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The Daily Dot

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

person speaking with caption "and there's a cheeseburger missing" (l) Doordash app on phone (c) person speaking with caption "spent $40 on food and didn't even get all of our food" (r)

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‘The Dasher ate your burger’: Claire’s worker gets DoorDash delivered to her job. It takes an hour and a half to get there

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

cops at door with caption "I have a delivery.. for you" (l) DoorDash bag in hand as person knocks on door (r)

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‘I have a delivery’: Woman catches police pretending to be DoorDash delivery drivers to enter neighbor’s home

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman orders singular pack of Airheads from DoorDash.

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‘WHYY were they mad??’: Woman orders singular pack of Airheads from DoorDash. The $15 tip didn’t stop the Dasher from doing this

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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

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‘Can you please come out here?’: Woman says DoorDash driver lingered at her door for 20 minutes, trying to get her to come out

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

Woman says delivery driver added huge tip to her order after she told him she couldn't afford to tip

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‘I told him I couldn’t afford to tip’: Woman says delivery driver added huge tip to her order. Now she can’t pay rent

Customer demands DoorDash drivers stop picking up multiple orders along with theirs (working HED)

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‘Now my food is gonna be cold’: Customer demands DoorDash drivers stop picking up batched orders along with theirs

Taco Bell worker says he fell for scam that let customer get 2 orders for the cost of 1

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‘Thanks for the idea’: Taco Bell worker says he fell for scam that let customer get 2 orders for the cost of 1

DoorDash(l), Woman with meat(c), Albertsons(r)

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‘Who packaged that?’: DoorDash customer orders ground beef from Albertsons to make nachos. It backfires

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A phone with the DoorDash logo and numerous wings. There is text in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font that says 'Main Character of the Week'

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Main Character of the Week: DoorDasher who ate customer’s wings but delivered the bones

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‘Why would I get a real job?’: DoorDash driver says he pays less in taxes than average person

Woman pointing with bag(l+r), McDonald's logo(c)

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‘So WHAT did you order?’: Viewers divided after McDonald’s customer orders a cheeseburger with ‘only ketchup’

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

Braden Bjella

Woman talking(l+r), Doordash app on phone(c)

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‘The fact he still delivered it’: Woman says DoorDasher ate her wings from Wingstop, delivered her the bones

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

DoorDasher reveals 'unethical' hack of how she makes extra money as a Dasher

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‘Wait so it’s free’: DoorDasher reveals unusual hack of how she makes extra money as a driver

Customer finds something unusual in her DoorDash order

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‘DoorDash count your days’: Customer orders boba tea from DoorDash, can’t believe what was inside her drink

Man orders DoorDash for pick-up. It maps him to someone’s house

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