There are two types of guests in the world: those who call before arriving, respect your personal space, thank you for your hospitality, and leave at a decent hour; and then those who make you want to never have anyone over ever again.
The latter are the ones who take "make yourself at home" far too seriously. To them, it's an invite to behave like a wild animal that's just been unleashed. And you have to wonder, "If they act like this in someone else's space, what in the please-leave-right-now are they getting up to in their own home?
Someone asked, "What's the worst thing a guest has ever done in your home?" and many of the responses read like the script of a low-budget horror movie. Bored Panda has put together a list of the best of the worst... Among them: the father-in-law who cut his fingernails at a dining room table and left the clippings behind; a man who snooped through a couple's wardrobe, and sniffed the wife's underwear; and the charmer who stole someone's pet hedgehog before trashing the house to make it look like a robbery.
#21

Wore dirty shoes straight onto my sofa because they "forgot" to take them off at the door. They were never invited back.
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#22

Announced, didn't ask, ANNOUNCED, that he was staying an extra night, after having stayed 3 nights already. My Wife packed his stuff and he was gone 20 minutes later.
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#23

This was YEARS ago but it was so bizarre. I had a group project in university and I suggested we work at my place. One dude showed up like a half hour early and we were sitting on my couch, chatting. He asked me if I was single and I had just gotten out of a long term relationship, which I told him. He asked if he could kiss me and I said I wasn’t ready for that. He then proceeded to go to my bathroom and was in there for like 20 minutes, taking a nasty number 2.
I was so confused and disgusted. Like what if we had kissed? Would he have not done a number 2? Was it a revenge dookie?
I was so confused and disgusted. Like what if we had kissed? Would he have not done a number 2? Was it a revenge dookie?
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#24

Drank 6 beers and hid the bottles- we found them the next day and thought the kids at the gathering did it, so we had a whole big thing with the kids only to find out much later that it was an alcoholic aunte that lied about drinking them.
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#25

Very high maintenance girl visited us. She live about 700 miles from us at the time. Once she’d left we discovered two sets of her clothes on the floor in the room she’d stayed in. Shirts, pants, bras, underwear - the works.
My wife finds them and says “the hell with that”. Straight in the garbage they go.
A week after she’d left, she calls and asks us to mail her the items that she had “forgotten”. She clearly expected us to clean and ship the items to her at our expense.
My wife tells her that we never found anything of the sort and have no clue what she’s talking about.
She hasn’t spoken to us since.
Good riddance.
My wife finds them and says “the hell with that”. Straight in the garbage they go.
A week after she’d left, she calls and asks us to mail her the items that she had “forgotten”. She clearly expected us to clean and ship the items to her at our expense.
My wife tells her that we never found anything of the sort and have no clue what she’s talking about.
She hasn’t spoken to us since.
Good riddance.
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#26

A friend of my ex threw my cat across the room. My cat loves people and wants to cuddle with everyone, and I understand that not everyone wants that. So I tell guests to simply put him down on the floor if he gets too clingy. But this person literally threw him across the room. I was ready to punch him, but my ex managed to get him to leave the house, and I never saw him again. My cat was in shock, but thankfully he wasn’t injured, and he still loves people.
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#27
Stolen jewelry (all of my expensive rings, and coins from the 1800’s. It boggles me because if a friend needs help, I would help them. I guess sometimes don’t want to set their pride aside and my friendship. Actually I think I need to start being kinder to myself first…Heartbroken.
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#28
i own an airbnb and one person staying at it got annoyed with me when i asked politely them to not let their 4 year old play with our keypad entry. they got locked out 4 times in less than 24 hours because she thought it made a funny sound when she entered the wrong code. so in response they left every light in the house on, including closets, and left the kitchen sink on when they left. i gave them a one star review and they got pissed and said i was a liar and were going to report me to airbnb. i sent them a video from the the doorbell cam of them joking about doing it. they did not respond after that.
they tried booking again 6 or so months later, i declined them.
they tried booking again 6 or so months later, i declined them.
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#29
Smoked in our bathroom after we explicitly asked her to only smoke outside because smoke is a trigger for multiple people's asthma. That was rude af imo.
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#30
Picture it: 1999. Little 6-year-old me has a ball pit (one of those little 5x5-foot tent ones), and I LOVED that thing!
Then my darn little cousin comes over for a visit and keeps throwing all the balls out of the pit. She makes a huge mess, but somehow, after she leaves, MY PARENTS GET MAD AT ME because the balls are everywhere.
She comes over a few more times and keeps doing the exact same thing. Every single time, I'm the one who gets blamed for the mess she made.
And then, one day, my parents get rid of my beloved ball pit because they think I'm the one who keeps making a mess.
Then my darn little cousin comes over for a visit and keeps throwing all the balls out of the pit. She makes a huge mess, but somehow, after she leaves, MY PARENTS GET MAD AT ME because the balls are everywhere.
She comes over a few more times and keeps doing the exact same thing. Every single time, I'm the one who gets blamed for the mess she made.
And then, one day, my parents get rid of my beloved ball pit because they think I'm the one who keeps making a mess.
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#31
During a house party, a girl we invited stole my roommate's phone, was able to get into his bank accounts and other accounts like e-trade (this was partially on him as he had a note with all his passwords on his phone and this was during the early days of the iPhone before most people used passwords to unlock their phone). In less than 12 hours she was able to sell all his stocks, and then steal the money from his bank accounts. After weeks of constantly being on the phone, my roommate was able to get most of his money back and I think e-trade was able to reinstate his stocks. Our entire friend group was in disbelief as she seemed like such a normal girl.
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#32
This is the reason I don't throw parties anymore. Everybody was having a good time relaxing, I hear the sound of running water and get confused because nobody was by the bathroom and nobody was over at the sink. So I go to investigate, and I walk in and see one of my buddies. Now mind you, from left to right this is the order of objects in my room from where he was standing. My computer desk with all my electronics, the empty floor, and then my bed which was on the ground. He was urinating on the floor between my computer and my bed. I almost yelled at him, but stopped myself. I realized that if he stopped and turned, he would wet either my bed, or my computer. So I sat there and watched him empty his bladder on my floor, and then proceeded to kick him out.
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#33
STABBED MY ANTIQUE ROCKING CHAIR WITH A KNIFE.
He was the acquaintence of a friend. We were playing D&D. We were a chair short, so he wound up in the antique rocking chair that has now rocked three generations of babies.
He was doing some sort of character bit and suddenly THWAP a pocket knife was STICKING IN THE ARM OF THE CHAIR.
...he was not invited back.
He was the acquaintence of a friend. We were playing D&D. We were a chair short, so he wound up in the antique rocking chair that has now rocked three generations of babies.
He was doing some sort of character bit and suddenly THWAP a pocket knife was STICKING IN THE ARM OF THE CHAIR.
...he was not invited back.
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#34
I used to work as a bartender, one night after closing I saw an old friend of my husband almost passed out so I helped him and asked where he was staying as I knew he lived in a different city. He had no room anywhere so I took him home. He stayed there the whole weekend (we did ask him to leave) and while he was away he dared to call to say he was coming home to take a nap but not to worry because it would not bother him if we wanted to be home too. He also ate all the leftovers from the fridge.
I never again offered my house to anyone after closing the bar.
I never again offered my house to anyone after closing the bar.
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#35
Stayed for freaking HOURS after a meeting at my house ended. She and another club member holed up in the living room, yakking, And it was driving my husband and me craaay craaaay because we were hoping for a date night without a dinner out, if you know what I mean. Our son was at work and was famous for coming home just as we were having a date night (if you know what I mean. We called him Radar Boy (not to his face).
After about 3 hours of hinting, I finally (!) expressly asked these two yakkers to take it elsewhere so my husband and I could turn. They kind of nodded my way, then continued gossiping for another HOUR!!
And just when we were alone, we hear our son slamming the door. Sigh. We did not have much intimate time after: We learned about a year later that my man’s spine was plagued with cancer of the bone marrow (multiple myeloma). He survived 3 years longer than average number of patients, but it was a shut quality of life. Even now, when I recall what those guests did, I kind of conflate things so that they brought on the cancer. (I’m not proud of that).
After about 3 hours of hinting, I finally (!) expressly asked these two yakkers to take it elsewhere so my husband and I could turn. They kind of nodded my way, then continued gossiping for another HOUR!!
And just when we were alone, we hear our son slamming the door. Sigh. We did not have much intimate time after: We learned about a year later that my man’s spine was plagued with cancer of the bone marrow (multiple myeloma). He survived 3 years longer than average number of patients, but it was a shut quality of life. Even now, when I recall what those guests did, I kind of conflate things so that they brought on the cancer. (I’m not proud of that).
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#36
My sister was changing her baby on the bed just before they left and the kid let out a geyser all over the bed. Didn't say a word and left. The next day, we found a very wet mattress.
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#37
Went in the front guest bathroom to go BIG potty. While he was in there, he smoked cigarettes in my bathroom, flicked his ashes in the bathtub, and set the cigarette on the vanity which left a nicotine burn mark. Now, my white vanity has a permanent rusty looking skidmark on it.
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#39
Had some acquaintances watch our dog when we were away. They were some harmless hippies who lived out of their van and we had them stay with our dog at our house over the weekend. When we came back from a long travel day they had completely moved in. Brought all their guitars and tapestries inside and put all their clothes in drawers. They also were cooking a very involved meal at 8pm… in our home. When we told them it was time to leave they were pissed but it was truly so strange.
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#40

Not me, but my sister told me about the time a friend of hers spent the night because she'd had too much to drink and she urinated on her couch, flipped the couch cushions over, and was out of the house before my sis and her husband woke up.
Throughout the say my sister kept smelling that tell-tale pee stench and finally thoroughly examined the couch... when she pulled up the couch cushion, she was splashed in the face by droplets. She screamed and my BIL found her at the sink splashing her face vigorously with water. She immediately called her friend and screamed at her, "At least give me a heads up!!! I got your bodily fluids on MY FACE!!!"
Throughout the say my sister kept smelling that tell-tale pee stench and finally thoroughly examined the couch... when she pulled up the couch cushion, she was splashed in the face by droplets. She screamed and my BIL found her at the sink splashing her face vigorously with water. She immediately called her friend and screamed at her, "At least give me a heads up!!! I got your bodily fluids on MY FACE!!!"
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