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Man Spends His Entire Life Savings On A Vintage Ketchup Bottle Found In A Pennsylvania Dumpster, Only For It To Be Revealed As A Replica From A 1990s Promotion. AITA for laughing hysterically when he cried on live TV?

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Man Spends His Entire Life Savings On A Vintage Ketchup Bottle Found In A Pennsylvania Dumpster, Only For It To Be Revealed As A Replica From A 1990s Promotion. AITA for laughing hysterically when he cried on live TV?

TL;DR: Some boomer saw a "rare" Heinz ketchup bottle in a trash bin in Pennsylvania, spent his 401k on it, went on local news to show off his "find," and then a Reddit historian with a magnifying glass spotted the production code indicating it's a mass-produced giveaway from a McDonald's Happy Meal. The meltdown was caught on Facebook Live. Peak capitalism, honestly. 🍅💸