15 Children Share Ridiculous Times Their Parents Were Convinced They Were Getting Scammed

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mattstaff
Apr 28, 2018 4:00 PM EDT

It must be a scary and overwhelming world for these parents...

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  • 01
    Text - My dad couldn't wrap his head around phone rebates. "why am I paying it now and getting it back on 6-8 weeks,knock it off the price now and let's move on, how can guarantee I'm getting it back? Who's sending it? From where? I'm good"
    via Sebastian
  • 02
    Text - In the 80's when my uncle first opened his store in NYC He would take his garbage home from his office so he didn't have to pay the mob connected carting company The mob guyeventually told him to stop that. He would sit on the train every Friday with garbage bags.
    via Sebastian
  • 03
    Natural foods - My dad doesn't believe in the "organic fruits and vegetables" at the supermarket. He says, in his heavy Italian accent. "Organico? Bulls-They just say it's organico, to make money. My garden, that's organico!" ORENG
    via Sebastian
  • 04
    Text - My dad thought our internet bill was high because my girlfriend had our Netflix password, she was using it at her house.
    via Sebastian
  • 05
    Text - My 87-year-old dad wrote a letter to Publishers Clearing house asking them why he hasn't won yet...He called and told the woman on the phone that he is doing Mr.Silvic everything they tell him. He made me look up the people's names whowon. hoping he is one of them... Nowhe is fed up. CLEARING HOUSE SWEEPSTAKES pch.com
    via Sebastian
  • 06
    Text - Ancestors DNA...my husband says it's a scam to save data on everyone so the world can somehow keep tabs on our cells to know whose organs they need to cut out if they need certain traits or certain cellular genetic makeup for a more important person or something.
    via Sebastian
  • 07
    Screen - My dad said he doesn't need an HDTV, Every time he cleans the screen on his old tv it becomes HD.
    via Sebastian
  • 08
    Text - My father will not pay bills or purchase anything online...because somehow his information will be stolen and he will be scammed...so he still mails in checks to pay bills.
    via Sebastian
  • 09
    Text - My mother fights with the electric company every month!! She does not believe they tell us the truth about anything! So when they called her for the bill she told them to call the cable company that they took her money for the month.
    via Sebastian
  • 10
    Text - My dad refuses to turn on the AC. He thinks it will cost him thousands. He also doesn't buy new clothes. Waits for his bday and holidays to get new clothes. MAXA/C
    via Sebastian
  • 11
    Text - My mother was certain that Bill Gates was personally singling her out when something went wrong with her computer.
    via Sebastian
  • 12
    Text - Yes my mom, "don't turn on any lights you do not need. Don't give the utility company anymore money."
    via Sebastian
  • 13
    Furniture - My Dad engraved his name and address on everything in the house....I mean everything could be identified in a line up if anyone ever stole anything!
    via Sebastian
  • 14
    Ring - My mother thinks the jeweler swaps her diamonds when she brings themin for a cleaning!
    via Sebastian
  • 15
    Food - My dad always says at restaurants please tell them to give us fresh food, we don't want old food
    via Sebastian

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