Morality is a subject so tricky and nuanced that the only time in human history there might be consensus is when humans are no longer around. So it probably shouldn’t be surprising that there are a number of ways to get ahead in life (or at least make your days easier) that might not seem particularly “nice.”
Someone asked “What's the most evil life hack you know?” and people shared their least ethical tips for getting things done. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to comment your own ideas and experiences below.
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“Kill them with kindness” biggest troll ever. Whenever someone is super mad at you. Don’t fight back. Be understanding. Listen to them and don’t respond with anything mean. It will drive them nuts and save you such a big headache.
No, it really does work. It's HILARIOUS. There they are, doing all they can to get to you, and you're just ignoring it, and they just keep getting angrier and angrier.....
Started doing this to a pissy neighbour that only talked to me when he got angry enough. Cape to the wrong conclusion, and then yelled at me. In the end, it was hilarious.. "you have no power here" but in a good way
Load More Replies...Absolutely! The more fired up and ruder they get the more polite and calm I become. They either back right down or get in a total muddle.
I had a co-worker who was always mean and grumpy, so I made it my mission that I was going to get her to laugh or at least crack a smile, no matter how long it took. I won that one; told her a joke and she laughed. :D
If I don't have to see the person again, fine. On the other hand, I tried it while staying with my very elderly dad last weekend and had to leave the room to let him calm down. I now have a rule: after 5-ish pm, start winding down; by 6, definitely grey rock or walk away.
I work in IT. This is the best thing when some people flip out at you because you just happen to be in their line of sight. I am super nice and fix it and say no worries, this is why we are here. Give me a ping if it happens again. They shut right up.
Work correspondence hack:
Anything that benefits you, put it in an email, letter, etc. so it can be memorialized when possible.
Anything that is detrimental to you, make a call or discuss the issue face to face verbally. Don’t leave a paper trail. .
100% Always document to cover yourself and avoid anything negative that could go against you.
When my son was born he was diagnosed with a liver disease called Biliary Atresia. My daughters had gone to the same school. They are 8 and 10 years older. No he wasn't an oops baby. The school wanted him out. One of my daughters teacher said You know who wants him out right? I said No. She said the Principal and his teacher due to his liver disease. So I asked to go into the classroom to watch him. Everyday I came home and wrote out notes and I took pictures of injuries he had and his clothes ripped etc...At the end of the first week they called us into a meeting. The psychologist said we have some notes on your son. I patted my folder and said I have notes too. Do you want to see them? They all started stuttering and ended the meeting. I went into the classroom and the teacher made a beeline to me. He said you need to get out of my classroom this isn't working. I said I'll think about it. He turned back to me but parents were coming in so he dropped it.
NEVER TAKE A CALL FROM S****Y COWORKERS..."I'm slammed, can you just email me". Gets them on the record and saves me from saying something I shouldnt
If you need this advice, perhaps you're not working in the right company.
I required that everyone who wanted me to do anything must send the request (or demand) in an email. Then when the $h1t hit the fan, I was protected.
On the contrary, when given negative directions or feedback verbally, finalize the conversation with a summary email to document agreement on both sides of the issue. mwahahahahaha!!!!
Learnt that from Malicious Compliance and Pro/Petty Revenge subreddits.
Tell the truth 99% of the time. Then when you have that credibility, you can lie and people will believe you.
The best way to lie is to tell the truth - but not quite all of it
"As much of the truth as I think you need to know"
Load More Replies...Lesson I learned young. Just tell the truth, people won't believe you anyway.
I pride myself of not lying. I do not say anything behind someone's back that I wouldn't say to their face. Yes there are somethings that I say to someone that I don't want to say to a person do to feelings getting hurt but I will if they ask and explain my reasoning. I every so often say to my kids(All adults 32, 30, and 21) You know I could make up just about anything and people will believe me. Now I have a new doctor and told her that my dad's cancer doctor said we should have the cancer blood test done. My dad passed in 2011. She then told me I don't believe that any doctor told you to get this test done. Now the b***h is leaving and I have to see her Wednesday. I'd rather have a root canal with out numbing then to see her. I was lied to a lot as a child. I can't stand lying. Literally makes me sick.
And make sure to mention that you dislike lying and liars. I made such a stink once when my job wanted to us sign in on the half-hour (not even the quarter hour) and I refused because "I'm not going to lie about what time I came to work!" Then when given something to do that I did not want to do, I flat-out told my boss she hadn't told me about it. Weaponize your skills!
Sincerity is so important - if you can fake that, you've got it made.
The cops in our town like to hide at the back end of the neighborhood park to catch people who let their dogs run off leash. They could park in the front lot and let people know they’re there to deter off-leashers, but they prefer to sit where they can catch you in the act. To me this says they care more about writing tickets than they care about actually enforcing the leash law.
In order to get to the far end of the park the cops have to drive through a gate that is always left open, with the padlock just hanging there, unlocked.
When I know the cops are hiding at the far end of the park I close and lock the gate on them.
The most effective deterrent is the thought that cops MIGHT be there, so then people stop letting their dogs run off lead all the time instead of just when they see a police presence. My dog was viciously attacked by an off lead dog while we were walking and it was months and thousands of dollars in vet bills before she could run normally again.
I despise these types. Soory about your dog. Hope it's doing well
Load More Replies...Yeah, no. If the cops wait in the front lot people will just wait until they are out of sight before letting their dogs go. You are an A**hole, OP, who protects people from fines they deserve.
Although, gotta say I wish people got tickets for off leash dogs where I live! I have been accosted/attacked by numerous dogs while walking my dogs. Especially as I age, I do not want to deal with entitled owners who have zero control over their dogs and let them off leash anyway!
Another perspective is that if people are afraid the cops will be lurking in the back, they'll stop letting the dogs run free even if cops aren't present, because they might be. Whereas if they see cops they'll only not let their dogs off leash when cops are present.
They've already seen you break the rule. That's why. This law is EVERYWHERE. Nobody gives a s**t if you think it's OK or because you "know your dog" FOLLOW THE F*****G LAW YOU TROLLS
Learn to embrace the silence. It's such a powerful tool in professional conversations. Most ppl need to fill the silence and most likely say something they shouldn't.
After telling so.eone something they don't want to hear, do not be the next person to speak.
I love being alone. We have 3 kids and the middle one has her own apartment. My kids are 32,30 and 21. They all went down to Ocean Shores from last Monday to Friday. I didn't go because my mom would be alone. Well the whole week they were gone I had a great time. I didn't need pads on my back. Me and my dogs played hide and seek. I loved it. Every last minute of it. They came back and my back hurts, I have headaches back again etc....I got 1 week of vacation and it's done now!! Just another year and I can have vacation again!! 2025!!! Looking forward to 2025!! LOL!!!
Im sorry that you cant have a vication until next year... That sounds awful.. but hey.. you have kids.. dogs.. a family . a job.. look at the bright side... 😐
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My wife used to be quite indecisive so I played rock paper scissors with her and I always chose rock. After she clocked on she would choose paper or scissors depending on what she actually wanted. Helping her feel more comfortable recognising and voicing what she wants was a genuine pleasure as she struggled with this due to her parents. However this lead to her suggesting to play when she could avoid things knowing i was only going rock. Stuff like cleaning the car, going to the shop, making dinner, little things we share responsibilities for but in that moment she wanted to chill.
Well this went on for about 2 years while living with her mum, who had suddenly booked an impromptu late night flight from an airport 3 hours away she asked if we could give her a lift. My wife turned to me and said lets play for it. In a moment without thinking I went scissors, i shocked myself, her jaw dropped, her mum rushed her out the door while i ordered a pizza and played xbox for 4 hours before going to bed.
I had unintentionally created a get out of anything free card.
Never give away your full hand when you start a new job. Hide some of your skills and talents until you need them to get ahead. It's always easier to "improve" when you're starting at 50% capacity.
How would this even be possible? Unless it's something not worth mentioning on your resume, and then it's probably not that helpful anyway.
It sure is. I do that. My new coworker is being boastful and flashing her contacts around, hey I can call this and that person to make this task easier for us! And now she's complaining how much work the bosses are throwing her way, to arrange all of that to happen..
Load More Replies...Last job I had, I basically wrote a script to automate my job on day one. It was a risk, but I made sure that if they got rid of me, my script would come, too. They wisely decided to give me additional accesses and responsibilities instead. I can't believe people were doing that job manually before, how tedious and error prone.
I joked with my family that when you go to a new doctor you should put some weights in your pocket when they weigh you. Then the next time you go leave the weights of 10 or 20 pounds at home. The doctor will ask wow what have you been doing. Oh just watching what I've been eating.
I'm a hiring manager. Interviewed hundreds over the years. This is some fantasy BS. 100% would not recommend LOL
Except that I don't want to be paid for 50% capacity. I tend to overestimate my skills because I know I learn quickly and will pick up whatever they throw my way. Pay me at 100% and be prepared to up that significantly within a year.
Limit peoples expectations of you. Occasionally make minor mistakes, and never work your hardest. assuming you otherwise do a good job, people will have a healthy expectation of your abilities, saving your mental health and slowing down burnout.
I see we work for the same type of people. Huzzah for us 🤪
Load More Replies...I wish I could do that. I always seem to paint myself in a corner by being able to do everyone's job, so when they're out I have to pitch in, but nobody can do my job, so I'm stuck.
Really wish I'd done this. Instead I let myself get taken advantage of and it was for nothing.
This does work when dealing with workplace bullies. They will make you change something inconsequential because otherwise they don't feel they've "done their job" (i.e., put you in your place). So I would make one or two glaring mistakes on purpose, and any smaller mistakes or iffy things would be missed.
You are a tool, the more versatile you are the more you will be used. In a world of multitools. learn to be the Phillips screwdriver, always needed but used accordingly.
Sprinkle instant mashed potatoes on someone’s grass before it rains and it’ll make a huge mess i certainly call that evil.
I did this to someone in hs. She stole a necklace that my parents had given to me during a really hard time in my life that meant a lot to me. She never wore it around me but it disappeared right after she came over and several people had seen her wearing it. The beauty of it is what are you gonna do...hose it off? That just makes the potatoes fluff up.
Load More Replies...Better yet... get some miracle grow and write something nasty about them in their grass. It will come in really green and visible (or so I have been told). The only way they will ever get rid of the writing is to dig up the sod and replace it. And it is not illegal to fertilize someone else's lawn.
You’re kidding yourself if you think that can’t get you charged with trespassing and vandalism.
Load More Replies...I know it's "not the actual photo" but what in the name of all that is holy is "chicken-y"? 🤔
I would share my thoughts on instant mashed potatoes, but I don't have any.
Or throw bouillon cubes on the lawn of someone who's an ahole. Raccoons, possums, dogs, etc will love it.
I could be wrong.. but i'm fairly sure that I read somewhere that this doesn't work as you need boiling water for the mashed potatoes to work (im not sure though, I've never tried instant mashed potatoes)
Instant mashed potatoes rehydrate just fine with cold water, it just takes a little longer.
Load More Replies...Go to Walgreens or somewhere that sells Costco or Sam’s gift cards. Buy one for any amount and then go shop without being a member. Because you have the gift card they can’t make you buy a membership and will let you use it. .
Does this really work? That's a clever get-around if it does. They don't even let you in the door at Costco without a paid membership...
Just looked it up: "Yes, you can shop at Costco without a membership if you have a Costco Shop Card, which is Costco's version of a gift card. You can use a Costco Shop Card to enter the store and shop at any Costco location in the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico, as well as online at Costco.com and Costco.ca. When you arrive at the store, you can show your Costco Shop Card at the entrance in the same way members show their membership cards."
Load More Replies...At Costco there is a 5% surcharge for non-members. You decide what works best for your but I save a lot at Costco plus the cash back on the card pays for my membership plus money back. From their web site: "If you are not a member, you will be charged a 5% surcharge over posted prices for members (except for prescription d***s). This is because our ability to offer low prices on brand-name items is due in large part to our membership program, which is designed to reward members for their loyalty."
Let your a**hat coworkers underestimate your skills when starting a new job. You'll be able to learn a lot more about the politics.
As a woman in tech, this happens without me trying to “let” it happen :). And yes, it has helped me learn a lot about the people and politics of a place.
I feel that as a female chess player. I don't normally have a "girly" style but when I used to go to chess tournaments I would be in fluffy pink dresses with bows in my hair. I won so many games just because my opponent assumed I was a bad player and tried to beat me quickly with obvious tricks.
Load More Replies...If you are a middle-aged woman who has gained some weight over the years, people will assume you are capable of absolutely nothing. Let them and bide your time until you find the right moment to unleash your power.
Nothing opens a person up wider than giving them a thoughtful compliment and a relatable story.
I was in a three-person team in Home Ec in high school. I always volunteered to do the dishes. Then when it was something gross like a really greasy pot or pan, I said to the other two that I do the dishes all the time and that they could do it for once.
I did something similar in a previous job. Our manager was always sending round a list of jobs for us to do, or timeouts we had to volunteer to cover the front desk etc. I'd always get in quick, and pick the thing or time that was most convenient for me. Colleagues ignored it until they got nagged and then had to mop up the less preferred jobs. I also got a reputation with my manager for being helpful and always volunteering, but we were all going to get landed with one of the tasks in the end, so why not pick the least annoying?
I do something similar at work.. at the end of our shifts, as a group, we have a make fresh iced tea, fresh coffee, mop, take out trash, stock lids & cups, etc.. I always do the coffee, tea, and stocking, just so I don't have to mop (always hurts my back) or trash (it's usually too heavy). I get a bunch done, so it looks good on paper, but I don't have to do the 2 jobs that I have a hard time with.
I was in a sailing class for a PE credit in Collage. I made sure to get on a boat with a bunch of guys and wore my bikini each session. To this day I still do not know how to sail or tie a knot, but I got an A in the class!! (Yes, I do feel a bit bad about it.)
When I was in Home Ec in Jr High there were 3 boys in the class. None of the girls wanted them on their team. I took all 3 and we had the best run team in the class. They knew nothing so they had no bad habits to break and were more than willing to do everything my way since I'd been cooking for a couple of years.
Create multiple email addresses to continuously take advantage of free trial periods for subscription services, effectively getting them for free indefinitely.
this is the only thing in this thread that I think is sufficiently moral for me to do lmao
This is why companies have been tracking unique credit card numbers for a decade.
...and this is one of the reasons I don't use credit cards. (Also they're not that common here, and debit card and cash are enough)
Load More Replies...Even easier option - email (at least gmail) does not recognize periods. So if you have a name like firstname.lastname it’s the same as f.irstnamelastname (try it out by sending yourself an email). I have yet to encounter a company whose subscription system did not interpret these as different emails. Just move the period around for as many free subscriptions as you want.
I did something similar this Summer. I wanted to buy a gazebo for my yard. The store I bought it from offered a 25% discount on one item just for signing up. They go by email address. I crated a new email address and they gave me a 25% off coupon. It saved me hundreds of dollars.
Use the + sign between your regular user name and the @ if your address. It's a "unique" email address, but uses the same inbox. Most providers support this. So have a johndoe+freetrialsometing@email.com
There was a guy who was a wood worker my dad knew. Horrible accident at work, lost a bunch of fingers. Big settlement and too disabled to work...
One day he's at our house, and he's drunk. And he f*****g tells us all he did it on purpose.
My dad just told him to leave.
Can't even imagine willingly giving up "a bunch of fingers." My uncle was a steelworker and lost a few over the years, and it was rough.
If they're perfectly fine beforehand, yep. There is a guy in the Australian Hockey Olympic team (Matt Dawson) who chose to have his finger partially amputated just because the recovery was quicker than having surgery to fix the break.
Load More Replies...I know several people on disability who want to go to work, but can't because of physical limitations, because they are struggling to survive.
Or even mental limitations. I've been in this position the last few years and it really sucks, though I'm slowly getting out of it and am looking toward applying for jobs soon.
Load More Replies...From a cold-blooded financial perspective, he answered the question for himself: "' bunch' of my fingers vs ' big' settlement." Also cold-blooded, you could extort him. Just sayin.
Reminds me of the movie On A Clear Day, opening scene is a factory being shut down and the workers laid off, guy makes eye contact with the main character and sticks his arm into the machine. When he tells people the guy lost his arm their first question is "Will he get more money from that?" When you've got a family to feed you do crazy things.
Tried that one that says "putting tea bags on your eyes depuffs them!" when I was about 13. However they did not specify black tea, so my dumba*s uses an apple cinnamon tea. Cinnamon is a minor irritant so I had red tea-bag shaped rectangles around my eyes for a few hours.
Obtain a burner phone and list yourself as a reference on job applications. Have gaps in your work history? Cover them up with fabricated freelance computer work or home renovations.
I haven't worked in 8 10 yr due to kids 2 of which have SLD so need constant supervision and 2 under 3 I suffer separation anxiety from them due to previously losing 4 children 3 still birth 1 died same day so I struggle leaving them alone but when I do have to apply for a job once my youngest start school my CV will also state teacher, domestic cleaner, cook, nurse, child care provider as a parent I have to do all that with my kids plus my husband whom I also have to care for
Nothing like having to maintain a significant lie for years and years.
.. I know i need to sleep... seeing as I read this as "Obtain a burger phone" - and wondered "Where... is this going...???"
We have no problem with gaps. Had a kid? Went to school? Tried to opn your own pottery shop? All good. But "sat two years playing xbox" won't fly.
You can purchase most items using nothing more than a simple handgun.
ROFL! And it is a good idea to be rolling on the floor already. Cuts out the need to Stop, and Drop before the Roll when this attempt fails!
Load More Replies...But is it worth getting shot? US has more guns than people, I wouldn't risk it here
Load More Replies..." You can get further with a kind word and a gun, than you can with just a kind word." - Al Capone
If you don't wanna do something, don't do it.
ok, not going to work anymore and i'll survive the rest of my life on my 3 dollars in my wallet, thanks for the advice
Hey it works. You were planning on living until tommorrow, right?
Load More Replies...Sounds great! I don't want to pay tax, and I'm sure the Tax Office will understand
I think the OP means something, as in your cousin's wedding and it's to much to take on, baking three dozen cupcakes for the PTA, going on a road trip with family when you really want to go to the beach for vacation. Things **out of the ordinary** that crop up and demand out compliance and time. Not "oh, I don't want to scrub the shower ever again"!
Unfortunately, a lot of people think this is good advice. If you take it, be prepared for the consequences.
Microsoft Paint can be used to delete and replace text on any scanned document, the eyedropper tool can match the font color and even the paper background color to make the change look seamless.
Unless you're printing it out, this won't really be useful. Files have last modified data in them that requires some proper effort to get around.
On weekends, especially in the summer, go to your larger parks in your area and scope out the company picnics. Make yourself at home, grab a plate or two. Nobody will challenge you, they think you are probably family. When I was a starving college student living in San Diego, did this almost every weekend. Will do it occasionally when I come across the opportunity.
Reminds me of one of Billy Connolly's stories, when he and a buddy used to gatecrash Saturday night parties by fronting up and saying "We're friends of Jimmy", since there was always someone called Jimmy at a party
Honestly yes. The millionaires already bought the food and drink. Used to go a lot for relative's work. Pick one that looks exorbitant.
At Mission Bay Park? There were always company picnics there
Also works for any filming going on, high viz vest helps but is not essential, just gona grab some for Dave as well he's stuck on the lighting rig
Sometimes film crews are underfed so think twice about it please
Load More Replies...I mean, they are called "evil" life hacks... though TBH, if I suspected someone of doing this, I'd let 'em eat. May even send 'em with a plate to go. We always have too much food at family picnics. If someone is hungry, we'll feed them. What's the difference between a hungry random person and that one family member who never brings a dish but always comes with Tupperware for leftovers? Nothing, except I might actually like the random hungry person.
Load More Replies...Be as selfish and exploitative as possible and you will go far. I wish I wasn't so empathetic so I could try it.
It helps if you also don't give a rat's nuts about who you hurt and are utterly shameless about using people, who you discard once you've taken them for everything you can get and they're of no further use to you. Why yes, I have had this happen to me.
Sociopathy has the least limits on being willing to exploit or manipulate people and therefore profit off them. Studies out there about it. Met some sucessful people like this.
I think it depends on how you define success. Money is not in my definition luckily.
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Ducks are free. You can go to a park and just take them. No one will stop you. I have 5 ducks now.
Are you confusing them with swans? Mallards are rather promiscuous and mate for one season tops, or so I have been taught. The males form groups to chase around the females (outside of their pairing) for eh, non-consensual intercourse.
Load More Replies...As long as you're looking after them well, they have freedom to be where they want to be, and they're not in your freezer I'm good with that.
It's pretty easy actually bit of seed and and scoop em up. Works with pigeons too.
Load More Replies...Yes, thank the lord for giving us free ducks! All hail the duck lord!
Load More Replies...This was originally a Bidenflation-hack if you couldn't afford chicken...
This sounds like your typical Eastern European in the UK. A lot seem to think its OK to help themselves to wildlife for the pot.
Yes, if someone does that here (in Germany) they are from more Eastern&Southern countries nor aware of the law. It's *not* allowed "to disturb wildlife, waterfowl etc and to take them out of their environment, alive or dead," unless you are a hunter with a hunting license or the umm, game and forest keeper (Förster) or the ranger of the National Park.
Load More Replies...When you enter a raffle drawing, fold or crinkle your ticket/slip of paper a little bit. It makes it slightly more likely to be drawn. It's worked for me a few times and I feel a little guilty every time.
When I used to do drawings for auctions, I specifically avoided pulling the tampered with tickets. It was a rule.
A newspaper was doing sign ups for a raffle. The guy says Hey you want to get the newspaper and then you can do a raffle. I said I already get the newspaper and he said then you can join in on the raffle still. I said ok. Handed it back to him and he just put it under his little desk. I went and looked and saw he had two buckets underneath the desk. 1 was throwaway and the other were for people signing up for the newspaper. Another time it was the same thing. I said I already have the paper and he said you can still go for the raffle. I said no I can't. You just throw it away because it's for people signing up to the paper. If you truly do a raffle drawing. I then walked away.
Mix cockroach bait into some mashed potatoes and leave it in the corner. The roaches will come running for the smell. Here’s the kicker: they don’t die right away. Instead, they take the potato mix back to their nest, which means you’re secretly wiping out a whole roach family while you just chill. It's like a roach trap with a side of mashed potatoes...
🤣 I'm picturing blobs of buttery mashed taters in the corners of a house
Load More Replies...Or you can use a 50/50 mix of borax and icing sugar - doesn't affect birds or mammals.
I've seen that on roach products " they'll take it back to their nest". Roaches don't have nests, that's nonsense.
Or alternatively, be clean. I keep a clean apartment and have zero roaches.
“You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22.
Microwave fish at work. Chaos ensues.
It's within the neighborhood of ppl who microwave eggs...
Load More Replies...Lol!I literally just choked on my muffin. I remember one girl did that recently, everyone booed her.
I was the poor @sshole who had to tell the new Russian gal that fish was forbidden! Oh she hated me.
I use my ex's and bosses phone numbers at Kroger's fuel pumps to steal their discounts.
My ex used to do the majority of shopping at certain stores with loyalty club discounts and cash-back rewards. After we split up, I continued to enter his phone number for the discounts, but also take the cash back when available.
I remember when they had to modify all the pumps with new dials so they could set them to higher than 99.9¢/gallon.
Load More Replies...The gasoline is $2.29 U.S. The customer has just redeemed their $1 off _per_gallon_ accumulated points to drop their cost to $1.29 a gallon. Our household does make at of gasoline ur grocery shopping at Kroger's. We always save $.30 to $1.00 off per gallon.
Wow! Confusing typo. ** Our household does most of our grocery shopping at Kroger's.
Load More Replies...I had someone steal mine :( Annoying when you go to fill-up your huge SUV to find them gone. I changed my # of the account after that. (wasn't an ex since I've been happily married for over 44 years)
In many elevators you can hold down the „close door“ button while choosing floor to get a non-stop ride. Meant to be used by rescue service/firemen.
I will have to try this at work. Tired of getting stuck with people who stop at every floor before mine.
When EMTs need to get to the apartment of a patient they use their physical key or a key code to go directly to the needed floor.
Load More Replies...Try this: while between floors, stick your fingertips in the joint between the doors and pull them apart. Elevator will stop, usually you'll see a wall. People will freak out. It usually starts up after a minute
Mention "credit card chargeback" to get a refund when a company won't budge; they'll usually cave to avoid the hassle.
This is also a form of fraud and some companies will go after you for this. I worked for one that did.
It's only fraud if you shouldn't otherwise get the refund. If they're stonewalling you on refunding something legit, a chargeback is the right answer.
Load More Replies...You tell your CC company that something was afoul with this transaction, creating a dispute. It costs the merchant some money, even if they win the case and get your money in the end. Oftentimes it's not worth it for the seller to incur a $20 chargeback fee over a $10 disputed bill, so they just give in.
Load More Replies...If it's a roach motel that claimed to be much nicer than it actually was, that's a win-win situation right there.
Load More Replies...Many people do not realize that making a purchase with a credit card gives you an advantage. If the goods or services you paid for were not what you received, and you are not able to work with the retailer to find resolution, you call your credit card company for said "charge back". They will suspend payment for 30 days and the retailer gets the chance to explain. If they do not respond or if they did not perform as expected, you are not charged and get to keep whatever goods or services you did receive. People who paid in cash do not have that backup.
I recently used this to get my money back after being scammed. I had no idea before it was possible. It's a great feature and a reason to always use a credit card for suspicious stuff.
Not only can people be manipulated into anything, once you figure out how to tie their pride into it, they become righteous about your manipulation. This is how you get loyalist.
Let's say that there was a perverted guy manipulating a girl. He knows psychology and he's older so he can manipulate her. But he will never call her a "girl" he would call her a "woman." This ties the girl into pride and now her being off with an older man makes her feel independant and in control of her life. This seals the manipulation and she she falls to Stockholm Syndrome.
This is not exclusive to relationships. This is how loyalists are born in politics. People who never admit that their party is ever wrong. These politicans manipulate people then use ehnicity or subcultures to tie peple's pride to their cause, sealing them in an illusion.
I understand how this works. Not only did I study some psychology but as an artist, I can create works that effect people in a certain way. It works, but it's immoral so i use my knowledge of this to inform people of others using methods to control people. If anyone is tickling your ego, be alert.
Man I just like being nice to people. Why the hell would I complicate that with trying to get something out of someone when I could have a perfectly good friend for free. It's fun to make people sincerely happy just for the sake of it
However, knowing how it works can help you recognize the signs of that manipulation in others, so you can avoid falling victim to it, as well as publicly call them out on it.
Load More Replies...... like calling people "patriots" to make them think that falling for your $hit makes you a better american.
Anyone with an IQ of average or above doesn't fall for this claptrap. Anyone with an IQ below average tries to do this, making it easy to spot who they are.
Sometimes it is people in vulnerable places, even if they are smart. Not every manipulation is blatant and they've become very good at tailoring it for tons of people and communities.
Load More Replies...damn, now i feel guilty about the compliments i offer for no other reason than to make someone's day brighter--hope other people don't think that way over that!
If you use google chrome, it saves your browsing history, even if you’re on another device. This is how I found out my ex was dating a new girl before he officially broke up with me. He googled “questions to ask in a new relationship” and also kept searching her name to creep on her 😂.
You don't have to allow Chrome (or other browsers) to synchronise your settings, and even if you do, you can choose which aspects to sync and to disable history.
You can also have Chrome delete your search history whenever the browser is closed.
Load More Replies...My husband did this once, he never did that again.. I mostly Google weird diseases, serial ks, and hauntings. He just said, remind me not to p**s you off. Lol.
You are probably lucky he's your ex, he doesn't sound very bright to me.
I always remove history, cookies, and everything else after each chrome use.
Confidently stating "And you know I'm right" after presenting your argument can be surprisingly effective. People are often swayed by conviction, even if the logic isn't entirely sound.
Not sure about that. Possibly the people the OP uses this line on just take it (as I do) as a signal that it's not worth continuing the discussion.
Yep. Might as well have said, “I completely believe what I just said and will not even consider changing my mind.”
Load More Replies...My immediate thoughts would be you're a pillock. It would not work with me either
Was talking discrimination with an Austrian guy and a black guy at a professional gathering the other day. I'm jewish. Dude just was not getting it, I finally say "look you are blue eyed white guy so this doesn't effect you! " He's not happy. Me and the black dude pound it and we're buddies for the rest of the night. Super cool guy 😎
Behave like an idiot. People will trust you more and let their guards down. It makes it much easier to f**k them over as they will never think that it was you. Also no one will expect anything from you so you will get cut a lot of slack.
imagine trying to behave like an idiot on purpose instead of just being your normal idiotic self
I do this but for reasons of people thinking they are sucessfully manipulating me or to hear what they truly think. But I more pull away than use it for anything malicious.
Changing someone’s alarm clock settings to wake them up early.
Fought with husband today, time to be ‘cruel’ now and screw his Monday morning further! Likely we’ll be laughing about it by night.
Load More Replies...No, setting it *later* is cruel. Earlier just gives them unexpected more sleep time, a bonus.
So if it was at 7am and I set it earlier to 6am, they get more sleep time?
Load More Replies...If I see an unattended iPhone I pretty much always say "siri, set an alarm for 3am", So many people just leave thier settings wide open.
Slightly alter your name on resumes to identify companies with biases based on which names get more callbacks.
There's a black guy suing a company because he didn't get a callback, his name was something like Donelle Washington, he changed it to Stanley Kopinski or something like that, and immediately got a callback, same resume.
Saw a news story a couple of weeks ago from a Raleigh NC station of a black guy that only changed his name on his resume and started getting calls right away for jobs that he is very qualified for.
But changing your name on your resume, doesn't that then cause issues if you get hired? Would you want en employee who was dishonest about something as basic as your own name?
I have 5 different 1 L water bottles, one for each day of the week. I fill them up before I leave work from the filtered water coolers and then put them in the fridge when I get home. Living alone, I haven't had to buy bottled water or a water filter in 11 years.
Unable to drink tap water? Genuine question. I have never had to purchase filtered water or pay for bottled water :/
In some parts of the US the tap water is chlorinated, tastes disgusting.
Load More Replies...Freeze 1/2 bottle of water, add cold water before leaving and have cold water all day. I don't like ice in drinks because it dilutes it, but I want cold drinks. I drink iced tea, so I fill water bottles 1/2 way and then add iced tea. Wrap a towel around it to keep it cold longer.
Tap water where I live is delicious, I'm so lucky. And yet I know people in my town who still buy bottled water I don't understand it. What a waste of money.
That reminds me! Every time I've visited NYC I've always stayed in a Manhattan hotel and purchased ONE big bottle of Smartwater from the nearest Duane Reade. Then when it's empty I always use that same bottle to fill up with tap water and it comes out tasting exactly the same as the bottled water I bought at the beginning of my trip. If I lived in NYC, especially the island of Manhattan, I'd only want to drink tap water because that stuff is so delicious.
Load More Replies...I'm fortunate, I have an artesian well (I live on a mountain) with a whole house filter system. I bought like 8 bottles and fill them from my tap and put them in the fridge. Perfect water and no need to spend 10 bucks a case for bottled. I do have to keep up on the mineral rocks in the system though. Without them it's a real pain to get the soap off of you in the shower as the water is too soft.
If someone asks you to do something sketchy or slightly illegal and you don't want to do it tell them you are already on probation and don't want a third strike then steal their wallet. They will be too scared to report you.
A kid asked me to buy cigarettes for her once. I said "because you're not old enough?" she said yes so would I take care of it for her. I said no, not helping you break the law, kid.
Lying is normal and perfectly legal, unless you are under oath.
False. In the US, "Under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, it's a federal crime to make a false statement to a government agent when it's related to a federal issue." - https://www.keglawyers.com/false-statements
I'm wondering how and why tRump's pants have not burned him to a crisp.
I come from a large and extended family. Knew some that circled like vultures when someone was about to die. Trying to sneak into to anything from the inheritance. Someone is dying AND it’s family, and you’re angling toward money???
Have a sib like that. I've never seen a dime of anything, yet, they have come away with $100K in real estate, investments, and tangibles. I don't care, won't fight for it, and know that their kids will do it to them, so, just waiting for the day to whisper that in their ear as they lay dying.
I had a aunt who swooped in and emptied my grandmother's house as soon as she died. Left scraps in the house for everyone else.
My Uncle has done nothing but talk about his money. He never married and no kids. Well for years he was leaving everything to his sister. Everything was going to her. Over the last couple of years he is now leaving everything to his neighbors. They bring him over food so he is leaving them the house and all the money. I guess they brought over legal papers for him to sign. Now my Uncle is the biggest a*****e who ever walked the earth. I went to visit him once and he said he was thinking about buying a new dining room table. I said if you are ever going to sell this table let me know because I would buy it from you. He went around and told other relatives that I came to his house and was trying to get his stuff for free. I said he can go f himself. I was diagnosed with an illness and was on meds that caused weight gain. He called my mom and said he knew my husband but he didn't know me. I said I will never ever speak to him again. He can die alone with his neighbors.
Since my only daughter will inherit over seven figures when I'm gone, I sometimes wonder when she asks how I'm feeling what she actually means by that.
Maybe give most of it to her now? Especially if she could use it.
Load More Replies...When my grandmother died my aunt was talking about which of her kids got the house. My mom was NOPE, she and my dad paid for the house, my aunt and uncles were supposed to pitch in but no one ever did. My parents sold it ASAP. As it was she took the washer, dryer, most of the furniture for her kids.
This is more of just a hack than a life hack. Those soda vending machines with the big square buttons on them, 3 rows of 4 buttons separated in the middle, used exclusively by PepsiCo?
Well if you count the first 4 buttons across, then press 1, 3, 2, 4, then hold down the selection you want, it’ll dispense it for free as a maintenance test feature. Some places can turn this feature off, but it will still activate a sequence where you can’t pay for a soda and starts displaying codes when you push a button. So I’m sure if you say to whoever owns the machine that this thing ate your money, they’ll give you a free soda or tell you to call the number on the machine to get a refund. If they do that, you’re on your own.
Hold the final button to cancel the test sequence.
If you're moving out of an apartment and want to ensure you get your full security deposit back, but you know there's some damage you can't fix, take pictures of all existing damages right before you move in. Then, when you move out, if the landlord tries to charge you for anything, you can show them the "before" pictures and claim it was already there.
And if they ask to look at the time stamp on the photos? Then it makes it looks like you are a liar and they will not put in a good reference for when you try to rent from someone else.
He said to take before pictures, so his whole post doesn't really make sense.
Load More Replies...that's why most places make you do a snag list and send it in when you move in. If it isn't on the snag list, you are liable for the damage.
Sneak in the damage you may have caused with the before damage that was there when you moved in. Would only work if you printed the pictures because they could. He k outthe dates if you send digital pictures. Poorly written.
Load More Replies...That's just a sh!tty human right there, giving other renters a bad rep.
This is why some landlords do a "walk through" with you when you move in, so that they can document the damage and know what is already there vs what is there when you move out.
People say outdoor furniture is expensive? But it's actually free. People just leave it lying around for anyone to take.
Technically the same with tyres for cars too.
Yes, some might even say an evil one. Like the headline advertised.
Load More Replies...Trailer park boys: it's not illegal to move garden furniture to the kerb, and once it's on the kerb it's trash, so we can take it
I can't believe this comment was down-voted. Sounds to me like it was in good fun.
You know when you get a ticket to park in those parking garages that charge hourly? Well on your way back to your car walk by the ticket machine and get yourself a fresh new ticket so you pay less.
Garages often only dispense new tickets if a car is "waiting" at the dispenser. You could have a buddy help you get a new ticket, but I've seen this tactic fail when the buddy's car does not enter the garage.
Putting superglue in someone's lock can completely ruin it, making it impossible to open without replacing the whole mechanism.
That doesn't always work. I worked for a guy at a hardware once who also owned a big portion of the parking lot. There were 2 other businesses but broken up by the lot. He had signs up threatening to tow cars that weren't at the hardware store, but the biggest offenders were folks patronizing the pizza place on the far end. He went on a campaign once calling for tow trucks and puffed his chest out over it. My BIL and I arrived for work the next morning to glued locks and acetone did nothing. We had to call a locksmith to drill one out. Cost an awful lot of money to show his @ss.
Load More Replies... The self checkouts in stores weigh stuff in the bags, to make sure everything was scanned.
Saffron and greeting cards don't weigh much...
They don't but there are cameras in the machines that watch the person as they scan their items.. you falsely scan an item and THEN bag it you are still risking being caught for shop lifting.
There are also usually people monitoring the self-checkouts and algorithms built into the machines to alert staff to sketchy transactions. Have fun explaining yourself.
if we're in the business of blatant theft I can tell you as a former employee of a major grocery store 1. most stores have a policy forbidding people from going after shoplifters 2. if you're wearing an employee shirt (or one that looks similar) you can walk right out of the store with just about anything and no one will question you (note: I found this out when my boss asked me to bring a six-pack of Gatorade to the people putting away carts in the parking lot I have never stolen anything from a grocery store especially not one I worked at) 3. fruit looks really similar but costs very different prices and it's easy to claim entering the wrong one was a mistake
I just grab 2 small items, scan it once and throw them both in the bag. Cameras and workers don't catch it.
I used to go to subway knowing my bank account had like 45 cents I there. I’d customize my sandwich and then it was time to pay, I’d be like “ugh what is wrong with my card? I have money in there!”. Since my sandwich was customized to me, they would just give it to me. I was a crappy teenager.
Yea, try that at the one my husband is a manager at and he'd kick your a*s out.
Walmart has a 90 day return policy for pretty much everything they sell. AC broken/heat wave? Rent a couple window units from walmart. Want a 72" oled tv for a super bowl party? Rent it from walmart...
Not really a life hack. That is just bad form. You drive up the prices on everything by doing this.
This is actually a really good idea BUT ONLY IF YOU USE IT FOR WALMART AND WALMART ALONE. DO NOT use it for the nearby mom and pop shop or Target or anything else like that. The Waltons, the family that owns and controls Walmart, are some of the biggest MAGA donors around, so they deserve to lose as much money as possible. So follow this hack and also BE ESPECIALLY KIND to the poor store employees who have to work there, because they're not the evil ones you're trying to punish. Maybe even buy them a pop and a snack if you're allowed to do that.
I've done similar, I think a little more ethical, something should last more than 90 days, if it's just past the return date, I buy another one, then use that receipt to return the old one.
Use promo code 'military' at checkouts when shopping online. You could get up to 30% off, and most sites don't require ID verification for this.
F*ck this. I normally only try to be funny on these posts (sometimes it works), but as a 25-year vet and still active duty, if you f*cking think its okay to take advantage of credits you haven't earned you're a...well, something I'm not allowed to say on BP. I don't care about your politics or your country of origin. With a few exceptions (probably not represented in the readership of this site), military members and their families dedicate themselves to protecting and serving their nations and a peaceful world...don't be a c*nt and ruin it.
Thank you for your service. But here's the thing: If it's just a discount code like "10OFF" or "FREESHIPPING", why not try it? Companies could just properly check military IDs for the discount instead of relying on a generic coupon code..
Load More Replies...I earned my military discount. It was easy. All I had to do was give a few years of my life to the military, get in a helicopter crash (I was not the pilot), and suffer injury-related pain every day for the past 33 years.
As a Vet, I never thought of this or knew it, so for me, it's just a hack.
My husband is a veteran. He does not use his time in service to get discounts, so I guess OP, you can use his... since he does not nor will not use his veteran starts to get a 10 or 15 percent discount.
In addition to the complaints already added, this is incredibly 'Murica centric and therefore probably useless to most of the world even if doing it didn't make you a total scumbag.
Buy it, use it, return it. The Walmart way.
I think it's kind of dumb these use and return ones are getting downvoted....people have been doing this with everything from clothes to more expensive things like tvs for a long long time now. It's not that absurd considering prices nowadays at places like Walmart. Only take advantage of this with big corps though don't fck with small businesses
One of the easiest ways to make your kid afford college is dealing d***s. You can either make a good amount of money, or if you get arrested & sent to prison, he/she are eligible for scholarships related to this circumstance.
If you dine and dash from a steak restaurant, steal one of the steak knives so you can mug people later. infinite money.
I laughed. And god that steak looks delicious. I'm hungry. Why is nobody bringing me steak.
If you dont want someone to sit in front of you at the Cinema, pour some of your coke on the seat.
I'm not wasting my drink. Or making more work for someone who has to clean.
With many theaters switching to reserved seating, someone else literally paid to sit in that specific seat. And for some showings, it can be cheaper to just purchase that seat than buy a drink.
Load More Replies...That's just selfish and disrespectful not to mention theatres are dark and someone would likely sit in it and ruin their clothes before they saw it.
I knew a guy who needed four new tyres for his car. Instead of going to a tyre place and shelling out €300 (this was years ago, I’m just using 300 as an example) he instead rented the same model of car for a day. Then he swapped all four wheels onto his car and put the s****y ones on the rental. Ended up costing him the equivalent of maybe one tyre.
Wonderful. Stealing from the company and endangering the people who rent that car after you. A two-fer!
Bankruptcy.
I run up 50k in credit cards and then file bankruptcy every 10 years.
I get new credit cards a month after the discharge from the same companies that I just screwed who want to help me rebuild my credit.
Fill out the paperwork yourself (easy) and just pay a $200 court filing fee. There is no need to pay a lawyer.
You are a big, s****y, f*****g c**t. that is such b****y behaviour
Had a keurig break. Bought a new one, put old one in new ones container and returned it, saying it broke when I tried to use it. Because it was broken it didn’t go back on the shelf, so the only one hurt was the company.
Most of these "hacks" seem to be advice for people who want to be a$$h0les. How about some advice for dealing kindly with our fellow human beings?
Tbf they probably bought it from a multi-billion dollar company, so its not going to affect the company in the slightest. Still not the best thing to do tho...
Walk into a Chipotle, Panera, or any restaurant that puts online orders on a shelf. Walk up to the shelf with confidence and take one of the bags and walk out. Free meal.
Corporation* because the customer now has to take the time to talk to someone and may wait for their order that isn't there anymore before they inquire about it thinking it's not ready. Don't do this to random people
Load More Replies... Self checkouts offer a handful of ways to fleece big corporations that have been fleecing us all along.
It's not really possible for them to check that you wrote the right product code on a bulk purchase from where they're standing, for example, so these high-end cashews are functionally low-end peanuts.
I added one bag of ice to my purchase and carried my receipt to the cooler with me, which is why nobody bats an eye when I grab four bags of ice.
But my favorite is one my old girlfriend seemingly invented. Buy a cheap bottle of wine. Carefully scalpel and peel off the UPC code. Go back another day and Scotch tape the UPC code over the one on a really expensive bottle (make sure the bottles are similar enough that the weight is the same). They'll come to check your ID but they really have no reason to inspect your booze. That's how she spent $9 on a $200 bottle of Far Niente for a Christmas party.
Any others y'all know of......?
who cares? screw these massive companies with billion dollar profits that want to make the customer an employee with these damn self checkouts
Load More Replies...These are the very people who complain about the cost of living without realising they are one of the reasons for it. Entitled c u next tuesdays whose actions could cause someone to lose their job for "not spotting" the shoplifting.
Buy stuff that you need like camping gear or a tent, canopy and something alike and then return it. I do it sometimes during the summer. Saves a few hundred since I don't use it often and takes way too much space.
Go to your local appliance store. Buy a microwave, but pay in cash. Give a fake name and address. Go home, carefully remove the microwave from the box without actually damaging the box. Put a cinderblock in the box. Tape the box back up. Go back to the store the next day and say that you had second thoughts about the microwave. Get your money back and get out of there before they open up the box and find a cinderblock. You paid in cash and they don't have a real name or address to go after you. Free microwave!
I worked at a furniture and appliance store. This actually happened to my coworkers.
Why would you have to give your name or address if you paid with cash? And well-trained service desk staff check inside the box before processing the return.
And then they will call the police for theft/fraud. Stupid way to get a criminal record.
Load More Replies...Are there any people with ethics? I mean besides books and movies
Load More Replies...Many of these posts need to be deleted. This is not a list of life hacks. This is a list of criminal activities.
After reading this trash it just reaffirms that most humans are arseholes! I hope karma catches up with them all
Most are just jokes, but even if they weren't, it's super selective by definition. It's like reading r/czech and coming away from it with the conclusion that most humans speak Czech...
Load More Replies...I used the self checkout at Walgreens and didn't realize some of the items didn't scan. In all, I had "stolen" about $50 worth. While driving home, I kept thinking the bill was too cheap and confirmed it when I got home. I immediately got in the car and drove back to the store. What shocked me is the manager of the store THANKED me for coming back. It never occurred to me to do otherwise. When a cashier gives me too much back at a drive through, I get really angry because I do turn around and go back to the store. Ah, "the world is ugly and people are sad."
A LOT of commenters seemed to have missed the “evil” in the title of the post. Evil is, by definition, undesirable, destructive, immoral and often illegal so no need to point it out on each post. That being said, what is the point of the post? This has no value whatsoever for anyone.
I got a great idea: We burn down the police, mob up on our way to the mall, and just take whatever we want. Afterwards, we burn down the witnesses, and only the dude with the greatest lighter, or the most fuel, will survive and collect all the results of our shared and, in perfect togetherity, executed theftism. Or so. Or we ... just buy stuff at places not ripping us off? So that we don't even feel any justification, let alone obligation, to steel? Because ... because, a huge corp paying minimum, or even working around that by whatever scam they're not ashamed of - should be ashamed to not be ashamed - gets people in the situation that they need to think along the lines described here in the first place. OTOH, while I get why honesty is generally good, I don't understand how many people jump to the defense of such greedy and damaging companies, who don't bother steeling themselves, but have the law written around their practises. McCarthy would be proud of you.
You can get into just about any music festival or large event for free by wearing high vis and looking busy. I heard of a guy who snuck his mates into one by wearing a high vis jacket and sneaking them in in wheelie bins
Here's my life hack list, in roughly decreasing order of ethicality for finding free books & scientific articles to read: *Your local library! Open access stuff [about as ethical as local library] *Public domain books (basically equally ethical as OA) *Libby/JSTOR *Personal websites of authors *Internet Archive/Open Library *SciHub and other scientific paper piracy sites[1] *Various PDF/etc download sites, LibGen, Annas Archive [gigantic drop] [like at this point you're evil] *Stealing treasured children's book from poor children/genealogies with like one copy in existence chronicling deceased relatives or other family heirlooms [1] See scientists and peer reviewers who do the work typically don't get paid, journal prices/profits are outrageous and the major benefit - a citation - can be given without buying it.
Are there any people with ethics? I mean besides books and movies
Load More Replies...Many of these posts need to be deleted. This is not a list of life hacks. This is a list of criminal activities.
After reading this trash it just reaffirms that most humans are arseholes! I hope karma catches up with them all
Most are just jokes, but even if they weren't, it's super selective by definition. It's like reading r/czech and coming away from it with the conclusion that most humans speak Czech...
Load More Replies...I used the self checkout at Walgreens and didn't realize some of the items didn't scan. In all, I had "stolen" about $50 worth. While driving home, I kept thinking the bill was too cheap and confirmed it when I got home. I immediately got in the car and drove back to the store. What shocked me is the manager of the store THANKED me for coming back. It never occurred to me to do otherwise. When a cashier gives me too much back at a drive through, I get really angry because I do turn around and go back to the store. Ah, "the world is ugly and people are sad."
A LOT of commenters seemed to have missed the “evil” in the title of the post. Evil is, by definition, undesirable, destructive, immoral and often illegal so no need to point it out on each post. That being said, what is the point of the post? This has no value whatsoever for anyone.
I got a great idea: We burn down the police, mob up on our way to the mall, and just take whatever we want. Afterwards, we burn down the witnesses, and only the dude with the greatest lighter, or the most fuel, will survive and collect all the results of our shared and, in perfect togetherity, executed theftism. Or so. Or we ... just buy stuff at places not ripping us off? So that we don't even feel any justification, let alone obligation, to steel? Because ... because, a huge corp paying minimum, or even working around that by whatever scam they're not ashamed of - should be ashamed to not be ashamed - gets people in the situation that they need to think along the lines described here in the first place. OTOH, while I get why honesty is generally good, I don't understand how many people jump to the defense of such greedy and damaging companies, who don't bother steeling themselves, but have the law written around their practises. McCarthy would be proud of you.
You can get into just about any music festival or large event for free by wearing high vis and looking busy. I heard of a guy who snuck his mates into one by wearing a high vis jacket and sneaking them in in wheelie bins
Here's my life hack list, in roughly decreasing order of ethicality for finding free books & scientific articles to read: *Your local library! Open access stuff [about as ethical as local library] *Public domain books (basically equally ethical as OA) *Libby/JSTOR *Personal websites of authors *Internet Archive/Open Library *SciHub and other scientific paper piracy sites[1] *Various PDF/etc download sites, LibGen, Annas Archive [gigantic drop] [like at this point you're evil] *Stealing treasured children's book from poor children/genealogies with like one copy in existence chronicling deceased relatives or other family heirlooms [1] See scientists and peer reviewers who do the work typically don't get paid, journal prices/profits are outrageous and the major benefit - a citation - can be given without buying it.
