Today, I sold ice cream to a group of kids. One of them looked sad, because he was the only one who couldn't buy any, so I gave him some for free. Apparently, he was allergic to something in it, and ended up being rushed to the hospital. FML
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Snarty 7
hey thanks for the comments guys. to answer a few questions neither the kid nor the parent knew he was allergic. aparently he reacted to the red food coloring which caused him to break out in a full body rash the poor little guy was so upset. but now we know he isn't allergic to all ice cream so I told him and the mom they will have free ice cream on me for the rest of the year... as long as it doesn't have red dye! Thanks to all who commented, Cheers!
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infamoushack 10
That sucks OP! It wasn't your fault. You didn't know.
MadisonDerp 16
Oh that's really nice! You're a generous person OP!
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Comments (161)
rightspark 7
Bo good deed goes un punish..
rg350dx 29
Did you also get rushed to the hospital on account of an allergic reaction to ice cream while writing this?
graceinsheepwear 34
Bo, that's where you're wrong.
zomgbies 17
bo good english, you need punish. [/sarcasm]
GrayGoblin 6
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream, except that kid. He's screaming for a hospital.
xplicitkontent 18
Because he's a child, it's ice cream, and he doesn't understand the severity of his allergy? Maybe.
rockydify 22
Allergies are very common these days - as someone who works in ice-cream, you should know this. I guess you've learned never to do it again though! It is nice to be nice sometimes, but not at the potential risk to someone's life!
shorty6823 28
I think that if it was an older kid, then the kid should have said something about his/her allergies. If it was a younger kid, a parent or someone who was responsible for them should have been there to make sure the kid didn't buy anything that aggravated said allergy.
mcknjack 14
The kid didn't have any money, so the parents thought he couldn't get any ice cream.
rockydify 22
Well, it was a group of children which is why the child was unsupervised by a parent. If I was a parent, I would assume my child could play with a bunch of other kids without being given ice-cream by a random stranger.
shorty6823 28
The OP did comment and say that the allergy was new, so my last comment is kinda worthless. But say the allergy was known. If the kid was older and was hanging with some friends, he should have said no to that particular ice cream. If it was a young child, the supervising parent should have gone up with the group of kids to get the ice cream. Little kids aren't always that great with money anyways, so a parent might have needed to help with that, and the parent would have seen the ice cream person give the kid something they're allergic to.
_TheWoman_ 6
Poor kid. i hope he's alright. wasn't your fault, op.
CrissyyyS2 22
Aww OP. You were being generous. Its not your fault for not knowing he was allergic.
perdix 31
Hey, he did get a free ride in an ambulance and got a lot of attention. I'll bet his non-allergic friends were totz jelly!
militarybrat 21
Free? Where do you live? In the US (where the OP is from) it is really only free if you have super good (read expensive) insurance, or military insurance. Otherwise it can cost up to $20,000. Oh it's you :) I will keep in mind the known sarcasm.
laden_swallow09 35
Free for the kid, anyway. Not for his upbringing.
ems2103 1
In NZ, it only costs $75-$85 for an ambulance because the government funds it. Its free in certain cases too-I think when you have a serious car accident and are rushed from the scene? Foreigners pay a fortune though, but I can understand that since they don't pay taxes so the govt doesn't pay for them.
etishuman22 32
You're a very compassionate person, OP. Don't beat yourself up over it, you were just trying to brighten a child's day! And I agree with perdix, all that attention made it even better for him! Even though it did suck that he got an allergic reaction, he will be alright. :)
invisibleFlower 10
You were just being nice you didn't know don't be hard on yourself
jw90 18
You couldn't have know OP. I doubt anyone will blame you