No good deed goes unpunished as trolls savagely TURN on homeowner’s grateful show of Christmas cheer

A thoughtful homeowner who left boxes of chocolate on her curbside bins has sparked an unexpected response to this act of kindness.

Emmalee Lockwood, from Toowoomba, southeast Queensland, posted an image on social media of two boxes of Cadbury Favorites on top of a green and a yellow bin.

“Merry Christmas to the bin men this morning,” Ms Lockwood captioned the post.

She said drivers could simply reach out the windows of their trucks and grab the popular treats.

But despite the good intentions, her Boxing Day post attracted hundreds of comments when it was shared on Facebook by the group Meanwhile In Australia.

Dozens of trolls jumped on the post, claiming the Good Samaritan would only cause more problems for waste pickers.

‘That wouldn’t help, because they would have to get out of the truck every time [it] slows them down so much,” one person wrote.

“A few years ago we saw a post asking people not to do this because the garbos had to keep getting out of their trucks and it made their day last longer,” someone else wrote.

‘Our collectors don’t come outside [of] the truck, not even to pick up overturned bins…so whatever is left on it goes into the truck too,” a third added.

Others admitted that they no longer give food and drinks, such as cartons of beer, to garbage workers, while some said the chocolates would melt in the heat.

“I stopped giving garbos years ago, they don’t work here on holidays anymore,” one person wrote.

‘I used to put some beer on top every year until last year when they didn’t bother to take it off [the] top, so when the lid was lifted… the beer rolled on the floor and didn’t yield [it] this year someone else wrote.

“It’s 34 degrees here, that would be chocolate soup,” chimed in a third.

Several commenters on social media admitted that they no longer give food and drinks, such as cartons of beer, to garbage workers (photo stock image)

Some praised the act of kindness, saying it is not going unnoticed by garbage collectors.

“Believe me, we appreciate it, and it literally takes five seconds to get in and out of the truck,” one person wrote.

“I’m a garbo and I can’t tell you how many little gestures like this can absolutely make our day… thank you from myself and the drivers who work for me,” someone else wrote.

Several people said it brought back memories of their childhood, when their parents gave the garbage collectors beer, a cup of tea or some money for Christmas.

Mrs Lockwood said she decided to leave the chocolate boxes on the bins as she didn’t know she could leave a carton of beer instead.

Some praised Ms Lockwood’s act of kindness and said the action is not going unnoticed by bin workers (pictured)

“Just so everyone knows, I wasn’t aware that we could leave a six-pack behind, so I improvised,” she wrote.

‘The chocolates had not been available for a long time. Maximum 15 minutes.

‘They were both so grateful and were able to take the chocolates from their window.

According to Toowoomba Council’s website, there are no rules prohibiting residents from placing items such as food and drinks on the kerbside bins for waste pickers.

Overfilled or overweight bins will not be collected and residents must ensure that all waste fits in the bin and that the lid on top can close.