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<p>Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.</p>


Melody Heald

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“It’s less than $20”: Woman stops at McDonald’s. Then she learns they have a “cute” family meal

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“That sir is a W”: Customer orders Amazon Essentials jeans. Then he checks the pockets

2 panel image of a tiktok about mold in oat milk and Chobani Oatmilk

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‘Would never be able to drink it again’: Woman pours Chobani oat milk well before expiration date. Why did it already have mold?

2 Panel Image of a girl smelling pickled jar and jars of pickles

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“I could tell by the way opened those pickles.. they weren’t sealed”: Woman goes to the farmer’s market. Then she takes a look in the jar of pickles

2 panel image of a Too Good To Go bag and a person holding a plastic bag. Text over: my first time ordering @TooGoodtoGo ... is this normal lmao.

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“Explain yourself!!!”: woman orders Too Good to Go. Then she sees old pizza slices thrown in shopping bag

2 panel image showing a typical popcorn container at a movie theater and a person giving a shush sign. Text over says: I'm legally not allowed to disclose what happened here...but use your common sense.

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Movie theater-goer shares her unethical life hack to getting free popcorn

2 panel image: an Amazon delivery driver smiling. The exterior of a nothing Bundt Cakes store.

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“Every time I come here”: Amazon delivery driver shows the “Nothing Bundt Cake method” to get free cake

2 panel image. Woman looking shocked on left. Uber app on right.

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“If it aint a Lincoln Navigator i dont want it”: Woman orders Uber Black. Then she sees what car came to pick her up

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“Students are confused”: Woman opens up email from her teacher. It’s an AI-generated song calling off class

3 panel image showing a person explaining on the sides and in the middle is an image from the pop singer Sabrina Carpenter's Dunkin Donuts ad.

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“All you need is a very sugary espresso-filled drink”: Man notices 2 dead plants in his yard. Then he uses Sabrina Carpenter’s coffee from Dunkin’ to revive them

3 panel image. Dodgers sign on left. Man at Panda Express in center. Panda Express restaurant on left.

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‘I’ve been eating Panda Express for the past 3 days’: Here’s why a Dodgers win is good news for Panda Express fans

Three panel image of young woman in car at Taco Bell drive through on sides and Taco Bell sign in center.

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‘The whole staff heard this’: Woman asks Taco Bell’s AI drive-thru assistant an unusual question. Then the workers have to step in

married couple servers at texas roadhouse

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‘I’m not feeling guilty about my tipping anymore’: Married couple who serve together at Texas Roadhouse reveal how much they make each night

3 Panel Image, Girl with long brown hair and pink shirt, and Toyota Logo

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‘Is Toyota Ok?’: Woman buys Toyota Corolla. Then she receives these 3 recall notices in the mail

2 image split. Wendy's with caption that reads: "Wendy's, count your f*****g days" on left. Baconater Fries ad on right.

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‘Wendy’s count your days’: Customer orders Baconator fries after seeing ad. Then they show what they received