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Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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‘Can you help me get some toothpaste?’: Target shopper sees sign for help with locked items. There’s just one problem

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

Melody Heald

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‘How fresh is that on Day 4?’: Man goes to Whole Foods and gets 4 salmon meals for $25 with this hack. Does it work?

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.

Steve Ecker

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‘No problem’: Mechanic shares hack for when the body of your car doesn’t clip together. All it takes is 2 items

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

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‘This is what happens’: Target worker issues warning for customers who decide they no longer want items in their cart

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

3 panel image showing scenes from a Walmart store on the sides and in the middle, the shadow-y silhouettes of floor walkers.

‘She wouldn’t leave’: Walmart shopper calls out ‘floorwalkers’ for following his kids around the toy aisle

Rachel Joy Thomas is a music journalist, freelance writer, and hopeful author who resides in Austin, Texas.

Rachel Joy Thomas

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‘I’m a little scared right now’: Woman says she’s about to be a single mom amid ‘amicable’ divorce. Then viewers learn the truth in the comments

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

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‘Now THIS is customer service’: Dunkin’ worker receives shipment from Heinz. She can’t believe she has to do this to every ketchup packet

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘Probably the most requested item besides AirPods’: Best Buy worker reveals the one store item that no one bought for 3 years. It’s $169

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘I have no words’: Woman shops at Walmart. Then she realizes the New York strip steaks are locked up

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‘This is pretty sneaky!’: Woman uses her Sam’s Club membership. Then she realizes there’s been a policy change

3 panel image of a person explaining about their truck. Text over reads: Good deal? Or bad deal?

‘Can’t beat a good old GMT800’: Man buys used Chevrolet Silverado for $1,300. Then he asks if it was a ‘fair deal’

Main Character of the Week: The Tesla Cybertruck driver spending way too much on car insurance

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘I watched it yesterday’: Woman tries to watch movie on Netflix. Then she notices it’s locked up

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘This will start the second Monday in January’: Expert shows how to check for Ross’ secret 49-cent annual sale. Here’s how to find it

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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