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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Bakery owner standing behind a counter in a black apron. Right: Influencer in glasses and red lipstick speaking into the camera.

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“She tried to blackmail us”: Bakery owner calls out influencer for demanding free pastries for a good review. Now she’s clapping back

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

most popular cakes for women according to uk bakery

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“Astonishingly rare”: Bakers trigger a bunch of men by revealing the “most popular” cake dudes buy for their partners

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

baker makes a hate cake for biggest troll

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“I breathe, she’s hating”: Baker makes a “hate cake” for her biggest online troll

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

Natasha Dubash

Woman decorating cake(l) Decorating pink Roses on cake(c) Woman sharing cake ordering experience on TikTok video(r)

small business cake policy

‘I find a girl whose cakes I really appreciate’: Woman warns of these 5 red flags after hiring an independent baker for a catering job. She found her on Instagram

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Baker realizing she made a mistake(l) Black Balloon with text 'Boy? Girl?' on it(c) Woman Sharing gender reveal story on TikTok

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‘We don’t have blackberry filling’: Woman blasts bakery for ‘ruining’ her surprise gender reveal. It backfires

Costco(l), Man talking(c), Case of carrot cake cupcakes(r)

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‘I would be so mad’: Costco shopper buys carrot cupcakes. He can’t believe what he finds inside

Customer slams Walmart after bakery wrote instructions on top of cake

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‘It’s just common sense’: Customer slams Walmart after bakery wrote instructions on top of cake

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

Melody Heald

Woman shares Costco hack for when you want cookies but don’t want to buy $10 box

Costco Wholesale Cookies

‘You can go to the bakery section, call up one of the people working’: Woman shares Costco hack for when you want cookies but don’t want to buy $10 box

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