Petty roommates don't let their other roommate use the TV because she didn't pay for it, so she retaliates by taking away the microwave and Air Fryer she bought on her own and hiding them in her room

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Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer
Oct 6, 2026 1:45 PM EDT

Sometimes petty people need a taste of their own medicine…

In this case, the pettiness wasn't between two strangers: it was between family. Two sisters and their cousin moved in together while they were in college, and they split rent and utilities. One of the sisters and the cousin wanted to buy a new TV, but the other sister said she couldn't pitch in with money since this time she was tight. The other two bought it anyway. One day, the sister and cousin were gone, and the other sister was home with her boyfriend. They wanted to watch TV, but it turned out all the apps were blocked with a password she didn't have. The sister told her she hadn't paid for it, so she couldn't use it, and that's when the petty revenge came in. She had bought a microwave and an Air Fryer all by herself, but they all shared, so she took both and hid them in her locked room. After all, they still had a stove to cook, and the other two hadn't paid for them. Under their same logic, they weren't entitled to use those appliances either. 

Isn't it lovely when you can use their same logic against them? It's definitely satisfying to see that people who are selfish and have a very twisted definition of what a boundary is get taught a lesson. Sure, she didn't pay for the TV. And they didn't pay for the microwave or air fryer. They weren't even paying rent and utilities on time, so the other one had to take over so they wouldn't get behind on their payments. Even though it is a good thing to keep track of your money, especially when you live with someone, there's a difference between being responsible and just being cheap and selfish. The sister and cousin seem to be leaning closer to the latter. Oh well, at least they will learn to share. 

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  • AITA for taking away my air-fryer and microwave after roommates won't let me use their new TV?

    I'd like to start out by saying that I know that this is very petty of me. There are 3 of us living together, my sister 22F, me 23F, and my cousin 21F. We all moved in
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  • together at the beginning of this year. My sister and cousin have been talking about buying a new giant TV for the living room and asked me to split it. I told them I
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  • was fine with our current TV and didn't have money to spare for a big purchase. I use the TV once a month anyway. We all three are in college and working part time, so
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  • thats a lot of money. They decided to buy it anyway. I didn't touch it for the last month that they've had it. A few weeks ago I sat down in the living room with them to
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    The new TV in the living room.

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  • hangout and they were trying to find something to watch. They switched to a service and I noticed it asked for a pin. I asked them why they put a pin on it. They looked at
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  • each other and giggled but didn't respond. I asked again, and they again ignored me completely. I thought there was some weird inside joke or something and forgot about it.
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  • Utilities and rent were due at the beginning of the month, and I am in charge of gas and electric (the two most expensive ones). I told them how much they owed me
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  • prior to the 1st, and both of them said that they didn't have the money at the moment and I would have to wait a few days. I told them
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  • that I needed that money because | would have a hard time paying rent and the utilities on time without it.
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  • On top of that, we got a notice that our rent was short a couple dollars for the last 2 months. I went in and paid it to avoid a late fee.
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    Roommate paying rent and utilities.

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  • Yesterday my boyfriend and I were home alone and we decided to watch Harry Potter. We turn the TV on and discover that they have
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  • locked every single app on the TV. Now I understand it's their TV, but no one was home and I wasn't interfering with anyone. The living
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  • room is a shared space, and we have an entire open bottom floor. If I wasn't going to be allowed to use it, I feel like they should have
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  • put it downstairs instead of taking up the entire living room wall. At no point were any rules with the TV mentioned to me, and I feel like
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  • they locked it with the intent that I would find it to be hurtful. I have bought things for the apartment and at no point even thought to hold it over their heads. Thats
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  • where the microwave and air-fryer come in. I bought the microwave and the air fryer was a gift. When my sister came home I asked her about the TV and we got in a fight.
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    The sisters.

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  • She said that I'm not allowed to use it because I didn't put any money towards it. In most cases | would agree, but I've had no problem sharing my things with
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  • them and they couldn't even pay me on time for the utilities on top of that. I told her if they didn't want to share their things with me, then I wouldn't share mine with them. I
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  • took them and locked them in my room (we have a stove/oven so it's not like I took their ability to cook). I'm still missing a third of the utilities as I write this. AITA? UPDATE: utilities were paid back.
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