Happened about a week ago, laughed it off but I definitely cried a little inside over my newly flattened burger, though it is really funny

Planned a a pick-me-up evening of a bit of self care — really boring stuff tbh, just lighting some scented candles, putting on a face mask while enjoying a nice book, all finished off by ordering a takeout to eat while watching a movie. So, before turning on the film I ordered a McDonalds — drink, chips, big mac and an apple pie

Turned out I wasn’t very hungry. Finished my fries and apple pie by the end of the film, but I just wasn’t up for the big mac. No problem. Can eat it later (gross — cold burger leftovers, I know, but I wasn’t going to waste it)

I put the burger (still in its little cardboard box) in one of the paper bags and the paper / cardboard waste in another. Intended to put my burger in the fridge to have it the next day and recycle the other bag

Here’s where I screwed up

I squash stuff before putting it in the recycling bin. So I drop the bag which I’m sure has the cardboard / paper waste in and stamp on it. No hesitation, bc surely I wouldn’t mix up the bags…right?

No satisfying paper scrunch, and it was way squishier than I expected🫠 Queue a ‘surprised pikachu expression’ as I pick up a bag containing a pancake in place of a big mac

Tbf though, it did make me laugh a lot so I guess in the end it was a success pick-me-up evening

TL;DR — was having a pick-me-up evening, couldn’t manage my big mac so I intended to put it in the fridge. Accidentally jumped on the wrong paper bag and squashed it instead of my paper recycling. Very mild f’up but it left me laughing so I thought I’d share