From Crushed Chocolates to Crispy Comeuppance: The Petty Office Snack Wars
If you've ever worked in an office, you know there are unwritten rules that govern everything from the sacred coffee pot to the communal fridge. But sometimes, someone crosses the line—usually over something small, like a chocolate bar. Enter the tale of the Great Kinder Bueno War, a brilliantly petty saga that has Reddit rolling with laughter, outrage, and more than a few snack-based vendetta ideas.
It all started with one fragile chocolate bar and ended with two pockets full of cheesy, crushed Quaver dust. Buckle up: this is the workplace petty revenge story you never knew you needed.
Let’s set the scene: a company with a dream vending machine—stocked by the gods, subsidized for the people, and blessed with the holy grail of snacks: Kinder Buenos. Two coworkers, let's call them OP (u/bawta) and A, shared a mutual love for these melt-in-your-mouth treats, and grabbed them whenever they appeared. Then came R, a third colleague with a penchant for mischief and, apparently, a grudge against delicate chocolate.
R didn’t just eat his own snacks—no, he made a sport out of ruining other people’s. OP and A’s Buenos? Smashed, crushed, slapped out of hands, even assaulted by a hammer fist if left unguarded. If you dared to pocket one, your backside wasn’t safe either. It was chocolate carnage in the break room. “R figured that because they were basically free that this was fine to do without replacing them etc. A and I both disagreed and told him to stop because it's annoying and technically not free if we keep having to buy replacements but R continued anyway,” OP explained.
Now, if you’re picturing a friendly office prank war, you’re not alone. But as the Reddit comments show, opinions vary wildly on what counts as harmless fun—and what’s way over the line.
The Great Quaver Reprisal
After months of crushed Buenos, OP and A reached their breaking point. One day, with the vending machines restocked and hope renewed, they bought their usual Buenos—and, for a twist, two enormous share bags of Quavers (a beloved UK snack, for the uninitiated). Predictably, R swooped in and destroyed their chocolate yet again. But this time, lunch break brought an opportunity for sweet, savory revenge.
OP and A opened both bags of Quavers, crushed them to a fine dust, and poured the cheesy remains into R’s jacket pockets—zipping them up for good measure. When R donned his jacket at the end of the day, he found not just zipped pockets, but hands full of orange powder instead of keys and loose change.
The reaction? “We erupt in laughter, he asks us what was the reason for doing it and I just said ‘Leave our fucking Buenos alone!’” OP recalled. And just like that, the Truce of the Vending Machine was born. R, at last, reconsidered his chocolate-crushing ways: “The next time we got a Bueno he visibly thought about doing it, then remembered the Qauver incident and pulled himself back. We laugh about it now and it definitely served its purpose as our Buenos were safe for the next 2 years of working there.”
Reddit Reacts: Hilarity, Outrage, and Snack Justice
Office prank stories are Reddit catnip, and this one was no exception—racking up nearly 2,000 upvotes and a flurry of divided comments. Some users, like u/Notmykl, were ready to throw hands: “Sorry but that coworker would've ended up slapped so hard it wouldn't be funny.” Echoing the sentiment, u/drunken_ferret quipped: “Twice.”
Others questioned the line between banter and bad behavior. “Anybody slaps my ass at work before whispering sweet nothings in my ear is gonna have a problem,” joked u/wingsbc, prompting another commenter to respond, “What did the 5 fingers say to that ass? SLAP!”
But not everyone thought it was harmless fun. Some called for the nuclear option: “So, you essentially allowed this asshole to repeatedly assault you... Dude would have had an HR meeting the first time that happened,” wrote u/Fitz_2112b. The chorus for involving HR grew with each mention of snack-smashing and rear-end-slapping, as users like u/Acruss_ argued, “If he was a friend then he would stop the first time you asked him. He's an asshole.”
Yet, as OP clarified, “We’re friends, inside and outside of work and squashing a chocolate bar is hardly worth throwing that away and potentially causing him to lose his job over.” For them, this was their workplace dynamic—a bit of rough-and-tumble banter that, for outsiders, might look like madness.
Community Wisdom: Pranks, Boundaries, and Office Culture
The thread became a microcosm of office culture debates. Where's the line between a prank and harassment? As u/JeannieSmolBeannie insightfully pointed out, “Harmless pranks are fun and cool and all, but your buddy DEFINITELY took it too far here... I think you should have a serious discussion about limits during pranks.”
Others, like u/B4rberblacksheep, called for nuance: “So many Redditors want to go straight to the nuclear option with no nuance accepted. Sometimes banter really is just banter.” It’s a reminder that every workplace (and friend group) has its own rules—and what’s playful in one can be a firing offense in another.
On the lighter side, snack lovers weighed in with their own ideas for revenge. “Who knew Quaver dust was so powerful?” mused u/CoderJoe1. “I reckon Monster Munch would've been better!!” countered u/Warm-Net-6238, with a side debate on whether pickled onion or Takis would make the best pocket powder.
The Takeaway: Choose Your Pranks (and Snacks) Wisely
In the end, this story is about more than just snacks—it’s about friendship, boundaries, and the sometimes ridiculous lengths we’ll go to for a little petty justice. If you’re lucky enough to have friends at work who can laugh off a jacket full of Quaver dust, cherish that. If not, maybe keep your snacks (and your backside) out of harm’s way.
Would you have gone to HR, gone nuclear, or just escalated the snack wars? Share your own tales of office pettiness, snacky revenge, or coworker shenanigans in the comments below—because one person's crushed chocolate bar is another’s legendary story.
Snack safe, prank responsibly, and may your Buenos remain unbroken!
Original Reddit Post: Keep crushing my food, I'll return the favour with interest