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

Braden Bjella

Houston woman tries to get Whataburger in aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. It backfires

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‘I’d clock out expeditiously’: Houston woman tries to get Whataburger in aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. It backfires

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Wendy's sign(l), Woman talking(c), Bag of chicken nuggets with text "This is literally so petty. I was recording because I was excited to see the crayon toy thing from Wendy's. But I am so tired of prices going up so much and consistently receiving bad service. They should've told us they didn't have the toys when we ordered it. Not charged us more for no toy I'm sorry (shrugging emoji x3) We ordered a jr. bacon cheeseburger by itself and a 4 piece nugget kids meal. That is a $5 biggie bag."

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‘This is basically a Biggie Bag’: Customer slams Wendy’s for charging them more for kids’ meal without Crayola toy

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 talking(l+r), Chick-fil-a app on phone(c)

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‘Always order with the app so I don’t hear their judgment’: Chick-fil-A customer tries to upgrade her combo. She can’t believe the worker’s response

Rachel Cohen is a former 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

Customer says Chipotle worker bodyshamed her at the drive-thru

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‘Mean girl energy!!!’: Customer says Chipotle worker body-shamed her at the drive-thru

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

Rachel Kiley Author Photograph

Rachel Kiley

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‘The fact that $33 is just the norm now for fast food is unreal!’: Customer says Burger King is quietly imposing ‘surge’ charging

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

Ex-McDonald’s corporate chef reveals 3 things you don’t know about Micky D’s

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‘The nuggets are different’: Ex-McDonald’s corporate chef reveals 3 things you don’t know about Micky D’s

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

Amara Thomas

Wendy's(l), Person talking(c), Upsell sticker(r)

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‘If we upsold 10+ ppl in a day they’d let us get a free large meal’: Drive-thru customer catches Wendy’s trying to upsell customers

woman with caption "McDonald's has to be clear out of their mind" (l) McDonald's cheeseburger (c) woman with caption "their pricing is just out of control these days" (r)

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‘I’m not going back’: McDonald’s customer says she was bamboozled with 99-cent burger

McDonald’s customer warns of ‘personalized pricing’ on the app

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‘In the same way that Uber can track your battery percentage’: McDonald’s customer warns of ‘personalized pricing’ on the app

Woman talking(L+r), Panda Express sign(C)

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‘I’m a professional chef and I’m weirded out’: Viewers speculate after Panda Express customer hears strange noise coming from their food

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

McDonald’s customer says she caught worker adding donation to her order after she said ‘no’

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‘I told her no’: McDonald’s customer says she caught worker adding donation to her order after she said ‘no’

Popeyes sign(l), Woman talking(c), Frozen lemonade(r)

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‘Popeyes employees will give you whatever to make at home’: Popeyes customer finds out how chain’s frozen lemonade is made after not wanting to wait

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‘They’re bringing child labor back’: Chick-fil-A under fire for $35 ‘summer camp’ that puts kids to work

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

Chipotle customer tries kids meal hack for quesadilla with 3 sides

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‘The audacity of this girl’: Chipotle customer tries kid’s meal hack for a quesadilla with 3 sides. It backfires

Subway customer wonders why they’re now hiding the so-called ‘freshly sliced’ new protein

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