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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 used to do it’: Expert reveals the real reason service staff leaves tiny key rings on your keychain after job

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

Twin Peaks customer shows restaurant has a hidden ‘speakeasy’

‘Where’s this at?’: Twin Peaks customer shows restaurant has a hidden ‘speakeasy’

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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‘Sam’s Club or Walmart’: Man warns he selected a Gatorade from the vending machine. He got a mixed berry Maker’s Mark instead

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Woman can’t believe the cake she gets at the Walmart bakery for $17

‘Lmao I paid $125 I could’ve just went to Walmart?????’: Woman can’t believe the cake she gets at the Walmart bakery for $17

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

Woman accuses Kraft of 'gaslighting' customers after seeing new mac and cheese size

‘Soon we’re gonna have to eat 2 boxes’: Woman accuses Kraft of ‘gaslighting’ customers after seeing new mac and cheese serving size

American Airlines customer books 2 flights separately to save money

‘Learned the hard way’: American Airlines customer books 2 flights separately to save money. Does it work?

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Woman details ‘nightmare’ car-buying experience with new Kia

‘Toyota, Honda, Mazda’: Woman details ‘nightmare’ car-buying experience with used Porsche

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

Mars Ramos

Woman makes plea after being unable to setup her Apple Watch for 10 months

‘I have made 5 trips to the actual Verizon store’: Woman makes plea after being unable to setup her Apple Watch for 10 months

Nobu customer orders 2 tacos. He can’t believe what he gets

‘I’m at Nobu for the FIRST and LAST time…’: Nobu customer orders 2 tacos. He can’t believe what he gets

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Woman says college gave her faulty fridge causing all her insulin to expire within 30 days

‘I’m paying them tens of thousands of dollars a year’: Woman says college gave her faulty fridge causing all her insulin to expire within 30 days

Georgia high school student says she was in second period during tragedy

‘No child should have to text their mom goodbye’: Georgia high school student says she was in second period during tragedy. She reveals how she narrowly escaped

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

Expert explains why doing a 'transmission service' after 100K miles could ruin your car

‘Leave it alone’: Expert explains why doing a ‘transmission service’ after 100K miles could ruin your car

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

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‘We have lost the plot’: Customer catches Goodwill selling empty disposable water bottle. She can’t believe how much it costs

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‘I got to the office at 8:01’: Woman shows up to work 1 MINUTE late. Her boss makes her use 2 HOURS of PTO

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