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I Refuse to Share My Expensive Condiments With My Roommate
A heated debate over specialty hot sauce and whether condiments are communal by default.
👤 Alex
I buy specialty hot sauce, high-end olive oil, and artisanal ketchup. These aren't cheap — my hot sauce is $18 a bottle. My roommate Kyle helps himself freely. I asked him to stop and he said "it's just condiments, stop being weird." I started keeping them in my room. Now Kyle says I'm being petty and "creating a hostile living environment" because he has friends over and I have to bring my sriracha out of my bedroom like a goblin. He says condiments are communal by default and I should either buy cheaper ones or share. I say I should be allowed to enjoy nice things without subsidizing his meals. He could buy his own bottle — he just doesn't want to spend the money.
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👤 Kyle
That hot sauce costs $18 because Alex buys it for himself and leaves it in the shared fridge. Not a private labeled cabinet, not a personal mini-fridge, the shared fridge. I use maybe a few drops here and there. He has never once asked me to stop before this case. The first I heard about it was a passive aggressive sticky note. We have shared everything for two years. The hot sauce thing is an excuse. He is mad I ate some of his cheese last month and this is revenge.
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📊 Current Standings — 56 votes
🔵 Side A is right
18% (10)
🔴 Side B is right
16% (9)
💀 You're both wrong
13% (7)
🤷 You're both right
16% (9)
😤 A right, bad handling
20% (11)
😤 B right, bad handling
18% (10)
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