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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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‘Those deli employees are MAAADDDD’: Walmart customer orders .25 lb of cheese—but receives 30 lbs of cheese instead

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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‘You didn’t even bring them drinks’: Texas Roadhouse worker delivers food to empty table after customers walk out

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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‘I didn’t sign up to feed the 5,000’: Customer ends pay-it-forward line at Bojangles after finding out person behind him ordered $45 worth of food

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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‘The servers walked out’: Cracker Barrel serves customers biscuits on napkins after running out of food, plates

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘You sat over there and refused to make a drink’: Server films manager telling her customer tip will go to the company since her ‘service is poor’

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‘Is that even McLegal?’: McDonald’s worker agrees to sell customer 26 frozen McRibs for $27

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Top 10 customer hacks making workers’ lives miserable

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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‘I would’ve walked out as well’: Women leave nail salon without paying $250 bill

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Not me trying to memorize this’: Waffle House worker exposes the jelly packet ‘hieroglyphics’ used to track your order

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‘I guess it worked’: Best Buy customer walks out holding ‘$3,200’ in purchased goods because he didn’t want to pay 11 cents for a bag

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‘We don’t have enough staff to do front counter’: McDonald’s manager sends employee home after she sent customers to order at kiosk

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

Melody Heald

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‘Not me having a mental breakdown’: Ross employee accidentally gives customer $23 extra in change on third day of new job

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‘That just made my day’: DoorDash customer says driver ate her food—but restaurant owner remade it and delivered it himself

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. 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

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‘You’re pathetic’: Taco Bell Karens place $200 order—and get mad about the cost

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