A woman who spent years being bullied thought the pain was behind her—until she discovered her former tormentor had launched a beauty product, and decided to get revenge one bad review at a time.
Let’s break it down
The backstory and early dynamics
The woman at the center of this story is now 29, but the hurt started years earlier in school. According to her, another girl seemed to dislike her from the very beginning. She describes her as loud, intimidating, and cruel—the kind of person who mocked others in groups, laughed when someone walked by, and made sure certain people felt small.
It was not just one bad moment. It was an ongoing dynamic that left lasting damage. The bullying made her feel isolated, embarrassed, and deeply hurt during a stage of life when fitting in already felt hard enough.
Even years later, those memories clearly never fully left her.
The moment things shifted
A few years after school, the two women ended up on a night out in the same social circle. Instead of acting more mature, the former bully allegedly picked up right where she left off. The poster says the woman was “absolutely vile” to her, and the night ended with her leaving in tears.
Then came silence.
For years, nothing happened. No confrontation. No apology. No revenge. Just old wounds sitting quietly in the background.
That changed around three months ago when the poster’s sister casually mentioned that the former bully had created a serum now being sold in a well-known pharmacy.
That one piece of information reopened everything.
The final confrontation
Instead of reaching out or ignoring it, the poster took a different route. She found the product online and left a negative review.
At first, it seems like it felt satisfying. She admits that knowing it would hurt the other woman’s ego made her feel good. But it did not stop there. One review turned into more. Then more again.
By her own estimate, she left fewer than 15 negative reviews.
She says she became “addicted for a little while,” and the consequences appear to have snowballed. The product’s rating dropped badly. The brand stopped posting on social media. The serum also seems to have disappeared from the online retailer.
That is when the emotional high started fading—and the doubt kicked in.
The fallout
Now, instead of feeling triumphant, she feels messy, conflicted, and unsure whether she crossed a line.
Part of her still remembers the name-calling, humiliation, and pain. In those moments, revenge still feels justified. But another part of her knows this was not just a private emotional release. It may have had real business consequences.
She also admits something important: she is successful in her own life now and usually quiet by nature. That self-awareness is part of what makes this story hit harder. She knows this behavior does not match the person she believes she is.
So now she is left asking the internet the question many people ask only after the damage is done: did she finally stand up for herself, or did she become the villain in someone else’s story?
What Reddit Thinks
This would likely land in mixed, but leaning YTA territory.
Many Redditors would sympathize with the pain of long-term bullying. A lot of people understand how old humiliation can stay with someone for years. But once the revenge became repeated and targeted—and started affecting a real business—the sympathy would probably shift.
Some would say the former bully had it coming. Others would argue that fake or malicious reviews are dishonest and crossed an ethical line.
Sample responses:
“YTA. She may have bullied you, but tanking someone’s business with multiple revenge reviews is way past justified payback.”
“Soft ESH. She sounds awful, but what you did was calculated and dishonest. You both handled things badly—just years apart.”
“I get why you did it. Bullying leaves scars people never see. But this did not heal you. It just dragged you back into her mess.”
A Final Thought
There is something deeply human about wanting justice when old pain resurfaces. But revenge has a way of making people feel powerful for a moment and hollow right after. The real question may not be whether she hurt the right person—but whether getting even cost her a part of herself in the process.