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The Daily Dot

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

Costco Shopper Shocked(l) Costco Store Front(c) Costco Chicken(r)

Costco chicken

‘It’s never really done’: Coscto shopper issues PSA for customers who buy rotisserie chicken after switch to plastic bags

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

Braden Bjella

split screen image: on one side is the exterior of a Costco store, on the other we see a large screen TV displayed inside a Costco store.

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‘I’d take one over Samsung and Sony’: Costco shopper finds 100-inch TV for $1,649.99. Is that a good deal?

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

Two panel design with one showing a Costco Wholesale store from the outside with text reading "Costco, Y'all need to do better", the other is a Costco Building sign from the outside

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‘This is why I go to Sam’s now instead’: Shopper pulls up to Costco. Then she sees the line to get in

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

Melody Heald

Costco storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Costco memmbership card(r)

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‘This will help so much with gas and groceries’: Shopper reveals ‘rare’ deal that lets you get 1-year Costco membership for essentially $20

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Slit screen image of how to trade in old electronics for a gift card.

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‘Best Buy might payout more’: Shopper reveals how you can get Costco gift cards by trading in your old iPhone, iPad devices

3 panel image of woman talking about Costco.

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‘I am never gonna be able to go’: Woman goes to buy pizza at Costco’s food court. Then a worker intervenes

Neilson Chocolate Milk(l) Costco Store Front(c) Hand holding glass of chocolate milk(r)

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‘Chocolate milk is the older milk’: Costco shopper questions milk pricing after noticing chocolate is cheaper than regular

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

Woman with sour patch kid(l) Costco Wholesale Store Front(c) Sour Patch Kids (r)

Costco sour patch

‘They tricked us’: Costco shopper demands answers after opening packet of Sour Patch Kids from variety box

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

Vladimir Supica

3 panel image. Left side shows a common soda fountain, middle panel is the exterior of Sam's Club store, and the right side shows the interior of a soda cup , the words "Ew that's nasty as hell omg" on it.

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‘Costco would never’: Sam’s Club shopper shows why you should always wait for soda bubbles to clear before drinking from soda fountain

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

Man driving his new 4runner(l) Costco Store Front(c) Red Toyota 4runner(r)

Costco 4Runner

‘1K doc fee?’: Man uses Costco auto program to purchase a Toyota 4Runner. Was it worth it?

Three panel design with panel one a close up of Bananas at a store, and panel two is a woman talking at the camera, and panel three is a Costco from the outside.

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‘That’s how to cheat the system’: Costco shopper reveals how to hack your membership to get rewards points in cash

Costco Receipt(l) Costco Wholesale Store Front(c) Costco Employee(r)

costco receipt

‘Just be honest’: Costco worker blasts customers who show up without receipts and ask for refund. Especially after he asks them when they made purchase

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

Three panel design with panel one showing a woman talking to the camera, and panel two is close up of a mini bag on M&Ms, and panel three is the same woman showing the camera an open bag of M&Ms

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‘Maybe that’s the TRICK’: Costco shopper demands answers after opening M&M’S from Kirkland’s taste-size favorites candy

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

Person picking nuts with a tweezer(l) Costco Store front(c) Costco Nuts(r)

Costco

‘It’s never really done’: Coscto shopper issues PSA for customers who buy rotisserie chicken after switch to plastic bags

‘I’d take one over Samsung and Sony’: Costco shopper finds 100-inch TV for $1,649.99. Is that a good deal?

‘This is why I go to Sam’s now instead’: Shopper pulls up to Costco. Then she sees the line to get in

‘This will help so much with gas and groceries’: Shopper reveals ‘rare’ deal that lets you get 1-year Costco membership for essentially $20

‘Best Buy might payout more’: Shopper reveals how you can get Costco gift cards by trading in your old iPhone, iPad devices

‘I am never gonna be able to go’: Woman goes to buy pizza at Costco’s food court. Then a worker intervenes

‘Chocolate milk is the older milk’: Costco shopper questions milk pricing after noticing chocolate is cheaper than regular

‘They tricked us’: Costco shopper demands answers after opening packet of Sour Patch Kids from variety box

‘Costco would never’: Sam’s Club shopper shows why you should always wait for soda bubbles to clear before drinking from soda fountain

‘1K doc fee?’: Man uses Costco auto program to purchase a Toyota 4Runner. Was it worth it?

‘That’s how to cheat the system’: Costco shopper reveals how to hack your membership to get rewards points in cash

‘Just be honest’: Costco worker blasts customers who show up without receipts and ask for refund. Especially after he asks them when they made purchase

‘Maybe that’s the TRICK’: Costco shopper demands answers after opening M&M’S from Kirkland’s taste-size favorites candy

‘That’s how to cheat the system’: Costco shopper reveals how to hack your membership to get rewards points in cash

‘I did not need to know that about pistachios’: Costco shopper finds something unexpected inside peanuts