How to deal with the CF who has been eating my granola

[JoyceTempleSavage]

Have recently moved into a larger office with about 50 new colleagues.

I have a tub of granola which I filled up last week and it’s now nearly empty. I’ve had it on my yoghurt maybe four times and it’s kept in the cereal cupboard inbetween times in its own special tub.

WIBU to top it up with 90% granola 10% used cat litter and keep my own granola in my locker instead?

This seems relevant, he may have gone a tad too far. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25496331

Are laxative chocolate chips available from Holland and Barret?

two identical opened packs of granola, and a message to the thief identical on both: "Please do not eat. property of Joyce. One of these packs contains cat litter and laxatives, the other is safe
I know which, but you don't. do you feel lucky?"

I had a lunch box of homemade soup that went missing once, turned out a colleague had done the same type of lunch herself and left hers in a different fridge but ate mine accidentally ... she offered to buy my lunch that day 🤪

I used to work in a call centre which had a communal kitchen shared between about 100 staff. One day there was a large note stuck to the fridge which said “can whoever helped themselves to my bottle of milk please return it as that is the breast milk I pumped this morning”. Nobody ever did admit to it

There are some great ideas for revenge , MN minds are truly wicked
I would go with the following
www.boots.com/boots-advanced-plaque-disclosing-tablets-10154242
www.amazon.co.uk/100-Pieces-Plastic-Realistic-Bugs/dp/B071NMCTCM?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I would use white pepper s is wont be seen at all , black might be .
Chilli powder / flakes

I wonder if it is possible to soak dried fruit in very salty water then dry it back out so the salt remains inside the fruit i am not over invested in this at all

Anyone waiting for OP to come back and update us?

Definitely put in lots of non toxic powdered food colouring to catch the CF!

😈

I have chickened out today and topped up the granola with actual granola. About half full. I have marked the outside of the tub with the level. I am out for the next two days so will see on Thursday whether any snaffling has occurred.

If so, onto plan b - Catsan stained with tea bags. I hope the CF has an NHS dentist.

What does marking the tub achieve?
Put post it on saying please do not steal.

YABU to be surprised at missing granola.

Thanks for the update, OP - we're all just hanging on now for Thursday!!

Another vote for chilli, and a lot of it.

The fucking entitlement of these people infuriates me.

Oooof! Don’t wimp out on us OP!!

Get the laxative chocolate in there before you leave today

OP please remember if you put laxatives in it!! 🏃‍♂️💩

Don't try and poison your colleagues with cat litter / medication / pet food or do anything stupid just to appease the drama-loving MN crowd.

If you cause someone harm you could be fired, sued, and / or prosecuted - and that applies even though they are taking something they shouldn't.

Put a label on it and if that doesn't work then either speak to HR or keep it at your desk.

Don't tell us until afterwards. The phantom Granola eater may be a mumsneter and know what you're up to!

you boreeeeeeeeeeeeeee

^^ that was to @Lockheart

Scrolling quickly through the app, I read:

"How to deal with the CF who has been eating my grandpa"

So it could be worse I suppose...! 😂🤦‍♀️

Put a label on it

Put a label on it that says "cat litter" 👍🏻

I can’t believe people are so bloody cheeky!

I would probably just take in enough for each day with me, but if you can’t do that, could you put it in a closed shopping bag under your desk? Surely nobody would open a bag from under your desk?

I like the suggestions of the realistic toy bugs or mice. Doesn't have the potential to make them sick and chances are they'll scream in shock so you'll find out who the thief is!

Toenail clippings. Non toxic and invisible. but I would be seriously heaving if I thought I’d eaten anyone else’s! Any dandruff too - desiccated coconut anyone?

Toenail clippings. Non toxic and invisible. but I would be seriously heaving if I thought I’d eaten anyone else’s!

But you'd be fine with eating your own, though?

Hell no, but I have a bit of a phobia about other people’s feet and toenails in particular!