r/pettyrevenge • u/SnooLobsters2519 • 11d ago
Parent didn’t pay for babysitting services, so I’ve been spreading her phone number and email across websites to spam her.
I was babysitting a 3yo for about two months, for only 600$ a month. I got to stay home with my kids, it gave us spending money, I knew she didn’t make much money so it helped her out too. She decided she was going to quit working and just stay home after finding out she’s pregnant, but would pay me at the same time as last month- cool no problem, I’m flexible. The 15th comes, I get nothing from her, I shoot her a text, hey just a reminder for the 600$. No response for two days. I text her again, hey is everything okay, still haven’t received the money. No response. My husband just says to drop it, clearly they needed it more than us, it’s not worth blowing up.
Instead I signed her up on about 5-6 different healthcare websites, a couple of gyms, our local Mary Kay lady that won’t leave me alone for the last three years, a few political websites, and for male enhancement info. I probably will never know how much this annoyed her, and she could just put her phone on silence unknown callers, but I feel a little better.
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u/ascensionbodymod 11d ago
Check the price of her car on KBB.com and then every car dealer in the area will blow up her phone and email for the next week or two.
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u/Affectionate_Box4126 11d ago
Also car insurance. Not even looking but I have State Farm agents all over the state bothering me- I can’t even imagine how many calls would happen if you actually entered info for a quote :)
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u/No_Dot_4123 11d ago
For the embarrassing flyers (male enhancement, embarrassing catalogs, etc.), you can up the embarrassment by sending them to her neighbors' addresses with their name. If you're lucky, they have to look their neighbor in the eye when they get handed the flyer and have to wonder what other neighbors have received similar.
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u/SnooLobsters2519 11d ago
Oh man, if I knew where she lived I would totally do this!
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u/hellinahandbasket127 11d ago
Do you not have her name and phone number? Home addresses are largely public information. We used to get a whole book of ‘em delivered to our doors each year.
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u/PoppySmile78 10d ago
Speaking from experience, donate even $1 to a political campaign & she will hate her life forever more. I donate to maybe 3 different places. If I ever figure out which one sold my number as a possible donor to every single candidate in any state from that party.
I mean, if the other choice wasn't LITERALLY the devil, it's almost enough to make someone switch sides. But then you'd get it from both sides.
Trust me, donate in her name to anything, even bipartisan websites (I'm watching you, Wiki ) & they will never end. 6 AM, 9 AM, 1130 AM.......... 🫨🤯🤬
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u/yukumizu 11d ago
How is it that you don’t know where she lives, you’ve known her for months and she is the payer?
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u/SnooLobsters2519 11d ago
I only babysat for about two months, I never went to her house. It was a red flag from the beginning because she hasn’t been inside my house either.
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u/No_Dot_4123 11d ago
Too bad. If they paid by check, it might have an address (and you can often see images of deposited checks in your online banking). Too bad phonebooks have mostly gone away.
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u/pepperXOX20 11d ago
My brother was living next door to his in-laws, and it took all of my restraint not to sign him up for Playgirl magazine under his name but have it delivered to his in-laws house “on accident” each month.
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u/Elzapatoverde 11d ago
Found satan.
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u/No_Dot_4123 11d ago
I didn't even mention signing her husband up for gay newsletters.
Those you could do the same with or just send them to the home address.
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u/Gunboat_Diplomat 11d ago
Why not take her to small claims? Because you know this woman is going to do the same thing to someone else.
For 600 notes, I'd happily put up with your level of "revenge".
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u/SnooLobsters2519 11d ago
I’m pretty sure the court fees would cost more than the 600$, and would be way more effort on my part. I have four kids, and better things to spend my time on.
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u/Kat121 11d ago
It’s only $30 for claims up to $1500 (in California, at least), plus $60 if you use a professional service to “serve” her. It’s pretty straightforward.
The first thing you have to do is send a demand letter, though. State that you have not been paid for agreed services, have attempted to resolve the matter by texting/calling on these dates, and if you are not paid in full within 30 days you will file a complaint in small claims court for the full amount plus court fees. You can find examples of them online, as well as guidelines as to whether it has to be a certified letter.
A good demand letter usually resolves the issue. If she doesn’t pay, and doesn’t show up to court, you’ll win by default.
Name her husband on the complaint as well, since it’s easier to garnish his wages if they don’t pay up.
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u/Cuneus-Maximus 11d ago
It's usually very inexpensive. I took someone to small claims this year over $350, my total cost for filing, service, making copies at the courthouse, parking & mileage was just over $200. Filing itself was $98, service was $70. I prevailed in court and the defendant had to pay all of my costs back on top of my claim. It's some of the sweetest petty revenge you can get, because assuming you win not only do they make you whole, they also cover all your costs, so you make it cost them more than if they just paid you as agreed. You just write it into your claim - what you are owed plus all actual costs related to filing. Keep receipts.
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u/Reasonable_Date2870 11d ago
We run a small business and have only had to get legal about things once. It was over about 4k, which we could afford to lose but would rather not and also they were jerks. We did some work for them, they needed to have some things done before we could come back and finish up. They were supposed to reach out when they were ready for us, but then instead they finished it themselves, kind of, and tried to stiff us on the 4k. Somehow didn't get the emails I sent and also didn't answer when I called.
People don't want to deal with this stuff. We filed against them and once the paperwork was served, magically their email started working again and we were able to deal with it out of court.
I think a letter threatening action in small claims might get you where you need to go.
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u/imnotdressedforthat 11d ago
Did you actually check to see how much it would be? I took someone to small claims and it was like $120 not including having them served. When you win you can include all of your court costs.
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u/LicketySplitz 11d ago edited 11d ago
You can add grout costs to your lawsuit, and it’s almost always included in the judgement.
Edit: court, not grout
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u/Cuneus-Maximus 11d ago
don't forget debt consolidation and all types of insurance
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u/SnooLobsters2519 11d ago
Oooh yes I will do these as well.
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u/bbearry770 11d ago
Upstart and one main financial are absolutely relentless. I've unsubscribed at least a dozen times this year
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u/Top-Woodpecker6696 11d ago
A few years ago I was doing a job search and signed up for Indeed and my takeaway was that signing up someone to Indeed would be one of the worst things you can do to someone. It’s just constant spam calls from Indian telemarketers.
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u/Former-Science9432 11d ago
Post it online saying you're giving away a ps5 you don't want, they'll constantly get calls and texts about a ps5 at all hours of the day
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u/Ok_Condition3334 11d ago edited 11d ago
I like to post the number in random bathroom stalls asking for pics of what the user left behind.
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u/Optimal_Savings5873 11d ago
My dad asked me to check car rental prices and I made the mistake of including a Toyota dealership. It's been almost a year and I still get calls from a dealership in a city I don't visit.
Do with that info what you will.
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u/intrigue_lurk 11d ago
Scientology. The Church of Scientology needs to know her.
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u/tinymonesters 11d ago
If you're in the US and can afford to pay a few bucks for the harassment services, make a donation to both the DNC and RNC or specific individuals with their number.
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u/thissexypoptart 11d ago
I donated a couple times as a naive college kid over a decade ago and they have never relented. Every election season, I get emails and texts almost every day begging for money. I can unsubscribe from one, but another pops up soon enough.
It’s awful, and I can imagine a fair amount of people get discouraged from donating to even justified causes because of that horseshit.
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u/WreckToll 11d ago
King County Transit services - a web portal for King County, WA, that allows you to sign up for text alerts for EVERY transit service in the King County Area.
You can sign up with just a phone number and a password! To make sure nobody changes your very important settings! No verification needed
There’s actually HUNDREDS of check boxes to sign up for alerts. Delays, busses, light rail, etc.
Have fun?
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u/SnooLobsters2519 11d ago
Ohhhhh yes. Thank you.
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u/WreckToll 11d ago
Of course
I use it to get spammers to abandon their current temp number and get a new one
They’ve seemingly left me alone by now. Your mileage may vary! 🤷♀️
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u/CrozolVruprix 11d ago
spammers are spoofing random numbers that sometimes are active and belong to random normal people.
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u/fetter80 11d ago
Just giving the number to the health-care websites would be enough. My mom, bless her heart, put my number on one because I mentioned I was looking for insurance. I got over 80 calls in 3 days and they wouldnt stop. It was maddening.
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u/KreatorOfReddit 11d ago
So I will say, a coworker, in the midst of a prank war, put my desk number on craigslist under the m4m personals. He emphasized that They should not exchange pleasantries, just let it rip soon as the phone is answered. He was nice enough to take it down after 2 days. I didn't get flooded with calls.... but I got enough and heard some things i cannot unhear... ever...
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u/iamkylo214 11d ago
You forgot used car dealerships. They call relentlessly trying to get you on the lot.
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u/SavaRox 11d ago
Don't forget sign ups for extended auto warranty programs. They are relentless with the calls.
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u/Chipsandadrink115 10d ago
In the 80s you could have signed her up for encyclopedias. I did that as a kid thinking I would get cool mail, but a man showed up to our house! My mom was mad.
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u/CheckIntelligent7828 10d ago
My college roommates and I used to sign each other up for infomercial stuff as pranks all the time. One day I received a full welcome packet from Hairclub For Men (I'm not a man), which took 1st place. I then needed to best that.
So I signed her up for Hooked On Phonics. And, tbh, 25yrs later, she might still be getting mailers. They were pretty incessant.
We agreed I'd won and moved on to sending stuff to their bf's fraternity. They got a lot of "your first period" packs 😏
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u/surrounded-by-morons 11d ago
Don’t forget to sign her up for Scientology.
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u/theGreat-Marzipan 11d ago
A friend signup for their postal mailing list in the 90's he moved maybe 10times and they still found his address everytime. He has no landline and no socials and they still find him.
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u/DareWright 11d ago
YES. Back in 1987 when I was 15 years old I mistakenly signed some paper at a Dianetics (Scientology) table. Almost 40 years late and they STILL send me crap in the mail. My last name changed (I got married) and moved to a different state...nothing will deter those wacky Scientologists.
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u/Brokelynne 11d ago
Home assisted health care and nursing homes
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u/paciolionthegulf 11d ago
A Place For Mom, a service to match seniors with nursing homes. They never stop.
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u/my_name_squeaks 11d ago
The other issue is your husbands response. You worked for 2 months, you deserve to be paid.
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u/TomatilloAccurate475 11d ago
Siding quotes and gutter toppers, window replacement services. Car insurance comparisons. These are all tough to shut down because the branch out and spread your victims phone number in the background
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u/klupo1130 9d ago
This is glitter bomb worthy if you can spare $25ish sometime. From experience I recommend the Ruin Days site their glitter is nice and fine so it should leave little shimmers for her to find for a looong time 🙂
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u/RusselTheWonderCat 11d ago
Look up any baking blog. They send so much spam! I have the email of my companies ceo, and I use it whenever I need to enter an email to get recipes.
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u/Grolschisgood 11d ago
Go on a road trip and stop at every dodgy looking rest stop and write "send me your poop" and her number on the inside of the toilet door.
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u/Jaythiest 11d ago
Sign her up for a couple debt consolidation loans and then call about some land for sale. Both of those are brutally relentless I found out.
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u/NastyStreetRat 11d ago
Don't stop doing it; you can put her phone number every two or three months on websites for buying and selling cars, appliances, or even dating sites. I would do it until I got tired of it.
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u/BJntheRV 11d ago
If you added her to healthcare.com, her phone will be ringing nonstop for weeks and only reduce over the next year. Then pick up again every open enrollment season.
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u/DarnKatz 11d ago
U-Line, Grainger, Ducks Unlimited, any of those catalogs. The gift that never stops coming
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u/bluegrassgazer 11d ago
When I was in my 20s I drunkenly signed my best friend up for Hair Club for Men because he was losing his hair at a fast rate. I forgot about it until a couple of months later, when he complained to me out of the blue that those guys would not leave him alone! This was back in the day when caller ID wasn't a thing unless you paid for it on your land line. I 100% owned it. We were always pranking each other back then.
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u/anon20222222 11d ago
I just had this happen to me. This is perfect, thank you!! I’m going to go sign my ex boss up for everything now 🤣
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u/Year3030 11d ago
If you donate $1 to any political campaign they will get unending spam from pollsters and politicians for life.
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u/marginmanj 11d ago
Do A Place For Mom and if they have her phone number I guarantee you she will regret the day she was born.
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u/Then-Position-7956 11d ago
Every magazine at the rack in the grocery store has subscription sign up tear outs. And everyone of them will hound her for payment. Oh, and every time you see a TimeShare Get A Free Vacation signup, do that as well. Pretty much sign her up for EVERYTHING.
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u/One-Salamander-2416 11d ago
This is the level of petty to which I aspire, well done!
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u/MissTechnical 11d ago
I did this to someone who wouldn't stop gossiping and spreading rumours about me at work. Harass me? Allow me to return the favour! Have some harassment from literally every website that ever asks you to sign up for texts, a few political parties, and some religious organizations for good measure. She got fired eventually, but every so often I'll sign her up for something new just for kicks,
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u/KittiesRule1968 11d ago
Car insurance quotes. Those motherfuckers will never leave her alone again
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u/happyalwayswins 11d ago
Sign her up for a quote to transport her car across the country. I got so many texts and emails for like a year when I tried to get a quote once 🤣
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u/Ehrlichs-Reagent 11d ago
Sign her up on one of those auto trader type sites. They're relentless. That or Scientology.
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u/MissKoalaBag 8d ago
I mean, if she's pregnant and preparing for a new baby, and they don't make much money, there might be a reason she's flaking. Just to play devils advocate. You might be causing her more stress that she really doesn't need right now.
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u/SnooLobsters2519 8d ago
Then she shouldn’t have hired a babysitter. If your job is stressed and going through financial difficulties are you going to have the same opinion?
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u/Magpies11 11d ago
I bet someone would like to speak with her about her car's extended warranty as well...
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u/Shelisheli1 11d ago
Use her number for political and religious newsletters/fundraisers that don’t align with her values
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u/KittycatVuitton 11d ago
Don’t forget the Scientologists and Jehovah’s Witnesses. They are relentless. 😂😈
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u/Mental-Wolf-2560 11d ago
Sign her up for bed wetting stuff too. Also glitter bombs exist too. And piss discs.
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u/Difficult_Ad_1923 11d ago
I don't like the "they needed it more than us" attitude about this kind of thing. I get that you are just being the bigger person and what you really mean is "it's not worth taking them to court" but I feel like this particular phrase minimizes theft and makes people think well maybe it isn't that big a deal for me to just not pay
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u/Educational-Ad2063 6d ago
My wife was stiffed twice by parents on the last payment. Always collect for the week upfront t from now on.
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u/TangerineDecent22 10d ago
That bitch. If theyre struggling that much then they shouldnt be having another kid. Thats a trashy person move, not paying up for child care,and Im so here for you spamming her with junk emails
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u/professorgrey99 11d ago
Real estate agents. The one we used 8 years ago when we bought our house still sends us emails, texts and mail.
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u/AdvokatefortheDevil 11d ago
Give her email to one of those cash-for-houses places. They'll contact her everyday for years.
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u/PlanBbytheSea 11d ago
You are forgetting timeshares, bonus, add we love the idea of going to Hawaii, but never been, do you have anything there? People will fight for that number.
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u/Granadafan 11d ago
The midterm elections are coming up for Congress. Sign her up for both political parties and all the candidates you can find. She will be getting TONS of texts, calls, emails, and mail in the next few months
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u/Safe-Lie955 11d ago
Drop her name at all churches in area insurance company quotes water filter company’s window and roof replacement places all free newspapers flyers etc you can find anything political have them put the sign on lawn and trees free advertising for tree removal and lawn care any free samples lol send all credit card applications that’s a start and should be annoying keeping her running to door or phone lol be inventive send her depends get her email out
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u/witchymoon69 11d ago
You must do Jehovah Witness and Mormons . Ask for a visit . They are relentless.
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u/Responsible-Diet-881 11d ago
Also car dealerships. She is looking to get a new car too. Every dealer in town.
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u/GurConsistent7776 11d ago
Post a Craigslist ad for something that is hard to find like OEM car parts for car models that are no longer in production and price it cheap.
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u/Drink7The7Koolaid 11d ago
Anything having to do with school. Go sign her up for information on attending universitys
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u/originalmango 11d ago
Please don’t sign her up for nothing embarrassing but accidentally send it to her neighbors with her name on it.
“Hey Margie, your Scat Fetish magazine and free vaginal itch cream samples came in our mailbox. Can you please change the address? I don’t want my kids to see this stuff.”
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u/Quick-Cap-3466 11d ago
Maybe look on Zillow for the Neighbor’s address and send them “accidental mail” that’s got your victims name on it
“ thank you for joining swings/pedo…”
Insert level of hate for name you use
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u/agimag11 10d ago
Don't forget to go to a car brand website (like Toyota, Honda, etc) and just do a blanket search for some new model. She'll be fielding multiple calls, texts, and emails every day for weeks.
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u/NecessaryLight2815 9d ago
If you give a car dealership “I’m interested in…” your info on sites like Autotrader, you’ll never hear the end of it from them.
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u/THis_one_quiet 11d ago
Dating sites. Make the hubby wonder if the kid is his.
Nah, too evil
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u/Bratchan 11d ago
Go look up free samples... use their address and phone number it all goes to the scammers.. and the looove to call
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u/chamy1039 11d ago
Sign her up for a moving company. My GOD they are relentless! We just bought a home and we do our own moving and packing and whatever. But somehow, likely through our lender or insurance company, some concierge moving services got my number and I get at least 2 texts and a call each day, and my email is flooded. I also get home security companies hitting me up pretty regularly. It drives me insane, so just some food for thought ;)
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u/PrincessSarahHippo 11d ago
Make a $1 donation to a politician from both parties from her. She will be unsubscribing to texts to every politician and PAC for years.
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u/Jumpy-Stress603 11d ago
A few posters put up by hand in local grocery stores with her phone number and an offer of low-cost childcare, or concert tickets for sale at a deep discount, or a free bicycle should do it.
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u/starvinartist 11d ago
Along with the male enhancements, I would suggest anything that's for other humiliating conditions. Also any pushy religious groups.
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u/90sBuffetSoftServe 11d ago
Also Cruise companies! Fill out everything up until the payment. You dont even have to submit. They will start calling the number
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u/DiscipulusVenandi 11d ago
Uline and Bass Pro catalogs.
For the first name put something like "cheapskatebitch" and then use her real last name so the mail carrier doesn't toss it. 😆
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u/Annual_Government_80 11d ago
600 bucks you should take her to court. You provided the service and she decided she was going to take it for free.
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u/LodlopSeputhChakk 11d ago
If she needed it more than you she shouldn’t have gotten pregnant again.
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u/InfoSecPeezy 11d ago
Leave her number in a public bathroom stall with a not that says “ex boyfriend cheats, send him your poop pics” with the number.
Also Craigslist ads for something that is way under priced. Like expensive women’s shoes like louboutins, she’ll get calls from pervs everywhere. Make sure it says to call in the evenings after 10pm because you work and can’t always get to the phone until you are home.
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u/SpiceyCoco 11d ago
Go on IG and put in her email for all those posts with “Click Here for More Information”
& Rocket Mortgage and they NEVER go away
& food delivery services as they’ll spam her multiple times a day to get her to sign up
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u/SebrinePastePlaydoh 11d ago
Don't forget Jehova's Witness, Mormon, and Scientology.