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Roommate Rants 7w

amethyst_popping_bottles

 The Unofficial Packing List for People with Terrible Roommates - a thread
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Anonymous 7w

Paper plates/cutlery: use to go on a dish cleaning strike or to offer to that one roommate when you take all your dishes out of the kitchen

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Anonymous 7w

Lockboxes: great for food thieves and regular thieves Also come in a thermostat variety for those who don’t understand that 80 is not an appropriate temperature setting

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Anonymous 7w

The knowledge of the amount a small claim costs to file: for those roommates that refuse to pay you back. Best used when the amount they owe is greater than the cost

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Anonymous 7w

A text form of communication: whether it’s text or email, always make sure there’s some form of receipt of what was said

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Anonymous 7w

Security camera: set up in your room aimed at the door to catch those sneaky snoops

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Anonymous 7w

Copy of the guest policy: don’t let those mooching friends or family overstay their welcome

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Anonymous 7w

these are all completely valid but i feel like there’s a story here and i would be glad to hear about it if you wanted to share

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 7w

I wish I had this. My horrible former roommate refused to turn on the AC in the South IN AUGUST because “in Europe we don’t use air conditioning”

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

Who the fuck cares what Europe does this is America and here we need AC for the humidity alone

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 7w

THANK YOU. She acted like I was insane bc I just told her she could turn on her little $800 Dyson fan in her room if she wanted more heat

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

She had one of those? If she had that she pretty much forfeited all rights to an opinion on the thermostat because she can make a room any temperature she wants with that thing

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

like pls dm me or something if it’s too much on a post

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

None of them are my stories, just various stories from my time on this community and the advice I’ve given.

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 7w

okay that’s so valid

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 7w

She legit could have afforded to not live in campus housing and just get a place. She’s not even from here, she’s from Europe and she bought a whole ass car for here

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

So you’re telling me she had a thousands of dollars for a car and a $800 fan but nothing for AC? Nah she can fuck off with that

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