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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

young woman in car with caption "$30 a meal is crazy @Chick Fil A" (l&r) Chick-fil-A sign (c)

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‘Did I get got?’: Chick-fil-A customer questions if she got scammed after one meal comes out to $30

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter and previous intern for the Daily Dot. 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

chick-fil-a-waffle-fries

‘I LEAVE AMERICA FOR 2 WEEKS AND THIS HAPPENS’: Customer freaks out over Chick-fil-A waffle fries changing

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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‘Girl what cfa….i just had some’: Chick-fil-A worker eats regular fry on break—and warns waffle fries are going away

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

Vladimir Supica

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‘Not very my pleasure of them’: Woman can’t believe what Chick-fil-A referred to her car as on receipt 

Woman talking(l+r), Chick-fil-a app on phone(c)

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‘Always order with the app so I don’t hear their judgment’: Chick-fil-A customer tries to upgrade her combo. She can’t believe the worker’s response

Mom says Chick-fil-A worker body-shamed her 6-year-old, kicked her out of play area 

Chick Fil A Body Shame

‘Now my 6-year-old has a core memory’: Mom says Chick-fil-A worker body-shamed her 6-year-old, kicked her out of play area 

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

DoorDash customer tries to buy Chick-Fil-A meal

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‘Nah cause the way DoorDash and Uber Eats already make their prices higher’: DoorDash customer tries to buy Chick-fil-A meal. Then she sees the total

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘Only at Chick-fil-A would they even notice’: Chick-fil-A worker notices something unusual underneath customer’s car in drive-thru

Woman cuts customer in Chick-fil-A drive-thru line

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‘I now have your meal, and I have my meal’: Woman cuts customer in Chick-fil-A drive-thru line. It backfires

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I left the house early and everything’: Chick-fil-A customer gets in drive-thru line before 10:30am. They still won’t sell her breakfast

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‘They’re bringing child labor back’: Chick-fil-A under fire for $35 ‘summer camp’ that puts kids to work

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

Customer slams Chick-fil-A for advertising free deal, having to pay $12 for lunch

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‘Stores or chains are trash for doing that!’: Customer slams Chick-fil-A for advertising free deal, having to pay $12 for lunch

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‘They wouldn’t give us free food and I would be there for 8 hours’: Ex-Chick-fil-A worker says she had to resort to getting free food through customers’ receipts

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‘Still need the playplace’: Customer brings sushi to eat in Chick-fil-A after they ‘changed’ the chicken

Chick-fil-A customer contends fast food chain changed its chicken, and she doesn’t like it

chick fil a rubber chicken

‘This tastes like rubber’: Chick-fil-A customer contends fast-food chain changed its chicken, and she doesn’t like it

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