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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

two panel design showing a woman in her car, she has a smile on her face and has wavy hair. The 2nd panel depicts a woman in a state of shock, she has her hands over her month in disbelief.

‘Can we keep this between us?’: Honda dealer sells car to a couple. Then the man pulls her aside

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

Two panel Design with panel one showing a woman talking in her car, and panel two is of the outside of a Popeyes

‘Everyone’s just playing. No one’s actually working’: Popeyes workers ignore customer when she walks in. They don’t realize she’s a mystery shopper

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

Two panel Design with panel one showing a man holding a receipt with his shirt, and panel two is of a receipt coming out of a machine.

‘This is why you don’t ever want to touch the receipts’: Sprouts shopper avoids touching receipt when it comes out of self-checkout machine. Why?

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

3 part image where a woman explains in her car.

‘I have had so much missing from my orders’: Woman calls out DoorDash for 2 new policy updates, says don’t open the sealed bags

Two panel design with the left showing a close up of a woman talking, the 2nd image on right is a close up of an electric reader on a house.

‘I will never buy an EV’: Tesla driver shares what electric bill is after installing EV charging station at home

Three panel design with Texas Roadhouse sign in panel one, panel two shows a close up of a woman talking at the camera, she seems upset. The final image is a close up of croutons

‘I just got a pick-up order’: Texas Roadhouse customer issues warning about side salads

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

Three panel design with panel one a T.Mobil store, panel two is a woman who is talking in her car, and panel three is a person looking at their smart watch

‘Just get one from Best Buy’: T-Mobile tells woman they can’t keep her line on a new Apple Watch. Then she realizes the real problem with T-Mobile stores

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Two panel Design with panel one a close up of a woman who is talking in her car and panel two is a person using a checkout screen at a restaurant.

‘I ordered water instead of a cocktail’: Woman gets served by robot. Why does it ask for a tip?

Three panel design with panel one featuring a man in a pickup truck who is giving a thumbs up, the 2nd panel features a man from the TikTok video, he in younger and is wearing a Walmart Uniform with text reading :so is there a way y'all can keep the TV here", the final panel is a photo of a Wamart store.

‘I was mad confused’: Walmart worker says shopper came in to buy a TV. Then she tried to take it home

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

Woman excited to share promotions on TikTok(l) JCPenney Store Front(c) Bags of Products from JCPenney

‘You do need to run’: JCPenney shopper issues PSA on sale after finding $150 items ringing up for $3

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.

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

Three panel image with panel one showing a close up a phone with the logo "instacart" on it, the 2nd panel features the woman from the tiktok video, she looks sad and frustrated with her hand on her forhead, the 3rd image shows a full bag of groceries.

‘Ripped off’: Instacart shopper pays $179 for her order. Then she sees the receipt driver accidentally left in the bag

Kiera Sargent is a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

Dollar Tree sign(l), Woman talking(c), Box of Hand Sanitizer(r)

‘If my Dollar Tree people saw me do that I would be in jail’: Dollar Tree shopper finds Touchland hand sanitizer dupe—but it’s packed in a stock cart

Three panel image showing a sign of McDonalds from outside, a screen capture of the order screen at McDonalds asking if customer wants a bag, and final panel showing a close up of friends and burger packaging on a table inside.

‘They gonna charge u to get a tray too?’: McDonald’s customer places order at kiosk. Then it asks her if she wants a bag

A woman is bordered by pizza slices with the text, "Costco Crack down = No pizza????" Overlaid on it.

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