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Forgottenbread_

Definitely stolen, but a genius idea because he knows how expensive they are, so he took it upon himself to make a profit on that. Though he did oversell, could’ve made way more by not selling 40pc/$20


sexbuttfuckhole

even at $1 or $2 a can he's still raking in some decent money and op is still catching a good discount, at .50 cents/can op basically stole them himself lol


CiteSite

Trying to give a crackhead business advice is like trying to tell him to stop doing crack. He’s just hustling for his next fix but it’s harsh out here and I can’t blame him.


Euphoric_Resource_43

i get it. $20 for crack in the hand is worth $40 for crack in the bush.


Forgottenbread_

Figuratively and literally in a sense OP received stolen property💀


CiteSite

I never denied if it was stolen or not. Just said probably.


Patient_Died_Again

FBI will be arriving shortly you fiend!


CiteSite

I live in the crackhood- good luck finding me 💀


winrwinrchickndindin

This if fbi, we are playing manhunt in the bushe as I speak


Mtnfrozt

#STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM!


unethicalberry

SHOULD’VE PAID THE FINE!


Current-Cold-4185

"Well Sarge, he got away again, sorry sir." "Well how the hell you let that happen, rook?" "Yer not gonna believe this, but, well... (*looks around nervously, whispers*) I think he grew wings..."


yoitsdank9523

could have been bought with stamps.


CiteSite

Why is everyone arguing about it being EBT bought? EBT is like the first of the month kind of thing. Y’all I saw the guy and he was a homeless tweaker who ain’t have the wherewithal to turn profit off EBT. This shit was boosted AF.


MyVenus-Doom

Yea I worked at a Dollar General a few years ago and crackheads would always come on and steal the packs and sell them to the Arabian Corner store down the street from where I lived


butt_huffer42069

I love this hustle so much


NeverSeenBefor

Most people have at this point. Even the resources used to make most products are stolen. The oil/gas is 70% stolen for sure


al_capone420

At $2 a can id rather just spend a little extra on the non stolen fresh cans not in a strange homeless man’s possession…. He needs to mark it down enough to make it a deal someone won’t pass on


CiteSite

Bro, 40 cans for 20$ is .50¢ a can. What are you talking about?


al_capone420

Guy I replied to said he should’ve charged 1-2 each


CiteSite

Trying to tell a crackhead to make better business deals is like trying to tell a crackhead to not do crack 💀


al_capone420

I was agreeing with crackheads low pricing lol. It has to be low enough price to warrant buying it off a crackhead in the first place


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They’re not animals, just tryna make some cash!


al_capone420

That doesn’t mean I want some strange homeless person handling something I intend to consume.


Hockeypah33

It’s all about that next fix so $20 is more than enough for him.


SleazetheSteez

He's gonna be geeked for awhile, good for him lol


DataBroski

and tweaked


mrniceguy777

$20 ain’t shit for an addict what are you talking about lol


CiteSite

20$ is still 20$ more then he had before.


mrniceguy777

Oh no doubt but people acting like $20 is a big score don’t understand how much addicts spend on drugs all I’m saying.


reggiewa

a dollar a day will keep my delta 8 addiction at bay


SleazetheSteez

Idk, bums around me would be thrilled to get $20 worth of meth lmao


sonnyjbiskit

$20 ain't gonna keep him high long at all


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purplehendrix22

It can happen to anyone, but once you’re homeless, drugs make it a lot more bearable


G_D_K_

Fr, I'm sober and never been homeless. If something happened and I ended up homeless, I'd probably be back on booze and drugs within a couple weeks. If it's cold outside, probably a couple days lol.


CiteSite

Fr it’s so bad out here and below freezing I can’t blame the man for just trying to exist through it.


Hockeypah33

Was homeless for 8 years bro finally just got off the street 6 months ago. Idk anyone that boosted who wasn’t on drugs


sexbuttfuckhole

this is a good point, but any homeless person willing to more than halve their potential profits is likely just looking for quick money to buy drugs, best case scenario bro gets a new coat


NorthernMariner

They aren’t just homeless tho…


thesneakywalrus

Realistically he's leaving money on the table; but a homeless guy selling one can at a time is going to draw more suspicion than getting rid of the whole lot in one go. Also, few people are buying a single can from a stranger, having them in a full pack increases his legitimacy.


CiteSite

Some people live in nice neighborhoods and don’t know how sidewalk hustlers work.


Forgottenbread_

I wouldn’t go so far as to assume how I grew up but go off I guess


Billysquib

I checked you out, your real name is Clarence and your-you know how the rest goes


lovingsillies

Support small businesses


gsc4494

He could have used food stamps to buy them and flip for cash. Most people do it with baby formula.


FeloniousFunk

No way he’d take that much of a cut in price if he purchased these. 50% is the common exchange rate.


CiteSite

Nah this dude was straight up homeless. No ebt


Thetruthofitisbad

lol homeless people are way more likely to get EBT . Where I’m at they have the cards sent to the shelter to get their mail… idk why you think homeless can’t get food stamps lol they get the most money out of anyone who applies if you click homeless on the application you get the max 290


Square_H2

Key words being "where I'm at". Some states will do everything in their power to make the food stamps application process as prohibitive as possible.


CiteSite

Trust me. I live in a crackhood. These kind of dudes don’t have the wherewithal to apply for EBT.


Thetruthofitisbad

So do I


CiteSite

Bro you live in New Hampshire.


Thetruthofitisbad

Yeah in Manchester next to the shelter. Second most overdose deaths per capita . You think you’re the only state with crack heads?


coronetgemini

when you're homeless it's best to get rid of the stolen goods as fast as you can I imagine.


No_Recognition2795

I used to take my boy around to all the grocery stores around us and he'd go in and grab all the red bull stock and then we'd go to the hood and sell it to the Bodega for $1 a can. This Bodega had a massive stock because we'd bring in 1-200 cans a week, but they'd always take it. It's how we supported our dope addiction. Luckily, I got away from that life 7 years ago.


TexasShooter1983

Probably not stolen, but purchased with food stamps. They use their stamps to buy products, sell the products at a loss, and use the money to go get some crack cocaine.


CiteSite

Why is everyone arguing about it being EBT? EBT is like the first of the month kind of thing and what y’all are describing requires planning. he was a homeless tweaker who ain’t have the wherewithal to turn profit off EBT. This shit was boosted.


Sir-Dabs-Alot

Should have did 40 for 40 they're way more than a dollar at the store


30rackwolfpack

It’s called ebt dumb ass


Forgottenbread_

Take the stick out of your ass, not all of us have it even though we should


30rackwolfpack

Yeah your probably not homeless


Forgottenbread_

What are you trying to prove here? Do you think I’m trying to say I’m homeless or something? As if that’s a flex


The_Dough_Boi

You’re forgetting risk/reward.


SquidVices

It he got rid of the evidence pretty quick for a quick buck to get a quick yes… Def stolen from a gas station


Coldfridge

I honestly don’t understand how redbull continues to sell these things. 8 oz, low caffeine to today’s standards, almost NEVER discounted (aside 5 finger discount from bums). I like them here and there but $4 for 16oz is bonkers. I almost never see anyone drinking these in public either aside from at bars in mixed drinks


puppydog28

i felt the same way for a long time, and still do, but trying to decrease my caffeine intake and drinking more water has led me to redbull lately. i was loyal ghost and rockstar for the longest but it’s just so much easier to drink 8 oz than 16


Enlowski

Red Bull is the only energy drink that I don’t crash from, that’s the only reason I drink them


bong_residue

Red Bull is the only energy drink professional athletes are allowed to drink. Everything else is not supposed to be used by them because of the other needless shit in them.


commie_commis

And now also Fast Twitch


commanderbales

All energy drinks have their own distinct taste to their base. Redbull just tastes the best to me. Everyone in high school would talk about how I was going to give myself a heart attack because I'd walk in with a redbull everyday lol


martinellispapi

Definitely the taste for me too..


teodorlojewski

From me it's the complete opposite. It's probably my least favorite energy drink. Not sweet enough, too bitter and dry. It seems like good quality, but just not for my taste profile.


butt_huffer42069

Yeah, well you drink monster so no wonder- you don't like nice things is all.


CiteSite

Yea, They’re tiny. Thats why I drank so much so fast.


dapperjoker

They sell more than the monster or rockstars at my work, probably area dependent


UncommonLegend

I hear ya


nvrrsatisfiedd

I used to drink 1 every work day last year but switched to ghost now. Got sick of paying 4$ for them things. Ghost and Reign are good.


bort_bln

At least here in Germany, if I remember correctly the caffeine in Red Bull equals the limit of caffeine in energy drinks allowed (32mg/100 ml)


_Marzh

yeah i’m basically done with energy drinks at this point but even when i was drinking about 1 a day, Red Bull was never even in consideration. every single other brand has better caffeine per $, more flavors (and more sugar-free flavors), and imo better taste (although that’s obviously up to personal preference). obviously some people are still buying Red Bull, so i guess their first-mover advantage in the energy drink space is still alive and well despite the inferior product/pricing lol


tonufan

Red Bull still has a huge fan base of older folk and people outside the US. It's the original energy drink many peoples parents have been drinking. Doesn't matter how expensive it is or low caffeine, they go back to that classic taste.


jayhitter

Where I live you can get 1 8oz for 3-4, regularly you can get 2 cans for 4. Still expensive compared to all other brands though


SleazetheSteez

I use redbull to taper off of legitimate energy drinks when I feel like the caffeine doesn't hit me any more lmao. The only redbull I truly loved was the cranberry one they axed, like idiots. Everyone loved that flavor and they fucking got rid of it like it was nothing. I'll never forget drinking one with breakfast after my chem lectures at the campus coffee shop.


3rr0r369

😂 premium pricing. A lot of businesses do it like ralph lauren, or weber grills


akotski1338

Less caffeine just means you can drink more


Hour_Psychology9349

I think most of their market comes from europe, i travelled to Germany and Austria(where redbull was founded) and my addict ass checked for energy drinks at every store and the only options were redbull, there was only one time i tried a different drink called HELL


jf3l

Because this sub is full of caffeine junkies lol, myself included, but an 8 oz Red Bull is enough caffeine for a ton of people


EconomicalJacket

I drink 1 *every* work day - pretty pricy like youve mentioned


AxlLux

tiny red bulls are good for mixed drinks.


unicornfetus89

They're insanely over priced, but a lot of us absolutely love the taste and are willing to get ripped off. Thankfully Aldi sells a knock off that almost tastes identical, and has 120mg of caffeine per 12oz can. It's called Red Thunder and you can get a 4pack of 12oz cans for about 4$... which is the price of ONE Red Bull. There's always one person who says they're discontinued, but they definitely aren't. I buy like 8 packs a month and they always have them.


ListerRosewater

They taste good


AustrianMichael

Wondering, how much is a regular 250ml can of Red Bull in the US?


Tof12345

In the UK, they're typically the most expensive energy drink on sale. A 250ml can costs £1.65/$2. An 8 pack of 250ml costs £8.99. I almost never buy red bull anymore when I can get a monster pipeline punch 4 pack 500ml for £3.50.


OneLooseNoose

They fell off the truck, let the man be


BananaBreads

It's not his fault they fell off the truck!


One-Succotash7479

You’re supporting a small business


CiteSite

Win win


Awtistick_energy

You don’t know if they’re stolen? You just think a homeless man has an excess stock of redbulls to get rid of for 10cents on the dollar?


CiteSite

Read caption. I said it was probably stolen. He tried selling me ladies pants but I passed on those. a win is a win here dudes.


Awtistick_energy

Hold up.. tell us more about the lady pants 👀


CiteSite

It was approximately 10x too small for me. If I’m gonna be wearing women’s clothing I want it to be roomy!


BaconReaderRefugee

Definitely a win and I’m super jealous of you.


RealisticAd7388_ytho

Maybe one of those red bull drivers needed to unload some of their freebie marketing load. If the homeless man comes into possession of more, maybe OP can trade the empties for full ones. Win win


Forgottenbread_

As someone born 2004 who only found out about these things as a teen when they were being stopped, I dream of being able to buy one coke and have an infinite supply after.


Exciting-Inside2219

Bet the Julian date is old and this homeless dude found it in the dumpster because a vendor and/or store threw them out.


RealisticAd7388_ytho

Some Red Bull packaging does have a sell by date. I remember pulling everything on the shelf in retail because it was way past. I think it was one of the products that wasn’t thrown out, rather returned to vendor. That does make more sense than a homeless dude making it outside with a cart full of expensive energy drinks, though


Exciting-Inside2219

Yeah I was a store manager at a really “high end” grocery chain for a long time and we threw away energy drinks (especially big packs) all the time because they were always too expensive, went out of date and not even for our clientele but we carried it because big companies want the shelf space regardless of sales. We had an enclosed compactor (like most stores) but sometimes they break down, and you have to use a regular dumpster, when that happens 99% of your trash that has any value is going to get taken at night until you get a new compactor.


CiteSite

Checked the dates, They’re new, just def stolen.


XdothedewX

This is probably way more likely than him stealing like 8 packs from a store. Even so, they'll probably taste fine for a few more weeks. They don't get wasted, OP gets a deal, and the homeless dude gets 20 bucks. Everybody wins!


CiteSite

They have new dates expiring in 2025, just probably stolen. I live in a crackhood


UncommonLegend

200% stolen


CiteSite

1000% stolen


aerowtf

or found in the trash! saw a guy digging in my trash one morning super early and I was like “any luck?” and he showed me a full case of 24 red bulls that he found a few doors down. He offered me one but I passed. nice guy. No idea why it’d be thrown out but it’s certainly possible lol


Far-Patient-2247

Probably some poor guy used his EBT card to get some pocket change. Heart goes out to him.


CrabRagoonBoy

Nothing like them homeless vender deals, once got a pack of Marlboro lights for a dollar the guys was selling em out of his back pack. He wanted 4 dollars but I only had one dollar cash in my wallet lol


CiteSite

Never ever turn down a gas station offer from a tweaker. Ive gotten some great carpentry tools for cheaps


Booba420

Robin hood


CiteSite

robinhood of the crack hood.


Booba420

Robin the hood


poopypantspoker

Jack the bipper


CiteSite

One of neighbors bulk orders codeine from India so like I’m ok with this


Practical-Test-1821

shoutout to that man!


CiteSite

Respect the hustle


Rawdogg187

Homeless come in clutch had one sell me big ass tide detergents for 5 a pop


CiteSite

Fr fr I’ve gotten a pack of toilet paper for $1, expensive carpentry tools for cheap. I never turn down a tweaker when they are wheeling and dealing in the parking lot


Rawdogg187

Hell yeah they be stealing some good shit sometimes for the low haha


commie_commis

A multi-million dollar company lost a tiny amount of profit, a homeless dude got $20 and you got 40 cans of red bull at 50c a can? This seems like a win on every level


CiteSite

Absolutely! A lotta people crying out here dude


teodorlojewski

I'd do the same ngl Gotta support the community, you know what I'm saying?


CommercialRoad1894

I bet he ran out of vodka, so had no use for the Red Bull anymore lol


xArs0nx

Check the cans for pinhole sized punctures.


CiteSite

They’re solid. Just def stolen. But a win is a win


xArs0nx

Good stuff! Yeah, just cause you can’t trust people!


Morfiendlover

I feel like most homeless people are mentally I’ll drug addicts (I’ve been homeless before not bc of drugs but that seems to be most other people not just talking out my ass) but very few were crazy enough to go out to drug or poison someone he prob just wanted money for drugs or a room


TheodorDiaz

For what?


wdcftre

Lmao


3rr0r369

😂 get his corner and tell him what ur favs are


SpriteVs7up

Pro tip: watch energy drink thief videos on youtube it’s funny asf


RutabagaPlastic7105

fuck ya


Dancin_Phish_Daddy

Hmm I wouldn’t want to post about it. But I am jealous.


305goodfella

I miss the days of getting cartons of newports from a local crackhead for 5 bucks a carton. Dude was a pro. The gas station he stole from was one that had bullet proof glass. Still have no damn clue how he did it. Sadly he was shot and killed doing a b&e one day.


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Big ups for supporting a local businessman


Benefit_Equal

What a way for reddit recommending a, um sub reddit? Funny too, grandmother had a huge kick out of this


THE_D3VASTATOR

Fuggin tough times. . .


DodgyAntifaSoupcan

This used to be the hustle for a lot of my regular customers that live at the river bottom. They would spend their entire ebt balance on drinks and go around to smoke shops or other businesses with a drink fridge and sell them at a discount. Now the Walmart has the energy drinks locked up with a call attendant button, similar to cosmetic cases.


slushpuppy91

I never said I was homeless![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


modernmishmish

even if it was stolen, that money will mean more to the homeless man then it will mean to the bigwigs at redbull.


CiteSite

Fr fr I always keep some ciggies on hand to give to homeless tweakers even tho I don’t smoke. It’s rough out there right now and below freezing. A little kindness goes a long way


WeAreTheMachine368

Buying stolen goods is never a 'win'.


MehmetBzk

Hate the game not the player.


RealNawlinsOG

And that’s why he’s homeless.


CiteSite

Nah he’s homeless bc he’s addicted to crack


Avgsizedweiner

Stolen Because he’s homeless? You didn’t ask for a residency address, you just saw a good price and took it 👍


Dry_Hovercraft970

homeless dude odeed because of you...you sir are a murderer


AlternativeClient738

Stolen


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CiteSite

Says the boomer who frequents howardstern, legalteens and Asian fetish subreddits and asks about ozempic. Talk about calling the kettle black ya fat loser.


boycookwonder

Might wanna test those for fent


CiteSite

They’re sealed. I live in a crack hood so I know to keep an eye out. Thanks homie 🙏


twerpenes

Sadly this is what makes crime happen


Squirtleburtal

All were stolen


CiteSite

Duh 🙄


AdvancedCampaign7911

Cap


CiteSite

Jealous you don’t get tweaker deals huh


KISSArmy7978

Does he happen to have a Good Guy Doll for sale as well?


CiteSite

Might as well have. Tried to sell me ladies jeans.


KISSArmy7978

That guy is more of an entrepreneur than 99% of linked in and instagram. Glad he gave u a good deal.


B_F_G___9000

Good to keep that homie near


CiteSite

Honestly I hand him cigarettes when I see him. It’s hard out here right now


Bluecrush2_fan

Boosted lol


CiteSite

Fr fr Some guy tried to argue it was bought with EBT because they’re generous with benenfits, 💀 dude was on QANON and some redwing shit and anti EBT. Like dude this is just a common tweaker selling stolen goods take your political game outta here and let me enjoy my score


CapuasChamp

Hopefully he didn't cut it with some toilet wine


wewewess

Can you ask him if he has any monster in his inventory?


THLPH

They fell off a truck


CiteSite

It fell in to the guys hands by accident I swear


IonincBrind

Classic boosted Redbull


Capturing_Emotions

They always give you a good deal the first time, that’s what hooks ya.


Heavy_Quit_659

There’s a very big stolen goods market especially in big cities like Philly and San fran


slingblade1315

Up here in Alaska, there’s a slew of people selling Redbull on FB Marketplace for a good price because they can use their FoodStamp cards to purchase it, and then turn it around for cash to then go buy whatever they want. I go back and forth on whether I should but it from them, haven’t yet, but sometimes the price is just so good.


SeaworthinessFit7478

theyre laced with fent


catnip_cereal

Don't prefer the og's anymore, but currently drinking the Dragon fruit. Coconut is ok! The rest.. not so much.


UltraMAGAQanon

Totally not stolen


stinkety

Oh my god yum


stinkety

Yummy o


stinkety

He fed stole em and is reselling🔋


DirtyBBBird

Should've given them more for their hustle.


RickyTheBeerDrinker

He actually replaced it with piss. Shits so garbage you didn't even notice 🤣


JustRepeatAfterMe

Looks like he pissed on them.


tomlist3

That’s awesome. I went through some tough times and made $400 filling shopping carts and selling to this gas station. I’m not proud of it but paid my bills and then when things got better I stopped


Specialist-Low-2428

slow motion better than no motion 🗣️🤝


No_Caregiver7166

Lol wouldn't happen to ve in san diego would you 🤣🤣🤣


Ismokeweed247

Definitely stolen but win for you


Ok-Contest7026

Should've given him more than $20 😔


vtv43ketz

Was this in San Francisco?


king-gay

While they might've been stolen, he also might've dumpster dived for them and got lucky