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The Daily Dot

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

Braden Bjella

Dollar General sign(l), Man talking(c), Hand holding lip balm(r)

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‘Nivea did me dirty’: Dollar General customer buys chapstick. Then he puts it on

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 sharing her Temu Purchase on TikTok(l) Phone with blue background showing Temu Logo on Display(c) Woman holding up Pink sandals she purchased on Temu(r)

Temu Sandals

‘They did her so dirty’: Woman orders pink heels from Temu. Then she notices something upon a closer look

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Uber Eats bag(l), Woman talking(c), Pepperoni Pizza(r)

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‘What is this?’: Uber Eats customer orders Pepperoni’s ‘build-your-own’ pizza and adds pepperoni. Then she sees what they delivered

Three panel image with the first panel showing a screen with a graph and lines, the 2nd image features the man from the TikTok who is the expert Toyota mechanic, he has silver hair fox wearing his black working shirt. The final panel is a close up of a car part in circle form.

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‘Toyota tech here, I’ve done that’: Expert can’t figure out what happened to this car. Then he realizes the customer’s wild DIY fail

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Interior Ihop with text that says "Whats going on with IHOP"(l), Pancake stack with butter(c), IHOP sign(r)

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‘What’s going on with IHOP?’: IHOP customer demands answers after going in restaurant for pick-up order

Hand holding starfish on rope with text that says "Temu order turned up stinking of shell fish"(l), Woman talking(c), Hand holding phone with Temu app(r)

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‘The croissant lamp now starfish’: Temu shopper buys starfish curtain ties. She can’t believe what she receives

Woman eating(l), Olive Garden sign(c), Woman looking up(r)

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‘She won’t let it go’: Olive Garden customer tries to order Chicken Alfredo with Create Your Own Pasta hack. It backfires

Can of Crisco(l), Man talking(c), Car with Crisco and text that says "don't use cooking spray on your car to make it easy to remove bugs"(r)

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‘I hope this doesn’t bleach anything’: Car detailer issues warning after customer uses Crisco to get rid of bugs on GMC truck

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

gym (l) Anytime Fitness sign (c) woman speaking (r)

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‘I was just here a couple of days ago’: Woman goes to Anytime Fitness. She can’t believe what she finds

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

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‘While I was waiting I changed the wipers’: BMW driver takes his car to Walmart for flat tire service. It backfires

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

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‘Are you actually joking me?’: Woman gets croissant lamp from Temu. Then she notices something strange

Customer orders the new Pumpkin Square cake

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‘Crumbl, is this what we doing?’: Customer orders the new Pumpkin Square cake. Why does it look unsafe to eat?

Interior of car with text that says "POV car broke down on the test drive..." (three split)

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‘Italian engineering at its finest’: Man wants luxury car. It breaks down during the test-drive

Crumbl customer tries the lemon blackberry cake.

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‘Crumbl employees put frosting on the [raw] dough’: Crumbl customer tries the lemon blackberry cake. It’s a total fail

Costco(l), Tesla Cybertruck(c), Gas pump(r)

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