Woman’s ‘brilliant’ anti-theft butter hack divides the internet
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Have you ever had someone at home start using some of your utensils or dishes without asking for permission? You bought everything, so why can't you decide who uses what?
For example, food. We all know how important food is; it's a basic human need! So, it stands to reason that we would get pretty upset if someone helped themselves to our groceries without asking first (especially if it’s a roommate and not a family member).
Finding out that someone has eaten something you were saving for yourself can be frustrating. But we think this woman’s unusual ‘anti-theft’ hack may be the best solution of all.
The hack in question wasn’t posted by the woman herself – rather it was her roommate. In the now-viral post on the popular social media site, Reddit, the man attached an image of a block of butter…with bite marks on it. Well, that’s certainly one way to deter kitchen thieves…
The roommate was stunned when he discovered the food item atop their shared kitchen table. ‘My roommate bites her butter then drops it on the pan when she cooks,’ the roommate captioned in the post.
The thread has garnered nearly 3,000 comments, with many users defending the woman’s actions and laughing with each other.
The top comment read: ‘I feel like someone may have been stealing her butter at some point.’ While another joked and said ‘Haha. She’s just marking her property.’
Someone else agreed and said that the poster ‘is mildly infuriated he can’t steal the good butter’. And they do have a point here.
A fourth wrote: ‘Brilliant. I’ve probably had more butter stolen by roommates than any other food item. I bet this is a great deterrent.’
‘This is interesting if it’s her butter, and a crime if it’s shared butter,’ a user mused.
This bizarre way of ‘setting boundaries’ sparked a discussion in the thread, with many relaying their own experiences with kitchen thieves.
One woman said: ‘When I worked in an office, people would help themselves to my coffee creamer. I started putting on bright pink lipstick and putting my mouth over the spout so it looked like I drank straight from the container. The cream thievery stopped after that.’
Another wrote about their almond and soy milk being stolen by their lactose-intolerant roommate some years ago. ‘It stopped when I started filling the containers with regular milk.’
Now, these stories just seem diabolical, don’t they?
Others don’t seem to care that much about the woman’s odd way of marking her territory. ‘Yeah, who cares, it’s her butter,’ someone said.
‘Whatever it takes to keep you from eating her groceries and leftovers,’ another wrote.
In the end, the consensus is that it's relatively harmless, and as long as the butter is not being shared among the household, there's not much of a problem. What are your thoughts, folks? Let us know in the comments!
For example, food. We all know how important food is; it's a basic human need! So, it stands to reason that we would get pretty upset if someone helped themselves to our groceries without asking first (especially if it’s a roommate and not a family member).
Finding out that someone has eaten something you were saving for yourself can be frustrating. But we think this woman’s unusual ‘anti-theft’ hack may be the best solution of all.
The hack in question wasn’t posted by the woman herself – rather it was her roommate. In the now-viral post on the popular social media site, Reddit, the man attached an image of a block of butter…with bite marks on it. Well, that’s certainly one way to deter kitchen thieves…
Yep, those are definitely teeth marks. Credit: Reddit
The roommate was stunned when he discovered the food item atop their shared kitchen table. ‘My roommate bites her butter then drops it on the pan when she cooks,’ the roommate captioned in the post.
The thread has garnered nearly 3,000 comments, with many users defending the woman’s actions and laughing with each other.
The top comment read: ‘I feel like someone may have been stealing her butter at some point.’ While another joked and said ‘Haha. She’s just marking her property.’
Someone else agreed and said that the poster ‘is mildly infuriated he can’t steal the good butter’. And they do have a point here.
A fourth wrote: ‘Brilliant. I’ve probably had more butter stolen by roommates than any other food item. I bet this is a great deterrent.’
‘This is interesting if it’s her butter, and a crime if it’s shared butter,’ a user mused.
This bizarre way of ‘setting boundaries’ sparked a discussion in the thread, with many relaying their own experiences with kitchen thieves.
One woman said: ‘When I worked in an office, people would help themselves to my coffee creamer. I started putting on bright pink lipstick and putting my mouth over the spout so it looked like I drank straight from the container. The cream thievery stopped after that.’
Another wrote about their almond and soy milk being stolen by their lactose-intolerant roommate some years ago. ‘It stopped when I started filling the containers with regular milk.’
Now, these stories just seem diabolical, don’t they?
Remember to set boundaries with your housemates in a civilised manner. Credit: RODNAE Productions in Pexels
Others don’t seem to care that much about the woman’s odd way of marking her territory. ‘Yeah, who cares, it’s her butter,’ someone said.
‘Whatever it takes to keep you from eating her groceries and leftovers,’ another wrote.
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