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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 Author Photograph

Rachel Kiley

Sam's club sign(l), Man talking(c), Finger peeling off expiration sticker on orange juice jugs(r)

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

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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

trader joes cheese sticks

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

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

Walmart customer catches worker cutting open bag of frozen shrimp with scissors—and putting the shrimp in display case

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‘They charge us more for it being thawed out’: Walmart customer catches worker cutting open bag of frozen shrimp with scissors—and putting the shrimp in display case

Woman warns against buying candy from Walmart, Target

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‘Around Halloween!??’: Woman warns against buying candy from Walmart, Target

walmart-bake-melt-cheese

‘Limited edition is wild’: Walmart shopper accuses store of rebranding shredded cheese to sell more after finding Great Value ‘bake and melt’

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

Man shares hack to input worker’s discount code at grocery checkout.

check out code

‘At Kroger, all 7s is the generic employee code’: Man shares hack to input worker’s discount code at grocery checkout. Is it illegal?

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

HEB shopper can’t believe what was inside her Hill Country Fare frozen pizza

HEB PIZZA

‘The box felt a little light’: HEB shopper can’t believe what was inside her Hill Country Fare frozen pizza

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Costco shopper catches workers disinfecting meat room

Costco Wholesale Meat Cleaner

‘This is how we cleaned at Safeway too’: Costco shopper catches workers disinfecting meat room. She’s surprised by what she sees

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Woman talking(l+r), Hand at self checkout(c)

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‘And with a full cart?!?! Bffr’: Shopper demands age limit on self-checkout machines, say most people don’t know how to use computers

Walmart cart(l), Woman talking(c), Meat in package(r)

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‘All supermarkets have this issue’: Walmart customer shares why they will ‘never’ shop for meat at the store, leaving viewers torn

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Aldi (l) carts with caption "Just watched a lady at Aldi return her cart, take her quarter out then proceeded to take the quarter out of another cart someone had left as a nice gesture..." (c) quarter (r)

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‘I make $1.00 every time I go to Aldi’: Aldi customer slams shopper for taking leftover quarters out of shopping carts, leaving viewers divided

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‘Grocery pickup getting to be a headacheeeeee’: Walmart shopper has to return 3 different items within 3 weeks due to quality

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 Author Photo

Charlotte Colombo

Aldi shopper tries to get TK Tropical Punch Juice. He takes matters into his own hands when he can't reach it

Aldi Store juice

‘I’m gonna have to do it myself’: Aldi shopper tries to get Tropical Punch juice from fridge. He takes matters into his own hands when he can’t reach it

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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‘I just noticed this’: Kroger worker says Kellogg’s cereal prices are going down—but there’s a reason why

Kroger shopper finds ‘orange chicken’ on sale for $9. They can’t believe what’s actually in the bowl

Grocery Shopping