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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

Driver says Toyota falsely advertised the 2025 Camry’s fuel economy

‘Nowhere near the 46 miles per gallon you should be getting’: Driver says Toyota falsely advertised 2025 Camry

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

Customer says nail salon workers laughed at the popular design she wanted

‘I remembered why I don’t go to nail salons’: Customer says nail salon workers laughed at the popular design she wanted

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

Ex-worker reveals quotas she had to make at TK BRAND checkout

‘Retail is just a credit card company that sells merchandise’: Ex-worker reveals quotas she had to make at checkout

Mechanic reveals what really happens when you bring in your car and they look over whole vehicle

‘I would rather tell a customer this is your current issue’: Mechanic reveals what really happens when you bring in your car and they look over whole vehicle

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Customer buys salmon at Grocery Outlet. She’s shocked when she opens the package

‘I’d take it back’: Customer buys salmon at Grocery Outlet. She’s shocked when she opens the package

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 attempts to buy ‘unclaimed’ airport baggage from TUMI worth $1,500

‘Should I get it?’: Woman finds $1,500 ‘unclaimed’ TUMI airport baggage for $150. Is it worth it?

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

‘Today’s generation doesn’t care about deprecation, reliability’: Salesman says Honda, Toyota, and Lexus are ‘by far’ the hardest to sell. Here’s why

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

What is ‘cousin face’? The familiarity phenomenon explained

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

Amazon driver reveals why she would never do Amazon Flex

‘You’re gonna be doing the same thing’: Amazon driver reveals why she would never do Amazon Flex

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

Braden Bjella

Best Buy customer's routine data transfer to new phone takes 21 hours. Geek Squad can't believe why

‘I don’t need Amazon Music’: Best Buy customer’s routine data transfer to new phone takes 21 hours. Geek Squad can’t believe why

Woman says air fresheners, candles, perfumes are bad for your lungs

‘Unfortunately, I will keep using all of these’: Woman says plug-in air fresheners, candles, perfumes are bad for your lungs

Sorento driver says Kia’s motor broke down in the middle of the road. She can't believe the dealership's response

‘We could’ve died’: Sorento driver says Kia’s motor broke down in the middle of the road. She can’t believe the dealership’s response

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Marriott customer warns against W Hotel after workers tried to enter without permission, money went missing

‘They would’ve been in the room while we were sleeping: Marriott customer warns against W Hotel after workers tried to enter without permission, money went missing

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

‘Seemed like they’ve never been in a restaurant’: Woman apologizes to all Panera workers after going during lunch rush, realizing no one can order

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

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