After vacations, we often leave with photos, videos, postcards, souvenirs, and memories that are absolutely worth keeping. However, sometimes, a trip also gives people just the perfect opportunity to settle a tiny score, especially when someone has already pushed their patience too far.
These stories come from travelers who decided that a little vacation-related annoyance deserved an equally petty response. From small acts of revenge to perfectly timed payback, these moments show just how creative people can get when they decide to get even.
#21 You're Going To Bully A Little Girl And Spit Water In Her Face At The Water Park? Prepare For The Tempest
So I took my two young sons to the local water park yesterday. They had a blast. I stayed in the lazy river most of the time with them. I tend to stay about 10 to 20 yards behind them. Close enough to keep an eye on them, far enough for them to have fun.
I'm minding my own business, floating in the lazy river when suddenly a wild bully appears. Cue 10 year oldish husky boy who's following around a much smaller girl. I'm observing over the course of a few laps of the river as this little turd boy is constantly teasing and intimidating this little girl that's like half his size.
I lap them. I'm now right behind victim and bully, my own sons constantly in my view and I get close enough to hear bully talking trash to his victim, trying to get her to leave the pool. She's visibly scared and trying to get away from him. There are no accompanying adults with these children. This is when I see the bully take a mouthful of water and flat out spit in the girl's face.
At this point I'm like YOU DID NOT and I go into action. Things are crazy and hectic because we're surrounded by people in a loud water park so I know I can get away with this.
Just loud enough for him to hear me, I say to the bully from behind him, "Hey!" Bully turd turns around I proceed to go full E. Honda palm splashing right in his face. After about 6 seconds of spashin blastoise level water in his face, bully is coughing and girl is 10 yards ahead near my sons. My work here is done.
I proceed to say nothing and pretend nothing has happened. Bully stands shocked, catching his breath in the lazy river as the hapless watergoing masses float past, oblivious. Ten minutes later bully is gone and victim has returned to merriment.
I think the life guards saw me and just didn't care.
10/10 Would recommend.
I'm minding my own business, floating in the lazy river when suddenly a wild bully appears. Cue 10 year oldish husky boy who's following around a much smaller girl. I'm observing over the course of a few laps of the river as this little turd boy is constantly teasing and intimidating this little girl that's like half his size.
I lap them. I'm now right behind victim and bully, my own sons constantly in my view and I get close enough to hear bully talking trash to his victim, trying to get her to leave the pool. She's visibly scared and trying to get away from him. There are no accompanying adults with these children. This is when I see the bully take a mouthful of water and flat out spit in the girl's face.
At this point I'm like YOU DID NOT and I go into action. Things are crazy and hectic because we're surrounded by people in a loud water park so I know I can get away with this.
Just loud enough for him to hear me, I say to the bully from behind him, "Hey!" Bully turd turns around I proceed to go full E. Honda palm splashing right in his face. After about 6 seconds of spashin blastoise level water in his face, bully is coughing and girl is 10 yards ahead near my sons. My work here is done.
I proceed to say nothing and pretend nothing has happened. Bully stands shocked, catching his breath in the lazy river as the hapless watergoing masses float past, oblivious. Ten minutes later bully is gone and victim has returned to merriment.
I think the life guards saw me and just didn't care.
10/10 Would recommend.
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That can also help explain why someone might retaliate rather than simply complain. NeuroLaunch notes that retaliation can feel more immediate because it puts the person who was wronged back into an active position. A complaint requires reporting the problem, waiting for someone else to respond, and trusting that the outcome will be fair. If a traveler believes a hotel, airline, tour operator, or another authority will dismiss the issue, taking matters into their own hands may seem more satisfying.
Retaliation can also serve as a form of deterrence in the person's mind, particularly when they believe the offending behavior was deliberate and could happen again. The response may therefore be less about solving the original inconvenience and more about making the boundary feel real.
#22 Want To Party In The Hotel Room Next To Me? Enjoy Your Wake Up Call
A few years ago I was staying in a hotel room in suburban Detroit. I was a Navy reservist on my drill weekend. On Saturday night, this couple shows up in the adjoining room with a buddy and their probably 6 year old kid. I think nothing of it until it’s about 10 PM and two more people show up. Now it’s a party. They’re being obnoxious, so I knock on the door and ask them to keep it down, that I have to work in the morning.
“We’re not even being loud. How can you hear us?”
“Bro, I’m in the room next to you, there’s a door between our rooms. I can hear you clearly.”
“Yeah ok.” Door closes.
45 mins later, they’re just as loud as they had been. I call the front desk. I hear the neighbors phone ring. He hangs up and says “if he thinks we’re loud, wait til later.” They continue to party and are obviously being loud on purpose to spite me.
Eventually I got tired enough and fell asleep at about 1 AM. I wake up at 5:30 to get ready for work.
Petty revenge: I plug the alarm clock in to the socket near the adjoining door, put the speaker against the door they can’t open. I put the radio between stations, crank the volume to MAX, and set the alarm for 5 minutes after I leave the room.
I picture them panicking and furious at not being able to stop it. I would’ve given anything to see their reaction.
“We’re not even being loud. How can you hear us?”
“Bro, I’m in the room next to you, there’s a door between our rooms. I can hear you clearly.”
“Yeah ok.” Door closes.
45 mins later, they’re just as loud as they had been. I call the front desk. I hear the neighbors phone ring. He hangs up and says “if he thinks we’re loud, wait til later.” They continue to party and are obviously being loud on purpose to spite me.
Eventually I got tired enough and fell asleep at about 1 AM. I wake up at 5:30 to get ready for work.
Petty revenge: I plug the alarm clock in to the socket near the adjoining door, put the speaker against the door they can’t open. I put the radio between stations, crank the volume to MAX, and set the alarm for 5 minutes after I leave the room.
I picture them panicking and furious at not being able to stop it. I would’ve given anything to see their reaction.
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#23 Changed Seats When I Checked In For Our Flight
I’ve been on vacation with my best friend this week…and she’s been horrible to me, despite me paying for most of the trip. I’d offered to bring her along because I knew she was having a really tough time in several areas of her life and knew she could use a break - but I definitely learned a new grownup lesson the hard way to leave messy people at home (unless you want them to bring their mess!).
Anyway, we leave tomorrow. The vacation I saved and paid for was trash. The least I could do was to rebook her seats away from me so that she’s in the center seat, last row, right next to the toilet on a longish flight. I pray she also has a couple screaming toddlers in her ear and frankly, it’s gonna be a long time before I’m interested in seeing her again.
It’s not great revenge, but it’s definitely petty.
Anyway, we leave tomorrow. The vacation I saved and paid for was trash. The least I could do was to rebook her seats away from me so that she’s in the center seat, last row, right next to the toilet on a longish flight. I pray she also has a couple screaming toddlers in her ear and frankly, it’s gonna be a long time before I’m interested in seeing her again.
It’s not great revenge, but it’s definitely petty.
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#24 Your Seat?
This happened to me back in the early 2000s. I used to travel a lot and always booked an aisle seat. This very large man had the middle seat next to me. He said his travel department messed up and didn’t give him an aisle, and I needed to switch with him. He was a large man, and I’m sure he really did need the aisle more than me. Thing was he was a true jerk about it. Had he asked nicely, I would have gladly switched with him. He was blocking the aisle so no one could get past him, so I relented. After I moved, he turned to the crowd behind him and said, “Sorry, I had to wait for this lady to move out of my seat.” YOUR seat??
My revenge: Every 10 minutes or so, I made him get up so I could get out of my seat. I’d stand in the aisle just a few rows behind my row. Just as he settled back in, I came back and made him get up to let me back in. After he got a drink, time for me to get up. Just as he opened food he brought with him, time for me to get up. Closed his eyes, time for me to get up. I did this the whole 3.5 hour flight. It was obviously really inconvenient for him, because he would have to pick up his things, put the tray up, take off his seatbelt, get out, let me out, then put everything back.
I still smile when I think about that.
Edit: This happened right before 9/11, so about 25-26 years ago. Today, I wouldn’t move. This happened before seats were different prices, before phones had camera and everybody recorded everything, and flying wasn’t near as irksome as it used to be today.
My revenge: Every 10 minutes or so, I made him get up so I could get out of my seat. I’d stand in the aisle just a few rows behind my row. Just as he settled back in, I came back and made him get up to let me back in. After he got a drink, time for me to get up. Just as he opened food he brought with him, time for me to get up. Closed his eyes, time for me to get up. I did this the whole 3.5 hour flight. It was obviously really inconvenient for him, because he would have to pick up his things, put the tray up, take off his seatbelt, get out, let me out, then put everything back.
I still smile when I think about that.
Edit: This happened right before 9/11, so about 25-26 years ago. Today, I wouldn’t move. This happened before seats were different prices, before phones had camera and everybody recorded everything, and flying wasn’t near as irksome as it used to be today.
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Of course, getting even does not necessarily restore the lost vacation time, money, or peace of mind. What makes petty revenge so compelling is that it can provide a temporary feeling that an imbalance has been corrected, even when the original problem remains. A person who felt ignored can regain a sense of agency; someone who believed they were treated unfairly can feel that the other person finally faced a consequence.
At the same time, both sides of a disagreement can interpret their own actions as justified, particularly when each focuses on what the other person did first. That is part of what makes vacation conflicts so easy to escalate: a trip already packed with limited time, high expectations, fatigue, and shared resources can turn one small act of rudeness into a dispute that becomes far more memorable than the inconvenience that started it.
#25 I “Accidentally” Spilled Tea On A Girl Who Kept Shoving Past Me In A Crowded Concert Line
ast weekend, my friends and I (all late 20s) were stoked to attend a concert we’d been hyping up for weeks. The line to get into the venue was absolute chaos, think sardines in a can, everyone freezing in the chilly evening air. To stay warm, we grabbed some hot tea from a vendor nearby and were sipping it while chatting and waiting our turn like civilized humans. Enter this group of girls (also 20s, I’d guess), who decided lines are optional. They weaved through the crowd, elbowing their way toward the front. One girl in particular zeroed in on our spot, shoving past my friends and me without so much as an “excuse me.” I’m usually chill, but after 45 minutes of waiting in the cold, I was over it. I gave her a gentle nudge back to hold my ground, but she just scoffed and kept pushing, practically stepping on my toes in the packed crowd. Fed up, I saw my moment. As she squeezed past me, still shoving like she owned the place, I kinda “lost my balance” and tilted my cup of tea just enough for a small splash to land on her jacket. Nothing scalding, just enough to make her yelp and shoot me a death glare. I played it off with a quick, “Oh no, im sorry, it’s super crowded!” She muttered something under her breath and scurried back to her group, suddenly less eager to cut ahead. The best part is my friends saw the whole thing and were stifling laughs as we finally got into the concert, feeling just a tiny bit warmer from my petty victory. No harm done ig, just a little tea-stained justice. TL;DR: A girl kept shoving past me in a crowded concert line, so I “accidentally” spilled some tea on her jacket when she pushed by, and she stopped trying to cut ahead.
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#26 Be Entitled Over A Free Plane Ticket Home? Enjoy The Multi-Stop And Bus Ticket Home
So this happened during COVID. For some context I was based in Hong Kong at the time and the lady involved was in China ( Beijing) trying to get home to South Africa to avoid lock down.
So the destinations are South African.
So my wife and I are good at saving and were planning to go home for the Easter holidays but unfortunately due to lock down we couldn't.
Now I was part of an expat group and many people were stuck as they had just arrived in China often with little money and now needed to get back home.
So my wife and I decided to help some people get home. We helped 10 people get back home. We didn't expect to be paid back, however most people did over time
Now there was one lady let's call her Mel. Mel was stuck in Beijing and needed to buy a ticket home. But she had no money due to circumstances etc.
So I contacted her and offered her a ticket home. She gladly accepted. I told her this is my budget and I will work within that budget.
Now one thing to note is that rather than send money, I would book the ticket for the person.
Mel demanded that I book a direct flight from Beijing to Johannesburg and then book a regional flight to East London. Now both are very expensive.
I offered to book a cheaper indirect flight via Dubai or Ethiopia. So the flight would be 3 legs instead of 2.
Now Mel was having none of this and basically said it's direct as possible or nothing.
So I ignored her for a week or so and helped someone else who was extremely greatful.
With a week before lock down happened Mel frantically contacted me and said she would take any flight
Now the petty revenge.
I obliged with a 3 stop itinerary ( think 40 hours) with the final stop in Johannesburg the main city.
The kicker? I booked a bus ticket ( 20 hours) for the leg from Johannesburg to East London.
Mel kept me updated and was livid the whole time. I didn't get paid back but the messages I got after her trip were gold. When she found out that I had booked her a bus ticket for the final leg she was broken at this point.
TLDR: Good Samaritan made entitled traveller take the long way home.
So the destinations are South African.
So my wife and I are good at saving and were planning to go home for the Easter holidays but unfortunately due to lock down we couldn't.
Now I was part of an expat group and many people were stuck as they had just arrived in China often with little money and now needed to get back home.
So my wife and I decided to help some people get home. We helped 10 people get back home. We didn't expect to be paid back, however most people did over time
Now there was one lady let's call her Mel. Mel was stuck in Beijing and needed to buy a ticket home. But she had no money due to circumstances etc.
So I contacted her and offered her a ticket home. She gladly accepted. I told her this is my budget and I will work within that budget.
Now one thing to note is that rather than send money, I would book the ticket for the person.
Mel demanded that I book a direct flight from Beijing to Johannesburg and then book a regional flight to East London. Now both are very expensive.
I offered to book a cheaper indirect flight via Dubai or Ethiopia. So the flight would be 3 legs instead of 2.
Now Mel was having none of this and basically said it's direct as possible or nothing.
So I ignored her for a week or so and helped someone else who was extremely greatful.
With a week before lock down happened Mel frantically contacted me and said she would take any flight
Now the petty revenge.
I obliged with a 3 stop itinerary ( think 40 hours) with the final stop in Johannesburg the main city.
The kicker? I booked a bus ticket ( 20 hours) for the leg from Johannesburg to East London.
Mel kept me updated and was livid the whole time. I didn't get paid back but the messages I got after her trip were gold. When she found out that I had booked her a bus ticket for the final leg she was broken at this point.
TLDR: Good Samaritan made entitled traveller take the long way home.
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#27 Free Breakfast For A Limited Time This Morning For Loud Hotel Neighbors
A few weeks ago our family was staying at a hotel resort for a relaxing weekend. Unfortunately we got roomed underneath a heard of buffalo, or a family of six, I couldn't tell which. As we put our kids to bed, we "hushed" them and reminded them we were in a hotel with other guests, so we could be as courteous as possible. Not the buffalo family above us. For hours into the night, until well after midnight, they were banging and slamming things in the room above. And while I can sleep through almost anything, and the kids were exhausted and asleep, I knew it was steaming my wife. And that was making me more and more angry - Unhappy wife, unhappy life.
Anyway, we all managed to finally fall asleep. However my super power is needing little sleep. I get up every day at 5:00a without an alarm clock. Sure enough, the next morning a few 4 hours later, I woke up like clockwork, and instantly I had my revenge.
Going down to the elevator core, I located a house phone and dialled their room: 6 and the room number - the room directly above ours. It rang five or six times with no answer. I hung up, and was feeling a little guilty and about to give up, when I remembered I wasn't getting laid today because of these clowns, said "f it" and rang back again. This time, a groggy female answered the phone - like barely - "Heelllllooo???" she croaked into the phone.
In my most chipper voice I said "Good morning! This is the front desk with your morning wakeup call! Are you awake?" -- I hear confusion on the other end.
"We have a special thank you gift for families staying with us today - Free breakfast buffet and admission to the waterpark today, however it is first come, first served, and you and your guests must claim your award at the front desk in the next 30 minutes." -- more confusion. and I thank her and hang up.
Next I camped out in the lobby to wait and see what happened. Sure enough about 20 min later, a train of groggy half-dressed family members come down to the front desk, looking annoyed, sleepy and ... did I see hope their eyes? As soon as they hit the front desk, it got heated - the mom demanding to see the on-duty manager, and the manager trying to explain they didn't call and don't offer that. It must have taken 5 minutes for them to figure out it was a prank, and sulk back to their room.
I left and went to get some coffee and enjoyed the rest of my morning.
Anyway, we all managed to finally fall asleep. However my super power is needing little sleep. I get up every day at 5:00a without an alarm clock. Sure enough, the next morning a few 4 hours later, I woke up like clockwork, and instantly I had my revenge.
Going down to the elevator core, I located a house phone and dialled their room: 6 and the room number - the room directly above ours. It rang five or six times with no answer. I hung up, and was feeling a little guilty and about to give up, when I remembered I wasn't getting laid today because of these clowns, said "f it" and rang back again. This time, a groggy female answered the phone - like barely - "Heelllllooo???" she croaked into the phone.
In my most chipper voice I said "Good morning! This is the front desk with your morning wakeup call! Are you awake?" -- I hear confusion on the other end.
"We have a special thank you gift for families staying with us today - Free breakfast buffet and admission to the waterpark today, however it is first come, first served, and you and your guests must claim your award at the front desk in the next 30 minutes." -- more confusion. and I thank her and hang up.
Next I camped out in the lobby to wait and see what happened. Sure enough about 20 min later, a train of groggy half-dressed family members come down to the front desk, looking annoyed, sleepy and ... did I see hope their eyes? As soon as they hit the front desk, it got heated - the mom demanding to see the on-duty manager, and the manager trying to explain they didn't call and don't offer that. It must have taken 5 minutes for them to figure out it was a prank, and sulk back to their room.
I left and went to get some coffee and enjoyed the rest of my morning.
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A vacation can already come with enough delays, cramped spaces, unexpected expenses, and personality clashes without someone adding an extra reason to lose your patience. And while some travelers choose to complain or simply walk away, others decide that a little payback is the most satisfying way to handle a person who crossed the line.
Sometimes the revenge is so small that it barely changes anything, while other times it becomes the part of the trip everyone remembers. Have you ever gotten petty revenge on someone while traveling? Or have you ever been on the receiving end of some unexpected vacation payback? Share your most ridiculous travel revenge story in the comments, the pettier, the better!
#28 It Was International Waters
I was middle seat on my first overseas flight from Sydney to San Fran and woke several times with the guy in the aisle seat next me elbows literally in my ribs. I gently pushed them back a few times over the course of 10 hours but it was clear he DGAF.
With 2 hours left the cabin crew turned the lights on and the coffee cart came around and I asked for a coffee. I stood up and reached over to grab it and don't know,must have hit some mid air turbulence or something and accidentally dumped half the hot coffee in his lap.
As the cabin crew helped him clean up i sat back down and put my earphones in and went back to sleep. His elbows somehow managed to stay over his side for the rest of the flight.
Funniest thing was watching him go through customs with a damp brown stain on his beige khakis.
With 2 hours left the cabin crew turned the lights on and the coffee cart came around and I asked for a coffee. I stood up and reached over to grab it and don't know,must have hit some mid air turbulence or something and accidentally dumped half the hot coffee in his lap.
As the cabin crew helped him clean up i sat back down and put my earphones in and went back to sleep. His elbows somehow managed to stay over his side for the rest of the flight.
Funniest thing was watching him go through customs with a damp brown stain on his beige khakis.
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#29 Petty Revenge On Obnoxious Hotel Guest
So, I'm staying at this hotel in Rome. I had already been there for one night, but thing is, you had to hand in your room key when you went out to avoid losing it.
Anyways, I'm returning from some sightseeing, about to pick up my key from the reception and head up to the room when two disgusting, sweaty hamplanets push me (!) away from the line and starts shouting at the receptionist. They had ordered a room, but turns out they want one with a view to the street outside, a larger bed, extra refreshments and this and that. The receptionist is as puzzled as I am, as it is a rather low-budget hotel that gives you the essentials and that's about it. No extras, breakfast doesn't last for too long, cleaning is early etc.
Anyways, after some time the finally shuffle away. They actually got transferred to the room they wanted, but they still didn't look very pleased. I make eye contact with the receptionist, we both sigh and roll our eyes and I ask for my room key, 203. Turns out the fatties are staying in room 204 so I brace myself for further annoyances.
I take the stairs, and get up to the room approximately at the same time as the couple does. And, sure enough, the woman turns to me and says "We need our sleep and we sleep very lightly, so you better stay quiet tomorrow morning, or you're gonna face some unpleasant consequences."
Cue next morning, I wake up early, and to my delight they have put one of those "Do not disturb" signs on their doorknob. I flip it so it instead says "Please clean my room". As I mentioned earlier, they cleaned the rooms earlier than usual (noon is normal, 10 am in this hotel). I left, knowing that the hamplanets would have a terrible morning, without any proper breakfast, smiled to the receptionist, and had a fantastic day in amazing Rome.
Anyways, I'm returning from some sightseeing, about to pick up my key from the reception and head up to the room when two disgusting, sweaty hamplanets push me (!) away from the line and starts shouting at the receptionist. They had ordered a room, but turns out they want one with a view to the street outside, a larger bed, extra refreshments and this and that. The receptionist is as puzzled as I am, as it is a rather low-budget hotel that gives you the essentials and that's about it. No extras, breakfast doesn't last for too long, cleaning is early etc.
Anyways, after some time the finally shuffle away. They actually got transferred to the room they wanted, but they still didn't look very pleased. I make eye contact with the receptionist, we both sigh and roll our eyes and I ask for my room key, 203. Turns out the fatties are staying in room 204 so I brace myself for further annoyances.
I take the stairs, and get up to the room approximately at the same time as the couple does. And, sure enough, the woman turns to me and says "We need our sleep and we sleep very lightly, so you better stay quiet tomorrow morning, or you're gonna face some unpleasant consequences."
Cue next morning, I wake up early, and to my delight they have put one of those "Do not disturb" signs on their doorknob. I flip it so it instead says "Please clean my room". As I mentioned earlier, they cleaned the rooms earlier than usual (noon is normal, 10 am in this hotel). I left, knowing that the hamplanets would have a terrible morning, without any proper breakfast, smiled to the receptionist, and had a fantastic day in amazing Rome.
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#30 Want To Charge Us Extra For Something That Didnt Happen? Have Fun With Your Reviews Tanking.
This happened a few years ago. My gf at the time (now wife) and I used to vacation in Asheville, booking cabins through a rental company. She grew up there and loved it, plus she had friends/family in the area that we would visit while there.
One of the rules the company had was that no extra guest were allowed to stay overnight, or there would be a fee. This rule never bothered us, as we never planned on having that. But, we did invite a couple of my gf's friends over to hang out for a little while. They got there around 7-8 and stayed until about 11pm before heading home. We finished the trip, had a great time and went home thinking all was good.
A couple days after we got home, I got an email from a woman in the rental company who claimed that their maintance guy saw that we had people stay over and we were being charged an extra $200 for breaking "occupancy" rules! Next came a back and forth between her and I where I told them noone stayed overnight, and that they left around 1030-11pm. But she claimed to me that "Occupancy" is anyone being in the cabin at all, which made no sense I looked up the legal definition of occupancy which did not side with her, but she told me it didnt matter and they would charge me the extra 200. Cue the Revenge.
Between my gf and I, we got about 8 people with 20 different google accounts all leaving 1 star reviews on the company's google page. This took their rating of around 4.4 all the way down to the mid 3 stars (it was a local company). Well someone higher up must have gotten wind of this and they knew exactly who did it. Within a couple hours, I got several emails from the original woman and her supervisor apologizing for the misunderstanding and asking how they could get us to take down the bad reviews.
After telling them it was clearly not a misunderstanding, I told them to kick rocks since they wanted to treat us that way, and long story shorter than it could be, we ended up getting an offer of 200 off our next visit if we took the reviews down (and they obviously refunded me that extra 200 plus another 100 off that stay). Karen, I hope you understand what occupancy means now, if you still have a job.
One of the rules the company had was that no extra guest were allowed to stay overnight, or there would be a fee. This rule never bothered us, as we never planned on having that. But, we did invite a couple of my gf's friends over to hang out for a little while. They got there around 7-8 and stayed until about 11pm before heading home. We finished the trip, had a great time and went home thinking all was good.
A couple days after we got home, I got an email from a woman in the rental company who claimed that their maintance guy saw that we had people stay over and we were being charged an extra $200 for breaking "occupancy" rules! Next came a back and forth between her and I where I told them noone stayed overnight, and that they left around 1030-11pm. But she claimed to me that "Occupancy" is anyone being in the cabin at all, which made no sense I looked up the legal definition of occupancy which did not side with her, but she told me it didnt matter and they would charge me the extra 200. Cue the Revenge.
Between my gf and I, we got about 8 people with 20 different google accounts all leaving 1 star reviews on the company's google page. This took their rating of around 4.4 all the way down to the mid 3 stars (it was a local company). Well someone higher up must have gotten wind of this and they knew exactly who did it. Within a couple hours, I got several emails from the original woman and her supervisor apologizing for the misunderstanding and asking how they could get us to take down the bad reviews.
After telling them it was clearly not a misunderstanding, I told them to kick rocks since they wanted to treat us that way, and long story shorter than it could be, we ended up getting an offer of 200 off our next visit if we took the reviews down (and they obviously refunded me that extra 200 plus another 100 off that stay). Karen, I hope you understand what occupancy means now, if you still have a job.
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#31 Ruin My Mini Vacation? Goodnight!
I was bullied all through my school years. They went after my weight, clothes, ADHD, taste in music, complexion, eyebrows, etc. You name it, they bullied me over it. One girl in particular, we'll call her Jane, held a grudge against me for YEARS because when we were in the girl scouts (elementary school), she claimed that my mom called her mom telling her Jane was bullying me. Jane denied bullying me, of course. First, yes, she was bullying me. Let's be honest here! Second, I had asked my mom repeatedly about this alleged phone call and she swears she never did. My mom is an amazing, supportive person and I'm obviously going to believe her over Jane. Third, even if this phone call had happened, it was years ago!
Fast forward to Junior year of high school. Jane and I are both in drama club, she's still hanging on to this alleged phone call, and we're stuck sharing a hotel room for a 3-day high school theatre festival. Whenever I'm around her, she's constantly nagging me. I tried to be kind and stay out of her way, but she essentially bit my head off every chance she had. It's the last night and I'm watching TV in my bed feeling angry and mentally exhausted. Theatre fest was something I looked forward to every year and she had ruined it for me over a phone call that NEVER HAPPENED. Jane comes out of the bathroom in her swimsuit and announces that she's going to the hotel pool. Jane reaches for her room key, but stops and asks me if I'm staying in for the night. In that moment, inspiration struck and I heard angels singing! I smiled sweetly and said yes. With that, Jane left for the pool WITHOUT her room key. Knowing that she assumed I'd just let her back in later, I locked the door and went to sleep.
Apparently, Jane spent an hour or so pounding on the door and having kids call my room. I'm a sound sleeper so I didn't hear any of this wink. Keep in mind that our teacher was just down the hall and could easily help Jane get a new room key. Finally, Jane and our teacher got a new key and she was able to get back in.
The next morning, Jane growled at me for falling asleep and locking her out. I acted (theatre kid) mortified and told her and our teacher that I must've been more tired than I thought. I know Jane suspected I did it on purpose, but she couldn't do anything about it because there was no proof. After all, Jane was the one who chose to go to the pool without her room key.
When I got home, I told my mom everything. She told me "Any other person, I would've been upset with you, but she had that coming!" We still laugh about it every now and then.
Jane never mentioned the alleged phone call again so…MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!
Fast forward to Junior year of high school. Jane and I are both in drama club, she's still hanging on to this alleged phone call, and we're stuck sharing a hotel room for a 3-day high school theatre festival. Whenever I'm around her, she's constantly nagging me. I tried to be kind and stay out of her way, but she essentially bit my head off every chance she had. It's the last night and I'm watching TV in my bed feeling angry and mentally exhausted. Theatre fest was something I looked forward to every year and she had ruined it for me over a phone call that NEVER HAPPENED. Jane comes out of the bathroom in her swimsuit and announces that she's going to the hotel pool. Jane reaches for her room key, but stops and asks me if I'm staying in for the night. In that moment, inspiration struck and I heard angels singing! I smiled sweetly and said yes. With that, Jane left for the pool WITHOUT her room key. Knowing that she assumed I'd just let her back in later, I locked the door and went to sleep.
Apparently, Jane spent an hour or so pounding on the door and having kids call my room. I'm a sound sleeper so I didn't hear any of this wink. Keep in mind that our teacher was just down the hall and could easily help Jane get a new room key. Finally, Jane and our teacher got a new key and she was able to get back in.
The next morning, Jane growled at me for falling asleep and locking her out. I acted (theatre kid) mortified and told her and our teacher that I must've been more tired than I thought. I know Jane suspected I did it on purpose, but she couldn't do anything about it because there was no proof. After all, Jane was the one who chose to go to the pool without her room key.
When I got home, I told my mom everything. She told me "Any other person, I would've been upset with you, but she had that coming!" We still laugh about it every now and then.
Jane never mentioned the alleged phone call again so…MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!
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#32 Be Nice To Your Camping Neighbours
Not me but my parents. They love camping for long trips because it's cheap and easy. They were travelling in eastern Canada and were to depart early in the morning so they got to sleep early. At around 10PM, two cars arrived to camp in the site next to them. Headlights directly on my parents tent. Open the door. Close the door. Bang. Open the door. Close the door. Bang. I don't know if you camp a lot but a car door closing next to a tent is pretty loud when you try to sleep. They were also talking loudly and not caring at all about people sleeping around.
So the next morning comes, my parents get up silently, closing the car door only once they are ready, being very considerate to other people.
And at the very last, my mom writes on a big sticker (like 3inx3in) "we left silently, jerk" and stuck it in the center of their windshield.
And they drove away.
So the next morning comes, my parents get up silently, closing the car door only once they are ready, being very considerate to other people.
And at the very last, my mom writes on a big sticker (like 3inx3in) "we left silently, jerk" and stuck it in the center of their windshield.
And they drove away.
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#33 Cruise To Nowhere
Hubby and I moved into a new house in 2018. When we were buying the house, we asked his brother and his sister and her husband to cosign on our mortgage. In return, we said we'd take them on a cruise. In 2019 we were going to go on the cruise but BIL couldn't get work off and SIL got pregnant. Then there was a pandemic. During the pandemic we were made aware of some problematic dynamics between SIL/her husband and their kids, so we filed a report with child protective services. They are now, understandably upset with us. However, our report was completely justified. SIL keeps telling us we owe her for "intentionally messing with her" and every time we talk with her (it has been very, very infrequent) she tries to get us to give her money. She has also been doing things to sabotage my husband's company and is systematically turning mutual friends against us. She now wants us to pay her the money we would have spent on a cruise for her. I'm not trying to change the terms of our initial agreement but she's insistent that we have to do it to "make amends." So now I'm shopping for a one night cruise to nowhere. Absolutely the cheapest cruise I can find. She won't even be able to go because she's not vaccinated but hey, at least I will have followed through.
Edit: the loan was paid off within 6 months of initiation. Details on the child mistreatment that was happening were left out due to group rules about felonious activity.
Edit again: I don't want to get my post removed but there was physical mistreatment towards my son and towards their own children. Also neglect. So far, in order to "make restitution" we've been told to get individual therapy, attend family therapy, pay for her to go to therapy, pay for the family therapy, give them cash equal to the cost of a cruise, etc. Every time we jump through one hoop there's something more she wants from us. She and my husband's other sister were working for my husband and started up a competing business and stole clients and never serviced them, which cost us around $12k. She has threatened several other forms of retaliation as well. We tried several times to take them on the cruise before this all blew up but they always had other things preventing them. Still, they literally can't cruise due to current guidelines. In all reality I'll probably just send them on a decent cruise but I really, really want to just book them a one night cruise to nowhere, with all 3 of them in the same stateroom.
Edit: the loan was paid off within 6 months of initiation. Details on the child mistreatment that was happening were left out due to group rules about felonious activity.
Edit again: I don't want to get my post removed but there was physical mistreatment towards my son and towards their own children. Also neglect. So far, in order to "make restitution" we've been told to get individual therapy, attend family therapy, pay for her to go to therapy, pay for the family therapy, give them cash equal to the cost of a cruise, etc. Every time we jump through one hoop there's something more she wants from us. She and my husband's other sister were working for my husband and started up a competing business and stole clients and never serviced them, which cost us around $12k. She has threatened several other forms of retaliation as well. We tried several times to take them on the cruise before this all blew up but they always had other things preventing them. Still, they literally can't cruise due to current guidelines. In all reality I'll probably just send them on a decent cruise but I really, really want to just book them a one night cruise to nowhere, with all 3 of them in the same stateroom.
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