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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

Man looking disappointed(l), Doordash app on phone(c), Spilled doordash(r)

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‘At least you got video evidence’: DoorDash customer warns of delivery issue after driver leaves food on his door handle—and causes a crisis

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 smiling(l+r), Phone with doordash app(c)

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‘The money came right back to me’: Customer delivers her own DoorDash after no one picked up her Papa Johns order

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

Woman says she caught her husband cheating because of DoorDash

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‘He wanted to get caught’: Woman says she caught her husband cheating because of DoorDash

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

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

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‘I have -$30 in my bank account’: ‘Broke teacher’ has to also DoorDash. It doesn’t go as expected

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

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16 funny interactions between DoorDashers and customers

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

Braden Bjella

DoorDash driver calls out customer’s McDonald’s order, says it’s a waste of money

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‘What has DoorDash come to?’: DoorDash driver calls out customer’s McDonald’s order, says it’s a waste of money

DoorDash driver says customer placed a Steak N’ Shake order from across the street, calls it a waste of money

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‘Why would you spend money?’: DoorDash driver says customer placed a Steak N’ Shake order from across the street, calls it a waste of money

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

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‘I literally sat there for hours’: DoorDash driver says she can tell we’re on the ‘verge of a recession.’ Here’s why

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 (l), a woman speaking to the camera (c), and a Wing Stop logo (r). In the bottom right corner is text that says 'Main Character of the Week' in a Daily Dot newsletter font.

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Main Character of the Week: DoorDash customer who picked up her own Wingstop

Phone with doordash app(l), Woman making face(c), Hand pointing to dog food(r)

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‘I’m not taking it out the car’: DoorDash customer orders 4 bags of pet food. Worker refuses to take it out of her car because it’s too heavy

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

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‘Lesson learned…’: Woman goes to Wingstop herself after waiting over an hour for her DoorDash order. She runs into her delivery driver

Rachel Cohen is a trending intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studies journalism with certificates in sports communications and digital studies.

Rachel Cohen

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

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‘That’s why I only accept $8 or higher’: DoorDash driver completes 10 orders in 2 hours. Her earnings are less than one meal

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

Nina Hernandez

DoorDash customer says not tipping backfired in a big way

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‘Never NOT tipping again’: DoorDash customer says not tipping backfired in a big way

DoorDash driver says someone placed an order for a single pack of sauce from Taco Bell

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‘Be careful’: DoorDash driver says someone placed an order for a single sauce packet from Taco Bell. He then realizes why

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

Taco Bell workers can’t believe what driver does while he’s waiting for your order

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