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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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‘On the loudspeaker’: Viewers divided after worker calls out shoppers for returning water, food after hurricane

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

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‘That’s Sam’s Club for you’: Shopper says he caught Sam’s Club overcharging for meat by the pound

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Real Mayo

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

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)

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

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

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Man notices something unusual about the mayo jars

‘What the’: Man notices something unusual about Best Foods mayo jars while shopping. It’s actually cheaper and only takes 4 ingredients to make your own

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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‘I always thought the redder the better’: Expert shows how you’re probably choosing your Costco steaks wrong

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‘I’ll never forgive you for this’: Walmart shopper buys $4 Shake ‘N Bake. She can’t believe what’s missing

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‘I question all containers like this’: Shopper warns against the Kirkland Coconut water from Costco after cutting open container to see what’s inside

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

Melody Heald

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‘I’m talking those baby pouches, open snacks, soda cans’: Cashier calls out customers who do this

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

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15 reasons Wegmans is the superior supermarket

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 says you may be getting scammed if you choose H-E-B over Trader Joe’s

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‘We really thought they had our back on price’: Woman says you may be getting scammed if you choose H-E-B over Trader Joe’s

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

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‘Up to some shenanigans here’: Shopper catches Sam’s Club putting new expiration stickers on old orange juice

Customer goes to ‘fancy’ restaurant and orders pasta. Then they spot the Barilla farfalle box in the back

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‘Apparently Velveeta thinks I identify as a family of 5: Customer accuses Velveeta of false advertising

Trader Joe’s customer buys the cheese sticks. They they notice something unusual about them

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‘It’s inevitable.. people still make the cheese’: Trader Joe’s customer buys the cheese sticks. Then they notice something unusual about them

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