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The Daily Dot

<p>Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.</p>


Phil West

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T-Mobile customer accuses company of slowing down her phone signal because of the type of plan she has

2 panel image of a TikTok and a car with an Uber sticker

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“This would send me into psychosis”: Woman gets into Uber ride. Then the driver starts playing AI versions of songs with her name

2 panel image: a person explains and we see the exterior of a Toyota dealership.

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“We would have never known”: Couple takes truck into AutoNation Toyota dealership for oil change. Then they look under the vehicle

2 panel image of an AutoZone worker laughing and a Mercedes Benz logo

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Man pulls up to AutoZone in his Mercedes. Then a worker starts pointing and laughing at his dilemma

A two panel image: on the left is the exterior of a typical Apple brand store, on the right a person explains.

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“Let this be your sign”: Should you trade your phone in at the Apple Store or T-Mobile? Customer speaks out after discovering a little-known loophole

Three panel image with woman talking on sides and car dashboard in center.

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‘I want to show you what strangers can see’: Woman issues ‘cybersecurity’ warning to people who connect their phones in rental cars

2 panel image. Discount on Home Depot self-checkout machine on left. Home Depot on right.

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Home Depot customer shares code to enter at self-checkout for major discount. Yes, it works—for now

2 panel image of a person explaining and the Domino's Pizza logo.

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“All they had to do was give u a refund”: Customer places pizza order with Domino’s. She gets charged more than $7,000

2 Panel Image of woman opening the hood of the car and Autozone store front

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“I just paid $1,500”: Woman shows how to fix your A/C with just a trip to AutoZone—and avoid a trip to the dealership

3 Panel image, a women with blond hair and Toyota Camry

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“That’s mold”: Woman says water is leaking into trunk of brand-new Toyota Camry. The dealership won’t return her calls

2 panel image. Truck being loaded onto tow truck with caption that reads: "Just your sign not to buy one just because it's pretty. (crying emoji)" on left. Chevy logo on car on right.

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‘This is your sign not to buy‘: North Carolina woman buys Chevy Tahoe because it’s ‘pretty.’ Then she has to call for a tow truck

Three panel image with woman talking on sides and smoking lawn mower in center.

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‘It sounded like a souped-up golf cart/lawnmower’: Woman rents a Chevy Equinox. Then she finds out what happens when it goes over 45 MPH

Three panel image with young woman talking to camera on both sides and pointing at dark spots in her yard in center.

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‘I fear me and my husband might become millionaires’: It rains. Then a woman takes a look at the ground in her backyard

3 panel image - a shelf of Veuve champagne, a person explains and the exterior of a Target store.

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Target shopper tries to buy champagne with 30% off pick-up coupon. Then an employee steps in

Saab Car red and green warning light on dashboard, and SAAB dealership Signage

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‘Key not accepted. Contact Saab dealer’: Saab driver gets dashboard warning. There’s just one problem