My moral dilemma

I was faced with a dilemma today. While browsing in the cafeteria, I absentmindedly picked up some breadsticks, which were wrapped in foil paper inside another paper holder. The breadsticks slid out of the paper holder and fell on the floor while I was too busy checking out the hot buffalo wings. I picked up the breadsticks still wrapped in foil, and panicked for a second, knowing that the breadstick wrappers are contaminated with germs. I had two options going through my mind: a) grab the breadsticks and pay for it, even if I were to throw it in the trash. b) simply put it back and let the next unlucky guy get it.

After some thinking, I placed the breadsticks by a stack of trays, and let the bit of messy foil wrapper come out at one end, hoping no one would touch it based on the lousy appearance...and by the end of the day it would be disposed.