Christmas is only a few days away. If you haven’t done so yet, it’s high time to take your decorations out of the boxes and adorn your beautiful Christmas tree in her finest finery. But be careful, because it could well be that a nasty surprise awaits you around the corner and that your decoration causes some chills.
(see video below)
This is the bitter experience that this TikToker, @empease7, went through. When she took her Christmas decorations out of her boxes, she certainly didn’t expect to make such a discovery. In the caption of his video, she alerts
members of their community: “Public Service Announcement: If you have stored ornaments in a cardboard box,
shake them well outside before decorating inside.”
This woman didn’t expect such a discovery when she took out her Christmas decorations
But what could be hidden in her Christmas decorations for the young woman to issue such a warning? In her video, she begins by explaining: “When I took my ornaments out of the garage today, I noticed that quite a few of them had
this strange noise gravel”. Questioned by what could be causing this noise, she decides to look a little closer. And the least we can say is that the surprise was worthy of his apprehensions.
Eaten by curiositythe young woman then places one of the Christmas baubles on the ground and grabs a stick. “I had to know what was inside. So I did the right thing: I grabbed a stick and I hit it, and oh my God.” Horrified, she then discovers a large number of insects escaping from the broken ball.
A Christmas bauble that has many surprises in store!
“Look at the ants coming out of that thing.
It’s terrifying“she exclaims. As with every unusual situation, the video in question quickly went viral on social networks, scaring some users in the process. Among the comments that poured in en masse, we can read: “Okay. One new fear
was unlocked”, “I had a real visceral reaction”, “It was so much worse than I thought.”, “I didn’t expect that.”
In the article published on the Newsweek site which relayed this publication, a pest control service was keen to point out that this type of case is not isolated. “If you have objects that will attract parasites in your boxes, there is a good chance that insects, mice or rats will find their way inside”he explains.
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Storing Christmas decorations to avoid unpleasant surprises
To avoid this kind of inconvenience, it is advisable to check that your Christmas decorations are free of insects.
before storing them in the attic, cellar or even the garage. This will avoid any risk of infestation. Likewise, it is recommended to store your Christmas decorations in plastic boxes
airtight to prevent insects and rodents from coming and lodging there. Finally, be careful not to store any decorations that could be edible.
“Unfortunately, parasites and rodents are creative when it comes to finding food and shelter, and you may find an infestation around your holiday decoration boxes even if you have taken
preventive measures.”however, specified the pest control service. However, by storing your Christmas decorations carefully, you can still reduce the risk of unpleasant surprises the following year!
