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

Amara Thomas

Walmart storefront(l), Woman holding Hidden Valley Garlic Ranch(c), Papa John's sign(r)

‘Walmart has a sauce’: Woman says she found at-home Hidden Valley dupe for Papa John’s garlic sauce

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

Melody Heald

Dunkin Donuts sign(l), Woman with hands to her face and text that says "they discontinued the *censored*"(c), Hand holding iced dunkin drink(r)

‘Anytime Dunkin’ actually makes a good drink… they get rid of it’: Customer says Dunkin’ got rid of this popular drink. Is it gone for good?

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

Woman holding an open jar of Mayo(l) Hellmanns Mayo Jar(c) Woman opening a jar of mayo(r)

‘What is going on here?’: Woman gets to the bottom of Hellmann’s mayo jar. She can’t believe what she finds

Woman wearing glasses and red hoodie(l) Dairy Queen Sign (c) Opening Dairy Queen Mystery Bag

‘Y’all this is for just all the mistakes they made’: Dairy Queen customer tries $6 Mystery Bag. Are they all just DoorDash orders that didn’t get picked up?

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

Trader Joe's sign(l), Woman holding salmon package(c), Trader Joe's meat section(r)

‘Trader Joe’s meat is all soooo sus’: Woman buys Trader Joe’s salmon. Then she looks at its ingredients

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

Woman with small bag of Cape Cod chips and text that says "Cape Cod chips, what's going on??"(l+R), Cape Cod Chips(c)

‘EXPLAIN YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY!’: Woman demands answers after opening up bag of Cape Cod chips

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

Woman talking(l), Mercedes Benz sign(c), Floor with text that says "Stopping by Mercedes service every morning on my way to work for *redacted* because I'm a customer"(r)

‘He says hi to our salesman like he’s the barista’: Mercedes driver shares dealership hack

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

Contactless curbside pick up signs(l), Woman talking(c), Hands holding pizza boxes and coffees(r)

‘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

TikToker Sharing information about new cookies (l) Crumbl store front(c) Crumbl Cookies (r)

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

KFC Restaurant Front(l) woman smiling with overlay text "KFC SCAMMED ME"(c) KFC Fried Chicken(r)

‘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

Man holding burger king cake(l) Burger King sign(c) Man wearing white t shirt and gold chain(r)

Food