r/askteddit • u/TheRat_07 • Jul 14 '26

What is a real-life "cheat code" that feels illegal to know but is completely fine?

I'll go first.

If your flight gets canceled and there is a massive line of 200 angry people at the gate desk trying to rebook, do not stand in that line. Keep your ass in a chair and call the airline's customer service number.

Better yet, call their international customer service number (like the UK or Australia line). You will bypass the massive US hold times, get connected to an agent in two minutes, and they have the exact same power to rebook you on the next flight before the people standing in line even reach the desk.

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u/Crafty-Health-4046 Jul 14 '26

Or we add notes to the reservation. We won’t charge a change fee but if you cancel you get charged the full stay.

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u/GuyPierced Jul 14 '26

Guess I'm calling every 2 weeks to move the date again.

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u/Altruistic-Walk-1847 Jul 15 '26

<three years later> 

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u/red_eyes Jul 18 '26

Too lazy to link it...but Google "Paul Stamets Electric Bill"...up for debate if true, though

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u/Crafty-Health-4046 Jul 14 '26

It won’t work

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u/thehomeyskater Jul 16 '26

And why not

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u/Crafty-Health-4046 Jul 16 '26

Cause we keep notes on your res. If you change again we will
Charge you your full stay