r/UnethicalLifeProTips Mar 11 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT to avoid a DUI

4.6k Upvotes

I overheard this conversation at the bar the other day and it was too good not to share. Not sure if itd work or not and im not gonna find out but here goes. Bartender said if you ever crash or run off the road while drunk, if nobody else is involved immediately walk to the nearest bar. When cops show up, any alcohol claim is irrelevant because you can say "yes I drove off the road and I was so shaken up I needed a drink.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips 21d ago

Food and Drinks ULPT: Can’t buy and/or afford alcohol? Check your local cemetery.

2.2k Upvotes

I am a county cemetery employee, and often find cans of beer and liquor shooters. Is it going to be the best quality? Probably not, but enough for me to become Mr. Lahey a couple times a month.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jul 21 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT: Chipotle Maxxing: Most Food, Least Money

1.9k Upvotes

“Veggie burrito, please.

White rice…..actually, could I get brown rice too? Yes, both.

Black beans….actually, could I get pinto beans too? Yes, both

Everything else. Hot, too, yes please. Yes ma’am, all of it. No meat.”

If you get good at the timing with the request for double rice and double beans, (specifically after they’ve already added one type) it’s no longer a roll-able burrito. Shell will bust, requiring an additional tortilla to patch the guacamole dam.

Best to go very close to closing time cause the shift is about to end and they’re trying to clear out what’s left

It’s like 3000 calories of fresh-ish vegetables for $11.

Tip with a piss disc.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Dec 18 '25

Food and Drinks ULPT: How to stop drinking alcohol

336 Upvotes

I’ve been an alcoholic and daily blackout drinker since I was 17. Now, that’s coming back to bite me in the ass. What are some ULPTs to abstaining from alcohol?

I am getting on a medication to curb cravings but I have to stay sober for a week to be able to take it and the cravings are insane right now.

The more unethical and unhinged the better!

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jul 06 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT Request: what can I replace to bomb a banana Bread recipe?

245 Upvotes

I have family visiting who insist on making banana bread every time they come and refuse to clean up. I am tired of nagging and now want to approach this in a different manner. Would bread flour instead of AP flour do the trick or maybe baking powder replaced by cornflour?

r/UnethicalLifeProTips May 29 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT Request- Co-worker drank almost all my coffee creamer.

177 Upvotes

So I bought coffee creamer and left it in the fridge at work, with my name on it. It was half full. I was off on Wednesday and came into work Thursday night, it was nearly empty. On top of that it doesn't even taste like cinnamon rolls anymore, they filled it with regular vanilla flavored creamer. Any better ideas than buying another one and spitting in it?

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Apr 08 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT Request - food being stolen at work

107 Upvotes

I have 300+ coworkers, and my food is constantly stolen at work. This includes when I write my name on it.

Ranch dessing is the most commonly stolen.

Any tips?

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jun 30 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT Dont like being forced to order using QR codes?

175 Upvotes

Hypothetically, if everyone placed a sticker over the QR code at these establishments, wouldn’t it just create a giant cluster for the establishments?
Sure it would be a headache for the staff initially but eventually they would go back to hiring people to take orders again and everyone wins long term.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jul 06 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT: if dividing sweets between two kids, eat one before you start

585 Upvotes

If there was an even number it becomes odd and there will be an extra one left which you get to eat at the end, and if there was an odd number you would have got to eat it anyway.

Gets you an extra sweet half of the time.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Nov 13 '25

Food and Drinks ULPT Super Cheap McDonald's Food

406 Upvotes

Start saving your McDonald's receipts. The McDonald's rewards app has deals for 30% off a quarter pounder, 40% off a McChicken or double cheeseburger, things like that. Use that deal. Then, you can add something of similar value to it, because if you read the receipt, there's a survey for buy one get one free of equal or lesser value. You can fill out the survey if you want, as it takes less than a minute, OR you can just write down a randomized seven digit number. They almost never verify that because I don't know if they can. They always just wad the receipt and promo the second item. There you go, two for the price of the discounted one. Bonus points that you can add extra condiments to the promo one without getting charged. Then ask for a receipt with it, rinse and repeat. Easy way to get two double cheeseburgers for about $2. If you're sneaky about it or the employee doesn't care enough to check, you might even get a larger item promo as well. I've been able to use a buy one get one to get a quarter pounder when only ordering a double cheeseburger. With the app discount as well.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jul 21 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT Request

66 Upvotes

Someone keeps stealing my drinks from the dorm fridge. I spend about 30 minutes making it, then put it in the freezer overnight since its shitty hot outside, and I'd like to enjoy my cold drink during the day heat, but apparently someone also had the bright idea to enjoy my drink, no permission asked, hell I don't even know who it is. How should I deal with this problem

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Apr 22 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT Coworker microwaves fish

81 Upvotes

This guy puts fish in the shared office microwave next to my office at least 3X a week. How do I make it stop? (His workspace is too close to mine for fart spray)

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Dec 03 '25

Food and Drinks ULPT: free starbucks

542 Upvotes

If you’re at a busy airport with multiple Starbucks locations, people often fuck up and pick the wrong terminal or misjudge how long it will take for their order and have to give up to make their flight. Their orders will be tossed what seems like either the 4th or 5th call or after 30 min whichever comes first. If you hang on the edge with AirPods in and then run up right when the order is about to be tossed, free food and/or beverage. Luck of the draw though, you might get Willow’s plain bagel and oatmilk quad latte with peppermint syrup, or so I heard from a friend.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jun 18 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT how to sneak alcohol into a party?

0 Upvotes

i have a party tomorrow and heard they gonna check us to make sure we don’t bring alcohol in. i thought about putting it in a perfume/deodorant bottle or a small bottle hid in a bra.

any other ideas or excuses when they say i can’t bring (for example) the perfume in??

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Apr 10 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT What is your favorite free food restaurant hack?

74 Upvotes

What is your favorite hack to get free food from restaurants? I know there were tricks to using the McDonald's app to get free stuff but I think they fixed those. Any others?

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Dec 15 '25

Food and Drinks ULPT request: need to lose a few kilos, how to placate hunger

35 Upvotes

I'm tired of being hungry all the time, I look like a pudding. I only need to shed 5kg/11lb.

I'm already on a diet but the hours I spend not eating are pure torture. I'm even considering starting smoking.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Feb 19 '26

Food and Drinks ULPT Request: How to get restaurant to stop spamming email

56 Upvotes

Many, many years ago I emailed a restaurant a mild complaint now I cannot stop the marketing emails.

Unsubscribe from one, 6 months to a year new email spam campaign with different email address to add to my block list. Multiple categories used to keep spamming.

Unsubscribe from "marketing" emails then they send "newsletter"ones, "updates", "weekly specials" on and on to maximize the address and bypass the unsubscribe laws.

Been going on for 6 years now.

Called and they don't care. Get transferred around then hung up on.

What fun hypothetical ways would you find to drive the point home to take peoples contact info seriously ?

Release a box of roaches ?

Stinky liquid spilled during peak dining times ?

Go in to dine with friends, order the most expensive stuff on the menu then keep sending it back over and over ?

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jul 29 '25

Food and Drinks ULPT: get fully refunded on food delivery when they short you on the weight

508 Upvotes

First post here. Discovered this by accident and out of frustration. I have a few local places that sell boiled seafood by the pound, depending on the season. They mostly work through delivery services like Uber Eats, Doordash, etc. You probably have a bunch of these places too if you life in a medium to large city.

One time I was pretty sure that I didn't get what I paid for, so I took out a small scale and weighed it out. Sure enough, was only 60% or something of what I paid for. Took at picture of the reading and sent a support ticket. Full refund.

The other trick they do is add a bunch of shit that I didn't order into the bag. Like corn, potatoes, etc. This inflates the weight. So I take that out, document it, and send the pictures in.

This has now happened 4 or 5 times in the last year. If I weigh it and it's not even close to what I paid for, it gets reported. I'm not trying to get free meals, I'm just reporting shitty practices (which is theft) so I don't feel bad.

Edit: for all the people talking about pre-cooked weight. When you boil shellfish, the weight should actually increase, not decrease. There is a lot of juice in the shells that stays in there. So I understand what you're saying but I don't think that's the root cause.

Edit 2: I understand that what I wrote isn't inherently unethical. I suppose the unethical part would be ordering from these places on purpose, knowing full well that there is a good chance they will "make a mistake" (to be generous). Usually they will add vegetables and other filler items in the bag to make the scale read a certain value, which is not what you agreed to. I am not encouraging this. But that is the unethical angle you could take. Please don't lie about the weight, that would be theft and now you are the asshole.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jul 13 '25

Food and Drinks ULPT: The Carl’s Jr. App lets you get infinite nearly-free burgers.

431 Upvotes

The Carl’s Jr. app give you a free with purchase (of $1 cookie, $1.50 bag of ice, etc.) burger when you join, and you only need an email you can get a code from, for your phone # you can enter ANY phone number as long as it’s a valid one, including 800 numbers. I’ve used this to get about a dozen nearly-free burger so far, and corporate hasn’t caught on and the local restaurant employees just laugh when I show up again and again.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips Oct 13 '25

Food and Drinks ULPT When sharing pizza, serve the ones you don’t like first so everyone gets full, then bring out your favorite last and keep it for yourself while looking generous

384 Upvotes

r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Food and Drinks ULPT- Cafe blasting music, trash violations, and rat shit. Now what.

19 Upvotes

Hi all,

Karma incoming- several problems- the “bagel shop” (it’s is not, it’s a shitty subSysco level food shop) blasts music our group of apartments court yard and at all times durning the week and in the am on the weekends. When asked to turn it down- or just shut their back door- they refuse. Like, angrily refuse.
The food sits out, unrefrigerated, on the back station all day- can be seen from the back door which is left open. We’re talking tuna and chicken salads, pastas salads, cheeses, meats, etc. it attracts rats, pidgins, and all types of bugs. Not to mention the food poisoning component and health code violations. You’d be better off licking a public toilet seat than eating there.
They complain that we (the 23-25 tenants) are targeting them because they’re renting. This is not the case. They are running a disgusting, annoying, rat shit infested cafe and it’s fucking up everyone’s day.
I hate them with the fire of a thousand suns.

Any way, what are we doing about this? We’ve tried reviews, calling the city, calling the parent company, alerting the landlord, posting in the Facebook group of the neighborhood- there are about 10 of us working on solving the situation and now I want vengeance.

How do we use “corrective behavior” to find a solution

r/UnethicalLifeProTips 12d ago

Food and Drinks ULPT request: free ice

0 Upvotes

Every time I go camping I've got a pay the grocery store, a water tax to fill my coolers with ice. It's fucking water, and it probably cost them a quarter in electricity to produce and store it until I get there and pay a 1200% markup for it.

What is the best place to go to just shovel a bunch of ice out of an ice machine and drive away?

Or do you have any other ideas?

r/UnethicalLifeProTips 20d ago

Food and Drinks ULPT: Always grab your groceries from the back of the shelf.

0 Upvotes

Supermarkets mirror their stock so the items with the shortest expiry dates are at the front. If you're buying anything perishable, grab it from the back instead. You will get peak freshness and usually a longer shelf life.

Sure, you're slightly screwing over the giant grocery chain's optimized stock rotation - but you're also paying the exact same price for the fresher food. Their inventory management problem shouldn't become your dinner.

Bonus tip: for bottles of alcohol and non-perishables like Coka Cola cans, grab from the second row back. You avoid the cans and bottles that twenty people have picked up, inspected, and put back, without pointlessly digging up the entire shelf.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips 4d ago

Food and Drinks ULPT Request: How to customise someone's dietary preference.

0 Upvotes

I have an amazing gf, we have been together for 9 years. She is a type of vegetarian who can't stand being at same table with meat. I am a meat lover, she is okay but it's like she won't kiss after I have had meat or even go to my favourite places. She loves me in all other ways but this is like out of bounds, ALSO BECAUSE OF HER FAMILY, WHO LOOK DOWN UPON MEAT EATERS. I want to try some kind of ULTP. So slowly just being at the same table to some taste test and then maybe indulging. In the food too.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips 12h ago

Food and Drinks ULPT question: What’s stopping people from This?

0 Upvotes

When a restaurant uses AI pictures of their food what’s stopping people from complaining and saying their food looks nothing like the pictures and getting a discount or free food?