From a young age, we’re taught the fundamental rule: don’t steal.
It’s a simple yet vital lesson ingrained in our moral compass.
However, it seems that some adults have forgotten this childhood lesson!
In a world where respecting others’ property should be second nature, there are still those who choose to ignore this principle.
But not everyone lets these acts go unnoticed.
One Reddit user, in particular, decided to handle this issue with a unique blend of humor and justice.
This Reddit user’s story begins with her mother’s passion for gardening.
Unfortunately, their beautiful garden became a target for local thieves.
People didn’t just admire the garden – they took it upon themselves to steal potted plants, yard statuettes, and even went as far as digging up plant bulbs.
The audacity peaked when someone cut all the roses off, presumably too frugal to buy their own from a florist.
The original post from user “winmdoze” reads:
“My mom is really into gardening and sometimes people have come by and stole potted plants, yard statuettes, and even dug whole plant bulbs with plants out of the ground. Or cut all the roses off her bushes because they were too cheap to buy from the florist I guess.”
In an ingenious move, the daughter decided to take action.
Using footage from her dash cam, which conveniently overlooked the garden, she captured clear images of the culprits in the act.
With these images, she created a poster that was both a warning and a work of art.
The poster was adorned with the thieves’ pictures and playful, plant-related puns, turning a frustrating situation into a lighthearted yet pointed message.
The Reddit user describes her creative solution:
“Anyway my dash cam of my car which I park in the driveway near the garden bed caught most all of them close up and as a way to help my mom not have her plants stolen I printed all their pictures out and made a poster that said ‘Oh Hay there! Don’t be a Daffy-dil and steal, or else you might end up doing hard Thyme! We hope Thistle be a lesson to Yew!’ And I put the pictures of everyone stealing from the garden around the border. Also gave each person a funny fake name.”
The poster, with its clever puns and public shaming, was a hit with her mother.
However, not everyone shared their sense of humor.
One neighbor complained about his son’s image on the poster, arguing that the boy’s actions, though wrong, were meant as a romantic gesture for his sick girlfriend.
Another man, whose wife was caught taking a cutting, requested the sign be taken down due to her prominent position in the community.
The Reddit user recounts these confrontations.
“I got a couple complains, one neighbor said I needed to take it down because I had a picture of his son a minor who did something dumb yes but was just trying to bring his sick girlfriend flowers. And that is was disproportionate and rude to publicly shame him. I told him that it wasn’t that big of a deal and he told me that I was being petty. I called his kid a little Birch which pissed him off and honestly might of been petty.”
She continued:
“Another guy came to the house and returned a cutting his wife apparently took to propagate thinking it would be no big deal… But yeah it damaged the plant because she cut like a quarter off. And he asked if we’d take down the sign because she was on the board of directors or something from the town and whatever. My mom had answered the door and told him to make like a bee and buzz off.”
The Reddit user took to the online community “AmItheA$$h*le” to see if she was in the wrong for making the “petty sign.”
Turns out, most agreed she wasn’t the bad guy in the situation!
One person commented:
“I’d say NTA, I’m assuming these are adults who know better than to steal that are being shamed? Also regarding the guy’s kid who’s a minor, he should be teaching his child not to steal it doesn’t matter if it was just flowers he shouldn’t have touched them.”
Another wrote:
“NTA. These people STOLE. That’s a CRIME. And instead of pressing charges or whatever you have created something TRULY DELIGHTFUL. (I wish I were half as clever as you because I’d come up with a pun of my own.)”
So, what do you think about this woman’s humorous and clever revenge?
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