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

Braden Bjella

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‘Report it stolen, get a lawyer. This your life changing bag’: Man takes BMW to car dealership for service. They give it to someone else

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

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‘Only in Louisiana’: Man sees a ‘Brambo’ parked in the wild. Here’s what it is—and why people actually drive this

Woman looking shocked while holding hand to mouth in car dealership on left. Mercedes-Benz logo on building on right.

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‘Ima stick to Honda’: Woman buys a Mercedes-Benz. She didn’t check what an oil change would cost first

Makalah Wright has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

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‘Don’t just turn in your car’: Woman leases Honda. Then she calls other dealerships trying to sell it.

Screenshot of Tiktok user @cpbarta; Photo of a woman in heels stepping out of a car.

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‘Looks exactly like the other girl‘: Man buys woman he’s known for 2 days a Bentley. Then dealership worker spots him come in with a different girl

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Dealership salesman says this is the hardest car to move off the lot

‘This is not your typical Lincoln’: Dealership salesman says this is the hardest car to move off the lot. Then he reveals a little-known trick for getting 30% off

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Man catches Nissan dealership selling brand-new 2023s in 2025. What are these cars still doing on the lot?

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‘I had no idea‘: Man buys 2024 Toyota Rav4 for $63K. Then the dealership opened a credit card in his name

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‘They don’t tell you until you’ve signed’: Couple isn’t happy with their Tesla Model Y. Then they try to trade it in for a Ford Mustang Mach-E at Carvana

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

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

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‘We lost $1,200 in equity’: Woman catches Kia dealership altering paperwork on new car deal. Then they used this shady tactic to stall the deal

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‘I just didn’t have it in me to convince people’: Former Chevrolet salesman said he felt ‘really bad’ selling customers Chevys. Here’s what he did instead

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‘I got REJECTED’: Woman tries to trade-in her 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix. Then the dealership refuses it

Toyota Logo Dealer(l) Toyota Key Fob(c) Woman sharing what happened to her at a Toyota Dealer(r)

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‘Nissan acted like I didn’t have It’: Toyota dealership tells woman her key fob replacement is $1,000. Then she asks again

3 panel image: on the sides a person explains, in the middle the Porsche logo.

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‘It’s def a sales tactic’: Woman leases Porsche, takes it to the dealership. Now she’s issuing a PSA after getting this loaner

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