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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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‘I don’t drink’: Circle K customer says they took out all of the slushie machines to make room for more alcohol

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

Melody Heald

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‘No better nachos than concession stand nachos’: Woman shares how to make concession stand nacho cheese. There’s a secret ingredient

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

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‘We’re not Walmart’: Target bakery worker shares PSA for customers who buy baked goods in the store

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘But Great Value lemon pepper is so good’: Woman warns against buying McCormick, other big-name seasonings at the grocery store

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

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‘The pieces used to be huge!’: Woman says Raising Cane’s chicken strips are now just chicken nuggets. Did they change anything?

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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‘I just wanted my pizza’: Domino’s customer receives pizza that has no sauce on it. Workers refuse to make new one

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Collect a check! Write a letter!’: Woman notices something unusual on her Lindt chocolate bar that she received from HelloFresh

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‘Someone new was on salad’: Olive Garden customer orders catering. Then she sees what they swapped the olives in the salad for

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‘Am I the only one that didn’t know this?’: Customer shares ‘hidden cost’ of DoorDash

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

Amara Thomas

‘The only thing on the kiosk is breakfast items’: Wendy’s customer orders breakfast at kiosk. They tell her breakfast is over and refuse her refund

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‘It blows my mind people actually buy these’: Grill expert issues warning about steaks being sold in parking lots

Mike Hadge

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Krispy Kreme launches a line of Barbie donuts to celebrate the doll’s 65th birthday

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‘That’s a real value’: Walmart shopper finds out trick to getting Smucker’s Uncrustables for a better price

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

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