Vegetarian Coworker Sadly Learns Gummy Bears Aren't Vegetarian

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Eric Lund
Sep 20, 2019 3:00 PM EDT

Honestly, other than the whole "shaped like an animal" part, gummy bears don't seem like they'd have meat products in them, but that gelatin will get ya. Realizations like these can be pretty embarrassing for vegetarians and vegans, like this time a Subway employee had to explain to a shocked customer that mayo isn't vegan.

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    Text - r/tifu Posted by u/hollieg0lightly 7 hours ago TIFU by ruining a vegetarian's love of gummy candy S I like to have some gummy bears at my desk in the morning. Because every day is a good day when you start it with gummy bears. I always offer some to anyone who happens to pass through my office. One person in our office is a vegetarian, I am aware of this. They passed by as another person and I were enjoying gummy bears, I quickly began to offer them one and then halfway through my offer I
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    Text - They responded with "Why wouldn't I?! I love gummy bears!" I stared awkwardly for a moment before responding with "well, they have beef gelatin in them." Them: "what do you mean beef gelatin? Why would they use that instead of regular gelatin?" Me: "I thought all gelatin came from animals." Them: "are you serious? You aren't serious right? I love gummy bears. My kid and I eat them together all the time." (kid is vegetarian as well)
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    Text - Me (now panicking): "I think I am. I don't know. Maybe you're right! I'm sorry! You're welcome to have some, but the label definitely specifies beef gelatin." They now eye my gummy bears with a strange expression of disbelief, longing, anger, and disgust. I swear I could see them going through the stages of grief because I know how sad I would be if gummy bears were ruined for me. So TIFU by shattering a vegetarian's blissfully ignorant love of gummy bears. TL;DR TIFU by informing a veget
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    Text - gdfishquen 2.2k points 5 hours ago Fun fact: Swedish fish and sour patch kids are both vegan tics51615 739 points 4 hours ago skittles are also vegan holliegOlightly 399 points 4 hours ago Thank goodness
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