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Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

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Vintage Halloween decor is making a major comeback—here are some styles you’re seeing on social media

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13 of the scariest Halloween decorations you can buy at Home Depot

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

The Home Depot Sign(l) Large Blow Up pumpkin decoration(c) Temu logo on phone display in a toy cart(r)

‘My HOA would have a stroke’: Homeowner orders Halloween decorations on Temu instead of Home Depot. It backfires

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

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‘Costco should of had a deadline for returns’: Costco shopper shows all the Christmas trees just now getting returned, compares store to a rent-a-center

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Home Depot building with sign (l) Home Depot employee with caption "The next person that calls asking for the "grand duchess Christmas tree is getting a crowbar to the kneecaps." (c) Home Depot Grand Duchess Christmas tree in front of white background (r)

‘Why are we spending $1,000 on a Christmas Tree’: Home Depot worker mocks customers who are looking for Grand Duchess Christmas tree, beg for display item

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Living in an apt is soul crushing. Every aspect of your home life is controlled’: TikToker shares voicemail they received from landlord over patio decorations

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