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Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

McDonald's customer tries placing order at drive-thru. The AI machine won’t let her

‘Why are there 5 McDoubles??’: McDonald’s customer tries placing order at drive-thru. The AI machine won’t let her

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Man accidentally drops $20 on mac and cheese from Whole Foods.

‘There should be instructions by the hot bar’: Man accidentally drops $20 on mac and cheese from Whole Foods. Here’s how to avoid making the same mistake

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

Main Character of the Week: Man who discovered how to make sour scream

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

HEB shopper can’t believe what was inside her Hill Country Fare frozen pizza

‘The box felt a little light’: HEB shopper can’t believe what was inside her Hill Country Fare frozen pizza

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

Melody Heald

Customers buy 5 collector’s cups from McDonald’s. They can’t believe what they received

‘McDonald’s scammed us’: Customers buy 5 collector’s cups from McDonald’s. They can’t believe what they received

Chick-fil-A customer says they’ll never order a full meal again after seeing kids’ meal

‘They get more than us’: Chick-fil-A customer says they’ll never order a full meal again after seeing kids’ meal

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

‘You wouldn’t feed it to your kid or your dog’: Amazon worker says customer tried to feed him expired snack

Mike Hadge

Starbucks just hired the Chipotle CEO, and people are joking about how small future portion sizes will be

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

Braden Bjella

‘What’s next? You gonna charge me for the french fry container?’: Chick-fil-A customer gets charged for a bag

young man with caption "uh why didn't anyone tell me that sour creawm was two ingredients" (l) sour cream (c) young man with caption "and and I could make it at home for way less than" (r)

‘Why didn’t anyone tell me?’: Man realizes sour cream is only 2 ingredients—and it’s way cheaper to make at home

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Walmart shopper discovers ground beef has doubled in price

‘Pretty much everything at the store is 50% more than 2-3 years ago’: Walmart shopper discovers ground beef has doubled in price. Why?

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

Woman wants to eat her red velvet Nothing Bundt Cakes in the car

‘My first time in life ever being charged for a SPOON’: Woman wants to eat her red velvet Nothing Bundt Cakes in the car. There’s just one issue

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Woman says you should stop eating chicken because it’s making you sick

‘I’m thinking of chicken as like the healthy meat’: Woman says you should stop eating chicken because it’s making you sick

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.

Charlotte Colombo

Crumbl Cookies customer catches resellers making a profit off the cookies

‘The resale market is crazy’: Crumbl Cookies customer catches resellers making a profit off the cookies

Woman shares the real reason she doesn’t like Hooters, Ojos Locos, and Twin Peaks

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