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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

‘And we haven’t been back since’: Cheddar’s customer discovers something’s off with her alfredo pasta. Then the server tells her what went wrong

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Trader Joe’s customer calls out male cashiers

‘The sly flirting was spot on’: Trader Joe’s customer calls out male cashiers

Man says he was charged for ‘surprise’ birthday cake that restaurant brought to table

‘It was $14. … We never asked for it’: Man says he was charged for ‘surprise’ birthday cake that restaurant brought to table

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‘Like he was trying to teach you a lesson’: Ace Hardware customer says worker was rude to her after she denied his help lifting bag of soil

Sephora customer says employee yelled at her for doing her makeup in store

‘I only go to Ulta now’: Sephora customer says employee yelled at her for doing her makeup in store

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

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‘Bartender ego is crazy!’: Viewers divided after bartender’s response to customer who tried to walk into bar before opening

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

Server slams customers who make reservations but don’t include their kids as ‘people’

‘These people made a reservation for 2 people’: Server slams customers who make reservations but don’t include their kids as ‘people’

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.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘She wanted to cry’: Traveler catches Spirit Airlines worker swearing at customer

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‘Why would you do that??’: Server says she charged customers for lemonade after they ordered lemons, water, and sugar

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‘Your husband took my money’: Viewers divided after husband takes Texas Roadhouse server’s tip when wife puts the money down

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

Customer says In-N-Out ‘poisoned’ him

‘I would send them the medical bills’: Customer says In-N-Out ‘poisoned’ him. Here’s what they gave him in response

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

Braden Bjella

Family with 4 kids gets locked out of vacation rental late at night. They can’t believe Airbnb’s response

‘Are y’all nuts?’: Family with 4 kids gets locked out of vacation rental late at night. They can’t believe Airbnb’s response

‘Sometimes you gotta take matters in your own hands’: Walmart customer shows only one cash register open during peak. Her solution has viewers split

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‘So WHAT did you order?’: Viewers divided after McDonald’s customer orders a cheeseburger with ‘only ketchup’

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