Ever gone down an internet rabbit hole of revenge stories? From petty paybacks to epic, well-planned schemes, these tales are equal parts shocking and satisfying. Whether you’re here for the drama or the creativity, these stories won’t disappoint—karma has never been so entertaining!
That’s Why You Shouldn’t Cheat
Don’t you want your PlayStation covered with soap and soaked in bubbly water? Simple, don’t cheat! Do you think girls aren’t serious when they take revenge? You just have witnessed the best revenge!
Boyfriend for four years cheated on her… not once, but twice! (You’d probably be thinking of the same girl, but no. Different girls!) Boys, don’t make the same mistake. I swear!
How much a PlayStation would cost lately? If you don’t want to throw away money, especially if you’ve worked hard on it, be a decent person. Man up! Don’t disappoint your girlfriends.
Revenge of the Buses
That’s what you get if you park your car irresponsibly. (Yes, parking is part of responsible driving! Don’t argue with me on this.) Know where to park your car!
It seems to me that it’s a parking area specifically for mobile blood donation buses. When were cars considered buses, or did they look like buses? You gotta be kidding us, dude!
Now, you can’t get your car out because the buses have surrounded it to serve your karma. Next time, read the room properly, my guy!
Fast Revenge Is Good Revenge
We’ve done silly things when we were kids, including petty revenge. (I mean, I was that petty when I was young. Do me wrong, I’ll do you wrong twice!)
Reddit user u/rodgeramjit called his experience “fast revenge is good revenge” as he was able to reverse Uno card, his sister’s mischievous act! Very quick response!
“When we were kids, my sister pushed a whole raw egg into my mouth while we were fighting. I threw up and pushed that into her mouth. Justice done.” (EURGH. Don’t mess with your brothers!)
Can You See It?
I honestly didn’t see it until I read the caption that says, “Sometimes when my girl makes me mad, I upload pictures with her forehead edited to be slightly bigger.” ROFL!
Talking about best revenge, huh? This one will make it to the list! I wonder if his girlfriend was able to see her manipulated forehead. (If she did, what do you think would be her revenge?)
Kudos to the editing skill. I should’ve taken my Photoshop class in high school seriously to use it to my advantage. (Regretting it, for real.)
This Will Make You Pay for the Services You’d Be Requesting in the Future
If you don’t want to pay, do things on your own. You can paint your house instead of wasting a painter’s time by escaping the payment due!
For context, the homeowner didn’t pay the painter for his service, so what do you do? REVENGE. Don’t underestimate painters, dear clients! If they can make your house look good, watch them do the opposite!
Don’t be like Terry, y’all! Pay the bill! Be ashamed. They spend time and effort to follow what you want for your house, so you can’t just run away from your responsibilities!
Maam, That Would Be $500!
Married couples can get so petty with each other, too. (Yeah, doesn’t mean you’re an adult, you can’t be immature. Maybe that’s just our inner child wanting to get noticed.)
Though the story I’m about to share divided the Reddit community somehow. Reddit user u/just45un captioned, “A week or two ago, my wife served me some miniature pancakes with some berries on a paper plate…”
OP added that his wife told him to lose weight. (Red flag or not?) I quote, “Today, she gets a gourmet breakfast. Revenge best served.” Oof, he did serve! It’s like saying, “Back to you, wife!”
That’s Not a Friend
“In high school, a friend took my pizza and tossed its toppings down on the table.” Oh, that doesn’t sound great, Reddit user u/neiklot. It’s not something a real friend would do!
OP continued, “I surprised myself when I quickly scooped it up and planted it on his face.” Can we consider it as a perfect stimulus, though? (That’s my pizza, buddy! Now, you pay for ruining it!)
While OP felt satisfied when the ‘friend’ made his long walk to the nearest sink with his face slapped by the pizza, I think he deserved an apology—and so do you, OP!
Want Some Free Goats? We Got You!
Sometimes, there are people in our workplace who will just get on your nerves. Maybe they do it unintentionally (which can be forgiven) or maybe on purpose! How to deal with the latter?
Well, for Reddit user u/JoeySalamander, piss me off once, and I’ll put your number on a Craigslist ad! (Whole new level of revenge!) Not just putting the numbers, he added, “Free two goats!”
If you love goats, of course, you’d be calling the number. What happens next? “That guy at work who pissed me off spent the rest of the day getting calls every fifteen minutes or so.”
Thou Shall Not Steal
Short and sweet revenge. “Kid stole my water bottle. I opened it and left it inside his backpack.” Reddit user u/spartan-44 attempted a draw. You stole my water bottle and went home with a wet bag!
It’s true that when we were kids, we sort of felt envy towards other kids who obviously have the things that we like. However, to the point of stealing it? That’s not good, dear parents!
If you’re wondering why your kid’s bag and the things inside it are drenched, it’s not rain. It’s the water bottle he stole. How about buying your kid a water bottle next time?
Double Click Speed
I learned just now that you can adjust the double-click speed of your computer. Whoa! Genius? Something I’d like to learn if a co-worker messes up with me. (Kidding or not kidding? Guess.)
We can probably say that this is a prank, but since Reddit user u/reloadingnow shared this and labeled it as petty revenge, then we can assume that his co-worker might’ve annoyed him that day!
“Speeding up co-worker’s double click speed and watched him squirm when his normal double-clicking speed isn’t working.” I can hear OP’s evil laugh while I’m typing this story.
Why Are There So Many Gulls Here?
Perhaps, don’t bully someone so that the gulls will keep themselves away from you? A salty-potato-chip revenge you will never forget from Reddit user u/Any_Clue_1632! (You’re probably wondering why salty-potato-chip.)
“I got bullied as a kid. My 8th-grade class went to the beach, and my bullies went to the water. Crushed up some potato chips and spread them all over my enemies’ blankets!”
The action did not begin by pouring the chips, but when the seagulls swarmed on the blankets and towels of the OP’s bullies! (It only took five minutes to invite at least fifty seagulls!)
Introducing Coke’s New Flavor: Hot Pepper
That special Coke flavor is only for people who love to steal drinks and food they don’t own! (Yay! Serves them right for not respecting real owners.)
u/PJMurphy from Reddit talked about a woman who would bring her lunch and a can of Coke in the work fridge, and the can of Coke went missing… repeatedly! Sounds sus.
The woman turned to her detective mode, took a very hot pepper, sliced it in half, and rubbed it around the opening area! Guess what? The thief was discovered! The Modern-Day Enola Holmes!
Co-worker Disliked Me for No Reason
Not particularly great as u/Meeeeehhhh from Reddit would call it, but he enjoyed this petty revenge he made for his co-worker who disliked him for no reason.
“He would argue with me over asinine things, just for the sake of it. When I got him for Secret Santa, I, knowing he was colorblind, bought him a Rubik’s cube.”
1.4K upvotes from Reddit community, they enjoyed the clapback from OP! He deserved a round of applause, though. But some pointed out, “That’s not how colorblindness works.” Regardless, that was a fun read!
Stealing…. Justified?
We don’t recommend stealing as your revenge, but we listen, and we don’t judge. Reddit user u/cab3cg met a girl at a bar whose boyfriend cheated on her. (Tsk. I told you, boys. Don’t.)
“She snuck into his house and stole every lightbulb he had.” (Yeah, I know, right? It’s weird to steal lightbulbs, but that’s her revenge, not ours.) What was the woman thinking?
Maybe it’s a symbol that his life would turn dark because of cheating on her. (Pun intended.) OP added, “Lamps, fridge, microwave, you name it. She hauled it out of here.” SALUTE.
Let’s Call Him ‘Bob’
Bob was constantly bullied by another kid for being a nerd. (Nerds are adorable, why would you do this to them?) But, behold! Bob is no ordinary person; he’s talented with computers!
It was a long story from Reddit user u/urbanhawk1, but we’ll keep it straight to the point. So, Bob and the bully attended the same class at the computer lab. (School’s computers have bad security.)
Therefore, Bob installed software on his bully’s computer! Every time the teacher passes by the bully’s computer, Bob remotely controls it and shows questionable images! The bully was getting into trouble because of that!
From Now On, Do Your Own Tie!
Tying a tie is an art (you can’t convince me otherwise), and it’s one of the trickiest parts of clothing! Believe me, videos are dedicated to how to tie a tie on YouTube!
It’s not easy, so it’s a good scheme for revenge! Reddit user u/Crazycatlover shared her ex didn’t know how to tie his tie. Whenever he went to work, she would help him tie it.
After wearing, he’d just loosen and put it inside the cabinet ready for adjusting. Since it was a bad relationship, before she left, she yanked out all the knots before calling it off!
Knock, Knock! This Is Your Taxes in Front of Your Door!
What if your karma for being abusive is having the IRS in front of your door? I told you, do good things to people, and you’ll get rewarded, not punished.
“I called the tax people on my abusive ex and let them know she was running a side business. Found out she owed close to 10k, lol.” Reddit user u/Outdoorsmen_87 and tax people won!
Don’t expect a peaceful breakup, really. If you’ve done something wrong, it will always come back to you in different forms. Regret is always at the end.
You’ve Got Mail! I Mean…Mails!
I swear, cheating can get so traumatizing to the one who got cheated on. It’s literally the worst thing you could do to someone you love. (Watch them do the unthinkable!)
“Buddy of mine got cheated on, stole the bike of the guy, and sawed it in pieces!” OMG. That’s what a broken heart can do. Reddit user u/CarolusRex1718 added a few insane details.
After his buddy sawed the bike, he sent every piece, one by one, by mail back to the guy she cheated on! Never heard of such deliberate revenge! He was MAD. REAL MAD.
It’s Sarah, Not Sara!
Trust me, this one might’ve qualified for the pettiest revenge title. Reddit user u/porcelain_queen loves to attach her name, company, and position to her email signature. However, people disappoint her!
They will respond, “Thank you, Sara!” even though her name was spelled with H. So, part of her revenge was to reply to those people, leaving off a letter of their name! LOL.
“No problem, Rene.” “Have a good day, Jon.” OP said, “They probably think I’m a dingbat, but it’s worth it to me.” Mad respect, Sara. I mean, Sarah!
Thanks for Sharing Your Sunscreen, I Guess?
“We were sitting by the pool once, and a woman stood over my wife and started spraying sunscreen all over herself—and my wife!” (I’m cheering whatever this man can do. Let’s continue!)
“We asked her nicely to please move, but she ignored us and kept spraying. When we left, I took one of her flip-flops with me.” Stealing? Nope, just revenge from the husband!
Reddit user u/whereyouatdesmondo showed us that no one can mess with his wife. Though it could’ve been a free sunscreen, it’s rude to do it that way! Spray your sunscreen on yourself alone!
Don’t Make Fun of Someone’s Car
It’s a pet peeve of mine when someone tries to shame you for owning things that are not considered luxurious enough. Do we really need to prove our worth through that?
“I was in a big meeting, and two high-level guys made fun of my car during their presentation. I accessed their personal information and sent it to my car’s brand sales group!”
Reddit user u/0124NN specifically requested for a test drive, quotations, and more. So, those two high-level guys were basically spammed pretty well for a while! (That’s why you have to choose to be kind always.)
I See Your True Colors Shining Through
Don’t you feel annoyed when the lazy employee gets the recognition instead of you, who worked so hard to finish a project? You’ve sacrificed work-life balance only to be disrespected like that.
We’ll be rooting for u/sippistar from Reddit when she puts this co-worker into place. “I always got ignored. So, one day, I came in early and unplugged his ethernet jack.”
Just enough that he won’t notice that it was unplugged, OP was clever. For four hours, he couldn’t work, and he couldn’t take credit for all the work OP had done!
He Retook the Class
If you’re always relying on other students for notes because you love to skip classes, then you shouldn’t have gone to college, fella! Act like an adult and contribute!
Reddit user u/failing_forwards recalled the moment when he purposely edited his notes and provided wrong information in case the lazy classmate noticed it. Doing zero work always, he knew that classmate would overlook errors.
Yep, he was right! It was too much effort for the lazy classmate to countercheck every piece of information in the notes. So, he ended up failing the subject and retook the class. Sweet victory!
You’re Going Down With Me!
Is it really hard to ask for help when you’re struggling to understand a lesson? I think not. It’s harder to threaten an innocent being just because you want instant examination answers!
We’ve got a strong guy right here as Reddit user u/Air_Hellair didn’t hold himself back and made his greatest sacrifice to teach those bullies an important lesson.
“I was in a strange position in high school. Guys would threaten me to let them copy my papers and my tests. We failed together. They blamed me. Yes, I failed that test on purpose!”
Please Use the Lobby Bathroom
It’s not that tough to be considerate of other people sometimes. In reality, you’re not the main character of this world. We are all main characters, and we need to follow rules!
So, a Reddit User expressed their annoyance to their co-worker who would take a dump every after lunch in their office’s bathroom. (You can imagine how it smells.)
Because it would stink the whole office, the manager asked everyone to have it in the lobby bathroom instead. Refused to follow. What did they do? Took all the toilet paper! (Yep, the bathroom is his new home.)
Teabags in the Sink
Let’s settle this debate first. Where do you usually throw your teabags? And why is it so difficult for others to throw them in the food waste bin?
If I were this Reddit user, I would get annoyed, too. Let’s hear this petty but necessary revenge. “My missus leaves teabags in the sink, so I put them in her wallet.”
Now, her wallet has become the bin! Brave husband, he’s really determined to teach his wife a lesson about proper disposal! Could we blame him? Definitely not!
If I Can’t Have It, No One Can!
“In third grade, I was falsely accused by the hall monitor of talking during quiet time. They punished me by keeping me from watching movies and eating the cinnamon bread with everyone else.”
Keeping you away from watching movies? That’s outright unfair! (I love movies, you know. So, I know how Reddit users feel about being banned from movie time and cinnamon bread!)
“The day before the class watched the movie and ate snacks, I unplugged the breadmakers right before we left school so no one would get any! I figured if I can’t have it, no one can!”
We’re Still Buds Now
Reddit user u/matted- shared his traveling experience with his buddy in India. They had a falling out over something minor, and in return, his friend hid OP’s journal and denied its disappearance all day.
For OP’s revenge, he knows he can’t just hide a simple thing that wouldn’t matter if it gets lost. So, he chose his friend’s PASSPORT! I can imagine the panic his friend must’ve experienced.
They’re still friends right now, and he was happy to inform us that his friend returned the journal he was looking for in exchange for the passport’s hideout!
Guess Who’s Paying the Electric Bill?
Of course, it’s always the person who is more responsible with their electricity consumption! (Ah, I can’t stand a roommate who doesn’t care about electric bills.)
Reddit user confessed, “My roommate used to leave his heater on—full blast—when he would sleep. He would sometimes forget to turn it off, which even made me even more mad.”
One day, OP had enough and chose the childish way to straighten things out. When his roommate left, he unwired the heater off the wall! His roommate spent three hours stressing over it.
Have You Seen My DS?
Yep, your cousin had seen it, but because you were being mean to Reddit user u/quitpayload, then you have to look for it around the house! (Mean cousins should taste their own medicine sometimes.)
OP didn’t lie about hiding the Nintendo DS. Cousin went crazy and spent the rest of her day trying to find the device! Oh, the satisfaction of seeing mean people stressing out!
“The best part is that I did a really terrible job of hiding it. When she asked me where it was, she was standing a few feet away from it. Still makes me chuckle!”
I Skipped Class but Got an A-!
“In high school, I skipped class because I felt like I didn’t need to be there if I still did my homework and showed up for tests.” (Reddit user u/gamerladyM is so me, and I want to stay at home most of the time.)
“My journalism teacher assigned each student a topic to write about midterms.” Do you want to guess what was the topic assigned to her? She was asked to do the following: What is the value of attendance policy?
She mentioned she skips classes, right? So, she wrote an essay dismissing the attendance policy tool! OP got an A- for her citations and she kept the paper all these years as a trophy! Wow!
Before I Leave, Here’s a Frozen Salmon Fillet!
I know the title’s weird, but I promise it would make sense. Two married couples decided to separate for good, but the husband got petty revenge before leaving the house!
“I was moving my stuff out, and I remembered there was a hole in the wall underneath the bathroom sinks that was large enough for me to drop a couple of frozen salmon fillets.”
Yeah, you know what happens next. The stench lasted for a few days, and Reddit user u/VictorBlimpmuscle’s ex-wife went crazy over it! She was pissed and was so desperate to find the source! (A Schadenfreude!)
What’s That Smell?
Do you have this boss whom you couldn’t stand? You might find this revenge story satisfying from Reddit user u/weshric. (Spoiler: OP loves the smell of buttered popcorn!)
So, his boss banned microwave popcorn in the office because she hated the smell, and because OP hated her, he bought one of those USB drives that have scented oil inside.
He purposely chose the scent of buttered popcorn! He plugged it in on the side of her desktop…. It took her roughly six months to figure out where the scent was coming from. WHAT?!
Don’t Touch My Kid’s Space
Dads are known to be so protective over their kids, and this one story from Reddit user u/bow_down_whelp is documented proof! This is when Dad teaches others about respect!
“My daughter’s school has their names on pegs to hang coats up. Sometimes, when I dropped her off, another parent hung their coat and bag on her peg. I could tell the teacher, but…”
And dad, being a grown-up man, got petty for his daughter. Drop the coats on the floor and hang his kid’s stuff to where it truly belongs. “It’s not mature, I’m not proud of it.”
A Lot of Things Happened
“When my mom left my dad, she sprinkled cress seeds on the bathroom carpet and watered them. She also took the end off the curtain rod and stuffed a load of sprats in it (tiny fish).”
Wait, there’s more from Reddit user u/Quailpower, “She also placed some up the chimney, in the airing cupboard, and underneath the washer and dryer!” HELP. THIS IS INSANE.
I told you, lot of things happened that even OP couldn’t remember anymore, but one thing is certain: “My dad sold the house shortly after.” (Haha, agony’s over!)
This Is for Pinning on Me
I have a sister, and honestly… pinning something on your sibling becomes so normal that you’ll just laugh at it when you grow up and realize it wasn’t a good thing to do.
Reddit user shared a relatable story, where his sister blamed him for something he didn’t do. They were playing ,and her sister ended up breaking the dog door!
They were too afraid to admit who was wrong, so his sister quickly blamed the OP. (Yep, he got into trouble because of that.) For his revenge, he cut all the bristles off her toothbrush!
Farm Sometimes Cooks an Egg
If your roommate eats fried eggs daily for breakfast, you might consider this prank to spice up your friendship! (It’s not offensive, the success rate is kinda low, but if you’re successful, this will rock!)
“Roommate buys the big 4.5 dozen pack of eggs and puts them back on the fridge. I like to pull random 4 to 5 eggs, boil them, and then place them back in their spots.”
The reddit user had done it for so long that his roommate started to think the packaging process of the eggs was causing it! (Our desperation for an answer will make us look… stupid sometimes.)
Dirty Laundry? No, Glittery Laundry!
“I put glitter in my friend’s laundry in university. He had pranked me the week before. So, when he’s doing his laundry once, I went and got some glitter from the craft store.”
(We all see it coming, Reddit user u/MenudoMenudo.) “I put half a vial into each of his loads of laundry. He was fabulous for months afterward!”
It’s cool he took it lightly. Maybe he loves Elton John, so he didn’t mind a sparky outfit every day. He’s gonna be the next Rocketman!
“Easy.”
If you have an internet café business, then as a shopkeeper, you are obliged to treat your customers right… unless you want your customer to bypass your timekeeping program.
Yep! Reddit user u/Zenith_21 took himself to a challenge and said, “Easy.” No sweat. He successfully bypassed the program! Time for some sweet revenge.
“I only paid for a few minutes even though I stayed for a few hours.” See, that’s why you treat your customers right. Most of the time… they’re just as clever as you are!
“Easy.” (But Part Two)
Same Reddit user. His revenge is not done yet! He made sure everyone was punished for talking behind his back and for underestimating him. Can you speak any language aside from English?
If you don’t, changing the language of your Facebook account would surely freak you out! So, one of his friends wasn’t being truthful to him, and for his revenge, he figured out his password.
Nope, he didn’t change it. His friend still got his access, but the language… imagine seeing Chinese characters on your screen, and you don’t even speak Chinese! The panic!
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk
Another story of a mean guy (from Reddit user u/SerLannister) getting what he deserves from the people he bullies! (I love such stories. Makes you wonder if bullying is even worth it.)
“I was in a boarding house in high school,, and this guy was mean to me. After two months, I couldn’t take it anymore. I have to do something to make him suffer.”
What happened was that every night, he’d take some milk from the dining room and pour it into the boy’s cubicle floor, and it was carpeted! So, it stank, and he could never figure out why!
Wit and Charm Beat a Good Bench Press Number
One of the greatest acts of revenge, if you ask me. “My dad was super skinny in high school, and a football player was picking on him. Rather than trying to fight the guy…”
I’d be so proud if you could guess what his father did. (I’ll give you a price. Kidding. I’m spoiling it now!) Reddit user u/TheRealHooks added, “Instead of fighting the guy, Dad took his girlfriend!”
Dang it! Dad got the biggest clapback! OP said, “Wit and charm beat a good bench press number.” And we collectively agree. Who doesn’t like wit? It surely makes the person more attractive!
We Fought Because We Were Hungry
I mean, aren’t we all irritated if we’re hungry? You can’t focus because you’re easily distracted, your stomach will make those grumbling noises, and you feel weak!
I guess Reddit user u/Mr_Karb is just as hungry as his wife. “We had a silly fight because we were both hungry, so I made tacos and brought them to the bedroom where she was.”
“We started eating; she realized that while we both had the same number of tacos, I had a regular plate, and she had one of those plates you put cups on top of! We laughed!”
It Was All Because He Ate a Chocolate Bar of Mine
As a kid, we were so obsessed with candies and chocolate bars. Whoever steals them, even just a piece of it, will suffer hell, but our idea of hell.
Eldest brothers, learn from this, and don’t do this to your youngest siblings. “Started a new game of Pokemon on my brother’s game boy and saved.” You think Reddit user u/Squeal_Piggy only ended with that?
Nope. Surprise! OP saved his new game, overwriting his brother’s saved game! Yikes!“I’ll never forget him storming down the stairs, trying to chase me!” (Don’t mess with your little brother’s chocolate next time!)
The Floor Is Lava? More Like My Mouth!
“My boss would run over to my desk and eat my lunch when I wasn’t looking. Just take a bite of it and leave it there.” (Ah, kind of disrespectful, don’t you think so?)
Reddit user u/occasionalwisdom continued, “I bought a microwaveable cake from the canteen, microwaved it for three minutes, so it was like lava, and left it at my desk.”
Welp, the shark took the OP’s bait! “I can still hear the screams!” Have some respect, and ask if you want to take a bite. Don’t do it sneakily, okay?