Logo_White

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Main Header Menu

Logo_2a8517

The Daily Dot

Makalah Wright is a writer for the Daily Dot. She has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

better_foods_bread_walmart_02.jpg

‘That brand we all love?’: Shopper reveals little-known secret behind this Walmart brand. It’s actually Great Value

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

Poptarts box(l), Man talking(c), Poptarts on plate(r)

Shopper sees box of Pop-Tarts on sale

‘Would you buy?’: Shopper sees box of Pop-Tarts on sale at grocery store. Then they take a closer look at a note on it

Two panel design with a woman looking annoyed and talking at the camera, next to an image of vacuumed sealed food

Vacuumed_Sealed_Food_Questions

‘I have no idea how I’m alive rn’: Expert issues warning for anyone who buys fish in vacuum-sealed bags

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

Braden Bjella

tillamook_sharp_cheddar_tiktok.jpg

‘This ain’t even real cheese’: Woman buys Tillamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese. Then she takes a closer look at the package

Happy_Eggs_Walmart

‘$7.99 24 pack at Costco’: Woman shows there is a major egg shortage at Walmart—except for these $19 eggs

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

2 panel image, on the left is a bag of cheese sticks with text over," no way inflation dis bad". On the right is the guessing emoji.

cheese_sticks_about_guess.jpg

‘Bro paid for an estimated guess’: Customer buys mozzarella cheese sticks from H-E-B. Then he takes a closer look

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 close up shot of a Doritos Cool Ranch bag, next to a stack of chips

Cool_Ranch_Blue.jpg

‘These look so depressing’: Man says Cool Ranch Doritos have changed. Did Frito-Lay implement a tweak?

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Walmart items(r)

Woman-shops-for-this-popular-item-at-Walmart.jpg

‘Look at the freezer burn’: Woman shops for this popular item at Walmart. Then she realizes it’s now sold frozen

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

Woman talking(l), Bag of Tyson Chicken fries(r)

tyson-chicken-fries

‘I’m unsure what I was expecting but that wasn’t it’: Woman demands answers after opening up pack of Tyson Chicken Fries

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Marie Callender's box(l), Man talking(c), Hand setting microwave(r)

marie-callenders-microwave-meal-scam

‘How is this not false advertising?’: Man demands answers after microwaving Marie Callender’s meal

Walmart sign(l), Woman talking(c), Carts full of food(r)

walmart-shoppers-abandoning-carts-of-food

‘Thousands of dollars worth of merchandise’: Walmart shopper says people are ‘abandoning’ their shopping carts full of items

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 shares issues with Self checkout(l) Woman using self Checkout(r)

self checkout

‘It’s wild to me that they treat customers like this’: Customer says grocery store employee ‘video reviewed’ her while she tried to self-checkout

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

Two panel design with a woman talking at the camera in one, next to an image of a Walmart Delivery truck

Jalapenos_Walmart_Shopper_Orders

‘2 or 3 jalapeños’: Walmart shopper orders .25 lb of jalapeños for delivery. Then she unpacks her groceries

Walmart cart(l), Man talking(c), Cans of skyline chili(r)

walmart-skyline-chili

‘My FAVORITE’: Walmart customer shops Wolf, Jack’s Link, Wendy’s, Steak-N-Shake, Hormel, Great Value chili. Then he notices Skyline chili

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Syrup bottles on shelves(l), Woman talking(c), Target sign(r)

target-syrups

‘Did you know this?’: Woman shops Pearl Milling, Log Cabin, Cary’s maple syrup. Then she learns why you should buy this Target Good & Gather bottle instead

Groceries