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Morality is a subject so tricky and nuanced that the only time in human history there might be consensus is when humans are no longer around. So it probably shouldn’t be surprising that there are a number of ways to get ahead in life (or at least make your days easier) that might not seem particularly “nice.”
Someone asked “What's the most evil life hack you know?” and people shared their least ethical tips for getting things done. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to comment your own ideas and experiences below.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know “Kill them with kindness” biggest troll ever. Whenever someone is super mad at you. Don’t fight back. Be understanding. Listen to them and don’t respond with anything mean. It will drive them nuts and save you such a big headache.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, it really does work. It's HILARIOUS. There they are, doing all they can to get to you, and you're just ignoring it, and they just keep getting angrier and angrier.....

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Work correspondence hack:

Anything that benefits you, put it in an email, letter, etc. so it can be memorialized when possible. 

Anything that is detrimental to you, make a call or discuss the issue face to face verbally.  Don’t leave a paper trail. .

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

100% Always document to cover yourself and avoid anything negative that could go against you.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Tell the truth 99% of the time. Then when you have that credibility, you can lie and people will believe you.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know The cops in our town like to hide at the back end of the neighborhood park to catch people who let their dogs run off leash. They could park in the front lot and let people know they’re there to deter off-leashers, but they prefer to sit where they can catch you in the act. To me this says they care more about writing tickets than they care about actually enforcing the leash law.

In order to get to the far end of the park the cops have to drive through a gate that is always left open, with the padlock just hanging there, unlocked.

When I know the cops are hiding at the far end of the park I close and lock the gate on them.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The most effective deterrent is the thought that cops MIGHT be there, so then people stop letting their dogs run off lead all the time instead of just when they see a police presence. My dog was viciously attacked by an off lead dog while we were walking and it was months and thousands of dollars in vet bills before she could run normally again.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Learn to embrace the silence. It's such a powerful tool in professional conversations. Most ppl need to fill the silence and most likely say something they shouldn't.

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Premium 3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After telling so.eone something they don't want to hear, do not be the next person to speak.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know My wife used to be quite indecisive so I played rock paper scissors with her and I always chose rock. After she clocked on she would choose paper or scissors depending on what she actually wanted. Helping her feel more comfortable recognising and voicing what she wants was a genuine pleasure as she struggled with this due to her parents. However this lead to her suggesting to play when she could avoid things knowing i was only going rock. Stuff like cleaning the car, going to the shop, making dinner, little things we share responsibilities for but in that moment she wanted to chill.



Well this went on for about 2 years while living with her mum, who had suddenly booked an impromptu late night flight from an airport 3 hours away she asked if we could give her a lift. My wife turned to me and said lets play for it. In a moment without thinking I went scissors, i shocked myself, her jaw dropped, her mum rushed her out the door while i ordered a pizza and played xbox for 4 hours before going to bed.


I had unintentionally created a get out of anything free card.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Never give away your full hand when you start a new job. Hide some of your skills and talents until you need them to get ahead. It's always easier to "improve" when you're starting at 50% capacity.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How would this even be possible? Unless it's something not worth mentioning on your resume, and then it's probably not that helpful anyway.

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Limit peoples expectations of you. Occasionally make minor mistakes, and never work your hardest. assuming you otherwise do a good job, people will have a healthy expectation of your abilities, saving your mental health and slowing down burnout.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Sprinkle instant mashed potatoes on someone’s grass before it rains and it’ll make a huge mess i certainly call that evil.

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#10

Go to Walgreens or somewhere that sells Costco or Sam’s gift cards. Buy one for any amount and then go shop without being a member. Because you have the gift card they can’t make you buy a membership and will let you use it. .

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does this really work? That's a clever get-around if it does. They don't even let you in the door at Costco without a paid membership...

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Let your a**hat coworkers underestimate your skills when starting a new job. You'll be able to learn a lot more about the politics.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a woman in tech, this happens without me trying to “let” it happen :). And yes, it has helped me learn a lot about the people and politics of a place.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Nothing opens a person up wider than giving them a thoughtful compliment and a relatable story.

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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Translation: make him or her feel understood

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know I was in a three-person team in Home Ec in high school. I always volunteered to do the dishes. Then when it was something gross like a really greasy pot or pan, I said to the other two that I do the dishes all the time and that they could do it for once.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did something similar in a previous job. Our manager was always sending round a list of jobs for us to do, or timeouts we had to volunteer to cover the front desk etc. I'd always get in quick, and pick the thing or time that was most convenient for me. Colleagues ignored it until they got nagged and then had to mop up the less preferred jobs. I also got a reputation with my manager for being helpful and always volunteering, but we were all going to get landed with one of the tasks in the end, so why not pick the least annoying?

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Create multiple email addresses to continuously take advantage of free trial periods for subscription services, effectively getting them for free indefinitely.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is the only thing in this thread that I think is sufficiently moral for me to do lmao

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know There was a guy who was a wood worker my dad knew. Horrible accident at work, lost a bunch of fingers. Big settlement and too disabled to work...

One day he's at our house, and he's drunk. And he f*****g tells us all he did it on purpose.

My dad just told him to leave.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't even imagine willingly giving up "a bunch of fingers." My uncle was a steelworker and lost a few over the years, and it was rough.

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Tried that one that says "putting tea bags on your eyes depuffs them!" when I was about 13. However they did not specify black tea, so my dumba*s uses an apple cinnamon tea. Cinnamon is a minor irritant so I had red tea-bag shaped rectangles around my eyes for a few hours.

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Obtain a burner phone and list yourself as a reference on job applications. Have gaps in your work history? Cover them up with fabricated freelance computer work or home renovations.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I simply wrote "medical issue - resolved". In the US, interviewers can't ask about medical history.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know You can purchase most items using nothing more than a simple handgun.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know If you don't wanna do something, don't do it.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ok, not going to work anymore and i'll survive the rest of my life on my 3 dollars in my wallet, thanks for the advice

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Microsoft Paint can be used to delete and replace text on any scanned document, the eyedropper tool can match the font color and even the paper background color to make the change look seamless.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, don't be a caveman and use Photoshop like everyone else

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On weekends, especially in the summer, go to your larger parks in your area and scope out the company picnics. Make yourself at home, grab a plate or two. Nobody will challenge you, they think you are probably family. When I was a starving college student living in San Diego, did this almost every weekend. Will do it occasionally when I come across the opportunity.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of one of Billy Connolly's stories, when he and a buddy used to gatecrash Saturday night parties by fronting up and saying "We're friends of Jimmy", since there was always someone called Jimmy at a party

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Their was a Jimmy Stewart movie, "Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation", where at one point he wanted one of the local boys to dance with his daughter. So he found a group of guys talking and yelled "Hey, Joe!" for the exact same reason.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly yes. The millionaires already bought the food and drink. Used to go a lot for relative's work. Pick one that looks exorbitant.

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Also works for any filming going on, high viz vest helps but is not essential, just gona grab some for Dave as well he's stuck on the lighting rig

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Nothing like being a freeloading, thieving scumbag. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, they are called "evil" life hacks... though TBH, if I suspected someone of doing this, I'd let 'em eat. May even send 'em with a plate to go. We always have too much food at family picnics. If someone is hungry, we'll feed them. What's the difference between a hungry random person and that one family member who never brings a dish but always comes with Tupperware for leftovers? Nothing, except I might actually like the random hungry person.

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Be as selfish and exploitative as possible and you will go far. I wish I wasn't so empathetic so I could try it.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It helps if you also don't give a rat's nuts about who you hurt and are utterly shameless about using people, who you discard once you've taken them for everything you can get and they're of no further use to you. Why yes, I have had this happen to me.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Ducks are free. You can go to a park and just take them. No one will stop you. I have 5 ducks now.

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#24

When you enter a raffle drawing, fold or crinkle your ticket/slip of paper a little bit. It makes it slightly more likely to be drawn. It's worked for me a few times and I feel a little guilty every time.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

99.9% of the time there is no drawing for anything, they just want your phone number.

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Mix cockroach bait into some mashed potatoes and leave it in the corner. The roaches will come running for the smell. Here’s the kicker: they don’t die right away. Instead, they take the potato mix back to their nest, which means you’re secretly wiping out a whole roach family while you just chill. It's like a roach trap with a side of mashed potatoes...

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“You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Microwave fish at work. Chaos ensues.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know I use my ex's and bosses phone numbers at Kroger's fuel pumps to steal their discounts.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex used to do the majority of shopping at certain stores with loyalty club discounts and cash-back rewards. After we split up, I continued to enter his phone number for the discounts, but also take the cash back when available.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know In many elevators you can hold down the „close door“ button while choosing floor to get a non-stop ride. Meant to be used by rescue service/firemen.

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Premium 3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will have to try this at work. Tired of getting stuck with people who stop at every floor before mine.

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Mention "credit card chargeback" to get a refund when a company won't budge; they'll usually cave to avoid the hassle.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is also a form of fraud and some companies will go after you for this. I worked for one that did.

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Not only can people be manipulated into anything, once you figure out how to tie their pride into it, they become righteous about your manipulation. This is how you get loyalist.

Let's say that there was a perverted guy manipulating a girl. He knows psychology and he's older so he can manipulate her. But he will never call her a "girl" he would call her a "woman." This ties the girl into pride and now her being off with an older man makes her feel independant and in control of her life. This seals the manipulation and she she falls to Stockholm Syndrome.

This is not exclusive to relationships. This is how loyalists are born in politics. People who never admit that their party is ever wrong. These politicans manipulate people then use ehnicity or subcultures to tie peple's pride to their cause, sealing them in an illusion.

I understand how this works. Not only did I study some psychology but as an artist, I can create works that effect people in a certain way. It works, but it's immoral so i use my knowledge of this to inform people of others using methods to control people. If anyone is tickling your ego, be alert.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man I just like being nice to people. Why the hell would I complicate that with trying to get something out of someone when I could have a perfectly good friend for free. It's fun to make people sincerely happy just for the sake of it

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If you use google chrome, it saves your browsing history, even if you’re on another device. This is how I found out my ex was dating a new girl before he officially broke up with me. He googled “questions to ask in a new relationship” and also kept searching her name to creep on her 😂.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't have to allow Chrome (or other browsers) to synchronise your settings, and even if you do, you can choose which aspects to sync and to disable history.

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Confidently stating "And you know I'm right" after presenting your argument can be surprisingly effective. People are often swayed by conviction, even if the logic isn't entirely sound.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I contrary for being immediately put off by this?

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Behave like an idiot. People will trust you more and let their guards down. It makes it much easier to f**k them over as they will never think that it was you. Also no one will expect anything from you so you will get cut a lot of slack.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t want to live in a world with people who think “f*****g someone over” is a normal thing to do. (Please leave)

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Changing someone’s alarm clock settings to wake them up early.

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Slightly alter your name on resumes to identify companies with biases based on which names get more callbacks.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a black guy suing a company because he didn't get a callback, his name was something like Donelle Washington, he changed it to Stanley Kopinski or something like that, and immediately got a callback, same resume.

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I have 5 different 1 L water bottles, one for each day of the week. I fill them up before I leave work from the filtered water coolers and then put them in the fridge when I get home. Living alone, I haven't had to buy bottled water or a water filter in 11 years.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unable to drink tap water? Genuine question. I have never had to purchase filtered water or pay for bottled water :/

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If someone asks you to do something sketchy or slightly illegal and you don't want to do it tell them you are already on probation and don't want a third strike then steal their wallet. They will be too scared to report you.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is just mugging someone. I suppose crime is all life hacks in a way though.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Lying is normal and perfectly legal, unless you are under oath.

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I come from a large and extended family. Knew some that circled like vultures when someone was about to die. Trying to sneak into to anything from the inheritance. Someone is dying AND it’s family, and you’re angling toward money???

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This is more of just a hack than a life hack. Those soda vending machines with the big square buttons on them, 3 rows of 4 buttons separated in the middle, used exclusively by PepsiCo?

Well if you count the first 4 buttons across, then press 1, 3, 2, 4, then hold down the selection you want, it’ll dispense it for free as a maintenance test feature. Some places can turn this feature off, but it will still activate a sequence where you can’t pay for a soda and starts displaying codes when you push a button. So I’m sure if you say to whoever owns the machine that this thing ate your money, they’ll give you a free soda or tell you to call the number on the machine to get a refund. If they do that, you’re on your own.

Hold the final button to cancel the test sequence.

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If you're moving out of an apartment and want to ensure you get your full security deposit back, but you know there's some damage you can't fix, take pictures of all existing damages right before you move in. Then, when you move out, if the landlord tries to charge you for anything, you can show them the "before" pictures and claim it was already there.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And if they ask to look at the time stamp on the photos? Then it makes it looks like you are a liar and they will not put in a good reference for when you try to rent from someone else.

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#43

People say outdoor furniture is expensive? But it's actually free. People just leave it lying around for anyone to take.

Technically the same with tyres for cars too.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not sure this is a life hack. More like... theft. Yep. Definitely theft.

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You know when you get a ticket to park in those parking garages that charge hourly?  Well on your way back to your car walk by the ticket machine and get yourself a fresh new ticket so you pay less.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Garages often only dispense new tickets if a car is "waiting" at the dispenser. You could have a buddy help you get a new ticket, but I've seen this tactic fail when the buddy's car does not enter the garage.

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Putting superglue in someone's lock can completely ruin it, making it impossible to open without replacing the whole mechanism.

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The self checkouts in stores weigh stuff in the bags, to make sure everything was scanned.

Saffron and greeting cards don't weigh much...

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They don't but there are cameras in the machines that watch the person as they scan their items.. you falsely scan an item and THEN bag it you are still risking being caught for shop lifting.

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I used to go to subway knowing my bank account had like 45 cents I there. I’d customize my sandwich and then it was time to pay, I’d be like “ugh what is wrong with my card? I have money in there!”. Since my sandwich was customized to me, they would just give it to me. I was a crappy teenager.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yea, try that at the one my husband is a manager at and he'd kick your a*s out.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Walmart has a 90 day return policy for pretty much everything they sell. AC broken/heat wave? Rent a couple window units from walmart. Want a 72" oled tv for a super bowl party? Rent it from walmart...

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not really a life hack. That is just bad form. You drive up the prices on everything by doing this.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know Use promo code 'military' at checkouts when shopping online. You could get up to 30% off, and most sites don't require ID verification for this.

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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

F*ck this. I normally only try to be funny on these posts (sometimes it works), but as a 25-year vet and still active duty, if you f*cking think its okay to take advantage of credits you haven't earned you're a...well, something I'm not allowed to say on BP. I don't care about your politics or your country of origin. With a few exceptions (probably not represented in the readership of this site), military members and their families dedicate themselves to protecting and serving their nations and a peaceful world...don't be a c*nt and ruin it.

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Buy it, use it, return it. The Walmart way.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate these people. I buy things because I want/need them. At Media Markt nowadays I think half the stuff I get has been removed from the package and used before

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#51

One of the easiest ways to make your kid afford college is dealing d***s. You can either make a good amount of money, or if you get arrested & sent to prison, he/she are eligible for scholarships related to this circumstance.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know If you dine and dash from a steak restaurant, steal one of the steak knives so you can mug people later. infinite money.

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“Steal One Of The Steak Knives”: 40 People Share The Most “Evil” Life Hack They Know If you dont want someone to sit in front of you at the Cinema, pour some of your coke on the seat.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not wasting my drink. Or making more work for someone who has to clean.

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#54

I knew a guy who needed four new tyres for his car. Instead of going to a tyre place and shelling out €300 (this was years ago, I’m just using 300 as an example) he instead rented the same model of car for a day. Then he swapped all four wheels onto his car and put the s****y ones on the rental. Ended up costing him the equivalent of maybe one tyre.

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#55

Bankruptcy.

I run up 50k in credit cards and then file bankruptcy every 10 years.

I get new credit cards a month after the discharge from the same companies that I just screwed who want to help me rebuild my credit.

Fill out the paperwork yourself (easy) and just pay a $200 court filing fee. There is no need to pay a lawyer.

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#56

Had a keurig break. Bought a new one, put old one in new ones container and returned it, saying it broke when I tried to use it. Because it was broken it didn’t go back on the shelf, so the only one hurt was the company.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of these "hacks" seem to be advice for people who want to be a$$h0les. How about some advice for dealing kindly with our fellow human beings?

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#57

Walk into a Chipotle, Panera, or any restaurant that puts online orders on a shelf. Walk up to the shelf with confidence and take one of the bags and walk out. Free meal.

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#58

Self checkouts offer a handful of ways to fleece big corporations that have been fleecing us all along.

It's not really possible for them to check that you wrote the right product code on a bulk purchase from where they're standing, for example, so these high-end cashews are functionally low-end peanuts.

I added one bag of ice to my purchase and carried my receipt to the cooler with me, which is why nobody bats an eye when I grab four bags of ice.

But my favorite is one my old girlfriend seemingly invented. Buy a cheap bottle of wine. Carefully scalpel and peel off the UPC code. Go back another day and Scotch tape the UPC code over the one on a really expensive bottle (make sure the bottles are similar enough that the weight is the same). They'll come to check your ID but they really have no reason to inspect your booze. That's how she spent $9 on a $200 bottle of Far Niente for a Christmas party.

Any others y'all know of......?

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Buy stuff that you need like camping gear or a tent, canopy and something alike and then return it. I do it sometimes during the summer. Saves a few hundred since I don't use it often and takes way too much space.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again: f**k you, you f*****g scumbag. If you can't afford it don't buy it. I keep getting used, scratched, second hand items with a smell to them for full price! Suck a donkeydick and kindly f*****g CHOKE to death.

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Go to your local appliance store. Buy a microwave, but pay in cash. Give a fake name and address. Go home, carefully remove the microwave from the box without actually damaging the box. Put a cinderblock in the box. Tape the box back up. Go back to the store the next day and say that you had second thoughts about the microwave. Get your money back and get out of there before they open up the box and find a cinderblock. You paid in cash and they don't have a real name or address to go after you. Free microwave!

I worked at a furniture and appliance store. This actually happened to my coworkers.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would you have to give your name or address if you paid with cash? And well-trained service desk staff check inside the box before processing the return.

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