Sneaky Revenge Stories That Are Just Too Good

So, this assistant manager just got promoted and then bam! The boss gets fired for messing up timesheets, and all assistants got demoted. Pretty rough. During a company holiday party, the VP bought booze on the company card and got caught because this manager tattled anonymously. A few weeks later, the VP was escorted out. Bonus: They also got a $60K settlement over the unfair demotion.

Left a harmonica tied under an ex’s car so it would hum loudly over 25 mph. For months, their car was making spooky noises only they couldn’t find the cause. It cost some serious moolah at the mechanic and eventually forced them to sell the car. Revenge served with a tune!

New jeep got broken into twice. This guy went full DIY security by taping razor blades under the stereo. Next break-in? Blood everywhere! The stereo stayed put and no one bothered his jeep again. Brutal but brilliant!

At the airport, this lady totally cut the line, lied about a quick question, and checked bags like a pro. But she left her carry-on sitting alone. So, our hero reported the unattended bag to security. Spoiler: It got pulled. She missed her flight. Karma victories rock.

In middle school, someone bullied this person. So they wrote the bully’s name on a shared textbook. The nun teacher thought it was the bully who wrote his own name—instant detention! The bully was confused, and the whole class got a secret giggle. Best middle school revenge ever.

Found out the wife was cheating? No worries. Logged her out of every streaming app on her smart TV and wiped their memory. She probably still hasn’t logged back in. Talk about a Netflix breakup!

Stealing clothes and making a mess? No thanks. So, glitter went into her underwear and sock drawer. It was a low-key way to get back, but years later, still a legendary prank that got them both laughing.

This one took revenge to the next level. Got a guy who drinks and messes up? Keep calling the cops anonymously about him driving drunk. He got caught six months later. Bonus – maybe saved some lives too. Served cold, baby.

Sent countdown letters to someone’s home, work, and football club starting at 50 and counting down every couple of days. When it got to number 8, dude freaked out at work. Stopped at 5 because he behaved… for now.

Fed up with some angry church lady? Added her to a prayer list with customized Bible verses and friendly reminders to chill out. She couldn’t block the rotating numbers and guess what? She actually got better. Win-win!

A mean kid punched their sister. Parents shrugged it off. So the kid’s cousin and sister snuck out one morning, tied paracord from dad’s car to the kid’s mailbox, and let the car rip the mailbox clean out. Take that, boys will be boys!

Son asked dad to look after his lawn during a holiday. Dad showed him who's boss by fertilizing like crazy. Now the poor kid has to mow twice a week. Pranks run in the family!

Company treats you like dirt and fires you? Don't spill the big code bug you know about. Months later, your ex-colleagues launch faulty software that crashes instantly. Payback is sweet and silent.

Annoying coworker had a fancy truck with protective plastic still on the touchscreen after years. So someone peeled it halfway off and put it back all bubbly and warped. Tiny prank, huge rage – classic!

This tattoo shop hated when customers parked in front of their store, so they’d deflate tires of anyone hanging around too long. One victim signed the owner up for ridiculous catalogs like Viagra, hair clubs, and adult toys. Hilarity ensued. Pro tip: Always carry a tire pump!

In army training, unlocked a jerk bunk mate’s locker when he wasn’t looking. Unsecured lockers got tossed by instructors, so the poor guy had his stuff thrown around a few times. He started doubting his own memory. Classic mind game revenge.

Found out BF was cheating and letting the other woman stick around. So, at 3 a.m., deflated three of his tires and accidentally dropped a tampon nearby. Next day, he blames the other woman for the flat tires. Classic delivery! Dumped him weeks later, of course.

Terrible chemistry teacher wouldn’t credit a perfect quiz answer, but gave points to her favorite student who said the same thing. Years later, the student turned lab tech and made sure the teacher got zero contracts at the department. Revenge is a science!

Elementary teacher’s revenge? Crop dusting the kids who annoy her the most. Kids end up blaming each other, and the teacher stays incognito. Best silent treatment ever.

Ex’s other woman was a lay pastor. So, this person forwarded spicy affair emails to the head pastor at the church. That’s a plot twist many didn’t see coming!

Wrote the target’s phone number on a bathroom wall in a popular hangout spot, then placed a fake ad for free washer and dryer. The phone rang non-stop for three straight days. That’s how you get calls!

When ex’s bill collectors called, this person gave them their new girlfriend’s cell number. Guess who had a full phone now?

Neighbor had a rat-and-skunk-infested trailer nobody wanted. So, just listed it for free on Craigslist. Gone in five hours. Best problem solved ever.

Bully tries to hang from jungle gym holes and gets stomped on fingers. Ends up crying and sent to the nurse. Sweet justice with a little stomp.

Secretary at husband’s office was super passive-aggressive, so wife played the prankster’s game. She broke pencil tips, switched pens to empty ones, emptied printer paper, jammed keys, and more. The secretary was always in a bad mood – mission accomplished!

On a plane, a guy was rude to his companion, so someone unlocked his briefcase and threw a tampon inside. Imagine opening that before an important meeting!

Landlord kicked this person out and held their deposit, so they got revenge by pouring brake fluid on the landlord’s fancy black car. Damage was real and anger was satisfied.

Assistant supervisor micro-manages and gets petty, so the crew fires back by putting a nut and bolt locking his locker each morning. He has to hunt for tools to open it and gets fuming every time. Prank wars FTW.

Bullies at camp were real jerks, so someone sneaked in and shoved a raw fish inside a bed’s box spring. Smell kicked in after a couple days, furniture got tossed, and friendships started falling apart. Savage, but genius!

Teacher was awful to a kid, yelling and nixing accommodations. So a parent spent a week signing her up for every random catalog they could find. The teacher’s mailbox must have exploded with junk mail. No computers needed for this classic!

Boss dragged out owed money for months, so revenge was packing caviar into curtain rods and raw shrimp behind switch plates. Boss sold the house at a big loss, probably still wondering where that smell came from. Yikes!

Someone swapped out a bitter coffee fanatic’s regular brew with decaf. She got all the headaches and cold sweats without the caffeine buzz. She quit a few days later, proving revenge really is a dish best served cold... and decaffeinated.

In Nevada, there’s a Smog Snitch hotline to report smoky cars anonymously. When someone ticks this person off on the road, their license gets reported repeatedly – and they’re not alone. Exes everywhere are calling it in!

While moving out from a terrible roommate, milk accidentally spilled down the heating vent. Oops. Might be the clumsiest revenge ever, but at least it was memorable.

Chinese student kept parking illegally in reserved spot. Tried talking, left notes, called apartment with no luck. Finally, license plates ended up folded in dumpster. Got pulled over not long after. Parking wars: 1, 0.

In early elementary school days, erasers kept mysteriously vanishing thanks to one sneaky kid. So, eraser owner dipped their eraser in ink, and when the thief grabbed it, the ink spread all over the posters. Class froze and screams followed. Never mess with someone’s eraser!

Girl cheated with multiple guys without them knowing. This person contacted all those guys, spilled the beans, and printed out evidence that somehow ended up with the biggest gossip queen in school. Drama levels: maximum.

Had a fight with the bank and they refused to fix their mistake or cover costs. So, bought a huge piece of salmon and put it in a safety deposit box. A week later, the bank called asking to come empty the stinky box. The manager wasn’t loving the 'fishy' situation.

Keg party was a scam – no beer in the single keg but $20 cover charge. No refund. So, in a moment of pure genius, this person took a legendary 'upper decker' poop in the host’s bathroom tank, carefully placing towels to avoid the gross splash, then replaced everything like nothing happened. Party never spoke of it again. Legendary.

Manager wouldn't let this person use their chair at work, so they reported the manager behind his back. Result? One guy suspended and the boss got fired. Chair wars mean business.

Coworker with broken chair adjustment kept flipping out when the chair sunk suddenly. So this prankster pushed the lever in every chance they got. People swapped chairs to stop the whining, but prank continued for six months. Chair mystery levels: 100.

Turned off or mostly turned off water for a jerk neighbor by fiddling with the buried shut-off valve. Result? No water pressure inside the house and a lot of confused neighbors.

Attached the target’s phone number to about 100 keys and left them in bars and public places. Basically, wherever a lost key might show up, so did a call to the phone number. Sucks to be them!

At a company party, an exec grabbed this person's girlfriend and started dancing with her. So naturally, the wife danced with the exec’s wife, who then dumped the dude years later. They ended up having a fun night together – young sweet revenge at its best!

Girlfriend used this person to write every single essay, even an admissions essay. After a breakup, this person reported the essays as plagiarism and flooded her with medical certification school spam. Fashion plans? Crushed.

Covered a floor in shaving cream except some KY-drenched stepping stones. The victim tried hopping through, slipped, slid through the shaving cream, and the pranksters had a hilarious time watching it all happen.

Put a 'For Sale' sign on the boss’s car. Phone didn’t stop ringing. Another time, staged a messy scene inside the car with broken glass and a rock. Boss called his wife in tears. Priceless.

Ex was allergic to poison ivy, so this person walked through it, didn’t wash their feet, and rubbed the poison ivy all over the bedding. Ex mysteriously kept getting poison ivy and couldn’t figure out how. Gross, but genius.