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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

‘Capital One clearly wants their customers to be in debt’: Woman says Capital One closed her bank accounts and stole 100,000 travel rewards points. It’s because she paid her card off weekly

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

2 panel image of a person's face, and a person's hand pressed against a mirror as a green glow emanates.

‘Testing if it was a 2-way mirror’: Woman touches mirror in Target fitting room. Then she sees this strange green glow—what does it mean?

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘What is that? Is that chicken?’: Former Trader Joe’s employee issues warning for anyone who buys chicken without putting it in a produce bag

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

3 panel image showing the walmart sign, a person returning an item, and the amazon sign.

Walmart and Amazon are changing their return policies. Will this change the way you buy?

Woman with green shirt angry, and red target signage

Woman buys $50 bag of dog food for Target curbside pickup, receives an opened bag. Then she tries to return it

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

2 panel image of a Sherwin Wiliiams store sign and a person speaking in their car.

‘If I didn’t have the discount…’: Man buys 3 gallons of paint at Sherwin-Williams. Then he goes to buy more 3 months later

‘Spray tan or Candace Owens’: Target under fire over new social media posts. Why is everyone talking about the hand?

2 panel image. Digital checkout details at Texas Roadhouse with caption that reads: "What would you tip???" on left. Texas Roadhouse sign on right.

‘So we shouldn’t tip you anything’: Family of 6 questions how much to tip on $80 bill at Texas Roadhouse. Then they ask the server

2 panel image. Hand holding chocolate piece of Cadbury bar with circle blurred on left. Chocolate bar in puddle of chocolate on right.

‘How did this pass the metal detector?’: Man buys Cadbury chocolate bar. Then he takes a bite

2 panel image. Lowe's employee speaking into speaker phone on left. Lowe's store on right.

‘Gotta make the customers think’: Lowe’s worker shares how she tricks customers when they ask for help

Women holding a CapriSun, a blue tie-dye background CapriSun Logo, abd someone drinking water from the sink

‘WE WANT ANSWERS’: Customer cuts open Capri Sun. Then she takes a look inside

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

GameStop customer tries to camp out for Nintendo Switch. Then a worker intervenes

Blond woman with glasses and her blue shirt, Blue Brother Signage

‘I think HP does the same’: Woman uses this little-known trick to bypass ink outage on Brother Printer. Then she prints 2,000 more pages

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

2 image split. Restoration Hardware rug with blurred wholesale price on left. Restoration Hardware on right.

Restoration Hardware accidentally leaves manufacturing tag on rug. Then the customer finds out something they aren’t supposed to

Left: Screenshot from Tiktok user @joyaltee holding a Hampton Inn parking ticket; Photo of a Hampton Inn exterior; Screenshot from Tiktok user @joyaltee of a hand holding car keys and a ticket.

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