Nate
You’ve heard of mistaken identity, but have you heard of mistaken lawn mower? A hilarious tale of malicious compliance unfolded when a man named “Rob Lowe” (or at least, that’s what we’ll call him for the sake of this story) decided to buy a “display” lawn mower from a big box hardware store.
Everything seemed pretty standard – he saw a good deal but didn’t have his truck to take it home, so he decided to come back a bit later to pick it up. Simple, right? But here’s where it gets weird. Even after Rob went back and collected his purchase, the store kept calling him week after week, claiming he had another lawn mower waiting for him. Initially, Rob tried correcting the mistake, but after four weeks and the same call over and over, he thought, “Why not?” and decided to play along.
Spoiler alert: he left the store with a brand new, free lawn mower. But what about the first one? Well, that turned into a gift for a hardworking friend. See the full story from r/MaliciousCompliance along with comments from readers below.
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