Nextdoor is a private social media app that connects users with their neighbors to discuss their community. With any social media platform, things can get wild. Twitter user Jenn Takahashi started lurking in some of their neighbors’ posts and found a goldmine.
In October 2017, @bestofnextdoor was born.
— Best of Nextdoor (@bestofnextdoor) December 10, 2019
So, what does Nextdoor think of the account? HA! They hate it.
“Our comms people *hate* @bestofnextdoor” https://t.co/YLhVogu32f
— Best of Nextdoor (@bestofnextdoor) October 18, 2018
Recently, a Nextdoor user added a little security to their home security by purchasing new pillows—after a porch pirate was caught on camera. It’s not as ridiculous as you think, though. (Actually, it probably is.)
“Our pillows were stolen from our front porch last week so got some new ones” 💅🏼 pic.twitter.com/xSxYuhD0Wa
— Best of Nextdoor (@bestofnextdoor) December 11, 2019
Publicly shaming porch pirates? Naturally, people loved it, especially how petty it was.
i would love a pillow with myself stealing a pillow on it
— kt ଘ( ੭ˊ ᵕ ˋ)੭✩.*˚*:･ﾟ (@halfbakedthot) December 11, 2019
This is a level of petty I can appreciate!
— FancyNancyPants (@dhaliwa_nancy) December 11, 2019
I don’t know about you, but I’d be more likely to go back again for pillows with my image on them rather than some crappy off-the-shelf pillow.
— Adrian Wapcaplet (@AdrianWapcapIet) December 11, 2019
Um, this is such a petty bitch power move, I AM IN AWE. pic.twitter.com/0Qr76FhHPS
— ❄🌲 Festive Dr Mrs the Mothman 🌲❄ (@exfatalist) December 11, 2019
Agreed if I was a pillow thief I’d steal the shit out of these.
— Hunter 🧢 (@MyPWisHunter2) December 11, 2019
I’m guessing these are far more desirable than the original pillows, but I live for this level of petty.
— Leta McCollough Seletzky (@LaSeletzky) December 11, 2019
— Thick Thighs, Small Shorts (@fyourcupcakes) December 11, 2019
Nothing like a nice flood light pillow case to lull me off to sleep.
— Matt A (@maddmatty03) December 11, 2019
Brilliant.
— Colleen Martin (@cmartinico1) December 11, 2019
Sometimes the cost is completely irrelevant to the point.
— Kate 🏴 (@ladykateblacket) December 12, 2019
Twitter user @halfbakedthot told everyone a story about her aunt who loves payback.
this has the same energy as my aunt filling boxes with cat shit to leave on her front porch when someone was stealing her packages hahahaHa
— kt ଘ( ੭ˊ ᵕ ˋ)੭✩.*˚*:･ﾟ (@halfbakedthot) December 11, 2019
the best part is that someone took them pic.twitter.com/bgZKqqDwsP
— kt ଘ( ੭ˊ ᵕ ˋ)੭✩.*˚*:･ﾟ (@halfbakedthot) December 12, 2019
And Petty Aunt became an Internet hero.
Sometimes you think there is no more creativity in the world … everything is just a copy of something else. Then you here the idea of leaving packaged animal waste for porch pirates and you understand… there is still hope for humanity.
— George Arnold (@GeorgeA86425954) December 11, 2019
Take that to next level so it explodes when they try to open it to cover them in shit. 😁
— – ̗̀αℓкαяιѕ ̖́- 🏴🇬🇧🇦🇺 (@TheAlkaris) December 12, 2019
I think I love your aunt
— Scotchy McSinglemalt (@poguemahonebrew) December 11, 2019
Another Twitter user shared their way to avoid porch pirates.
Someone stole my boxes once. They were full of my old lady vitamins and supplements. They abandoned it on a neighbor’s garbage can so he brought it over. They never messed with my stuff again. Pays to be boring.
— Laura Perttula (@LauraPerttula) December 12, 2019
Some people were confused.
Who steals pillow?? pic.twitter.com/1qmGRflGcO
— (((Jared Rube))) (@jsr3354) December 11, 2019
Actually, a lot of confusing stuff happened.
— Patctc123 (@patctc123) December 12, 2019
Eric from the UK was bewildered that this happens in the United States.
is nicking stuff from doorsteps a national pastime in the states?
— Your Boyfriend Eric 🦊 (@oldnewstandard) December 11, 2019
A fellow Twitter user had to confirm that, sadly, this is the country we live in.
Nah, in the UK we don’t rob our neighbours
— Your Boyfriend Eric 🦊 (@oldnewstandard) December 11, 2019
Then things took a turn and friends started narc-ing on each other.
Because you basically did this 😂
— Adorian Deck (@AdorianDeck) December 11, 2019
Another Twitter user shared their own added home security.
Here’s ours: pic.twitter.com/mCMoFSbNre
— Andreas Amann (@aahndee) December 11, 2019
There was also a discussion on the cost-savings benefit.
Wonder what the cost of custom photo imprinted pillows plus the ring doorbell is… vs the occasional theft?
— Casey Bledsoe (@kcdtown) December 11, 2019
Sometimes the cost is completely irrelevant to the point.
— Kate 🏴 (@ladykateblacket) December 12, 2019
We also discovered this is the neighborhood filmmaker John Waters gets his mail in. Do you think he’s on Nextdoor??
This is my neighborhood ! Hampden, Baltimore, where John Waters gets his fan mail. It’s the little things.
— Genna, with a G (@_heyitsgenna) December 11, 2019
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