Stealing is never okay, but in today’s story, some neighbors tried to get away with it.

The person they were stealing from found the perfect way to get revenge.

Let’s see how the story unfolds…

Liquid laundry detergent stolen from my cabinet in communal space

Apartment complex and everyone has an assigned cabinet.

Now you could provide your own lock, but I only stored detergent there.

OP realized someone was using the laundry detergent.

I noticed it getting lower and lower between my uses.

Had one seriously sketchy couple down hallway and placed my bets.

OP found a way to find out for sure who was using the laundry detergent.

I put in blue RIT clothing dye.

3 days later it’s the sketchy couple down the hall pounding on my door because ‘I’ ruined 3 batches of laundry.

When I asked them how ‘I’ ruined their laundry they admitted to stealing ‘my’ detergent from ‘my’ cupboard.

OP pretended not to be responsible.

I asked them to hold on a minute.

Close the door and go and get my detergent from the pantry closet.

Come back and show them this is my detergent and that I don’t use the communal cupboard because humans have zero respect for others property and steal stuff.

That some prankster must be having a go by putting some spiked detergent in one of the cupboards.

OP even thanked the neighbors…

I also thanked them for letting me know that anyone that would be so petty as to steal detergent wouldn’t be trustworthy on any other front.

The were evicted a few months later anyways.

The fact that OP pretended not to be responsible and even thanked the neighbors is almost over the top.

It sounds like the neighbors deserved to get evicted, but maybe they were struggling financially and couldn’t afford laundry detergent let alone rent.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted…

This reader thinks the neighbors got what they deserved.

Another reader thinks this was the perfect revenge.

This person can’t believe how long it took the neighbors to realize something was up.

Another reader loves that OP was prepared with laundry detergent in the apartment.

This reader expected a different ending.

Don’t steal. That’s the lesson these former neighbors learned the hard way.

Now they need to buy new clothes AND laundry detergent!

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