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Most-Satisfying-Instant-Karma-Stories
When I was with my ex-husband, I used to bug him to go to the dentist. I had great benefits and he had never had coverage before.
After being married for only 18 months, I learned he had cheated on me with at least one woman. My heart was shattered as I moved out. At work I asked HR to remove him from my benefits so my deduction would go down.
After a couple of months, he calls me at work (and just doesn’t sound like his usual self). I was polite and professional, and asked how he was doing. Turns out he had a once-in-a-lifetime toothache that had kept him up all night.
Then he asked the million-dollar question: ‘I need to go to the dentist. How does our benefit plan work?’ I had such a hard time maintaining my composure, oh how I wanted to laugh and clap my hands in joy. Instead, I calmly replied that he was no longer on my benefit plan
What? We’re still married!’ This, even though he never grasped the concept of monogamy. I informed him that benefits cost money and I needed every cent I earned. Then I wished him luck and said goodbye.
t was a good day. A very good day indeed.

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I was driving on a residential street this morning, at the posted speed limit of 25mph. An idiot behind me, who was apparently in a hurry, passed several cars behind me as he closed the distance between us honking his horn and blinking his lights. I could not pull over because the road was too narrow. So, when the oncoming traffic cleared, he crossed the double yellow line and passed me going at least 60mph in a 25mph School zone. As soon as he cut back in front of me he passed an intersection where a Police radar car was posted. The cop hit his blue light and siren and pulled the guy over to the joy of myself and about 4 other motorists he passed on that road. Karma? Yes! Satisfying? Definitely!!
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When my son was about 5 or 6 we parked in a supermarket carpark and got out of the car. A women was approaching as she was in the next parking space. She screamed that my son had opened our car door onto her car. He hadn’t. Anyway, I know I can lose my temper but didn’t want to in front of my son. She’s screaming. We’re very calm. when she eventually gets in her car, she fumbles getting her keys and drops a £10 note. Son and I just look at it. She drives off. I say, son, that £10 is yours now.
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Rush hour on the expressway moving at 10 MPH or so. I’m in the left-hand lane, and like to leave extra space in front of me. The guy behind me suddenly jumped onto the shoulder, passed me, and moved into that space (a risky move for essentially no gain). Then a second car did the same thing, and I had to brake to give him room. Then his flashing police lights went on and he pulled over the first driver to give him a ticket.
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When I was driving to work doing 55 a guy passed me, flipped me off then badly rear ended a car stopped at the light. This was a 55 zone hwy that has periodic stop lights. I knew the light was turning red so I was slowing down which pissed him off. So he floored it to pass only to have no time to stop. He totalled his car and the Mercedes he rear ended. The look he gave me as I passed the scene was priceless like it was my fault or something.
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My wife and were driving home on a two-lane highway in the country. I was going the speed limit, taking in the scenery and conversing with my wife. A big black pick-up truck came up behind me at a faster speed, then passed me and sped off. 3 kms up the road, I see him pulled over by the police. Karma, highway justice, and satisfaction all at once.
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I was driving one day and unfortunately wasn’t paying attention to what’s around the bend on the road. I came up to a pedestrian crossing where the lights had turned red. I instantly jammed the brakes to stop my car as I saw a man already cycling across the road (the lights for him to cross had already turned green). In that moment I did see immense horror all over his face, and I can imagine I made his heart skip a beat as he probably thought I was going to run him over. He was so furious he stopped cycling and took to unleash his fury at me. I totally understood his reaction and did apologise profusely. I kept repeating, and repeating “Im so sorry, please forgive me, I wasn’t paying attention.” It seemed the more I apologised the more profanity and insults he hurled at me. I continued to apologise as I genuinely felt really bad, but he carried on disinterested in my apology, all while blocking my path. I didn’t know what else to do or say. He finally decided to continue along the pedestrian crossing as traffic was building behind me. As he cycled, still using profane language, he kept turning to me and giving me the… one finger salute. That was not a good move on his part. This time, his lack of attention to where he was heading caused him to collide straight into the traffic light ahead. In an instant he was off his bike. He was unhurt, but now even more livid. As I drove off I have to admit I did smile. I believe karma got him for not showing any mercy, and for not being thankful for not getting seriously hurt. The way I see it… If everyone was so unkind and unrelenting people would see no need to apologise, express remorse or reflect on mistakes. That man went too far with his anger, and karma stepped in with lessons for all. That’s why its my favourite instant karma moment.
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Not me, my wife. She was paitently waiting for someone else to pull out of a parking space so she could park there when a brand new (2023) top of the line luxury car whippped by her and pulled into it. Quite annoyed and even though there was a vacant space to the left of the idiot she sought out another space. She had just parked when she was startled by the sound of a loud crash. A late 1980’s full size pickup which looked as if it had hit everything but the lotterty had also hit the idiot; hard. Apparently its driver attempted to pull into the vacant space to the left of the idiot and either misjudged their speed or the distance needed to turn. Further damage to the truck: indiscernable and so minor it backed up and awaited the police. Damage to the brand new luxury idiot: bad enough so it had to be pulled out of the parking space and flatbedded off.
nalagirl2 reply
When I walked my Jack Russell terrior down the street, he decided he was going to be big jerk man and bark at the dogs in a fenced in yard. As he strutted away, he went head first into a small ditch (not hurt). I actually told him, "There's your instant karma buddy!" lol.

NoOfficeGossip reply
I used to work in real estate (in Europe, and in the country where I am, stricter regulations have started being introduced only last year...), in rentals. In almost three years of impeccable work and work ethics, I make a minor mistake in back end system regarding client (won't go into boring details). A colleague from another branch (only working with the company for two months or so), working with the same client somehow found out and reported me to Head Office. It ended with me losing my commission from the deal. (It was a bit harsh, but rules are rules...) BUT, what he didn't know is that HO took these reports seriously and did background and log ins check on the one reporting as well. He got fired and reported to relevant authorities IMMEDIATELY, because, as it turns out, in that short time working, he had stolen around 7000 euros...

OllieOliver_TheCorgi reply
I saw a lady in a range rover (some of the letters were removed to read Ran Over) with bad road rage blow past us, and a couple miles later saw her pulled over.

GoliathBoneSnake reply
Toss up between
Some guy flipping me off in traffic the week I got my driver's license, and then immediately having a blowout and hitting the highway divider.
And
I was leaving my [bad] retail job one day and saw this guy and his girlfriend arguing in the parking lot. She screamed something and he slapped her hard enough to knock her down. I yelled at him and started towards them and when he spun around to see who yelled another guy that had also seen what happened sucker punched him. We left him unconscious on the concrete and helped the girl up and made sure she was okay to drive home.

RaspberryIll1925 reply
One day a angry doctor came into the coffee shop six days in a row asking for gift card sleeves.This woman had the audacity to call me rude names I tried to tell this woman that we no longer have them she yelled at me, slammed her phone on the desk and stormed out of the store. Just when she was on her way out she lost her balance slipped and fell.

sleepiflwr reply
A customer with his wife wanted an americano and they were acting as if we weren’t people (giving attitude, cutting us off as we speak, not even looking at us - just reaching their arm out their car window) and as he snatched the drink quickly from my hands, the americano lid caught on the top of their window and the lid flew off spilling their drink all over them. i obviously made sure he was okay and made him a new drink as he was blaming me for it but i couldn’t help but smile under my mask.

Animuthrowawayplz reply
It was when masks mandates were starting to be enforced. Guy came in without one. When asked to put one on, he got verbally aggressive and started threatening my shift supervisor. He went on a tirade how he'll beat him and the store manager did nothing really. Finally he turned to leave and as he was leaving, he hit himself with the corner of the long table in our lobby and was fuming as he limped out of the store.

BabyH1ppo reply
A lady called corporate to complain about me (in front of me) and put it on speaker so I could hear it. Corporate said she was just being rude and to leave me alone.

ClementinesMonster reply
So when I work window I often encounter different kinds of behaviors when it comes to taking your drinks/food. There's the people that put their hand out but with no actual grabbing motion. Cue drink/food sliding through their fingers and crashing to ground. Then they look at me like I did this while I'm just confused why they didn't actually use their hands to grab things.
Then there's the people that snatch everything out of your hand aggressively. Which of course means they squeeze the cup and it explodes all over them. Again they stare at me with this look of "why did you do this to me".
My favorites are the ones that refuse to roll their window down more than a few inches to pay...then super snatch their drink and quickly try to pull it into the car...only for it to catch and burst at the top of their window.
Im happy to say I've seen this happen more than once.

UncomonShaman reply
My biological father cheated on my mother with his high school sweetheart their entire 17-year marriage. We didn’t have much money but every couple of years he’d empty the bank account, run away with her, then crawl back when the money was gone.
When I was 16, my mom finally had enough and kicked him out. He ended up marrying his long term AP who left him for someone else about three years later.

anon reply
My ex and his AP are married to each other now. They both cheated on spouses. Each time I see his new wife getting clingy when he’s around other women, I smirk. He still cheats and spends money on sugar babies. (I had a woman reach out as our divorce is public record.) If he’ll cheat with you, he’ll cheat on you. They deserve to be together their whole lives. Better that over finding some innocent person to cheat on.
Sometimes, it’s the fear of being cheated on that’s all the karma you need.

im_a_private_person reply
So, legally separated, and we had drafted our divorce paperwork. We agreed (in writting) that we agreed to follow the conditions set forth in the divorce paperwork until the court granted the divorce. She had also moved back with family and made a big deal of her "family support structure" being the reason she would be the better "custodial parrent" while we drew up the divorce paperwork. Put simply, she has her parents, one pair of grand parents, an aunt/uncle, and an adult cousin all within 15 miles. I had no family within driving distance at the time.
During this time, she hit a deer. She had to take the car into the shop to get it fixed, and she discovered that she had declined car rental assistance when she set up her separate auto insurance. She called me and tried to say that I was responsible for covering half because it affects the kids. I asked if they had any medical appointments scheduled in the next 3 to 5 days... "no." "Then I dont see how this adversely impacts the kids. You will have to solve this problem on your own." She then tried whining about how she didn't know how she'd get to work (45 min commute) , and that she could lose her job, and that could affect the kids.
My respons was full of schadenfreude. "Your parents have two vehicles and work at the same place... can't they carpool and lend you a vehicle? Your grandparents have two vehicles and are retired. Plus they're spending most of their time home because of COVID... can't they lend you a vehicle? Your aunt works from home... couldn't you borrow her vehicle? You made such a big deal about how you'd make such a better custodial parent because of your strong family support structure, so how about you put your money where your mouth is and prove it? Plus, the divorce paperwork specifically states that you are responsible for your own vehicle and associated costs, so grow up, and figure it out. Im not your safety net anymore."
She grudging and grumpply acknowledged my statement and hung up on me and I was grinning for the next hour.

KingUnderpants728 reply
Probably the most cliche karma story - My ex wife tried to monkey branch between me and a doctor she was having an affair with. Testing the waters with him to see if he would commit to her and if he didn’t, have me to fall back on. I figured out what was going on and filed for divorce.
I went out with friends to celebrate my divorce being finalized. Ran into her nurse coworkers who told me they were still together but the doctor has been sleeping with a bunch of nurses behind her back. The best karma though - I heard they got married last year. Have fun together!
Turns out a single doctor sleeping with a married woman isn’t the most moral of persons.

Animuthrowawayplz reply
It was when masks mandates were starting to be enforced. Guy came in without one. When asked to put one on, he got verbally aggressive and started threatening my shift supervisor. He went on a tirade how he'll beat him and the store manager did nothing really. Finally he turned to leave and as he was leaving, he hit himself with the corner of the long table in our lobby and was fuming as he limped out of the store.

sleepiflwr reply
A customer with his wife wanted an americano and they were acting as if we weren’t people (giving attitude, cutting us off as we speak, not even looking at us - just reaching their arm out their car window) and as he snatched the drink quickly from my hands, the americano lid caught on the top of their window and the lid flew off spilling their drink all over them. i obviously made sure he was okay and made him a new drink as he was blaming me for it but i couldn’t help but smile under my mask.

im_a_private_person reply
So, legally separated, and we had drafted our divorce paperwork. We agreed (in writting) that we agreed to follow the conditions set forth in the divorce paperwork until the court granted the divorce. She had also moved back with family and made a big deal of her "family support structure" being the reason she would be the better "custodial parrent" while we drew up the divorce paperwork. Put simply, she has her parents, one pair of grand parents, an aunt/uncle, and an adult cousin all within 15 miles. I had no family within driving distance at the time.
During this time, she hit a deer. She had to take the car into the shop to get it fixed, and she discovered that she had declined car rental assistance when she set up her separate auto insurance. She called me and tried to say that I was responsible for covering half because it affects the kids. I asked if they had any medical appointments scheduled in the next 3 to 5 days... "no." "Then I dont see how this adversely impacts the kids. You will have to solve this problem on your own." She then tried whining about how she didn't know how she'd get to work (45 min commute) , and that she could lose her job, and that could affect the kids.
My respons was full of schadenfreude. "Your parents have two vehicles and work at the same place... can't they carpool and lend you a vehicle? Your grandparents have two vehicles and are retired. Plus they're spending most of their time home because of COVID... can't they lend you a vehicle? Your aunt works from home... couldn't you borrow her vehicle? You made such a big deal about how you'd make such a better custodial parent because of your strong family support structure, so how about you put your money where your mouth is and prove it? Plus, the divorce paperwork specifically states that you are responsible for your own vehicle and associated costs, so grow up, and figure it out. Im not your safety net anymore."
She grudging and grumpply acknowledged my statement and hung up on me and I was grinning for the next hour.

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My wife and were driving home on a two-lane highway in the country. I was going the speed limit, taking in the scenery and conversing with my wife. A big black pick-up truck came up behind me at a faster speed, then passed me and sped off. 3 kms up the road, I see him pulled over by the police. Karma, highway justice, and satisfaction all at once.
RaspberryIll1925 reply
One day a angry doctor came into the coffee shop six days in a row asking for gift card sleeves.This woman had the audacity to call me rude names I tried to tell this woman that we no longer have them she yelled at me, slammed her phone on the desk and stormed out of the store. Just when she was on her way out she lost her balance slipped and fell.

OllieOliver_TheCorgi reply
I saw a lady in a range rover (some of the letters were removed to read Ran Over) with bad road rage blow past us, and a couple miles later saw her pulled over.

anon reply
My ex and his AP are married to each other now. They both cheated on spouses. Each time I see his new wife getting clingy when he’s around other women, I smirk. He still cheats and spends money on sugar babies. (I had a woman reach out as our divorce is public record.) If he’ll cheat with you, he’ll cheat on you. They deserve to be together their whole lives. Better that over finding some innocent person to cheat on.
Sometimes, it’s the fear of being cheated on that’s all the karma you need.

nalagirl2 reply
When I walked my Jack Russell terrior down the street, he decided he was going to be big jerk man and bark at the dogs in a fenced in yard. As he strutted away, he went head first into a small ditch (not hurt). I actually told him, "There's your instant karma buddy!" lol.

KingUnderpants728 reply
Probably the most cliche karma story - My ex wife tried to monkey branch between me and a doctor she was having an affair with. Testing the waters with him to see if he would commit to her and if he didn’t, have me to fall back on. I figured out what was going on and filed for divorce.
I went out with friends to celebrate my divorce being finalized. Ran into her nurse coworkers who told me they were still together but the doctor has been sleeping with a bunch of nurses behind her back. The best karma though - I heard they got married last year. Have fun together!
Turns out a single doctor sleeping with a married woman isn’t the most moral of persons.

ClementinesMonster reply
So when I work window I often encounter different kinds of behaviors when it comes to taking your drinks/food. There's the people that put their hand out but with no actual grabbing motion. Cue drink/food sliding through their fingers and crashing to ground. Then they look at me like I did this while I'm just confused why they didn't actually use their hands to grab things.
Then there's the people that snatch everything out of your hand aggressively. Which of course means they squeeze the cup and it explodes all over them. Again they stare at me with this look of "why did you do this to me".
My favorites are the ones that refuse to roll their window down more than a few inches to pay...then super snatch their drink and quickly try to pull it into the car...only for it to catch and burst at the top of their window.
Im happy to say I've seen this happen more than once.

Most-Satisfying-Instant-Karma-Stories
I was driving on a residential street this morning, at the posted speed limit of 25mph. An idiot behind me, who was apparently in a hurry, passed several cars behind me as he closed the distance between us honking his horn and blinking his lights. I could not pull over because the road was too narrow. So, when the oncoming traffic cleared, he crossed the double yellow line and passed me going at least 60mph in a 25mph School zone. As soon as he cut back in front of me he passed an intersection where a Police radar car was posted. The cop hit his blue light and siren and pulled the guy over to the joy of myself and about 4 other motorists he passed on that road. Karma? Yes! Satisfying? Definitely!!
NoOfficeGossip reply
I used to work in real estate (in Europe, and in the country where I am, stricter regulations have started being introduced only last year...), in rentals. In almost three years of impeccable work and work ethics, I make a minor mistake in back end system regarding client (won't go into boring details). A colleague from another branch (only working with the company for two months or so), working with the same client somehow found out and reported me to Head Office. It ended with me losing my commission from the deal. (It was a bit harsh, but rules are rules...) BUT, what he didn't know is that HO took these reports seriously and did background and log ins check on the one reporting as well. He got fired and reported to relevant authorities IMMEDIATELY, because, as it turns out, in that short time working, he had stolen around 7000 euros...

GoliathBoneSnake reply
Toss up between
Some guy flipping me off in traffic the week I got my driver's license, and then immediately having a blowout and hitting the highway divider.
And
I was leaving my [bad] retail job one day and saw this guy and his girlfriend arguing in the parking lot. She screamed something and he slapped her hard enough to knock her down. I yelled at him and started towards them and when he spun around to see who yelled another guy that had also seen what happened sucker punched him. We left him unconscious on the concrete and helped the girl up and made sure she was okay to drive home.
