Woman Watches Chaos Ensue After Taking Towels Off Every Lounge Chair In Petty Revenge

Sitting by a beach or pool is a staple vacation experience. The sun, water, relaxation, it’s all almost too good to be true. Of course, seats in the shade or seats, in general, can often be in short supply, so people will go to all sorts of lengths to secure a spot.

An internet user shared the time she got a little bit devious and took some petty revenge on some holidaymakers. She grew tired of other guests “reserving” seats with a towel, despite not actually being by the pool for hours on end. So one morning, she hatched a plan and then watched the ensuing chaos from her balcony.

People like to spend their vacations in a variety of ways, but if the destination is by the sea or a resort equipped with a pool, it’s a pretty safe bet that spending time in the water or by the water is in the cards. Unfortunately, this means sharing this space with a lot of other humans who all have a similar plan of action. The result, as OP shared, is a sort of cold war, involving towels, lounge chairs, and the weaponization of the unwritten rule of “dibs.” Now, most of us would honor the idea of dibs or first-come, first-serve, but as the women behind the post identified, there are people who use this honor system against others. Occupying a seat you aren’t using for hours is counterproductive and downright annoying.

In a move reminiscent of some of the brilliant generals of history, OP utilized the old wisdom of “divide and conquer,” removing all the towels, and pitting the hordes of vacation-goers against each other. Her petty revenge was clever enough as is, but a brilliant part that might go overlooked is making many if not most of the “towel placers” understand the silliness of their idea. Allow me to elaborate, had she just approached a person who did this, they would disregard her argument, as displayed in the story. Even worse, they would be backed up by the many other “towel placers,” who would want to keep doing it.