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The Daily Dot

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 was today years old’: Woman buys bag from Reddy Ice machine. Then she discovers how it’s really made

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Car mirror with man approaching car and text overlaying that reads: "*LADIES* Prime Example" on left. Car being filled with gas and hand holding pump on right.

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‘She putting him in danger meanwhile she was in potential danger’: Woman catches man staring at her while pumping gas at 7-Eleven. Then she has her man confront him

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

man pumping gas at gas station(l) Finger about to press push to start button on vehicle(c) Woman wearing a hat and sunglasses(r)

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‘Is it a myth?’:  Woman pulls up to the gas station. She doesn’t know if she really needs to turn off the car while pumping

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‘If it’s through Turo then it’s actually a problem’: Jeep Grand Wagoneer calls for 91-grade gasoline. Then the renter pumps it with 87

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

image from a TikTok video of a hand holding a bottle of water in a gas station drink aisle. Text over says "Stop buying water at gas stations and do THIS instead!" Water background behind.

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‘Do THIS instead!’: Woman issues warning for anyone who buys bottled water at the gas station

Woman talking(l), Hand holding gas pump(r)

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‘What do I do now?’: Woman prepays $40 at gas station. Her car can only take $29

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‘There’s a little notch right here’: Man reveals the right way to wash your windshield at the gas station. You’ve been using the squeegee wrong

Toyota 4Runner(l) Filling up gas tank(c) Man next to vehicle with open gas tank(r)

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‘If it doesn’t end in .00 I’m going to the next dollar’: Expert reveals whether you should keep filling or stop after you hear the gas nozzle click the first time

3 panel image: on the left a person explaining, in the middle the Shell gas station logo, and on the right a gas pump touch screen.

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‘Now the folks across the street can see you put $2 in’: Man demands answers after seeing the new gas pumps at Shell

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Man issues warning about using BP gas stations

‘That should be illegal’: Man issues warning about using BP gas stations. He says it happens all the time

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

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‘I fill up at Costco’: Woman issues warning about gas station handles. Then she says to always look for this

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‘How many people didn’t?’: Walmart gas station customer catches pump overcharging them

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

3 panel image showing a person's story about buying ice cream from a gas station

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‘Never again getting ice cream from a gas station’: Customer demands answers after opening strawberry shortcake ice cream

Man at gas pump(l), Buc-ee's storefront(c), Hand pointing to gas pump and flyer(r)

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‘Don’t fall for [it]’: Customer issues warning for people who get gas at Buc-ee’s, urges them to read the fine print

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‘What if you’re putting water in your tank’: Woman pumps gas even though machine says ‘NO GAS.’ Here’s what happens

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