Unethical Life Hacks

Here are some of the unethical life hacks shared on Reddit related to various aspects of life:

Avoiding Jury Duty

• To avoid jury duty, claim high respect for law enforcement which makes both sides dismiss you quickly.

Deceptive Practices at Work

• Feigning terrible hearing at work to eavesdrop easily.
• Taking long breaks at work by spending extra time on bathroom breaks.

Hotel Tricks

• Mistakenly taking full buffet meals at hotels during conference breaks.
• Manipulating hotel cancellation fees by rescheduling and then canceling to avoid charges.

Deceptive Practices with Web Services

• Using zip codes from areas with no sales tax for web-delivered services to avoid paying tax.

Financial Fraud

• Sharing stories of fraudulent credit card activity and lack of action taken.

Restaurant App Exploits

• Collecting receipts from fast-food places and scanning them in for rewards points to get free food.

Housing Building Code Exploits

• Exploiting building codes by partially demolishing a house and building a new one around it.

Deceptive Practices in Subscriptions

• Calling utility companies as the account owner, using a female name with a manly voice to avoid account verification.

Fraudulent Purchases

• Exploiting Amazon delivery errors to receive duplicate items.

Work Efficiency

• Slowing down work performance to avoid taking on more tasks.

Legal System Exploits

• Exploiting the legal system to avoid paying for parking or accessing exclusive areas by masquerading as a maintenance worker.

Medical Adhesive Removal

• Using oil, alcohol, or makeup remover to remove adhesive bandages effectively.

Food Hacks

• Manipulating self-checkout systems to pay less for products.
• Extracting stuffing from hot chickens at grocery stores.

Misleading Practices

• Role-playing to gain free food or special treatment.

Illegal Activities

• Involvement in various illegal activities such as stealing or taking advantage of ad campaigns for personal gain.

Personal and Health Tips

• Using tools such as Cold Turkey to regulate time spent online.