This is why you should never, ever drink 'tea' you find lying around

This is what regret looks like.
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- We don't even want to imagine what this would have tasted like.

On Wednesday afternoon, Niamh McManus of Redcar, UK shared a mildly shudder-inducing story that involved a beauty blender, her brother and a Lidl mug.

Here's the tweet, which pretty much speaks for itself.

Oh dear.

That tweet -- which has been shared over 8,500 times -- sent shockwaves rippling through Twitter.

We're going to guess that'll be the last time McManus' brother picks up a mug of tea he finds on the kitchen side.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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