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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

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

Braden Bjella

Chick-fil-a(l), Woman talking(c), Sushi(r)

‘Still need the playplace’: Customer brings sushi to eat in Chick-fil-A after they ‘changed’ the chicken

Person making coleslaw(l+r), Raising Cane's sign(c)

‘Making all this just for y’all to replace it’: Raising Cane’s worker in charge of coleslaw prep slams customers who swap it for toast

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

‘Avoiding that one doc’: Viewers divided after car salesman jokes that he didn’t want to hand customer over the CarFax

Woman talking(l), Walmart logo(c), Butter sticks(r)

‘They did this with eggs last week!’: Woman catches Walmart trying to overcharge her for Great Value butter

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Costco(l), Woman talking(c), New packaging(r)

‘Are we really saving plastic?’: Costco customer says they now have to double-bag their chicken due to new packaging, defeating the purpose

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

Hand writing down orders(l), Woman talking(c), Receipt being printed(r)

‘Like yall could’ve paid together then Venmo each other after’: Restaurant server pushed to tears after party of 40 requested separate checks

Trader Joe’s customer calls out male cashiers

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

McChicken sandwich (l) Woman in car holding McDonald's bag with caption "McDonald's do better" (c) processed slices of cheese (r)

‘I want a refund’: McDonald’s customer earns enough points for a free McChicken but learns the hard way just how expensive cheese slices are

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Over-eager Chipotle customers mocked for waiting for restaurant to open in morning

‘I’ve never seen so many people waiting for Chipotle at 10am’: Over-eager Chipotle customers mocked for waiting for restaurant to open in morning

Shopper slams Walmart after discovering $46 charge for ‘nothing’ on receipt

‘Walmart is trying to steal from us’: Shopper slams Walmart after discovering $46 charge for ‘nothing’ on receipt

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

nail salon customer who wanted $65 refund because her black nails were ‘too dark’

‘I can’t afford this’: Viewers slam nail salon customer who wanted $65 refund because her black nails were ‘too dark’

Costco customer says this major change is coming to the $5 rotisserie chickens

‘I’m stocking up’: Costco customer says this major change is coming to the $5 rotisserie chickens

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

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Walgreens worker warns against pressing this button when you check out

Customers