Integrity matters. It shapes how we act, how we respond to conflict, and how far we’re willing to go when someone crosses a line. And it doesn’t mean that we need to lash out. There are other, more subtle ways to send a message.
Reddit user TuttiFruttiBooty69 wanted to know what that kind of quiet payback actually looks like in real life, so they asked the internet to share their most satisfying secret revenge acts that turned out to be surprisingly effective.
From college fraternities to offices and everywhere in between, people can get cheeky in a lot of different environments, too.
#21
I put her contact details and address on a Mormon church website.
22points
#22
My high school boyfriend went to a different school. There was another student (who my boyfriend didn't like or get along with cause he was a pig) who was boasting about how he met his new girlfriend at a bus stop, she was a model and how, after Prom/Formal he was going to 'do her'.
Charming, right?!
So the night of Prom/Formal, I notice her going to the Ladies room on her own and make my excuses to the people we were with and follow her. We bump into each other at the mirror and get to chatting. As girls do, you know how it is...
You came with X? I've been dying to meet you! So yes she is a model and yes they did meet at a bus stop.
He's the sweetest guy, I really like him... Erm
Honey, I need to tell you that he's been telling people...
About an hour later I hear through the grapevine they had a blow up cause she confronted him but cause if the exact terminology he used (that I passed on) he was so shocked he couldn't deny it. She left with another guy from that school for their own fun times.
The next week at school, he's throwing a fit and demanding people tell him who told his now ex girlfriend.
Oooops. My bad.
Charming, right?!
So the night of Prom/Formal, I notice her going to the Ladies room on her own and make my excuses to the people we were with and follow her. We bump into each other at the mirror and get to chatting. As girls do, you know how it is...
You came with X? I've been dying to meet you! So yes she is a model and yes they did meet at a bus stop.
He's the sweetest guy, I really like him... Erm
Honey, I need to tell you that he's been telling people...
About an hour later I hear through the grapevine they had a blow up cause she confronted him but cause if the exact terminology he used (that I passed on) he was so shocked he couldn't deny it. She left with another guy from that school for their own fun times.
The next week at school, he's throwing a fit and demanding people tell him who told his now ex girlfriend.
Oooops. My bad.
21points
#23
Stopped fixing their mistakes and did my own job, they were narcissistic as hell and thought their charisma was good enough to carry them until it didn't. I stood back and watched them point fingers at everyone with every unfixed mistake or picked up slack to the point they ended up getting suspended for work refusal.
It was glorious, after they were gone and management put them on a different shift, production went up and everyone worked well with eachother, I guess the poison was them the whole time.
It was glorious, after they were gone and management put them on a different shift, production went up and everyone worked well with eachother, I guess the poison was them the whole time.
21points
#24
This is an Army Story. When I was a company XO the XO of our sister company didn’t get along with his commander. The commander was an awful human being, ride, lazy, an would blame his soldiers for all his failures. This particular commander also had a habit of not showing up to work. In a particularly bad series of days the commander didn’t come if for almost two weeks.
My friend and the 1SG got totally fed up. They sheet rocked over the commanders door and repainted the entirety hallway. This building housed the offices of four companies, so the hallway was super long. It took them a whole 4 day weekend to do.
When the commander shows back up the had everyone in the company act like they had never heard of him or met him. Eventually that afternoon the battalion commander caught wind of it and the company commander was relieved.
My friend and the 1SG got totally fed up. They sheet rocked over the commanders door and repainted the entirety hallway. This building housed the offices of four companies, so the hallway was super long. It took them a whole 4 day weekend to do.
When the commander shows back up the had everyone in the company act like they had never heard of him or met him. Eventually that afternoon the battalion commander caught wind of it and the company commander was relieved.
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20points
#25
Refusing to give positive references or opinions on people who truly deserved such treatment.
I never said anything negative, I simply declined to say/write anything positive.
I never said anything negative, I simply declined to say/write anything positive.
20points
#26
I witnessed on a job site one day a delivery driver had gotten into an argument with some roofers who were (obviously) up on the roof The delivery driver then pushed their ladder over so they were stuck up on the roof. Then he was guarding it so no Good Samaritan could come get the ladder back up. Well a few minutes later the delivery driver was standing within range so one of the roofers started peeing on him from up on the house.. Residential construction is a fun industry kids.
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18points
#27
I forgot to log out of my prime video account after I left my ex husband. When I finally realized it, I waited until he was on the next to last episode of the last season of a TV show he had been binging and then I cancelled the membership. Considering not only cheap he was, but also tech illiterate, I would bet it took him months to figure out how to watch that last episode.
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18points
#28
I focused on improving myself and just stopped giving them access to my time and energy. living well and moving on quietly was enough “revenge” for me...
16points
#29
I like the one I recently pulled.
The neighbor, her kids, and her guests kept parking in front of my house even though she had plenty of space in front of hers. The property across from her has its side facing her house, so she has plenty of parking on both sides and has a big driveway that can fit four different cars.
She was keeping all of us who live here from being able to park in front of our own house. So I started parking in front of her house as revenge.
The short end of it is that she got mad and came over one day. I was called mean, vindictive, etc. I was told she can legally park wherever she wants, but if I kept parking in front of her house, she would call the cops on me when I informed her that I can also park anywhere I want legally.
It worked out because none of them park in front of my house anymore, and I laugh internally with how they all give me a pissed off glare any time they see me outside.
The neighbor, her kids, and her guests kept parking in front of my house even though she had plenty of space in front of hers. The property across from her has its side facing her house, so she has plenty of parking on both sides and has a big driveway that can fit four different cars.
She was keeping all of us who live here from being able to park in front of our own house. So I started parking in front of her house as revenge.
The short end of it is that she got mad and came over one day. I was called mean, vindictive, etc. I was told she can legally park wherever she wants, but if I kept parking in front of her house, she would call the cops on me when I informed her that I can also park anywhere I want legally.
It worked out because none of them park in front of my house anymore, and I laugh internally with how they all give me a pissed off glare any time they see me outside.
15points
#30
The best revenge story I know is my own.
I was in a toxic relationship with a narcissist and after 7 years I left her for good, and broke her “heart”. Even though out of the 7 years, she spent 5 of them cheating on me at least twice a year with a buddy that lived across the street from her in a trailer park.
Once she knew I was gone and she couldn’t control me anymore I got voicemail after voicemail of listening to her cry and tell me it’s my fault, why am I doing this to her, etc etc etc.
The best revenge was removing myself from her life.
I was in a toxic relationship with a narcissist and after 7 years I left her for good, and broke her “heart”. Even though out of the 7 years, she spent 5 of them cheating on me at least twice a year with a buddy that lived across the street from her in a trailer park.
Once she knew I was gone and she couldn’t control me anymore I got voicemail after voicemail of listening to her cry and tell me it’s my fault, why am I doing this to her, etc etc etc.
The best revenge was removing myself from her life.
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15points
#31
I used to work with a rude phlebotomist in a hospital setting. He would push his little cart around, park it outside the room, go in and talk trash about nurses to the patients. When I would hear him run his mouth, I would get a packet of lube and squeeze it out on the handlebar of his cart. This occurred several times. He would flip out in a rage and he never suspected me.
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14points
#32
I knew someone that signed someone up for every newsletter, magazine, junk mail, samples, etc. Of course that puts you on other mailing lists, then more, and more, etc. They told me their victim received boxes and boxes of mail every day, it got to the point where it wouldn't fit in their mailbox and the mailman had to knock on their door each day with an entire box.
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13points
#33
I was seperated, and after months and months of being harrassed by my ex i called the tax people on her and let them know she was running a side buisness lol found out she owed closed to 10k in taxes lol.
13points
#34
It wasn’t necessarily revenge - but back in the day - VW bugs had easy access to rear engine - and the inside heat source was air going over the hot manifold. On occasion - someone might put a slice of Limburger cheese on that manifold of someone they didn’t like….
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13points
#35
A friend of a friend was forced out of their apartment unfairly by a horrible landlord, and before she left she stuffed a single frozen scallop into the middle of one of the curtain rods.
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12points
#36
Guy in my fraternity grew up poor and was an extremely hard worker in college. He saved enough money to buy a truck with a custom paint job. This town our college was in has a sizeable population of WT. He catches kid down the road keying his truck one night, marches the kid down to his house where the kid's mom tells him to frick off.
Knowing this family had no money he knew he was screwed as far as getting any money out of them to repair his truck. So he waits. He waits until winter and it is freezing cold out. Very late one night he puts a tow chain on the back of his truck and the other end on the door knob on the front door of that kid's house. He then proceeded to rip the door and the door jam off the house. Said he hit a bump in the yard and the chain fell off his truck so he didn't even have to get out and unhook it. That guy is the CEO of a company now and has done very well in life.
Knowing this family had no money he knew he was screwed as far as getting any money out of them to repair his truck. So he waits. He waits until winter and it is freezing cold out. Very late one night he puts a tow chain on the back of his truck and the other end on the door knob on the front door of that kid's house. He then proceeded to rip the door and the door jam off the house. Said he hit a bump in the yard and the chain fell off his truck so he didn't even have to get out and unhook it. That guy is the CEO of a company now and has done very well in life.
11points
#37
Not really a revenge story but i had a tailgater who was like driving a few inches behind car on a wide open freeway on i-405 in LA. I gave him a small love tap on my brake and then he got all angry and tried to overtake me by going probably 90+ mph.
Then there was an undercover seeing all this who immediately pulled over the jerk. It was one of the happiest moments of my driving experience.
Then there was an undercover seeing all this who immediately pulled over the jerk. It was one of the happiest moments of my driving experience.
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11points
#38
Roommate was annoying me so I decided to mess with him. I found a stick and put it outside our apartment door. Proceeded to ask why the stick was there. He was confused and went to look. Laughed it off and walked away. Added a stick everyday and would occasionally ask him about it. First he ignored it but after a couple days he started getting nervous. He posted it on Facebook or something saying he was feeling unnerved by it. After 2 weeks, I decided to suddenly get rid of all the sticks (big pile) at once. Never told him.
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11points
#39
Storytime kids so grab some candy and soda.
A couple of years back I bought my favorite breakfast joint in town. It was having issues with supplier costs because they jacked up the prices on breakfast staples to be unsustainable for anyone but the business was solid beyond that so I bought it after checking their books. The only thing that has changed is that the suppliers are now local farmers for our breakfast staples (basically I switched it to a farm to table model). The regulars loved it. The local health inspector doesn't like the farm to table model though. It still gets decent health scores he just grumbles about the methodology we use for supplies. This is where the subtle revenge was born. We decided to offer a single non farm to table breakfast option after he decided to grumble a lot about it. We have a bunch of plates named after regulars that come in so adding a new one isn't out of the norm. We named it after him and comp him a free one every time he inspects our place. He is basically the only person who ever eats it.
It's basically identical to our standard Rise and Shine breakfast but it's a lot more expensive and the portions are a lot smaller compared to the size of the
standard. For $21.99 you get three tiny pancakes, two medium sized eggs over easy, three slices of preservative laced bacon, and a small serving of frozen hash browns with unlimited Folgers coffee.
With the standard Rise and Shine breakfast combo you spend $13.99. For that cost you get you get three dinner plate sized pancakes, four large eggs any way you want them, your choice of twelve ounces of locally produced ham, sausage, steak, or bacon, a generous serving of our made in house fresh hash browns, and unlimited cups of our ow locally roasted and blended coffee (we partner with a local coffee roaster we don't have the space or equipment to do it in the kitchen). This is actually one of our most popular combos for good reason.
The local farmers save us a ton of money but if he wants us to serve him mass produced stuff we won't disappoint. I think the absolute best part of this revenge came recently when a local newspaper reviewed the restaurant. They declared that his combo was bland and tasteless compared to the far superior Rise and Shine breakfast combo and people shouldn't waste their money on the more expensive option.
A couple of years back I bought my favorite breakfast joint in town. It was having issues with supplier costs because they jacked up the prices on breakfast staples to be unsustainable for anyone but the business was solid beyond that so I bought it after checking their books. The only thing that has changed is that the suppliers are now local farmers for our breakfast staples (basically I switched it to a farm to table model). The regulars loved it. The local health inspector doesn't like the farm to table model though. It still gets decent health scores he just grumbles about the methodology we use for supplies. This is where the subtle revenge was born. We decided to offer a single non farm to table breakfast option after he decided to grumble a lot about it. We have a bunch of plates named after regulars that come in so adding a new one isn't out of the norm. We named it after him and comp him a free one every time he inspects our place. He is basically the only person who ever eats it.
It's basically identical to our standard Rise and Shine breakfast but it's a lot more expensive and the portions are a lot smaller compared to the size of the
standard. For $21.99 you get three tiny pancakes, two medium sized eggs over easy, three slices of preservative laced bacon, and a small serving of frozen hash browns with unlimited Folgers coffee.
With the standard Rise and Shine breakfast combo you spend $13.99. For that cost you get you get three dinner plate sized pancakes, four large eggs any way you want them, your choice of twelve ounces of locally produced ham, sausage, steak, or bacon, a generous serving of our made in house fresh hash browns, and unlimited cups of our ow locally roasted and blended coffee (we partner with a local coffee roaster we don't have the space or equipment to do it in the kitchen). This is actually one of our most popular combos for good reason.
The local farmers save us a ton of money but if he wants us to serve him mass produced stuff we won't disappoint. I think the absolute best part of this revenge came recently when a local newspaper reviewed the restaurant. They declared that his combo was bland and tasteless compared to the far superior Rise and Shine breakfast combo and people shouldn't waste their money on the more expensive option.
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10points
#40
Drove up to the lake to our sailboat one Friday evening to clean ahead of the weekend, and found my ex there with an also married dingbat from work (saw her car in the marina parking lot).
While I sat up top to wait for them to come up, I noticed her purse on the seat next to me, and without a thought chucked it overboard as far as I could throw, and left.
When ex got home (for the last time), he complained about how she had to call her husband to drive 90 minutes to bring her spare keys. I played totally clueless about why and laughed and told him that if he hid when her husband got there, it was a waste of time because he already knew who she was there with.
Just a small bit of revenge, but it still feels good years later.
While I sat up top to wait for them to come up, I noticed her purse on the seat next to me, and without a thought chucked it overboard as far as I could throw, and left.
When ex got home (for the last time), he complained about how she had to call her husband to drive 90 minutes to bring her spare keys. I played totally clueless about why and laughed and told him that if he hid when her husband got there, it was a waste of time because he already knew who she was there with.
Just a small bit of revenge, but it still feels good years later.
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8points