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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

Sephora sign(l), Woman talking(c), Sephora Advent calendar(r)

‘This is why I moved to shopping at Ulta’: Woman ‘scammed’ after buying Sephora advent calendar with $2,500 of rewards. Then she calls customer service

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

Brooke Sjoberg

99 Ranch Market(l), Woman talking(c), Muzzed warning label(r)

‘Why are you selling them?’: Woman demands answers after finding warning label on 99 Ranch product

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

FedEx truck and working unloading boxes(l), FedEx driver talking(c), Chewy boxes(r)

‘Dog food with lead in it’: FedEx delivery driver has a PSA for customers who order Chewy deliveries

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

Man talking with text that says "Applebee's count your days"(L), Applebee's(c), Applebee's staff at bar(r)

‘I thought Home Depot buckets’: Applebee’s customer accuses the Boozy Buckets of false advertising

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

Applebee's Server(l) Applebees restaurant front(c) Man Talking to server(r)

‘That’s so mean’: Man receives poor service at Applebee’s. Then he tells the server he’s the CEO of Applebee’s

Home Depot sign(l), Man talking(c), Man walking through Home Depot(r)

‘Home Depot shouldn’t allow this’: Shopper slams Home Depot’s return policy after seeing what customers are returning

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‘All the manager had to do was swipe her badge’: Olive Garden customers rack up $180 tab. They won’t let them use their gift card

Applebee's sign(l), Woman talking(c), Applebee's drink with text that says "POV: you go to Applebee's bc ppl on tiktok said the spooky drinks were $1"(r)

‘They ran us up with the spooky drinks’: Woman goes to Applebee’s for $1 Halloween drinks. It backfires

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

‘I would have left it there & went to Best Buy’: Walmart shopper can’t believe what worker made him put on the conveyor belt when checking out

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‘On the loudspeaker’: Viewers divided after worker calls out shoppers for returning water, food after hurricane

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‘These are going to be everywhere’: Blaze Pizza customer has to scan barcode before getting Zero Sugar Coca-Cola. And she only has 18 seconds to do it

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

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‘They’ll wait until you get out of your car’: Walmart shopper says this is why ‘floor walkers’ must hate to see her coming

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‘They would always get another and tip well’: Woman orders AMF drink at TGI Friday’s. She can’t believe what the server says to her

Target sign(l), Woman talking with text that says "We came to Target to try to get the IPad 9th generation that retails $329 ringing up $69.99"(c), Ipad on sale with same text(r)

‘Glitch was perfect’: Target shopper says iPads are ringing up for $69.99. Then a manager gets involved

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