Buying old storage units is kind of like modern-day treasure hunting with equal parts excitement and disgust. However, in true Florida fashion, one man’s weekend hobby turned into a viral TikTok saga filled with bugs, a suspicious black trash bag, and a call to the cops. It sounds like just another day in the Sunshine State.’
Kyle Green, who goes by @FloridaSir on TikTok, decided to try his luck with a mystery storage unit. For those unfamiliar with this increasingly popular side hustle, the concept is simple: you bid on abandoned storage units, get a quick peek with the door cracked open, and hope you strike gold instead of garbage.
In a two-part TikTok that has since exploded online, Kyle documented the moment he realized he may have made a serious mistake. The video opens inside the newly purchased storage unit, showing off a dusty mess and, more importantly, two very questionable coolers. Something about them just screamed, “do not open.” But this is Florida, and Kyle was curious.
Florida Man Finds Suspicious Cooler With A Horrible Smell In His Storage Unit
As he approached the coolers, Kyle admitted he was nervous to open them. And honestly, who wouldn’t be? One of the coolers had a fly crawling on the outside, a red flag if there ever was one. When he finally popped it open, things went south fast. The cooler was swarming with bugs and covered in mold, and inside sat a mysterious black trash bag radiating a smell so foul that it immediately triggered alarm bells.
Cut to Kyle sitting in his car, dialing the police. This is where things really get wild. When the responding officer arrived, he threw on gloves like he was preparing to walk into a crime scene on CSI: Miami. The officer hesitated, clearly affected by the stench, and even TikTok viewers picked up on it. “The cop was even scared to open it,” one user commented, echoing everyone’s anxiety. “I gagged just thinking about the smell,” a final comment read.
After some suspenseful fumbling around with the bag, the officer finally declared that it was just… spoiled meat. Left to rot. In a sealed cooler. In Florida heat.
Rotting Meat Was The Culprit
But the internet wasn’t buying it. Kyle’s comment section was flooded with conspiracy theories and skepticism. “Get a second opinion on this,” one user wrote, clearly convinced this was the beginning of some true crime rabbit hole. Unfortunately for the sleuths among us, Kyle followed up in a second video confirming that the contents were, in fact, just spoiled meat. No body parts. No criminal activity. Just some next-level food neglect.
Still, this whole ordeal is a reminder that treasure hunting in storage units is not for the faint of heart—or the sensitive of nose. While Kyle may not have struck gold, he definitely struck TikTok gold. His gross discovery turned into social media fame, proving once again that when it comes to the internet, the weirder, the better.
As for Kyle, here’s hoping his next unit is full of vintage comic books or something less smelly. However, this Florida man may also want to just watch Storage Wars instead.
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