A woman has been praised for the revenge she took against her snotty neighbours who ordered her to clean up her garden while she was carrying out construction work.
She explained how she and her husband set about building a large shed in their garden to store their tools and equipment - but were slammed for taking too long.
Despite only taking only three weeks to complete the entire project, the couple received an angry letter in the post from the "Neighbour Group", saying their messy lawn was putting the street to shame.
Taking to Reddit, she said: "I live in a very spacious country subdivision - everyone has at least an acre. We are about 25 years younger than the average owners.
"My husband and I personally built a large shed next to a detached bed garage - it took us about three weekends to do it.
"We also mow our lawn once a week. Our yard isn't meticulous but it's hardly neglected."
Despite trying their best to not only improve their property, but also maintain its upkeep inside and out while both working full time jobs, their neighbours still think they're slacking.
"We got a letter in the mail one day. It was typed on a typewriter and came from the '[STREET NAME REMOVED] Neighbour Group'," she added.
"I was so mad and revenge was first on my mind for weeks. I couldn't figure out how to handle it to my satisfaction."
The letter reads: "When you first moved in, I wasn't sure if you had the class, finances or breeding to be in our illustrious neighbourhood.
"I see that you finally built a place to hide all the junk you insist on keeping in your yard.
"Now if only you could do something about that hayfield you call a yard."
So annoyed by their letter, she decided to get her own back and decorate her garden with actual 'junk', forcing her neighbours to look at it every day.
She said: "I got two old toilets and put one on either side of my driveway by the street.
"I planted red, white and blue flowers in the bowl and stuck in a couple of small American flags for flare.
"Then made a large sign that read "Thank you [STREET NAME REMOVED] Neighbour Group for your letter suggesting I take more pride in my yard"
"I kept them for a whole year, switching out the bowl decorations for every holiday with the wackiest decorations I could find."
Commenting on her 'petty revenge', one user said: Good, good. Let the hate flow through you."
Another user added: "I applaud you for this. This is the best revenge in my opinion."
A third user said: "Please keep it out there until the day you move out - love it."
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