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The Daily Dot

<p>Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.</p>


Susan LaMarca

Left: Man holding a microphone looking into camera in a white t-shirt. Caption overlay reads, "Five things you'll never see in my home." Right: Friends choosing a movie to watch together at home on the television.

“I’m too poor for that”: Interior decorator lists 5 “vibe killers” that make your home look “ugly” and cheap

Left: Woman looking into camera, caption overlay reads "The kid behind the counter says 'I’m sorry, I did my best.'" Right: Red cake box.

“The way I would cry”: This $30 birthday cake had the store employee terrified to hand it over, but the internet is obsessed

Woman with dark hair looking into the camera and crying. Left panel caption reads "We are in Paris by the Eiffel Tower." Right panel caption reads "and I am sobbing because we just got scammed."

“Imagine being scammed by 3 cups in 2025”: Woman sobs after being duped in Paris street game. The internet is showing zero mercy

Left: Customer service wearing a headset, caption overlay reads "But I just need you to cancel my reservation without charging me." Right: Customer service wearing a headset, caption overlay reads "this is my daily life, customer service isn't for the weak."

“I don’t need to know your name”: Call center worker records jaw-dropping demands from abusive customers

3 Panel of essie, a language teacher and creator of the Chinese with Jessie YouTube channel, decoding Westerners' bad Chinese tattoos.

“More failure”: This teacher is translating bad Chinese tattoos and everyone’s losing it

3 panel: Left: Linked in search bar. Middle: TikTok creator Matty McTech pointing to his computer monitor, text overlay reads "I was today years old When I found this out." Right: Finger pointing to job listing for Financial Planning Analyst on LinkedIn.

Creator shares secret LinkedIn search filter to see new jobs before anyone else. Here’s how it works

Man with clown emoji hiding his face holding the airplane seats in front of him with both hands to prevent them from reclining.

“Can’t work out whose side I’m on”: Man holds hands against seat for 8 hours to stop recliner. Some are calling him a hero, others, a villain

Red dot stickers at Dollar Tree store pasted on various items, including plastic kitchenware

“Two Dollar Tree”: Shoppers call for boycott after spotting red dots all over store shelves

Left: Blonde bartender doing a thumbs up and smiling under caption reading, "Bartending a wedding and they just told me I'm not allowed to have a tip jar." Right: Same blonde woman responding to a TikTok comment calling tip jars at weddings "tacky."

Bartender says she was banned from having a tip jar at a wedding. People said good, “it’s tacky”

Mom looking into camera in her office and crying under caption reading, "Me at work because I’m watching my baby sit up for the first time through the monitor."

“We were NOT supposed to live like this”: Video shows the exact moment a mom realizes she’s missing her baby’s milestones

“This is just bad parenting!”: Christian family’s “night owl” bedtime routine has the internet up in arms

Left: Woman with shocked face under caption reading "Every traveller's worst nightmare" Right: Boarding pass with the letters SSSS

“Every traveler’s worst nightmare”: Traveler reacts to surprise TSA label

3 panel: Left: Perfume expert sprays Selena Gomez's new perfume on his wrist. Middle: Selena Gomez smelling her new Rare Beauty perfume. Right: ST, a young white woman with long blonde hair, is speaking on screen. As she speaks, she tries out the new Rare Beauty perfume. Text on screen at the beginning of the video reads “How accessible is the brand new Rare Beauty perfume?” Text on screen throughout the video reads “NO ADVICE PLEASE

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“First perfume I’ve ever been able to spray by myself”: Selena Gomez’s new perfume hailed as a breakthrough for the disabled community

Woman sitting in the front seat of her car speaking into the camera

“I am sickened”: Widow opens up after getting cruel text from husband’s friend on his funeral day

Left: caption reading Amazon delivery put my package in the trash and took a photo of the "secure location". Right: Amazon package in the trsh