‘I think I’m gonna get raptured’: 92 year old grandma expertly pranks scam callers

There’s a reason that many younger people refuse to answer the phone to an unknown number, and it’s not just because of social anxiety. Scam calls are a nuisance that we all have to deal with from time to time, but unfortunately, they usually have the highest success rates with the old and vulnerable. At …
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‘You get what you give’: Cheap Cars Salesman Loses His Reputation and $40,000 After Trying to Cheat a Customer Out of $100

To truly understand the complexity of the sales industry, one must be employed in the field itself. To finalize the transaction, you must adapt to the individual with whom you are speaking. Would you truly give up your dignity and pride to get that coin, though? To seal the deal, would you be prepared to give …
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‘I woke up to $500 in charges on my credit card’: PlayStation bans gamer for getting scammed, he makes parent company fly him to California

If we were to ask gamers about how they would describe many gaming companies, ‘good customer service’ would not always be at the top of the list. One of the downsides of having video games as an interest is that the relationship between distributor and consumer is not always the most friendly, and many gamers …
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‘[My family] is not a Chinese takeaway’: Dad gets revenge on a local Chinese restaurant after they refuse to take his family’s phone number off of their menus

Remember the good ol’ days before caller ID and before everyone had a cell phone? We all had landlines with a 20ft cord that left a trail to whomever was hogging the family phone. If your older sister wasn’t clogging up the line with gossipy phone calls, your landline phone was likely sitting on its …
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Cruel aunt messes with nephew’s new betta fish, receives ultimate ‘Godfather-style’ revenge: ‘That is some scorched earth kind of petty’

Fish are friends, not instruments in generational warfare. I’ve never owned a fish, but from what I hear, it’s like having any other type of pet. You get attached. They become like family. Sure, they’re tiny and you can’t pet them, but I’m sure they offer emotional support in their own special way. Like anything …
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‘It costs them double what I paid’: Library refuses to accept card payment for man’s late fine, he comes up with a clever plan to play the long game

This is a safe space for people to air out some of their petty revenge and malicious compliences, especially when it comes to the little guy refusing to surrender to big institutes that try to take advantage of them. We usually show our support to stories like these and give big virtual high-fives to people …
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’20 to 30 pointless emails daily’: Pushy micromanager insists on being included in all client communications, gets schooled with malicious compliance

Being a manager is a delicate balance of a lot of factors. You’ve got to be on friendly terms with those below you in the pecking order without losing your authority, and you’ve got to be informed of what is happening in your team without overstepping the mark. These are things that sadly, many bosses …
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‘Well played’: Office prankster gets a taste of his own medicine in a collective payback prank by his coworkers

Much like every class in high school has the class clown, in many offices you would be able to find the unhinged funny coworker who likes to joke around. They might not be the troublemaker that the class clown usually was, but they can be just as bad, with silly jokes and office pranks that …
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Ingenious tenant uproots garden after landlord increases rent, sweet revenge ensues: ‘Should salt the earth for good measure’

Everyone loves a good revenge story. There’s something so sweet about watching someone fall prey to their deserved comeuppance. Life is so often random and unjust that it’s rare that bad people get what they deserve. Also, how many times have we come up with the perfect comeback… only days later, in the shower? Usually, …
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‘Two can play this game’: Resident gets back at loud neighbor by blasting children’s music in the middle of the night, leading to hilarious music suggestions from invested Redditors

Oh, how we all would have loved to have the courage to get back at annoying or loud neighbors. Personally, I barely have the courage to say something to a neighbor, let alone do something revengeful, so I resort to living vicariously through other brave and hilarious people, much like the girl in this Reddit …
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