--- description: A sandwich that wasn't perfectly cut in half at a New South Wales RSL club has sparked an online debate about the demands of customer service. title: Someone Returns Sandwich Because It Wasn't Cut Exactly in Half image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd195ad30266f894/6988f8c6fb4eac0f288955ca/sandwich-cut-in-half.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Internet Is Up in Arms About This Sandwich Not Being Perfectly Cut in Half  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 19, 2018 5:22 PM CUT  Croissant and egg sandwich Croissant and egg sandwichgerenme/Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 19, 2018 5:22 PM CUT A [sandwich](http://www.extracrispy.com/food/4612/should-this-sandwich-be-copyrighted "undefined") that wasn’t perfectly cut in half by a employee at a [New South Wales](http://time.com/4737800/meth-australia-ice-crystal-methamphetamine-methylamphetamine/ "undefined") RSL club has sparked an online debate about the demands of [customer service](http://time.com/4726939/airlines-worst-customer-service/ "undefined"). After the Corowa RSL Club shared a [photo](https://www.facebook.com/corowa/photos/a.132015830149322.23818.131987743485464/2225249437492607/?type=3&theater "undefined") on social media of a sandwich that was apparently returned by a customer because its two halves weren’t exactly the same size, the Internet began to weigh in on the complaint. “Close but not close enough – the girls were 5mm off a direct \[center\] cut yesterday,” the club wrote in a Tuesday Facebook post. “This was brought back as a legitimate complaint + the roll was replaced. For those who have worked in hospitality you will understand the randomness – if you can’t have a laugh, life will be pretty dull!” Naturally, many were surprised by the seemingly insignificant nature of the grievance. “An outlet in Australia had to replace a sandwich this week when staff failed to cut it in half precisely enough,” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/Itstibbits/status/954371653936517120 "undefined") fellow sandwich shop itsTiBBits. “You can’t make this up!” > [](https://twitter.com/Itstibbits/status/954371653936517120) See a selection of the responses below. > [](https://twitter.com/cybermogul/status/954294320412082176) > [](https://twitter.com/shuhyta/status/954143500915720193) > [](https://twitter.com/hurstb/status/954151862936092672) > [](https://twitter.com/DavidBeazley4/status/954279917054668800) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fmoky%5F%5F/status/954364017891422208) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5109798/sandwich-not-equally-cut-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5109798/sandwich-not-equally-cut-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Up in Arms About This Sandwich Not Being Perfectly Cut in Half","datePublished":"2018-01-19T17:22:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:54.037Z","description":"The ratio was off by a half centimeter","url":"https://time.com/5109798/sandwich-not-equally-cut-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","viral","Bizarre","Weird News"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd195ad30266f894/6988f8c6fb4eac0f288955ca/sandwich-cut-in-half.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd195ad30266f894/6988f8c6fb4eac0f288955ca/sandwich-cut-in-half.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sandwich-Cut-in-Half","caption":"Croissant and egg sandwich","creditText":"gerenme/Getty Images/iStockphoto","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5109798/sandwich-not-equally-cut-reactions/","name":"The Internet Is Up in Arms About This Sandwich Not Being Perfectly Cut in Half"}}]}] ```