Redditor Reveals He Might Have Ruined A "Bum's" Christmas Eve By Giving Him Non-Alcoholic Beer

Sometimes, we just want to help, especially when it comes to the holiday season. We don’t want other people feeling bad, after all, since the holidays are supposed to be filled with cheer. 

Sometimes, though, the help or grace we offer might not actually be what the person wants. In the end, it might actually be us who end up feeling bad for doing the right thing, but maybe not the right thing after all. 

In the end, all we can do is comfort ourselves with the fact that we tried, and that is often better than doing nothing. We just tried to be good, after all. 

This kind of guilt is something Reddit user squirrelslikenuts is dealing with after an encounter with a man outside a beer store. He was simply trying to make the man feel better, but in the end, he’s not actually sure if he achieved that. 

After posting his story on Reddit, though, other people assured him that he shouldn’t be too concerned about it. Some even said that the guy wouldn’t notice the difference. 

Check out the whole story first and tell us if you agree with the comments or if the guy should have done something else instead.  squirrelslikenuts

Some Holiday Cheer

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Probably Not the Beer the Guy Was Expecting, Though

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We're pretty sure the guy was looking to get a bit of that zing from the alcohol for the holidays, and that non-alcoholic beer is not what he was expecting. Still, it's beer, right?

It still has a bit of that taste. Plus, our dear Redditor was just trying to help him out.

Here is what other people on Reddit have to say about it:

Hopefully, They'll Appreciate It Enough, Though

AcrobaticSource3

Not Every Bum, But There Are Some

thevectorvictor

It's the Thought That Counts

UnfurtletDawn

That Taste Is Hard to Forget, After All

Donginatrx

Probably Not, Probably Yes. Beer Is Beer to Some People, Whether It's Alcoholic or Not

Haircutx1

At Least He Has Merry Holidays If He Doesn't Notice

squirrelslikenuts

That's One Way to Look at It

gwaaadit

True Enough. That's One Beer He's Gained Without Paying for Anything

gwaaadit

There's Definitely No One Who Messed Up. The Man Didn't Specify What Kind of Beer He Was Asking For Anyway

swimdad5

Let's Hope He Did

Active-Subject267

And Everyone Will Just Go Their Merry Way

Good_Round

This Is the Kind of Friend You Don't Share Beers With

Historical_Lie2077

That Can Be Discussed

RGBgamerchairboi

Yeah, Nope, Nobody Wants to Say That

billnytheamericanspy

The Fact That He Has Given Something Is Enough for Some

hday108

That Would Have Been Nice

shaun_krant

There Were No Specifications on Both Sides

Babydisposal

No More Free Beer Giving?

rocklare

Well, Maybe the Guy Has a Taste for Heineken. Who Knows?

MegaPompoen

Plus Points?

fairyunicorn19

That's the Best Case Scenario

adrenaline87

The man didn't specifically ask for an alcoholic beer, right? So we think there was no harm done here.

After all, our guy was just sharing what he had, and well, if the other guy doesn't like it, then he can do as he pleases. Hopefully, it all ended up better for both of them, though.