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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.

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‘It gets even better’: Walmart customer finds $15 Roku streaming box. Then he takes a closer look

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

Melody Heald

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‘I accidentally did this once and I felt so bad’: Target worker scolds customers who do this common pick-up order

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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‘The best part was you didn’t need to do it’: Man takes lights off his Porsche. Then he sees the damage

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

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‘Now it’s $3.97?’: Walmart shopper questions store’s ‘rollbacks’ after noticing something

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‘Do not buy’: Mom cooks family dinner with this T.J. Maxx pot. Then she rushes to Costco for $139 replacement oven after disaster

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.

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‘It reads like a unibomber manifesto’—Some guy’s dad wrote a ‘Grinch 2’ script and people are obsessed

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‘Credit card debt going crazy: UPS worker says he can tell state of economy after seeing customers’ orders

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.

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‘Anyone else???’: Bath & Body Works customer demands answers after burning new candle she got on Candle Day

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‘This is actually high art’—Kim Kardashian’s cover of ‘Santa Baby’ is polarizing the internet

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‘Even my Dollar Tree paper didn’t do this’: Shopper buys wrapping paper from Target for $3. Then she wraps her gifts

Diana &#8220;ladidai&#8221; Umana is a pop culture journalist based in NYC. She has her finger on the pulse URL and her feet on the ground IRL. The latest in music, lifestyle, internet culture, fashion, beauty, tech, and beyond—you name it, she knows it. Published in NYLON, Business Insider, REVOLT, and Yahoo, she&#8217;s your go-to girl for what&#8217;s now, what&#8217;s niche, and what&#8217;s next.

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‘I returned it at Target’: Woman goes to her office holiday party. Then she receives a shocking present

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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‘I would cry’: Customer issues warning for anyone who buys stamps

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘You’re gonna ruin my son’s Christmas’: Walmart worker says shopper tried haggling over $45 Spider-Man toy

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‘Everything Barbie comes like that’: UPS sends Barbie Dreamhouse to customer. Then a UPS delivery driver steps in

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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