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Who's eating my lunch????

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I don't know why someone has taken a shine to my lunch at work but it's p*!ing me off.
Since early last week I noticed that my food started going missing and I'm not just talking about some fruit I'm talking about someone going into my tupperware and taking out the meat. At first I thought someone took it by mistake as there's another tupperware box exactly the same as mine.

Salmon missing from my salad
Chicken thigh missing from my salad
Fresh tuna steak missing from my salad
Half of my beef sandwich
1 whole yogurt pot missing a full 450g tub
1 whole tub of Lurpak butter missing (I didn't even get to open the seal)


Some people are just brazen. Going forward I'm going to leave my lunch in the car.
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  • N9eav
    N9eav Posts: 4,742 Forumite
    Look at this as an opportunity to get back at the thief.


    A long time ago my friend was bullied at school. The bully took his choc bar from his lunch box every day.


    So one day he coated rabbit droppings in chocolate and put them in a choc raisin bag. The bully took them and ate them.


    So he told everyone that the bully ate rabbit poo and it stopped. 30 years later at the school re-union. The same man asked him whether the rabbit poo story was really true! Smiling he said it was.


    May I suggest that you make up a lunch of undesirable food for the thief? Don't poison them as that is criminal, but something unpleasant perhaps?
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  • Saint_Chris
    Saint_Chris Posts: 3,876 Forumite
    when my mate found out her husband was cheating, she made him loads of food using dog food.............looks so much like stewed steak.


    Make a salad and in the middle put a nice tin of chicken dog food, the best one not the cheap one.......that'll soon teach them.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of3b4ZzJJuk


    lol
  • jenand8285
    jenand8285 Posts: 282 Forumite
    I am thinking something with laxatives!! Hehe
  • ciderwithrosie_2
    ciderwithrosie_2 Posts: 3,707 Forumite
    Could you just have it in a cool bag with an ice block in the bottom and keep it next to your desk with your handbag or in a locker? Does it have to go in a communal fridge?
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  • Georgiegirl256
    Georgiegirl256 Posts: 7,005 Forumite
    Could you just have it in a cool bag with an ice block in the bottom and keep it next to your desk with your handbag or in a locker? Does it have to go in a communal fridge?

    This ^^^^

    I certainly wouldn't be keeping it in my car, especially on hot days.

    I would however be tempted to have a little bit of fun at the thiefs expense!

    Put something disgusting in sandwiches/lunchbox, breeze into the office saying "anyone any idea who's stolen my "insert horrible food here" sandwiches? Then watch the culprit turn green! :D
  • bagpussbear
    bagpussbear Posts: 847 Forumite
    We have this problem at work too, some people are very brazen, or very hungry, lol!

    I just keep my lunch in my bag to be honest, our office tends to be on the cool side anyway so nothing ever goes off.

    I like Jenand8285's suggestion of putting laxatives in the lunch though!
  • Carl31
    Carl31 Posts: 2,616 Forumite
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    jenand8285 wrote: »
    I am thinking something with laxatives!! Hehe

    I read a story about a lady that made brownies laced with laxatives as her child had a problem similar to the OP

    As mean as it sounds, I have been waiting for the day that I have the opportunity to do something similar

    Not that I would ever want my kids bullied, but if this happens, you know whats coming
  • growler834
    growler834 Posts: 209 Forumite
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    We had a boss who would steal our sweets from our desk. We bought some sweets from the joke shop & he came in the office with a bright blue mouth! Maybe you could find something similar to add to your lunch that would name, shame & stop the thief doing it again!
  • N9eav
    N9eav Posts: 4,742 Forumite
    I like the quality chunky cat food in the pasta salad...
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  • suejb2
    suejb2 Posts: 1,918 Forumite
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    Apparently the Ghost Chilli is the hottest one,mingle some into a pasta salad or sandwich.
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