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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

Aldi sign(l), Man with bags of frozen chicken nuggets(c), Tyson Chicken Nuggets(r)

‘Does it count?’: Man shares how he got $50 worth of Tyson nuggets for $4 at Aldi

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

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‘Green Ford Bronco is here’: Server calls out curbside customers who slow down your order, make the food cold by not respecting the system

Costco Sign(l) Costco Store Front(c) Costco Muffins lined up on display(r)

‘You can’t get attached to anything at Costco’: Shopper demands answers after discovering giant mix-and-match muffins will be discontinued

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Woman speculates Chipotle workers are denying customers vinaigrette on purpose

‘I have driven to 4 locations in 1 day’: Woman claims Chipotle workers are lying to customers about being out of vinaigrette

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‘Diabetes in a box’: Customer demands answers after Crumbl Cookies releases new 1,130-calorie brownie

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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‘KFC has lost the plot’: KFC customer orders $8 chicken tenders. Then she tries to eat them

Costco Worker(l) Costco Store Front(c) Costco Muffins(r)

‘I recommend stocking up’: Costco worker issues warning about new change to the muffins coming soon

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

Mars Ramos

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‘I’m not the type to complain but…this is bad’: Customer orders multiple Birthday Pies from Burger King. They all had something unusual

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

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Main Character of the Week: Restaurant tortilla chips

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‘Costco is worse than Walmart’: Shopper waits for fresh Costco rotisserie chicken. He’s shocked at what the employee does next

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‘I already know Pepsi is going to change the ingredients to cut cost’: Siete customers are stocking up after company was sold to Pepsi

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

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‘It’s delicious’: Whole Foods customer shows $12 ‘really healthy’ food court hack for when you don’t feel like cooking

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

Braden Bjella

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‘They said it’s a safety hazard’: Man bakes cake for his friend’s birthday dinner. Then he learns restaurant workers ate the rest of it

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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‘I went to give my kids some of your fruit snacks…’: Man buys box of Welch’s Fruit Snacks. Then he sees the bags inside

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

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Food