need suggestions.... So at work we have a drink thief. Any time we put a drink in the fridge it disappears. I swear I…

I've been wanting to catch someone! I'm invested lol we will see what happens. But can't do much when drinks aren't going missing. Maybe they did suffer from the lax. And that made them stop? Not sure. But I need a controlled environment if I'm going to capture the thief. Too many people are in and out of the building at the moment. He's brought in two big crews to do floors and paint. They want grand opening to start in September.

I was hoping the culprit was caught

I have been invested in this post for three freaking weeks, OP! I need a good story out of this!

Put some of that Bitrex (prevents babies from chewing stuff they shouldn't) in a drink you know the thief likes.. It is SO nasty it should deter him/her. If a few people did it at the same time, the thief might understand that everyone was into him/her.

Put that no bite stuff for nail biting on it! ?

No updates. I think it was the construction guys that don't work here... We did put laxatives in pepsi, the drink disappeared but no one said anything. I was hoping for an awesome outcome lol but construction is almost over. If anything starts being taken again I'll do the dye trick. It's hard to pin point when so many people are here.

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Get the stuff you put on nails to stop you biting them it tastes vile and should stop him!! X

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Set up a camera lol! Even like blatantly in front of fridge. If this person works outside of office why is he in fridge to begin with? And if you see him go bear frudge and or turn camera around id place him guilty for the fact that he has no business in the fridge. Man people that are thiefs at work are the worse!

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I worked at a clothing store and the head loss prevention guy would steal food out of the fridge all the time. The guy who catches people stealing was the guy stealing coworkers food. Everyone knew it and he was upfront about it. I thought it was messed up. Glad I always took my lunch and left it in my locker.

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Don't always use your name! Make up names. He will eventually realize your drinks are funky and just stop drinking yours....mm, that's not that bad either lol

Sooo I guess we will never know, this guy is really sneaky. ?

No we never found out who did it. We have some 24 hour teams in our building so it could have been someone there? We tried being detectives, analyzing the handwriting on the notes. The person wrote in all caps and looked like they were trying to change their handwriting. Both "victims" brought the note to their boss but not a whole lot the boss could do. An email went out to the building to be respectful of one another's things. Hasn't happened since the winter though.

Eta - we did suggest the camera in the room. Most of the building has cameras since its a secured building but nothing came of it.

No update. And our delivery driver is our cleaner. We have had construction crews in and out, it could be them. But as far as recording them, not sure how long the battery life is on the go pro, and I'm nervous someone will take it.

I'd be pissed, I think that is worse. Leaving the garbage in the fridge. Jesus, eating it was enough, but they had to put a note on it lolol man what a jerk!

Why not just video the room for awhile? Lol

Oragel would be best because you would know when you see them moving their mouth weird

I've been laughing for like 5 minutes over "mmmmm so yummy" what a dick ?

Irish, did y'all ever find out who did that? I would be so angry!

We have someone at work that was taking frozen dinners and eating them then putting the empty box back in the freezer with a note on it mocking them. The one said -- mmmmm so yummy. It was really messed up. I thought my one co worker was going to lose her shat! I would too especially something so blatantly disrespectful. Any update OP?

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Do they go missing over night? Could be housekeeping. I used to be one at a hospital (cleaning a couple of doctors offices at night when everybody was gone) and the ladies I worked with would take stuff from the fridges lol

Like a dang fool I over looked this post so many times lol. Definitely need the dye to catch them. But it would almost be funnier to do the laxatives on a can first because even if they didn't blame the drink it makes them suffer. Then the next one would be full of dye and you would have satisfaction of finding out who it is and that they got the s*** s before.

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I'm still following. This is beautiful lol.

Following...who actually steals someone's drink at work?!

Think you'll need an opened and unopened can tomorrow... Just in case lol

Apple juice jar nameless with pee?

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Nothing so far! Lol and I was thinking if they get 'sick' from the laxatives, would they tell anyone? Or be super embarrassed. And would they even think it was the drink?? Or something bad they ate? I think the only way to find out is vinegar and dye. Hmmm

Definitely keep us updated!

Laxatives will be funny

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My damn can if sprite is still in there. Mean while they took an opened pepsi from my Co worker! Ha tomorrow we are putting laxatives in a pepsi!

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Updates? I'm really vested in this lol

If I found out somebody was taking bites or sips out of my food and drink I would probably knock their teeth out. Honestly. That's absolutely disgusting and wrong. Buy your own s*** ya nasty. Also, enjoy your herpes.

OP, please please please try the laxatives idea lol.

Eww @lady ewww

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It's probably less of an inside joke, but more of a shared disgust for you by your coworker's.

What the hell @lady

That's so rude why would you do that?

Bring your own food!

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Lady ... eww I hope you are joking and just trying to get a reaction

OP any updates? We're anyone's drinks stolen last week? Maybe the thief was on vacay narrowing down the list

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That's so unhygienic. Bring your own food and drinks. No one want to share your germs.

I don't share my food! Lol I'll eat my SO's food any day. Drinks and bites are all mine. I get grossed out if someone wants a 'swig' of my beer for taste testing lol NO. Nope, now way no how.

I dont even like sharing drinks with my kids.. Let alone getting someones drink or food thats already open???

Ew @lady are you serious?

@ladrtron I'd be so grossed out if I knew someone took a bite of my food!! I'm never leaving any food or drinks in the work fridge ever again. Aren't you afraid of getting herpes? Lol

This is scary.

I'm superrude.... But when i see a good drink/food thats opened and just wait in the fridge without a name on it at work i'll grab a Quick bite/sip.

Yes i said it.... Sadly i also told my co-workers (i suck at keeping secrets?) so now its more of an inside joke. Damn, i was doing so well being rude.

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Get some of that stuff to stop nail biting. It tastes like crap.

Put itchy powder.

Thatll teach em?

Soy sauce in a bottle of dark drink. Ie cola pepsi, root beer ect

Wouldn't people be able to smell most of those suggestions? I wouldn't drink something if it smelled like pepper, vinegar, or minty, but that's just me.

I did see a post of someone was drinking a lady's "creamer" but then she put a note on it says you have been drinking my pumped breastmilk :) haha

Maybe he could smell the peppers.

Nothing yet ? and hot peppers is still there. I didn't anticipate it taking so long. Lolol

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I would think the oragel wouldn't work as good unless it was the thick kind. Only cause once it's on your gums it gets washed off real easy from spit. But the pepper one is the one I waiting for a reaction.

What if he just don't care what the drink taste like, he probably shrug it off and continue drinking it or threw it away. ?

I didn't. Hopefully it was still effective lol

Did you reapply the Oragel? I want to make sure it's still effective.

Hilarious!

Oragel gone! Hot pepper still there... haven't heard any thing yet lol

Now I'm invested in this post

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Poke a small needle into the top near the rim then cut a small hole in the bottom. Drain drink out then fill with vinegar. Best results do it with lemon drinks. Fill from bottom of can then use hot glue gun to seal hole. Bam the thief will take a big swig of vinegar and probably be sick. Use a dye to catch them if you want.

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No no even better put a liquid laxative in it ?

So they were still there when I left work. I guess I'll have to check Monday! I'm bummed lol I wanted to find out today! Oh and I'm sure hot peppers and oragel won't stop them. Laxatives and mentos will be next lol

You know, my husband comes home today after being gone for a few weeks. Normally I shut my phone off and don't do BB while he's home for a couple of days.

Buuuuut.....I'm so goddamned invested in finding out what happens with this story! So I'm going to have to stick around.

On a side note I'm only slightly bummed that you didn't take my laxatives suggestion. ???

Why am I so excited for the next update?? ??

Haha. I needed ideas when I worked and everyday my drinks would end up gone. ? can't wait for update lol

Bitter orange. It keeps puppies from chewing stuff. Totally nontoxic

Mission officially started. Planted the drinks. I didn't have time to do the mentos trick but I put one in with oragel and one with a habenjero(sp?) pepper. Let's see how long it takes for it to be taken.

Ps I did write my name on them to be safe lol. I plan on doing the mentos thing still. I want to set up a go pro to record it ?

If they choose to drink something you can't add milk into I'd do something mean like laxatives or what is it eye drops? Lol

Thou shall not steal!!!

I saw a post on FB that a woman (must have been pumping at work) had a bottle of creamer in the fridge. She got back to it and it was empty so she taped a note to it saying something about whoever stole the "creamer" must have really enjoyed her breastmilk! So try something like that... Like if you get Starbucks add some bmilk or have a friend do it. After its gone either put a note on the fridge about what you did or tell everyone and see who's face goes into discuss and then you have your culprit! :)

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I'm making my shopping list and I just added mentos lol

I think the mentos thing would be hilarious. I wish I worked somewhere that someone was stealing my drink just so I could soak them.. or turn them all sort of funny dyed colors. Seriously, do something to make them really not do this again, not just use a camera. Like make this an entertainment opportunity for the office.. but don't tell anyone because then it may not work.

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No update. Bringing drinks in tomorrow! !

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I'd set up a camera or ask your boss if there's a security camera. Most places have zero tolerance for theft.

Get your hands on some methylene blue. It's a dye that turns urine BRIGHT BLUE, used in medical procedures to see if urine has leaked. Guarantee the thief will stop after Smurf-piss.

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Had this problem once at work. Somebody brought in a bottle of that stuff you spray on stuff to keep animals from chewing on it. You can get it at a pet store I think it's called ick I've also seen it called bitter apples. Dude never touched anything else out of the fridge again. He tried whining to the boss who laughed at him partially due to the really funny faces he was making after he finished gagging in the bathroom. Boss then asked him if he was really sure he wanted to make a complaint for not liking the taste of a drink he stole from the fridge that was clearly labeled with someone else's name also reminded him of the zero tolerance policy on theft. He put in his two weeks.

I would tie a thread around a Mentos, put it in the lid of a bottle of pop, then close it up. Cut the thread off so he doesn't see it. When he opens it up the Mentos will fall into the pop and cause it to continuously fizz all over him. Or you could take the high road and add a case of drinks to the fridge with a note saying, to whomever is stealing our drinks, please help yourself to one of the refreshing beverages that don't belong to any of us, enjoy :)

My SO has a go pro.... I can set that up but have no clue about them lol anyone have tips? It's an older model.

lol I don't see anything wrong with putting something on YOUR drink...whats the person gonna say? oh she put something on her drink to make me sick...but it was her drink I was stealing? c'mon

good luck lol

Bitter Apple spray. It's used to keep dogs from chewing stuff up and it taste awful. Spray it on the rim of a can if its canned drinks

It may be petty, but isn't taking a drink that you didn't pay for petty? Would it be ok if someone stole your lunch? What about your car? Say it was free game being parked in the street lol. Drink, lunch, car.. to me it's all the same. It's stealing. No matter how small, big or how much it cost. It is wrong.

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Get harrabo sugar free gummy bears, boil them until they turn into a liquid, pour some into the bottle and boom, instant laxative. He/She will be pooping (and by pooping I mean s*** ting their brains out) for days.

This happened to SO(kinda), but his work's lunch room has a camera. One day he bought a bag of chips and left it there. When he came back there was only one chip left in the bag. Then later on he won a snickers bar for selling a certain amount of phones (Verizon). He doesn't like chocolate so he planned on saving it for me and left it in the lunch room. When he came back he found it in the lunch room opened and someone had taken one bite out of it. After the managers asked everyone who did and no one admitted to it, they checked the cameras and found out who it was. Apparently it was the last person SO expected it to be, he was one of most quiet, well mannered co workers of his. ? Let's just say he was so embarrassed! Like why not just admit to it??

Put some purple food coloring in a bottle of purple powerade or something. That way when they drink it, it will stain their teeth/mouth & you'll know for sure!

Eye drops. Doesn't smell and you ?

If it's a soda just shake the shat out of it and wait for someone to get soaked. I'm sure their shirt will give them up :)

Fridge cam? I'd probably buy one of those little desktop fridges that hold like 2 cans of pop.

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If your drink(s) being stolen is the worst part of the day, you'll be okay ?

Yeah there's no way OP could get in trouble for putting something in her own drink. That makes no sense.

Anyway, I second the laxatives idea. Lol

Yeah it's petty but I'd do the same damn thing. I can't stand when people steal from others, even something small like a drink. The nerve of some people to take something that another person paid for with their hard earned money.

Doubt she'd face any consequences, especially if she used something edible like ghost pepper sauce. Maybe something leaked in her lunch & got on the can? ? Besides, he's the one stealing. Karma!

You need to put something that will mark the person taking the drinks.... silver paint on a pop can that takes a long time to dry or something

I agree with hand sanitizer. Just get a few different canned drinks and spritz the hand sanitizer on top of them all. Gas stations usually have 2 canned sodas for $1.

I literally hate when people steal your food at work. You paid for it and now you have to repay for it because of someone's sticky fingers is BS. if you need to take it into your hands then so be... These situations never get better unless the person is caught.

Lol. This reminds me of a FB post where someone was stealing lunches so someone made some pot brownies and then went to HR saying that there should be a random drug test because she had been smelling pot.

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Open your drinks and take a few sips before storing them. If it looks like you drank from the bottle, most likely he won't take it.

Please update after this happens!!

My so has this hot sauce that is suppose to be one of the hottest . It comes with a dropper. I guess your only suppose to put one drop in a big pot. He tried it once and started freaking out. Put a couple drops in the drink ha that should do the trick.

She can only get it trouble if they can prove it anyway.... Good luck with that. Put it on your drink at home wright some random name on and place in work fridge and tell no one what you did. Simple & he should get the message

Put laxatives in it lol

Can someone explain what consequences she could face for this? Genuine question. I don't get how she could get in trouble for putting something on or in HER drink. HE is the one STEALING her property.

Lemon juice in a bottle .

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Who cares if someone steals a drink that has something they're allergic to in it? They shouldn't be stealing. I refill bottles with different drinks to save money or space. If someone helps themselves that's their own fault.

I personally wouldn't do anything to the drink, even if it's just putting something on the rim. This person could be allergic, or you could face some consequences for it. Maybe that's just me though. I know it's frustrating, I would maybe just keep your things in a lunchbox or cooler either at your desk (if you have one) or in the car. That's what I do

Poison the drink✔️

Jk jk dont! But I would set a trap for sure. Put vinegar in a clear drink etc. or to be safe in this hyper Allergy generation, just slap a dam note on the fridge about it and keep your drinks with you.

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What about that nail varnish that tastes nasty to stop people sucking their thumbs?

No open drinks so far... And I've thought about allergic reactions. But in the end they shouldn't have taken any thing that wasn't theirs. Thats why I'll try a few different things. In no way I wish harm on the person, I just want to teach them a lesson. Hopefully no one is allergic to the things I'm going to use.

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I love this post! No ideas any better than those suggested, but I want to follow. I second the idea of providing yourself damning evidence. A sharpie around the rim AND a double dose of laxatives would be quite satisfying. Heehee ?

Op, are any of them open drinks? If so put a COUPLE drops of visine in the drink, it may even work for the rim. I stress couple because of you put too much it can kill somebody. A couple drops will give him diarrhea ?

Be careful on the odd chance he's allergic to something you use, a lot of people said ghost pepper... yes I know he shouldn't be stealing drinks. But just protect yourself and your job first.

I can't wait to read the update

I'm going to do it Friday. I'll update for sure! Suspect works with me on Saturday. Wonder if they will say anything ???

Lace it with hormone tablets and watch out for man with the breasts in a few months

Please update! I like the ghost pepper juice and orajel because they'd probably leave work and you'd have proof!

Just write you mix it with your breast milk . Theyll stop. You dont actually need to i dont think lol

Not letting it roll off my back. Several people work here. We all pay for the drinks. Im guessing its up to $40 in just drinks. Not going to let this person have a free ride. He is stealing. That is wrong. I hope it teaches them a lesson. I'm sure the owner would let him go over it. If he's stealing drinks, what else is he capable of stealing??

That sounds super rude and annoying however if the guy for whatever reason is in need of a drink that bad that he's willing to steal others, I'd let it roll off my back. Obviously he has some issues..

My breast milk is sweet and yummy! Lol my SO calls it Arroz con Leche

Do it!!!!

Breastmilk.

I don't think the person I suspect is taking them would use a straw. It's a HVAC tech he's on the go all the time... Hopefully he doesn't use straws

Oh and @pp I keep a cooler at my desk from the first time my drink was taken. Kinda sucks because I like to keep stuff here at work so I don't have to pack a lunch daily. Now I am afraid my drinks and food will be gone! My coworkers keep putting drinks in the fridge

I think that putting things on the rim maybe be a good job but what if they drink from straws. ?

Hahaha I am so glad I asked. I'm going to do everything! Different drinks with different suprises!

"Who drank my apple juice, I put a big A** sign that says do not drink me"

Use the label maker at work and print out labels to put on every can that say "I rubbed this on my balls/taint/weird cyst growing by my butthole/whatever creative and nasty thing you want". Actually rubbing them on your body- optional.

I second the ghost pepper!

What about some kind of paint either on the bottle or rim so you can tell who it is? ?

Are they opened? Maybe a note that says "I backwash" lol. Eww he's gross if they're opened containers.

Put Orajel around the rim of it, their lips will go numb and they'll think there's something wrong with them ??

Hand sanitizer. I've used it and then went to eat something and ughhhh its gross.

Orajel

Is he stealing soft drinks? Get a bottle of Sundrop or Mountain Dew and fill it with Pepperonci juice. ?

I may or may not have done this to DH. ?

Piss in a bottle of apple juice ?

Take a small cooler with you and keep your drinks in that.

I'd be adding a large amount of laxatives to my drink at this point.

That's a good idea. Put something nasty on the rim of it. Maybe some nail polish remover. It will dry but I'm sure when the person's lips touch it that it will leave a sour taste in the mouth.