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Topics: Reddit, Social Media, Crime
Joe Yates
A woman has shared her ingenious way in which she got back at her parcel-stealing neighbor.
If you caught your neighbor swiping your packages, you'd likely confront them - as I certainly would - but a 29-year-old Redditor showcased restraint as she perfectly executed a three-week revenge plot that left her neighbor red-faced.
"Hi petty people of Reddit. Strap in, because this one takes place over about two months, and it’s probably the most satisfying thing I’ve ever done," she shared on the platform.
"So I (29F) live in a mid-sized apartment complex where each unit has a shared hallway. Not the kind with locked mailrooms or package lockers. Just a small lobby and then mailboxes in the hallway, and delivery drivers usually drop packages in front of your door.
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"For the past year, I’ve had no issues. But about four months ago, a new neighbor moved into the unit directly across from me. She’s maybe mid-30s, high heels all the time, always on speakerphone in the hallway, and just generally gives off entitled vibes. Let’s call her 'Cassie'."
She continued: "About a month after she moved in, I started noticing something weird. Packages would show as 'delivered' in my tracking, but they wouldn’t be there when I got home. Nothing expensive at first. A book. A few skincare things. A dog toy. I figured maybe porch pirates were sneaking into the building. It happens. I started sending more expensive things to my work instead.
"But then one day I worked from home and actually heard the delivery guy drop something off. I got the “delivered” notification, waited five minutes, and opened the door. Nothing. Just… gone. And whose door was clicking shut across the hall when I opened mine? Cassie’s.
"So I decided to test it. I ordered a cheap pair of earrings from Amazon. $6. I set up a motion-activated camera peephole (super discreet) and waited."
The vicenarian went on to explain that two days later a package arrived, and then less than two minutes after it was placed on her doormat, Cassie's door opened and she was then pictured looking around before snatching it.
Now that she had Cassie 'caught in 4K', she had evidence that she was the thief... but instead of going to the police, she wanted to mess with her - although she did concede that the cops wouldn't take a disagreement over $6 earrings seriously.
The post continued: "Over the next three weeks, I ordered the following items, one every few days: A glitter bomb, A fake pregnancy test that always shows positive, A box labeled 'Live Crickets – Handle With Care' (it was just empty), A spring-loaded package that shoots out confetti when opened, A book titled 'So You’ve Decided to Become a Sugar Baby', A tube of 'hemorrhoid cream' (actually just hand lotion with a fake label).
"Every item was under $10, and every box was labeled with my name and address. I left them all out like bait. And like clockwork, she took every single one. I never said a word. Never even looked at her. I just kept collecting video evidence and letting her embarrass herself.
"The best part? The glitter bomb must have really p*ssed her off, because one day I heard her yelling through the wall to someone on the phone saying, 'I don’t know who the f*** keeps sending this stuff, but it’s not funny anymore!'."
Then she stopped taking the packages and two weeks later the building manager sent out a mass email saying that 'due to repeated complaints', CCTV was going to be installed in the hallways.
However, she never reported her which must have meant she was snatching other neighbors' parcels as well.
The post concluded: "Since then, I’ve had zero packages go missing. Cassie still won’t make eye contact with me. And I still have all the videos, just in case she ever gets brave enough to try again."
"Revenge level: Petty. Satisfaction level: 100."
She has since been inundated with support.
"Best petty revenge. Best karma!" wrote one person.
Another typed: "Very smart!!!"
While a third added: "Big fan of your work!"