‘The most inconvenient “freebie” he’ll ever own’: Appliance delivery man charges extra cash fees and sneakily takes discarded appliance for himself, gets a big surprise when he looks inside

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Sep 26, 2025 7:00 AM EDT

There are shady characters in every career path and it's up to you to learn how to weed them out. You never know who is going to take advantage of your lack of knowledge in a certain task. That's why you're hiring them in the first place, but times are tough and people can be greedy. Just take this lady who was just trying to buy a new fridge. When it comes to large appliances like a refrigerator an extra charge is added for removal. That makes total sense and is usually agreed upon before the job. However, when the delivery guy came to deliver/remove he kept adding on extra cash fees. $20 for this, $40 for that, cash only. Now, that is shady behavior! It all happened so fast, that they just paid the fees and wanted the delivery man gone. However, they had a sneaking suspicion that this guy was going to try and get as much money out of this job as possible, so he wasn't going to dispose of the fridge, he was going to take it for himself. And he did just that! But not before the customer took every single shelf and drawer out of there. Now he just has a big airtight box. Good luck using that! 

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  • "Enjoy your new refrigerator!"

    I recently bought a new refrigerator. At the time of purchase, I told them I needed the new fridge delivered and the old fridge removed.
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  • They said no problem and charged me an extra fee for that. When I called the day before delivery to confirm the details,
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  • I am told for the first time that removal of the old fridge isn't included but that the driver would still remove it for $20 cash.
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  • I'm irked but whatever, it's just an extra twenty. The driver arrives with the new fridge and tells me my doorway isn't big enough and that my door will have to be taken off the hinges and that costs an extra $40 cash.
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  • But wait, that's not all the doors to - the new & old fridge also needed to be detached and then reattached to allow the move in and out.
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  • And this costs an extra $20 cash. I'm aggravated but feeling like I'm over a barrel so we proceed.
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  • While he's working, the delivery guy starts asking me questions about the old fridge. Is it broken? No, runs fine.
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  • Then why are you replacing it? I just renovated the kitchen and am getting stainless to match. He finishes the job and leaves.
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  • The next day I get a call from the driver asking me where are the drawers and door inserts for my old fridge.
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  • You see, it turns out he he wanted to keep my old fridge and use it himself. I started to suspect this when he was asking questions about the old fridge before.
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  • So when he stepped outside, I quickly pulled out all three crisper drawers and every shelf that sits inside the fridge door.
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  • I hid them all in a back bedroom and he never noticed. He was aggravated and wanted to come back for the drawers and shelves.
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  • Told him that would cost an extra $40 for the drawers and $20 for the shelves. Just kidding I said, I'm using them in my cabinet doors and for storage under sinks and in the basement so I would be keeping those.
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  • But enjoy the fridge!
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  • We understand the mentality of "do what you gotta do," but if you have to lose your integrity in order to do that, maybe you should reconsider… Just our modest opinion! 

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  • justanotherteach Imagine his face when he opened the fridge later and realized he got a hollow box. That fridge is now the most inconvenient "freebie" he'll ever own. Priceless.
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  • stopitnow2013 The best part is that he can't even complain to anyone about it without admitting he tried to scam the OP.
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  • fengreg That was a master class in petty revenge. Dude tried to nickel and dime you with all those "cash only" fees, then had the nerve to steal your old fridge? The empty fridge surprise was perfect payback. Bet he won't try that scam again anytime soon.
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