How To Get Revenge On Dodgy Tradesmen

Many an author has written and many a public speaker has said that the best revenge is to live well. But often living revenge is simply not enough for the person who has been scorned. Sometimes revenge is absolutely necessary.

Who among us hasn’t been annoyed by telemarketers? Even with the advent of this country’s “Do Not Call” list, unwelcome calls arrive all the time. There are several ways to get back at them for disturbing your peace. Of course you could just ignore their calls or put your phone on mute, but where is the fun in that? You could hang up on them immediately, swear at them, or listen to their entire spiel, give them the impression that you are buying and then “disconnect” the line, or better yet, you can blow the loudest, shrillest whistle you can find in their ear.

Companies you do business with are even more fun to toy with. In the old days, a simple letter writing campaign to get an employee fired, or someone in trouble would do it. Today, you can take your anger onto the web. For instance, there are more than a dozen anti-Starbucks websites on the web, built by ex-employees, disgruntled consumers, and angry vendors. People who are seeking revenge on Starbucks as a whole (or individual stores) use the web to steer people away from their businesses.

Another way of using the web to get back at companies is to create bogus coupons and circulate them through coupon sites. Within weeks, the companies will be inundanted by invalid coupons, causing their employees and accounting departments untold problems.

Restaurants are easy to get revenge on. If you have an unpleasant, unhealthy, or even dangerous meal at a restaurant of course you can use word-of-mouth, which is the best revenge. But, if you want more, contact the board of health and complain, write the newspapers, and start harassing the restaurant itself (or its parent company if it is a chain). People have even picketed outside restaurants after finding bugs in their food.

Never let a company get the better of you. There are plenty of ways to get your revenge! Be imaginative!