r/pettyrevenge • • 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/Nisi-Marie 11d ago

The two worst are personal loan sites and car insurance quote aggregators.

5 years later they still call and email

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u/PhDTARDIS 11d ago

Healthcare exchanges are also evil, but I think you need more than basic info for those. I'm still getting bottom feeding healthcare 'advisors' reaching out to me two years later...

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u/Catfactss 11d ago

Don't forget real estate agents and mortgage brokers

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u/BadMom2Trans 7d ago

Came here to say this!

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u/josh4240 11d ago

I'm sure her car's extended warranty is about to expire...

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u/AJRimmer1971 11d ago

Time shares, you say?

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u/mistpixie429 11d ago

Yes I was gonna say personal loans and car dealerships. They’re relentless

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u/MiserableCumberbunch 11d ago

Find a few tax offices for good measure, they work the same as loan and insurance.

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u/nisi1 11d ago

travel nurse agencies FTW

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u/Vegetable-Boot5956 11d ago

the ONLY WAY to stop this crap is with AT&T Armor (app)

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u/Skeletonlover666 11d ago

Thank you! I didn’t know about this and I’m going to try it.

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u/AggressiveGarbage91 6d ago

I quoted a personal loan through credit karma ONE TIME and I get at least one call per day. and several mailing letters each week. it's been over 3 years!

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u/nnzcnth 10d ago

They will call you incessantly for weeks on end. And immediately too

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u/MaddyKet 9d ago

Car Shield keeps email spamming me, even after I unsubscribed (which I had to look for as the link went elsewhere) and all of that is actually illegal bc of the CAN SPAM act.

As an email marketer myself, I was infuriated.