I don’t typically like to post notes submitted by the person who left them, but I made an exception for this note by Geoff in New Zealand.
Writes Geoff: ”Someone actually threw out my lunch (still in its container) within an hour of putting it in the fridge at work. It was a really nice lunch., too. I thought someone had stolen it, then, for some reason I looked in the garbage can…it was covered in coffee grounds and snotty looking tissues. I was mad. Next day I brought lunch again. I wanted to be sure no one would even think of doing it again so I wrote the note, photographed it so my picture would accompany the note, and wrapped it around my lunch with elastic bands. No one has ever thrown my lunch out again.”
related: With some fava beans and a nice Chianti
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#1
Belaani
Bring it, Geoff. Next time I’m stapling it to the F’ng ceiling.
Mar 3, 2015 at 11:05 am rating: 90
#2
Raichu
Hm. Was it a break room cleaning day or something? I know in some places when they clean they throw out anything that’s not dated. Still, if it was during a regular lunch time, they should have known better.
Mar 3, 2015 at 11:28 am rating: 90
#3
Raichu
Also, I had my first experience with food theft last week and thought of this site. Myself and four other co-workers got dinner from a local carry-out grill, they gave me their money for their food, and I picked it up. We can’t all break at the same time; myself and one co-worker ate and after we got back some of the others went. We made sure everyone’s food was in the bag. I didn’t put it in the fridge because it was fresh and hot at the time. 15 minutes after I left the break room another co-worker went to eat her dinner and her main course plus one of her sides was gone
In hindsight I should have put it somewhere more secretive. But I was pissed. So was my co-worker.
Mar 3, 2015 at 11:31 am rating: 90
#4
Lil'
You should have probably written the year, too. Just to be safe.
Mar 3, 2015 at 12:38 pm rating: 90
#5
TRT
The number of hours I’ve had to waste sitting in the administration meeting listening to the complaints about the state of the fridge…
We’ve introduced a blanket policy now. Monday morning, 9am, EVERYTHING from the fridge is chucked.
Mar 3, 2015 at 1:17 pm rating: 90
#6
mendel
Complete with smiley. I see Geoff pays attention to detail.
Mar 3, 2015 at 1:33 pm rating: 90
#7
Pants Go Brown
Geoff’s lunch was fucking delicious.
Mar 3, 2015 at 1:52 pm rating: 90
#8
Roxy Random
Maybe whoever threw it out saw a bug on it. That’s the only legitimate excuse for doing something like that. If it’s been in the same spot for over a week, it’s a pretty safe assumption that it’s been abandoned, and can be safely tossed.
This, however, does not apply to fabric lunch bags, which can be reused day in and day out.
Just don’t touch any food that you know isn’t yours. That’s all there is to it. I think Geoff might have been a little over-dramatic about it, but he had the right idea. Let them know this lunch has an owner who does not appreciate its being stolen. Threats are probably not necessary, but if it worked, hey, more power to him.
Mar 3, 2015 at 5:40 pm rating: 90
#9
Lita
Props to Geoff. I wouldn’t mess with a guy who looked like that. His face says “Just try it, and I’ll have YOU for lunch.”
I like him.
Mar 3, 2015 at 8:40 pm rating: 90
#10
Poltergeist
If Geoff’s ears were pointier, he’d be a dead ringer for Nosferatu.
Mar 3, 2015 at 11:09 pm rating: 90
#11
cookie
some ones very protective over their foood
Mar 4, 2015 at 5:48 am rating: 90
#12
SparkyRell
Seeing that photo with that note would make me want to do something… like a sharpie moustache.
Mar 5, 2015 at 6:59 pm rating: 90
#13
Juniper
Was it a turkey sandwich with a moist maker in the middle?
Mar 6, 2015 at 11:32 am rating: 90
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