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The Daily Dot

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

Instacart customer ordered lemons. Her shopper delivered plastic ones

Massive Instacart Fail

‘This is the doing of a man’: Instacart customer ordered lemons. Her shopper delivered plastic ones

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

Brooke Sjoberg

publix-cake-decorating

‘They had scraped off the icing’: Shopper catches Publix putting a cake she returned back in the freezer

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

Customer warns of Birds Eye broccoli florets and cauliflower frozen veggies after opening hers

Birds Eye Update

‘Paid extra for it’: Customer warns of Birds Eye broccoli florets and cauliflower frozen veggies after opening hers

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

Woman talking(l+r), Hands typing on keyboard with clock over it(c)

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‘They’d rather have you sitting there 9-5 doing nothing’: Manager has worker clock-in all day rather than paying a salary. It backfires

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‘He tried to keep it professional at first’: Black worker asks manager for a raise for Black History Month. His response shocks her

Roasted Onion(l), Woman talking(c), Woman talking over food dishes(r)

roasted-onion-bad-austin-restaurant

‘It is literally an onion that has been roasted and we are selling it for $15’: Customer visits her city’s ‘hottest’ new restaurant. Here’s why her experience was a ‘disaster’

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

Woman talking(l+r), Hand squeezing lemon(c)

lemon-tree-owner-doesnt-use-lemons

‘Don’t you have to do something to them?’: Viewers mock woman who has been buying lemons—while having a lemon tree in her yard

Phone with Doordash app(l), Man looking up(c), RAC truck(r)

doordash-driver-arrives-same-time-as-repo-man

‘What am I supposed to do?’: DoorDash driver arrives at customer’s house at the same time as Rent-A-Center repo man. He won’t open the door

Publix Cake

‘This is why we can’t have nice things’: Publix customer slams TikTokers ordering free wedding cake samplers, says trend ‘ruined’ experience for actual engaged couples

Woman forced to go into office to ‘collaborate.’ There’s no one else there

Office Days

‘I could have been at home collaborating with my dog’: Woman forced to go into office to ‘collaborate.’ There’s no one else there

People looking at items(l+r), Marshalls store front(c)

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‘Oh no it has fungus’: Marshalls shoppers show the state of all the ‘yellow-tagged’ beauty items. It’s not great

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

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‘Y’all said everything I was thinking’: Man posts ‘What would you do if I walked past you?’ thirst trap. It backfires

Woman talking(l+r), United airlines airplane

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‘I have so many questions’: Viewers divided after bride says United Airlines canceled the flight to her wedding

Man declares love for best friend in the middle of a 28-hour road trip.

Love Confession

‘Oh he’s experiencing ALL stages of grief’: Man declares love for best friend in the middle of a 28-hour road trip. It doesn’t go well

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

Melody Heald

Starbucks customer gets notified her drink is ready. She didn't order anything.

Starbucks Coffee App scare

‘I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME’: Starbucks customer gets notified her drink is ready. She didn’t order anything. Wasn’t just her

Fails