Petty Acts of Revenge That Seriously Draw the Line

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold, but it can also be fantastic when served white hot, with delicious passion.

Showing someone that they’re truly not the center of the universe by taking them down a peg is always satisfying, and a good act of revenge can really put someone in their place.

To truly get back at someone after they’ve wronged you can be one of the most satisfying things in life, up there with an extra scoop of ice cream for dessert and finally getting that piece of spinach out of your teeth.

These stories aren’t all just small acts of revenge, they’re sometimes of the life-changing and absolutely massive variety. Here are some truly spectacular true life examples of incredibly petty acts of revenge that taught nasty people a lesson or two.

Like a Bad Penny

Whenever I was at work I would keep an eye on some of the coins I had in my till drawer that weren’t “legal tender” in my country.

This would be things like Canadian pennies that ended up in tourists pockets that are completely indistinguishable from American pennies at a first glance and other coins that are similar in weight and look to their American counterparts.

Some Euro coins even made it in the batch, but I had a great use for them. I would keep them just to make my work less of a hassle, after all, who wants to flag down a customer over just a few cents?

I would then give these to customers who were jerks to me in their change. Muahaha. Hopefully they tried to use them at other stores and were swiftly booted out. ScarletRhi

Flip-Flopping

Traveling alone can be a pretty strange ordeal and if you’re staying somewhere on your own, you have to be ready for anything at any time. I had a drunk guy wake me up and try to fight me one night in a hostel.

It’s just one of those things that you have to be ready for in a hostel, but you’d never expect it to actually happen to you. This guy was completely out of his mind, and I knew I wanted to get him back in some way without it being completely obvious.

I was cleaning up in the morning and he was asleep on the couch so I knew it would be the perfect moment to take my revenge with him being none the wiser. I took his flip flops and put them in the lost property. So petty, I know, but hopefully that put a damper on the rest of his travels. gentlemanofleisure

Watercolors

When I was 10, we had to paint birds for art class. I was pretty good at art but a girl copied my exact one, even though we had to do different ones and I was not pleased.

She copied not only the color of my bird, but the wing placement and beak color too, so it was obvious that she just glanced over at my desk and did whatever I had chosen to do without thinking twice about it.

When you’re a kid little things like your creative skills mean a lot to your identity, so this felt like the ultimate blow.

So while we were cleaning up paint brushes, (the painted birds were placed nearby), I put her painting in the sink with the tap running, pretended it accidentally fell in there and walked away like nothing happened. I think she got the message. 1470258369

Harsh But Fair

When I was in high school I went on vacation with my family and bought my then girlfriend earrings to surprise her with when i got back.

It was just a simple gift, but she was the first significant other in my life serious enough to even get a nice gift for, so it seemed like a monumental step at the time.

I prepared in my head how I would present her with the gift, but I never expected what would actually happen when I returned. I came back to her introducing me to her new boyfriend and me subsequently being kicked to the curb. That hurt worse than any other event of my young life.

Two years later we got to talking over facebook and I initiated a meet up. She told me she had feelings for me again and I responded with “cool, I’m late for dinner, talk to you later.” BEST MASHED POTATOES EVER WERE HAD. Permalink