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Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Photo of Tiktok user @davidjschroer next to a photo of eggs in cartons.

‘The grocery stores are lying’: Farmer’s market customer exposes the real reason eggs are so expensive

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

Screenshot from @royaltyautoservice's Tiktok; the front of a car covered in snow.

‘You beat me home’: Expert buys new Mercedes. Then he reveals why he didn’t trade in his Lexus

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

Mars Ramos

Screenshots of Tiktok user @.222.k06 between a McDonalds sign.

‘I did get fired unfortunately’: McDonald’s customer demands answers after store closes half hour early. Then a worker steps in

stove top being wipe(l) Woman cleaning stove top(c) Dawn Platinum Power Wash(r)

‘Idk why people act like it’s an all-purpose spray’: Woman issues warning for people who use Dawn Powerwash to clean. You’re probably using it wrong

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

Woman shares what she found at Salvation Army(l) Racks of Clothing(c) The Salvation Army Thrift Store(r)

‘MAKE IT MAKE SENSE’: Shopper finds Salvation Army selling ‘damaged’ Zara. Then she looks at the tags

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

Target bags(l), Woman talking(c), Target sign(r)

‘Just completed my return’: Customer shops at Target. Then she learns about this policy change

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

‘This has me so incredibly stressed’: Expert says you should not let your cats outside. There’s a chilling reason why (updated)

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

Honda Dealer logo(l) MAn shares car wreck experience(c) Woman standing next to car crash(r)

‘She ended up writing a check’: Honda dealership worker shares what really happens after customer wrecks 2019 Kia Forte during a test drive

Three side by side photos of @ shawtywitdavlogsquad from their Tiktok.

‘I realized…’: Chick-fil-A worker says old men keep hitting on her. Then she realizes how she’s been wearing her hair

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

Target Store Sign(l) Stop shipping sign near toy cart while hand blocks it(c) Woman looking shocked(r)

‘Literally Costco is all we got left’: Shopper vows to stop shopping at Target, Walmart, T.J. Maxx. Then she reveals why

Two panel design with a woman looking away the camera in disbelief, next to an image of a man giving up thumbs up at a car repair shop

‘They must not pay you very much’: Woman takes her car to Valvoline. Then the mechanic asks her something unexpected

Raw meat(l), Man talking(c), Cooked meat(r)

‘Fell for that’: Man buys 20 ribeyes for $40. Then he looks at the meat

Photo of a Starbucks sign; a photo of stacked Starbucks cups with the caption "requiring us to write on every single cup?? sighh"

‘Me thinking y’all were just being nice’: Starbucks customers divided after baristas expose new policy about writing on cups

Philadelphia Cream(l) Woman shares what she saw from her philadelphia cream(c) Underneath of Philadelphia cream showing expiration date(r)

‘I use to buy this brand all the time’: Woman opens Philadelphia cream cheese that expires in a month. So why does it look like this?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

2 panel image: on the left a person with text over says: if I'm spending almost 30k on a new car why can't I keep the pretty red bow?

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