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The Daily Dot

<p>Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.</p>


Steve Ecker

Woman talking with text that says "6 for $19.99 deal at Buffalo Wild Wings"(l), Buffalo Wild Wings sign(c), Woman talking over tray of food(r)

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‘I would go but my meal is never hot’: Buffalo Wild Wings customer issues PSA after discovering 6 for $19.99 deal

Three panel image depicting an electric car behind charged with a close up on a hand plugging in the charge, the middle panel shows two mechanics featured in the TikTok video, the final panel is a simple shot of ocean salt water

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‘Your driving habits are going to play a massive part in this’: Should you buy an EV? Expert mechanic weighs in

3 panel image showing mechanics responding to the question: What car is not making it to 100K miles?

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‘Any Range Rover. Mercedes C-classes’: Mechanics say luxury brands like BMW have a hard time getting to 100K miles. Here’s why

Two panel design with a dash camera on the left, camera is in focus with the car behind it blurred. The 2nd image features the woman from the tiktok video. She is opening up an amazon package in her car

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‘That woke everybody up’: Woman buys a rear dash camera for her car off Amazon Prime after shocking incident. She’s far from alone

Frebreze Car Freshner(l), Woman talking(c), Hand adjusting car freshner(r)

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‘Stop buying these for your cars’: Walmart shopper warns against the Febreze Car Air Freshener, shares what to use instead

Car tire(l), Mechanic talking(c), Lincoln logo(r)

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‘I was getting ready to check the tire pressures’: Mechanic runs into something unexpected when he changes the oil on a Lincoln

Apple logo(l), Woman posing with iphone(c), Iphone 16 camera(r)

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‘So it’s not just me’: Woman calls out new iPhone 16 for ‘grainy’ camera

Man replacing tire(l), Finger pointing to Discount Tires website(c), Finger pointing to new tires(r)

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‘Hard to beat Discount’s warranty though’: Rival tire shop says you’re overpaying at Discount Tire

Cars in lot(l), man talking(c), Mechanic under hood of car(r)

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‘Protect this man at all costs’: Mechanic says you’re getting scammed during oil change if you get these 2 upgrades

Hand holding front side of cacique beef chorizo package with text "they wanna kill us!!"(l), Woman posing with phone(c), Backside of chorizo filtered out(r)

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‘This why I don’t read the back’: Customer finds out what’s really in Cacique beef chorizo, issues warning

Hertz storefront(l), Man talking(c), Tesla Model 3(r)

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‘They are all Lyft/Uber rentals’: Should you buy used vehicles from Hertz?

Crumbl Cookies storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Crumblr Tiktok feed(r)

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‘Not this week or any week’: Crumbl fans hype up repost trick on the cookie giant’s website. Should you bother?

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‘Surprise my credit card went through’: Customer says Mercedes-Benz accidentally charged them $500,000

Man circled walking around cars with text that says "We are literally about to get a hurricane today and they're out here selling cars...Florida is not real"(l), Volkswagen sign(c), Close up of man and car(R)

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‘We are literally about to get a hurricane today’: Man catches Volkswagen dealership selling cars in Florida as storm draws near

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‘Not as i’m laying down right next to him’: Woman says new iOS update feature just made it a field day for cheaters