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The Daily Dot

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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‘Why did no one tell me?’: Driver buys Tesla for $100K. Then they put Christmas lights on it

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

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‘That’s when you box it back up’: Woman goes to 5 Walmart stores to buy viral Christmas tree. Then she makes this big mistake

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 have power strips everywhere’: Firefighter’s wife shares the truth about Christmas trees

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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‘Marketing took y’all bonus’: Walmart worker receives Christmas gift from corporate. Then she opens the box

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

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These maximalist Christmas trees are the perfect amount of chaotic and creative

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

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‘Not even the kids is safe’: The Children’s Place shopper shocked at this Christmas sweater for 7-year-old girls

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘Y’all better run’: Home Depot customers find $200 7.5-foot pre-lit Christmas tree for $79

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

‘Look at this’: Amazon customer orders $240 Shark hair styler for Christmas. Why did they receive this instead?

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.

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Anna Good

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55 of the funniest Christmas memes

People are sharing their weirdest ornament finds and creations on TikTok

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’ve unfortunately known about it for the last 3 months’: Mom puts hits shuffle on her Christmas playlist. Then she discovers something disturbing

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‘Venmo just made the biggest mistake’: Woman issues warning about Venmo promo after friend sends ‘Santa’ her rent money

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.

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Charlotte Colombo

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‘New fear unlocked’: Woman issues warning for people who store their ornaments in cardboard boxes

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‘This is way better’: Woman orders Elf on the Shelf on Instacart. Her shopper picks up this instead

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

Nina Hernandez

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