Employee Gets Collectible Can Of Coke For Secret Santa, Drinks It

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mattstaff
Nov 29, 2019 9:00 PM EST

This employee was gifted a very old can of Coke that definitely sounds like it was a sugary toxic waste dump. And like any rational human being, they decided to drink it. The good news here is that they somehow didn't get sick from the 35-year-old can of Coke. Definitely didn't see things going that way. 

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    Text - r/tifu JOIN u/dualAuxiliatrix 5d 3 S 4 TIFU by drinking a 35 year old can of Coke. This story actually took place around this time last year, but because it's embarrassing nature, my coworkers haven't stopped reminding me about it.
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    Text - Our office does a small secret Santa goft exchange every year, that we typically arrange in November, and give out gifts in December. You write your name on a slip of paper, along with some gift ideas, and whoever gets your name generally gets you some kind of gift, without you knowing who got it for you. The budget for these gifts is $20, so it's not like anyone is getting something super fancy. Now, generally speaking, I'm pretty indecisive. Ask me what I want for Christmas, I'll probab
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  • 03
    Text - writing on the slip "IDK, something cool?" beneath my name, expecting to maybe get a gift card or something generic. When I get to my desk on the day of gift exchange, I see a can of Coke with an image of Santa on the can, sitting beside a card. I remember thinking to myself "Well, this is what I get for not being specific. May as well be appreciative of what I've been given." I open up the card, which contains an cheesy line,
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  • 04
    Text - fitting of the sense of humor of the people in my office. "If you put me in the fridge, I make a "cool" gift!" My eyes scan down the card, and I read the next line. "P.S. I'm almost twice your age!" Now, this should have been my first clue. However, being the youngest person at my office (I'm 20), I took this line to be a clue as to who my secret Santa was! After all, half the fun was trying to figure out who got you the gift. Never in a million years would I have thought that line, was t
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    Text - instead I picture someone keeping their soda in a second fridge in their garage, something I had known many of my friend's fathers to do. Of course, these were sodas we weren't allowed to drink, so I rationalize to myself that this particular can perhaps sat in a fridge in someone's garage long enough to soak of some of the, erm, garage smell? After a moment of hesitance, I remember once more that I should be appreciative of the gift, and take a sip.
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    Text - Now, it feels important to note here, that I don't really drink Coke. If anything, I drink Pepsi, but I'm not really the biggest fan of dark sodas. I'm generally a Sprite or even Mountain Dew kind of guy. The first sip, as far as I'm concerned, didn't really set off any alarm bells. Maybe l was just in denial, but it wasnt until a few sips in that I truly became aware the soda was... Off. I think to myself that it's the odd garage smell of the can that's got the soda tasting strange, as s
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  • 07
    Text - horror at the can on my desk. I'm confused of course, until they explain that they collect Coke memorabilia, including some of the older unopened cans with specific designs. They point out the PS on the card that was, apparently meant to indicate the age of the can and not the age of the person... I try to laugh it off, but, the judgement in the eyes of my supervisor is clear. After googling around, I managed to find the exact Santa can. If I recall correctly, it had been about 35 years o
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    Text - The bright side is, surprisingly, the soda didn't make me sick at all. The downside is, even a year after the fact, I have yet to live this down. Everyone in the office knows I drank this ancient soda, and even our new hires are quickly filled in. I wouldn't say it's what I'm known for at the office, but it's definitely still present in the minds of my coworkers! TLDR; someone gave me a collectible can of coke for secret Santa, and not wanting to be impolite at the odd gift of a soda, I d
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