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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/CallMeMsT on 2026-01-14 11:44:28+00:00.
When I was maybe 12 I went to an outdoor fair with my bff and her family. You had to get tickets for food, so bff and I each got a hot dog ticket. We ordered our hotdogs and then realized the sweet old ladies serving in the food tent didn’t take the tickets. We went back again and tested our luck. We each got a second hotdog, and the ladies still didn’t take the ticket. Note, the fair was packed and the food tent had at least 4 or 5 ladies on each side of the tent (picture a large tent with a long counter on each of the four sides). It was the right amount of confusion so they didn’t even remember us coming back. In our 12yo minds we had won the free hotdog lottery.
We would keep going back and hit a different side each time. Needless to say we each ate about 6 or 7 hotdogs before we started to feel nauseous. Ended up not being able to enjoy any rides or attractions at the fair. And couldn’t even stomach any of the treats like cotton candy etc. We had cold sweats and I’m sure at least one of us threw up at some point. Worst decision I ever made. I couldn’t eat a hotdog again for YEARS after that, just thinking of it made me gag.
If you’re wondering how we got away with this, other people were just outright handing them the tickets and they took them. We kept them in our hands, “distracted” by adding the toppings etc and then just moved off. If you didn’t initiate the ticket giving they didn’t ask.
TL;DR we thought we scammed the system for free hotdogs, the massive nausea/tummy ache/cold sweats after was definitely not worth it.