I need to order a monitor in the US for my personal business. It's a niche product for which I can't find an alternative elsewhere.

I want to avoid paying 25% more because that would be literally 2000$ extra.

How can I buy it while still declaring it as an expense but bypass the frontier tariffs?

EDIT: I messaged the monitor company and they told me that since the monitor is manufactured in China, it would be specified on the packaging. So, no tariff. However, companies are about to all increase their retail prices because of the tariffs in the coming weeks.

Just felt particularly devious tonight, might not try it

Begging on the weekend for extra money 💰

I make minimum $400 begging on the street in my city on the weekend pretending to be unhoused to tourists.

I genuinely don't know the answer Im just looking for anything I could get, I'm currently the only one bringing money in for my family but l'm also struggling to find a decent job, I try a bunch of Minijobs but it clearly doesn't pay for everything like rent, food, dogfood. Thought about donating anything from my body for some cash but sadly I'm a pale and weak mf and would probably collapse. Got to the point where I'm just desperate and would do anything, onlyfans but that's not gonna happen overnight and I'm not the best looking, begging, sold a bunch of stuff. Really just miserable

Title. I'm wondering if I wrap the ink filled side of the tag with something like a sandwich bag and break it in the shower, if I'll probably keep the t-shirt relatively safe? If not, is there another way to crack this thing open?

No, I didn't steal it. I bought it at a Decathlon in France and didn't notice the tag until I got back to the UK (losing the receipt en route!). If I can't get the thing open I'm worried it'll probably just sit in my closet forever!

My mother collects my mail for me (she doesn't open it, just keeps it in a pile for me to gather when I can) lately it has been ads from the Democratic party. My mother is very right wing/pretend hippy, and she knows I do not share the same views at all. She would make comments whenever I collect my stuff, "I wouldn't vote for them if it were me", "they are corrupt" blah blah blah. Whatever. BUT I think it would be funny to tick her off a bit. It gives her something to do. What should I subscribe to if I wanted to tick her off whenever she gets the mail? Thank you!

I have a broken joy con that I’m trying to return to Amazon. I was going to buy a new one and return the broken one. Would I be able to get away with returning it? I do believe they have different serial numbers.

My (UK) experience has been that cinema booking systems don't like you leaving any gaps when selecting your tickets. So if I want a central seat, but there's a couple of seats empty nearby, I'm told to try again. Also, if when I'm in the cinema there are no patrons around me, I like the idea of keeping it that way for a better (less crunchy) experience.

With that in mind, get yourself a second device and go to the same booking on each, you don't usually need an account for this. You can select any 'gap' seats and they will then be reserved for you. This allows your primary device the opportunity to choose the seats you want.

Reserved seating usually last for about 5-10 minutes depending on chain. If you want to keep the seats next to you clear it's usually only effective to do so once seated, refreshing the basket as it lapses.

A criminal defense lawyer said this:

1) Don't EVER talk to the police. Don't answer ANY questions. If they say, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" No! But say nothing!

2) They cannot search your car nor house without probable cause for your vehicle and a warrant for your house.

3) Do NOT wait around for a drug dog. Ask if you're under arrest (the only thing you say to them.) If not, freaking leave fast. They cannot detain you while waiting for a dog.

These are the some basics that more people than you think don't understand..

So, asking for a friend. Said friend has a few family members who still proudly display Trump flags, share Facebook conspiracy theories like it's their job, and talk about "those people" way too often at every holiday and family gathering possible.

My friend was wondering if there's a fun, mildly petty, and completely legal way to sign them up for snail mail from every progressive org under the sun. Think environmental justice, LGBTQ+ rights, BLM newsletters, Planned Parenthood updates, drag story hour invites, vegan recipe cards, anti-book-banning campaigns, and climate change facts printed in Comic Sans.

But, my friend would also like to educate their family in some way too. So yes, trying to annoy ever so slightly, but my friend also wants thair family to at least make an informe decision, instead of going along with the Trumpy heard mentality. My friend is also totally willing to make donations to progressive orgs, in their friend’s name, to maximize the benefits of excessive snail mail.

Bonus points if the mailers are glossy, colorful, and come regularly enough to really challenge their blood pressure meds lol.

So, dear Reddit, any creative suggestions for where one might start? Asking for a friend, of course. Thank you!

I got tickets for a gig and didn't realise it was 18+ (im 17) does anyone know how or where to get a fake id?

I am looking for advice on what should I do with someone that owes me 42K and completely is avoiding me. I own a construction and painting company and I have a friend that I was doing some work for. I would fund his projects all the way to the finish line and allow him to pay me at the end. At first things were great and getting payments weren’t an issue. Eventually I believe this person got too comfortable and started using the banks money he would need to pay contractors instead he would use it to go buy more property (Robbing Peter to pay Paul, etc) if you understand how real estate loans work when you get a rehab loan the work has to be completed for them to reimbursed you and I didn’t realize at the time but I was digging my own grave by funding projects and not charging him as I go.

He owed me 90K at one point in which I do have a promise to pay letter signed by him. He did get his balance down to 42K. Because I was his friend I was well aware of his situation and I was super cool about it and gave him time to figure it out. I would always remind him just not to forget about me. Now let me tell you where I really regret not doing this. As a contractor in the state where I am from. We only have 90 days from the last day we performed work to file a lien on the property. Because he was my friend at the time he promised me to get me half and I agreed to only put a lien for 21K because he would get me the other amount.

So long story short, he bought a ton of junk properties and I stopped funding projects and his parade ended. He was about to go bankrupt and everything came crashing down. Note that at this time I still was by his side and trying to help him remain positive I genuinely felt bad and worried for him because he didn’t look good. So I told him not to worry about our balance for now to prioritize his health. This was in 2023. So we would check in with each other often the whole year. Although still no sign of any payment or information. Fast forward to 2024, he completely ghosted me. No communication, anytime I would reach out he wouldn’t answer, or there was always something he was doing. I found out he was being sued by a lot of people he owed money too as well. Eventually I saw him at a mutual friend’s wedding & I found out that he was scared of me suing him and decided to cut all communication with me even though I never once mentioned suing him.

Here we are in 2025 and still no sign of any effort to pay me. We have so many mutual friends in common & we’re bound to run into each other again. He started his own loan company. He is a loan officer. I have tried to communicate with him but he just won’t answer. I have tried my best to remain calm and professional. Is it worth me even suing him? I don’t really care about getting the money back at this point. I already don’t expect it. I really would do it just to prove a statement and let him know that I am not the one to mess with. I am truly loss for words on how this has been handled. What’s the best thing I can do? I do know that it would really hurt his reputation if I posted about him on my social media. I have a pretty big brand in my companies and I am loved by many people. It would get a lot of attention if I posted this experience. I’m just not the kind of person that wants to do that but I am just not sure what my options are here or if that would be defamation towards him.

Thank you for your advice and thank you for listening in advance. I would appreciate any advice on what I should do. I just don’t think I want to let this slide.

I’m taking the Interrail this summer. I’m looking for a way to get from Paris to Barcelona but the TGV seat reservation for the direct route is more than I’m willing to pay. I’ve also found other routes but I noticed the first train of the route I was thinking of taking (Paris-Perpignan-Portbou-Barcelona) is the same train as the direct train (Paris-Barcelona). So, hypothetically, if I were to fall asleep on my train (which is what I would do regardless of the circumstances as the train departs at 6 am and we were gonna stay awake till then) and miss my stop at Perpignan, for whom I would have booked my seat and just continue till Barcelona sleeping, would it be an issue? Has anyone tried this before on TGV trains?

For context, we live on the 2nd floor of a unit surround closely by other similar unit buildings. Yesterday at 2am we were woken up because we heard large thudding on our window and our cat freaking out. Turns out our neighbour was throwing eggs at our windows and balcony and it got everywhere including the ceiling and through our flyscreen landing on our TV and walls. Spent 2 hours cleaning it up in the middle of the night and there's still egg stains everywhere.

Something similar happened last year as well and we suspect he's targeting our cat who sits on the balcony sometimes, we have had ZERO previous interaction with this person and there is nothing that could have motivated him to do so.

Police will do absolutely nothing without proper evidence so is pretty much useless. Anyways we talked to our upstairs neighbours who also got egged last year and we confirmed who the guy is and exactly which unit he lives in (directly across ours).

How can I take my revenge? We are moving out soon because of our lease coming to end so I'm up for absolutely shitting on this guy's balcony and never looking back. I could egg him back but am looking for something more devious and twisted to punish this absolute psychopath without climbing up and wringing his neck.

I live on the first floor of an apartment building. My front door is a separate entrance from other people’s. My front door is in line with the 3 floors above me’s fire escape. Someone above me keeps throwing their cigarette butts off their balcony and it lands at my front door. I’ve asked my landlord twice to talk to them, and he has. When he does it stops for a month or two, then they start doing it again. How do I get them to stop? I’m tired of cleaning up cigarette butts at my front door, it’s disgusting.

Guys, I didn't mean to include family members...

The state just sent a letter saying that want to "buy" my property. I am the business/property owner. How can I drag this out as long as possible and maximize what the payout?

So I missed court and I told them that it was because I was in the hospital for a few days (I was, but not that exact day - honestly just forgot) and now they’re wanting documentation.. anyone know how I can go about getting something like this? Willing to pay for it if necessary

So I have three credit cards that collectively have like $10k worth of debt.

I am now unemployed. I don’t have any assets. And my spouse isn’t on any paperwork for those card nor am I listed on “their” assets such as the house we live in nor their vehicle.

What can they do? They can garner my wages and I don’t have any assets they can take.

ULPT I put up an add on a group for my product and labor. The guy jumps in to offer up his, similar product. I didn't respond immediately, went back later to see he deleted his comments. I lost my opportunity for calling him out and making a sale. I know his name, company name, general location. Any tips on how to feel right about this in the end? Apparently this guy can be a total prick.TIA

My brother took his own life 4 weeks ago and I would really like to access his iPad and windows computer, but I don’t have access to any of his passwords or accounts. We’re are contacting the police on Monday to ask what happened to his phone, so we do not have that at the moment, but we have his computers and his wallet. I’m sure my mom knows his SSN too.

I originally thought I could take his death certificate up to the windows/Apple Store and get their help logging on, but the internet says that if he did not name any successor then legally they wouldn’t be able to help us.

I was able to request a pin change by inputting his debit card information in the forgot password options for his Microsoft account, but im not sure if the request will be approved. That would be to get onto his HP Victus gaming laptop. I really just want to poke around and look at the stuff on his computer, and hopefully see some of the things he was looking at before he died. His YouTube is signed into the TV here and it really helps me feel close to him to look at the stuff he was interested in.

Let's make it seem like it broke on its own.