In the end people ended up simply inflating the value of stories.
In my previous team I had to argue with a person that 2 story points to add translation keys were ridiculous.
To which the EM argued that 2 was okay because he also needed to write few accompanying tests.
I have nightmares thinking about this stuff. It was literally quicker to add the translation keys and that pointless test than to even discuss and vote the story and debate the points..