The Best Examples of People Cheating the System

When Reddit user @NotYetDomestic asked, “what are your best examples of people cheating “the system”?” answers flooded in about people who found atypical ways to achieve success…

Whether it’s about securing that Black Friday deal or making sure your boss doesn’t catch you slacking off, everyone has cheated the system a few times in their life. But these people went above and beyond the norm to showcase their sheer brilliance.

Getting the Best Deals on Black Friday

“In the good old days of Black Friday before stores like Best Buy started getting very crafty and clandestine with their deals (8+ years ago) there used to be a slight buffer where someone would leak the sales and the items wouldn’t be removed from the shelves.

I don’t remember specifically but they had a system to prevent you from purchasing then pricematching retroactively. As soon as this happened I strolled on down to Best Buy, took a bunch of stuff that I wanted, and put it in their dryers and washing machines.

Basically whatever hiding place that didn’t look like it got a lot of browsing or consideration. Then when Black Friday comes: sleep in, head to the store around noon and pull the door busters out of a washing machine.” Story credit: Reddit / GleepGlopDC

Getting Free Wi-Fi on a Plane

“I was flying last month, and the plane I was on had Wi-Fi. There was a free 15-minute trial, and then you could purchase a chunk of time. I just kept deleting the cookies on my phone, refreshing, and logging back in.

I stayed online for over an hour for free.” Story credit: Reddit

College Never Has to End

“I graduated from my college 3 years ago, I still use my student ID for discounts.” Story credit: Reddit / godaiyuhsaku

Everyone Deserves a Warranty 

“I used to work in a camera store that sold warranties. No matter how the camera broke, they would fix it or replace it under the warranty.

The only problem was that the store would ship off the camera to be repaired, sometimes for months, up to five times before replacing it.

So, let’s say your battery cover breaks off. You ship it off and six weeks later it’s back. But, it’s really a brand defect, so, the cover pops off again. They won’t replace the whole piece or give you another camera. You’re out the camera for months while it’s being fixed.

They keep selling the defective camera and the warranties.

I got tired of [messing with] customers. I thought it was dishonest. I read the contract myself and found an interesting clause. If the camera was so physically damaged that it was obvious it couldn’t be fixed, we could take a pic of it and send that instead.

The person immediately got a new camera.

When people would come in with a camera with a defect I’d seen 100 times, I’d ask if they just wanted a new one (the next model up, without the defect). They’d say yes and I’d tell them to take it out into the parking lot and run over it with their car.

I’d pile the pieces on the counter, take a pic and give them their new, non-defective camera.

I slept fine.” Story credit: Reddit / AustinTreeLover