Lunch Thief Deterrent
I don't know about any of you but I am one of those people who worked at places where people literally take other people's food out of the refrigerator and eat it. I guess this would apply to room mates as well. I can understand when people say it's ok to eat something, but why do people think that if it's food, it's not stealing, especially when it's from your co workers who most likely make the same amount of money that you do.
The funny thing is that if someone was actually starving and hasn't eaten all day or for a day or two, I'd usually have no problem sharing my lunch if I could afford to do so.
I always thought a good idea was possibly leaving a sandwich in there and loading it up with the hottest possible curry powder you can find, or just spitting in a sandwich and see who eats it on you. Better yet, I wish I could find something similar to that stuff they put in trick candy that turns your mouth black, so you can catch the thief red handed.
The other thing that annoyed me is how employers just look the other way, although if it was company property they were taking home, they would be fired and possibly prosecuted, although the company usually has much more money than an individual employee does.
Because of this, I've often had to resort to going to the nearest fast food place and buying a lunch. I know it's more expensive, but not as expensive as buying a lunch and having someone else eat it on you.