A woman has been commended for her clever revenge on a colleague who consistently stole her lunch from the office fridge. She shared how she prepares a packed lunch daily to save money, but it would often vanish at least once or twice a week.
In a Reddit post, she explained: “It didn’t take long to figure out it was the same co-worker. I confronted them casually about it, but they just laughed it off and said, ‘Oh, I thought it was extra! ‘ I decided if they wanted to ‘borrow’ my food, I’d let them… but with a twist.”
She devised a plan to teach them a lesson, hoping it would deter them from taking her lunch again. The woman continued: “The next day, I packed a lovely sandwich loaded with extra-hot ghost pepper sauce and a generous layer of wasabi. I made sure to wrap it up in my usual container, complete with my name on it.
“Sure enough, lunchtime rolls around, and I watch them from across the room as they open up my lunch, take a big bite – and then immediately start coughing and chugging water. They haven’t touched my food since, and every time I see them glance at my lunch bag, I can’t help but smile a little.”
On Reddit, the woman’s clever tactic has been largely met with applause, but there’s also been dismay expressed over “grown adults” nicking someone else’s lunch at work. One user recounted: “I had a similar situation, except I stopped bringing tuna and began making cat food sandwiches, took him almost a week to figure it out. And when he asked me what I was making I told him cat food because I can no longer afford tuna because I have to make two lunches because you keep eating it.”
Another added: “I’m always in favour of the non-booby trapped lunch. No ex-lax, no super hot peppers. But? A ton of black food colouring in the centre. It’s really powerful, just a few drops can turn a whole mouth and lips. If you’re really lucky they won’t even notice until everyone is staring at them. Public humiliation. It’s just food colouring, it’s not dangerous at all, what’s the big deal here.”
Expressing utter disbelief, another chimed in: “I’m in awe that grown adults steal co-workers’ lunches…wtf?” While another commented: “I don’t even eat other peoples food when they bring it for a potluck. No thanks Tiffany, I had a really big breakfast.”