A guy tried to persuade refuse workers to take extra garbage by providing them refreshments and cookies with a message, but the reaction from the staff was unkind. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark
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A chap made an attempt to ‘sweeten’ the disposal team in his locality with treats, though some thought the workers’ conduct was severe. We’ve all faced the issue of having too much waste to go into our normal refuse or recycling containers now and then.
Whether it’s been Christmas, a birthday celebration, or if you’ve recently relocated, there are several reasons why your containers may be overflowing. Yet, many local authorities have very firm rules concerning bins, a few of which specify that if the container cover is not entirely shut, it won’t be gathered.
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Certain waste operatives are a little more forgiving and will still gather containers if the cover is somewhat ajar, or might even collect extra waste if it’s positioned adjacent to the container. However, this isn’t constantly the case, with a few staff following the regulations.
One fellow, who posted in Reddit’s R/CasualUK community, opted to gamble by overfilling his general waste container, and recycling container with general garbage and placing the collection team a message.
The message was positioned next to two cans of Monster and a pack of Foxes Choc Chunk Biscuits. The message stated: “Drinks + goodies for you! Could you grab both containers? Both are general waste (promise).”
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The individual commented: “If you don’t try you don’t succeed, right? Positioned the containers this evening for the following morning – might set an alarm to watch the story develop! Need to demonstrate gratitude.”
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The post obtained thousands of upvotes and hundreds of comments prior to the highly-anticipated update several hours afterwards. The poster confessed to witnessing the binmen reading his message before arriving at their judgement.
The poster indicated: “They didn’t take the second container nor the goodies. Observed from the window – definitely read the message/”.
Again, hundreds of individuals joined in to praise the guy for his attempt to influence the refuse workers, while others asserted they “knew” what the result would be.
If you don’t ask you don’t get right?
byu/bemebeyou inCasualUK
One individual remarked: “As I anticipated, the bin men possess total honesty and cannot be tempted.”
A second commented: “They haven’t taken mine for over a month. It’s at the border of my land with the cover closed. I’ve reported it twice. I was thinking about goodies, but after this post I’m completely perplexed. What do these folk want?”.
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A third added: “They saw your earlier post and decided to play tough. Where there are snacks, there are more snacks. They’ll wait.”
A fourth noted: “You took your chance, fair enough. I enjoy these story posts, it’s like modern Eastenders.”