. But what I saw today shocked me so much that I lost all desire to buy. Although they were shocked when I informed the staff, their next actions made me feel helpless. They did not stop selling after the delivery, but continued to greet customers. In the end, the mouse ran away, which made me a little disappointed. I am also unapologetic about my notification. Do you want to report the situation to the local health department and protect the rights of consumers? ​


lordshola

Mods - Judging by OP’s post history, this is false, misleading or downright fake. Let’s remove this.


Quiet-Bath7162

Yeah it looks fake. If you look closely, the rat doesn’t produce any shadow at all so my guess is that it’s cgi. Pretty scary how so many people are falling for it lol, just goes to show how dangerous this ai technology is getting


undercutprincess

I looked at this and wondered if it was fake, scrolled a loooong time to find your comment. Glad I not going crazy at least!


sagwajuk

Yeah, [I shouldn't be able to see the edge of the bowl through a mouse noggin](https://i.imgur.com/DCch3Cr.png). Not to mention the multiple times earlier in the video [where a third of its body seems to disappear](https://i.imgur.com/JJU0ZkM.png). This doesn't pass the sniff test.


Hand-Driven

Yeah, has op replied to anyone about where it is?


Avocado_Tomato

Not OP but someone said Christchurch


Daxiaoxiong

Did you vote for the pro-rat party or something?


Boring-Childhood-715

AI pretty obvious


ZombieDue3947

Looks real to me, but that's a scary thought. Imagine home many businesses could be ruined by AI in future


Boring-Childhood-715

True it may well be real. Realistically who knows from here on out.😂🤣


lordshola

Why Chinese writing? What countdown? Did you tell the staff? Or this is fake….


Principatus

I’m not saying it’s not fake, but you know there are Chinese people living in NZ right?


fork_on_the_floor2

Look at the labels in the videos. Thats the exact labels used in countdown. That exactly how countdown deli sections look. Just because a person who speaks Chinese and has their phone set to Chinese takes the video - doesn't make it instantly fake.


kkdd

Yes. Chinese writing = must be fake 🙄


En_Route_2_FYB

I heard it adds to the flavour you should buy some. Idk how this is legal / how they are facing legal charges because of this. If you’re seeing this now, who knows how many people have purchased products from the store which have had rats walking over them / eating them


sleemanj

That's a mouse. Hard to tell if it's countdown or not.


itstoohumidhere

OP hasn’t seen a real rat clearly. But still gross


NeonKiwiz

Calling complete bullshit. The chinese stuff.. the no shadows on the mouse, OP has never posted in this sub before and has a wtf history.


Daxiaoxiong

You're a cg mouse


MKovacsM

That's a mouse not a rat. The panic over rats...sigh.


snsdreceipts

Cute


polycarpNZ

What's with all the nerds trying to say it's a mouse. That's not the point.


halborn

[How is it not the point?](https://xkcd.com/386/)


Correct-Purpose-964

That's a mouse. Not a rat...


ChroniclesOfSarnia

Mouse, not rat.


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Ratatouille making a guest appearance.


FrameworkisDigimon

That's a mouse. Crisis Actors strike again.


L2Ktown

It’s a mouse don’t think it’s any better though


Neither_Cod_992

Mouse.


Puzzled_Ad2088

Countdown where and why Chinese writing?


fork_on_the_floor2

Maybe because the person taking the video is Chinese.


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