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

Melody Heald

Customer shows how to make Starbucks pumpkin spice latte at home with Target Good & Gather products for 86 cents

‘I’ve heard that the 12-ounce is $8’: Customer shows how to make Starbucks pumpkin spice latte at home with Target products for 86 cents

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

Food 4 Less employee lifting top empty meat package from pile with caption "Ain't no way" (l) Food4Less building with sign (c) Food 4 Less employee lifting top empty meat package from pile with caption "Ain't no way" (r)

‘Ain’t no way’: Food 4 Less customer shows what it looks like when customers steal meat

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

hand punching slice of avocado on table (l) man speaking holding slice of avocado (c) avocado undamaged on table (r)

‘Fisher-Price avocados’: Customer’s avocado on avocado toast comes extremely hard

young woman trying whole foods brown butter cookie latte

‘Everyone’s saying it’s $4. Look, it was $6’: Whole Foods customer slams the viral brown butter cookie latte

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

woman explaining how she was shamed for sharing her Food Bank haul

‘Why is it OK for people to share Trader Joe’s hauls…but I can’t share my own’: Woman says she was shamed for sharing food bank haul

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

Braden Bjella

Sonic customer in car with mermaid drink with caption "Can confirm that Sonic mermaid water is THE drink of the summer. 44oz of water with sugar free raspberry and peach syrup with cut up lemons and strawberries. Catch me drinking this everyday" (l) Sonic sign on building (c) Sonic customer in car with mermaid drink with caption "Can confirm that Sonic mermaid water is THE drink of the summer. 44oz of water with sugar free raspberry and peach syrup with cut up lemons and strawberries. Catch me drinking this everyday" (r)

‘When I say I RAN TO SONIC’: Sonic customer declares Mermaid Water the drink of the summer. Here’s what’s in it

Shopper shares items he no longer buys at Costco due to inflation

‘We ain’t paying for savings anymore’: Shopper shares items he no longer buys at Costco due to inflation

Michael Zhang is a former FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s in his third year at the University of Texas at Austin where he serves as an officer of UT’s Asian American Journalists Association and has written for the Daily Texan.

Michael Zhang

Videos of Asian food bring out xenophobic trolls—creators are pushing back

UberEats customer says driver delivered her pizza on a scooter, pulled it out of his backpack

‘What am I supposed to do with this?’: Uber Eats customer says driver delivered her pizza on a scooter, pulled it out of his backpack

DoorDash customer finds Starbucks order completely soaked

‘How did the driver not notice’: DoorDash customer receives soaked Starbucks order with empty drink

person showing Caramel Popcorn McFlurry with just ice cream and several pieces of popcorn on top

‘I just got absolutely bamboozled by McDonald’s: Customer orders new caramel popcorn McFlurry, says it was just ice cream and ‘7 pieces’ of popcorn

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

McDonald's customer with Grimace Shake on the ground (l) McDonald's customer with Grimace Shake (c) McDonald's customer with Grimace Shake on ground (r)

Unclick

‘Nothing bad’s happening to me yet’: TikTokers are pretending to die from drinking the McDonald’s Grimace shake

customer speaking with caption "they put the good chicken and the small bag" (l) Tyson chicken strips in store freezer (c) customer speaking with caption "and they put the subpar chicken in the middle and Costco sizes" (r)

‘They put the subpar chicken in the middle and Costco sizes’: Customer claims Tyson puts the ‘good chicken’ in the smaller bags

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

Texas Roadhouse server asks mom if her infant is joining her

‘The baby does not need a drink’: Viewers defend Texas Roadhouse server who asks mom if her infant is joining her

Cup Noodles on table (l) Cup Noodles packaging on table (c) Cup Noodles on table with packaging on top (r)

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