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

Melody Heald

El Pollo Loco(L), Woman(c), Family meal(r)

‘I went home and made dinner’: Woman pulls up to El Pollo Loco drive-thru. She sees price of family meal and dips

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

Woman says viral electric scrub brush ‘exploded’ while charging

‘Last time I buy one of these’: Woman says viral electric scrub brush ‘exploded’ while charging. It’s not just her

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Sea World customer calls out Aquatic water park after nightmare incident

‘I had to walk down the bottom in tears’: SeaWorld customer calls out Aquatica after ‘humiliating’ incident on waterslide

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

woman with caption "an estheticians nightmare" (l) TJ MAXX (c) KylieSkin product with caption "kylie skin. immediate no" (r)

‘Can’t wait for the hate comments on this one’: Esthetician reveals the 4 beauty products you should avoid at T.J. Maxx

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

Air Canada signs (l) woman at airport with caption "Please help me blow this up and get my money back...for my flight, hotel and help me get home" (c) Air Canada plane (r)

‘They won’t let me go home’: Passenger says Air Canada ‘forcibly removed’ her from their flight. She can’t believe the reason why

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

Phil West

car interior with caption "*never been in the shop*" (l) Toyota Camry (c) car interior with caption "*gets 28 mpg and takes $35-$40 to fill up*" (r)

‘I’m riding in this thing till the wheels fall off’: Driver shares top 3 things that make Toyota Camry the most reliable car

woman speaking with caption "let me tell you how Airbnb just ruined our family vacation eight months ago" (l) hand holding phone with Airbnb on screen (c) woman speaking with caption "we get an email phone call from Airbnb saying that our cabin is double booked" (r)

‘We have nowhere to go’: Guests say Airbnb canceled their booking 2 weeks before vacation. They booked 8 months in advance

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

Mars Ramos

‘You need to be fired’: Walmart shopper buys box of Frito-Lay chips. There’s just one problem

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Why Ilona Maher, US Olympian and Rugby star, is known as ‘The TikTok Queen’

strawberry and cream pie (l) McDonald's sign (c) McDonald's pie with caption "McDonald's puts new stickers on pies almost 10 hours after they were originally prepared" (r)

‘This happens all the time’: Customer accuses McDonald’s of lying about how ‘fresh’ their strawberry pies are

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

woman greenscreen over Taco Bell app with caption "this is my black bean crunchwrap supreme by itself for $6.99" (l) Taco Bell (c) woman greenscreen over Taco Bell app with caption "$5.99 like" (r)

‘No reason for a crunchwrap supreme to be $7’: Taco Bell customer questions why Build Your Own box is cheaper than Crunchwrap Supreme

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Jeep Wagoneer (l) man speaking outside (c) Jeep Wagoneer (r)

‘Once it hits 60k miles, it will start falling apart’: Car expert reveals why no one wants to buy Jeep’s ‘luxury truck’

man at store pointing to sign next to chicken with caption "No Hormones Added" (l) chicken at store (c) man holding chicken (r)

‘That explains the horrible texture’: Food expert says ‘hormone-free’ chicken is just bamboozling shoppers. He shares what to look for instead

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

Man talking(l), Starbucks logo(c), Man dressed up(r)

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