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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

Two panel design with a woman looking frustrated in one and a pile of grated cheese in the other

‘Seeing this the day my arm almost fell off’: Person shows a better way to grate cheese

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

Braden Bjella

Two panel design with a woman looking annoyed in one and a close in of a stack of pretzels in the other

‘Am I the only one who didn’t know this?!?’: Customer realizes she can’t eat Auntie Anne’s after learning how the pretzels are made. Is there a way around it?

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

Melody Heald

Chicken Pot Pie(l) Woman Eating Chicken Pot Pie(c) Woman using Microwave(r)

‘Keep it in your microwave for 5 minutes after’: Woman finds out why you shouldn’t ignore ‘keep in microwave’ frozen food directions

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

Woman shares on TikTok Banquet meals packaged Differences(l) Baquet Meals packaging(r)

‘Companies are trying to sneak around price gouging’: Banquet Foods customer demands answers after ordering same frozen meal with different heating instructions

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Woman sharing what she saw after biting into nugget(l) Dino Nuggets(c) Holding Biten Dino Nugget(r)

‘Not the Dino nuggies’: Yummy Dino Buddies customer bites into nugget. Uh, why does it look like that?

Nene Diallo is a freelance writer, artist, and art administrator based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Nene Diallo

Man sharing on TikTok what he found on his Ritz(l) Holding up a box of Family Size Ritz(c) Holding opened packaged of Ritz(r)

‘That’s not good’: Man opens Ritz Crackers packet. Then he notices something unusual about them

Woman shares the proper way to peel a banana(l) Person holding bananas(r)

‘I’m questioning everything I have done for past 51 years!’: Grocery store shopper shows the right way to peel, eat a banana

Person holding up olive garden bread(l) Olive Garden Sign(c) Oliver Garden Bread Sticks on a plate(r)

‘Even Olive Garden concerned’: Olive Garden customer gets breadsticks. Then they take a closer look

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

Group of People Eating out at a restaurant(l) Chef shares why fine dining is a scam(r)

‘I would never go to anywhere Michelin star again’: Chef warns against ‘fine dining,’ calls it a ‘scam.’ Here’s why

Former McDonalds Chef Shares New McRib secret(l) McRib(c) McDonalds Building(r)

‘The BBQ patties that Banquet sells’: Former McDonald’s chef warns against the store-bought McRib sauce. Here’s why

Woman talking with text that says "a donut shop"(l), Too Good To Go bag(c), White box with text that says "can we look at this um"(r)

‘You pay like $6’: Woman orders on Too Good To Go app. Then she gets this box

two panel design with a woman smiling at the camera in one, and a Canada Dry ginger ale can sitting laying on ice.

‘They owe me money money’: Expert says you may be being bamboozled if you buy Canada Dry, Schweppes ginger ale

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

McDonald's arches and drive thru sign(l), Man talking with headset(c), Hand holding mcdonald's bag(r)

‘Y’all be trying to show out, act like you got so much money’: McDonald’s worker slams customers who linger at the drive-thru window. Here’s why

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

Brooke Sjoberg

two panel design with a woman holding up four fingers in one, and a close in shot of Kraft Mac and Cheese

‘Then I go in to use that coupon’: Shopper buys Kraft’s gluten-free mac and cheese 4 different times. Each one is missing a key ingredient

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

Three panel design with a man holding up food containers in a Costco, a Costco sign from the outside is in panel 2, and panel 3 is a thanksgiving meal scene

Food