Man defrauds Amazon to fix potholes their dodged taxes should pay for. Uses same tax loophole as them to avoid legal repercussions for the fraud. We should all be doing this. Think outside the box.
Source?
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2024
96 points (90.0% liked)
Chaotic Good
567 readers
2 users here now
A place to post examples of chaotic good actions.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
OP should have included it.
The dude who told you to google it yourself is a dick.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve done online all day 🤦🏻♂️
....*all day so far.
This person gets me.
Important bit:
So how did they do it? Well, Butler started by giving Amazon some of their money. In exchange, Amazon sent them some pothole filler. Butler then hopped in a van with a friend and drove around town filling in potholes. They made sure to wear reflective vests for safety — OK, let’s be honest, to look more official — so you don’t have to worry about them getting hit. And then, once they were done, they simply refilled the boxes with enough sand to ensure they weighed exactly as much as they did when they arrived. One quick return later, they had their money back. So in a way, Amazon did technically pay for the pothole repairs.
I admit I never read the article because this douche-nozzle comes across as too self-satisfied for my tastes. I watched him game the restaurant rankings and have never found him compelling again.
I just wanted to counteract the dumbass that responded to the first commenter.
Now that you’ve summarized the thing for me… isn’t that just straight up theft? That sounds less clever iconoclast and more just common or garden criminal.
*zon got to the point where they heavily counteract the refund game. They hardly check for items that are <$50, but, beyond that, there's an increased amount of effort to make sure that they can punish the customer. If there are enough returned items laying around that it becomes an issue from a common account, they'll actually look back over years to see the total value and if they shouldmake an example out of the person. That was a bit more common regarding high-priced tech items.
Thx for the link but mah gawd that website is pure eye cancer, and yes I run UBO.
It’s on YouTube. Watched it a few days ago. Really good investigative journalism there that is.
Vice YouTube.
The whole video is amazing.
This reminds me of the trick of spray painting a giant penis around potholes.