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The Daily Dot

Grace Rampaul is a social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

Woman talking(l+r), Hand holding phone with door dash app(c)

doordashing-through-snowstorm-for-referral-bonus

‘Same thing happened to me’: DoorDasher delivered through snowstorm to complete referral bonus orders. She never got the money

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

DoorDash customers order 10-piece McDonald’s nuggets

DoorDash McNuggets

‘Where’s our food we actually ordered?’: DoorDash customers order 10-piece McDonald’s nuggets. They get more than they bargained for

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

DoorDash customer confronts delivery driver who allegedly ate some of her cookies

DoorDash Cookies

‘You got chocolate on your mouth’: DoorDash customer confronts delivery driver who allegedly ate some of her cookies

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Panera Bread customer receives $48 DoorDash order in error

Free Food from Doordash

‘I never get dessert’: Viewers divided after Panera Bread customer receives $48 DoorDash order in error—and chooses to eat it

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

Braden Bjella

Doordasher(l), Woman talking(c), Phone with doordash app(r)

door-dasher-leaves-note-for-no-tip

‘I would be so scared to eat my food after that’: DoorDasher left a ‘nasty’ note in customer’s Popeyes delivery thinking she wouldn’t tip. Then she gave her cash

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Small business owner says you should stop driving for Uber and DoorDash and start your own LLC

Own Business

‘You definitely got my attention’: Small business owner says you should stop driving for Uber and DoorDash and start your own LLC

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

movie theater popcorn container filled with lid on top with caption "since people are doing screaming at home" (l) movie theater popcorn container filled with lid on top with caption "so now popcorns have lids" (c) movie theater popcorn container filled with lid on top with caption "They're doing Uber Eats from the popcorn and the drinks" (r)

movie theater popcorn lids tiktok

‘Now popcorns have lids’: Movie theater-goer says popcorn came with lid because people are now ordering them through Uber Eats

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

hand holding phone with DoorDash on screen in front of red background (l) DoorDash driver speaking with caption "DoorDash deactivated me for going on vacation I had 800 dash and a 4.9 rating" (c) Downtown of Minneapolis Minnesota (r)

doordash deactivated account for vacation tiktok

‘DoorDash fired me for going on vacation’: Driver gets ‘deactivated’ by app after traveling to another city

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

DoorDash driver speaking in car holding speeding ticket (l) hands holding DoorDash app open on phone in front of wooden background (c) DoorDash driver speaking in car (r)

ticket while doordashing tiktok

‘I made negative money today’: DoorDash driver says she got a ticket while delivering food (updated)

DoorDash customer finds Starbucks order completely soaked

DoorDash Soggy Danish

‘How did the driver not notice’: DoorDash customer receives soaked Starbucks order with empty drink

doordash partial refund

‘That was an expensive sip of coffee’: DoorDash customer says she was only given partial refund after coffee leaked since there was still some left in cup

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

chipotle catering doordash

‘I’d tell my co-workers I was meal prepping and taking it home’: DoorDash driver accidentally gives customer Chipotle catering order at work

DoorDash order on counter with caption "DoorDash should be CANCELED" "this is exactly why they shouldn't require you to tip ahead of time" (l) DoorDash delivery at door as worker knocks (c) DoorDash order on counter with caption "DoorDash should be CANCELED" "this is not my blank order" (r)

wrong order doordash tiktok

‘This is exactly why they shouldn’t require you to tip ahead of time’: DoorDash customer advocates for tipping after delivery after receiving wrong order from Firehouse Subs

woman describing why doordash orders take a long time

doordash best practices

‘It happens way more than people realize’: DoorDash driver shares 3 reasons why customers’ food may be taking a long time

shortest doordash ever

‘He could have walked across the street and got his own meal’: DoorDash driver films ‘shortest delivery ever’ after customer orders from McDonald’s across street