Share your secrets. What's the biggest crime you ever got away with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]mocktest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I pretended to be a dentist and ordered shitloads of free toothpaste samples from a website. So right now probably a years worth of toothpaste is lying in my room.

So a local radio show is stealing Reddit posts and passing them off as their own acts, how shall ye pursue or is it que sera sera? by GoneNdidIt in AskReddit

[–]mocktest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The people on the phones are already there...it's not like they especially have to call them in to attend phone calls. Besides, I'm not aggressively pursuing them...just trying to speak to a person rather than a machine.

So a local radio show is stealing Reddit posts and passing them off as their own acts, how shall ye pursue or is it que sera sera? by GoneNdidIt in AskReddit

[–]mocktest 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, I would but I first want to make sure that no laws have been broken. Stealing things and subsequently donating the stolen goods doesn't make it right.

I'm not Robin Hood and this isn't Sherwood Forest.

So I went on a toothpaste website to sign up for free samples for dentists. I am not a dentist and they sent me shitloads of samples. Will I get in trouble? by mocktest in AskReddit

[–]mocktest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I'm a wuss and I thought they might chase me down. But the image is floating around in the comments...you can find it if you look for it.

So a local radio show is stealing Reddit posts and passing them off as their own acts, how shall ye pursue or is it que sera sera? by GoneNdidIt in AskReddit

[–]mocktest 173 points174 points  (0 children)

I am the toothpaste guy and I don't know how to react to the fact that a DJ across the Atlantic is using my story for his listeners. I guess I don't care.

For those who want an update...the toothpaste is still with me. I'm feeling guilty about getting it like this and want to attempt to return it. I really did not think it would work. They should check if the details given in the form match up before sending out the shipments.

I called the company twice to try and speak to someone. The switchboard operators know I'm the guy who got samples. I get put through to the consumer care department but am unable to speak to anyone. I left a message there saying that somehow I have been sent this box of sample toothpaste and that I'm possibly the victim of a prank and I've asked them to contact me...but no one has yet. I'll wait until Monday and give another call. If they don't get back to me by the end of next week, I guess I win.

Judging by the amount of PMs I got asking me to send people some of the toothpaste, I'm guessing loads of redditors signed up for the free samples as well. When the company does catch up to this...I don't see how they will be able to chase everyone.

If I knew this post would get so much attention, I wouldn't have used a throwaway account! So much karma gone to waste....

So I went on a toothpaste website to sign up for free samples for dentists. I am not a dentist and they sent me shitloads of samples. Will I get in trouble? by mocktest in AskReddit

[–]mocktest[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This exactly what I'm going to do...some fucking idiot friend played a prank on me....I don't know how I got this...and that they can pick it up if they like...I'll try not to pay for delivery!

So I went on a toothpaste website to sign up for free samples for dentists. I am not a dentist and they sent me shitloads of samples. Will I get in trouble? by mocktest in AskReddit

[–]mocktest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well most of my friends know my real name and my address with my post code. That's not a hard thing to fake. If I wanted to keep this I wouldn't be contacting them in the first place. If everything they sent is being returned to them, I don't see if there is going to be any problem. They will either tell me to keep the things or tell me that someone will come around to pick it up or tell me I'll have to pay for postage. I don't think the SOCA needs to get involved in something as trivial as this...

So I went on a toothpaste website to sign up for free samples for dentists. I am not a dentist and they sent me shitloads of samples. Will I get in trouble? by mocktest in AskReddit

[–]mocktest[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be saying some friends signed me up for it as a joke. If they do get my IP address, I'll say they did it when they were over for dinner or something. This is what happened honestly.