Woman gets even with her mooching roommate by sending her to the bathroom with a special tray of brownies: 'Let's just say karma hit fast'

Any time you move in with someone, regardless of whether or not this is a longtime friend or a total stranger, you need to establish ground rules. Even if it seems silly, it's often for the best. 

This woman had been living with her roommate for a full year before the conditions started to worsen and the tension began to increase. As is often the case, the conflict was related to shared items—well, food, in particular. The roommate would occasionally borrow small things like milk every now and then without asking. That wasn't the issue. In fact, both parties were in mutual agreement that this was fair game. What wasn't fair game was the roommate consuming entire dishes or significant portions of the author's groceries without expressed permission. We're talking about pounds of boneless skinless chicken thighs, people! That was supposed to be dinner for the week!

I never had the guts to perform an act of petty payback like this author did, but I do know what it's like when roommates have vastly different expectations of one another and of what's normal. That's why setting those ground rules is literally of the utmost importance. Even if you lived together in college and you're now about to be living together in the real world, having that conversation is still necessary. It's all different in the real world. 

Keep scrolling below to see what this author did to get her roommate to stop munching on her food. To be clear, we do not recommend that you try this with your roommate.

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    "Roommate kept stealing my food, so I swapped it with laxative brownies"

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  • One has to wonder how these two managed to coexist with one another for the remainder of their lease together. Clearly, the mooching roommate got the picture, but the fact that she never put two and two together and realized what the author actually put in those brownies says a lot about her level of intelligence (or lack thereof). Still, we wish both parties the best. 

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    I've been living with this girl for almost a year now. We weren't super close friends before, just acquaintances who needed a place, and it made sense
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    financially to split rent. At first it was fine. We split some groceries, cooked together here and there, and it felt manageable.
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    But little by little, she started eating my food. First, it was milk for her coffee, then eggs, then entire packs of chicken or my snacks I'd been saving. Even
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    leftovers I'd labelled with my name would vanish. Every time I'd bring it up, she'd laugh it off or say she thought it was "ours."
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    The thing is, I'm already in a tough spot financially. My credit's wrecked from mistakes I made when I was younger, and I'm slowly trying to rebuild while staying on a strict budget. I don't
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    go out much, I cook at home, and I literally count every dollar. Meanwhile, she works full-time, goes out all the time, orders takeout whenever she wants, but still manages to clean out my stuff.
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    I tried talking to her about it more seriously, but she just brushed it off. That's when I hit my breaking point.
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    So one weekend, I baked a tray of brownies. But not just any brownies. I made sure to lace them with a generous amount of extra-strength laxatives. I left them in the fridge, covered, like they were mine for later. And, of course, she helped herself.
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    Let's just say karma hit fast. She spent the entire night running back and forth from the bathroom, moaning about food poisoning. I played dumb, offered
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    her some water, and kept a straight face while she cursed whatever "bad takeout" she thought she ate.
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    After that, the food stealing dropped way off. She still sneaks the occasional bite here and there, but nothing like before. And honestly, I don't even feel guilty. She had it coming.
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    baahk 28m ago Seems like a ... s sy situation all around.
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    Foreign-Werewol... • 29m ago Savage move she definitely learned the hard way that stealing food has consequences.
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    BigBadDogLol • 22m ago . I mean she sorta deserved it but like don't get caught via this post cause last I check that's illegal. I. Even if I've heard of people doing it at work or other places.
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    Cgable63 10m ago She got it coming - and going.
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    chrishemsworths... Sh hit the fan. 8m ago
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    Lyrical Willow • 22m ago You should delete this- legally, it might be considered poisoning and if your roommate finds it could be used against you. But it sounds like she got what was coming to her.
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