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The Daily Dot

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

Costco customer says this major change is coming to the $5 rotisserie chickens

rotisserie chicken

‘I’m stocking up’: Costco customer says this major change is coming to the $5 rotisserie chickens

DoorDash(l), Woman with meat(c), Albertsons(r)

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‘Who packaged that?’: DoorDash customer orders ground beef from Albertsons to make nachos. It backfires

trader-joes-new-pet-policy

‘I love my dog but what business does he have at a grocery store??’: Trader Joe’s customer says the store has a new pet policy after viral dog pee incident

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Finger pointing to Duncan Hines box(l), Woman talking(c), Finger pointing to the Betty Crocker box(r)

duncan-hines-betty-crocker-difference

‘I guess I’m buying Duncan Hines now’: Winco shopper calls out Betty Crocker for giving less product at a higher price

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

Brooke Sjoberg

publix-cake-decorating

‘They had scraped off the icing’: Shopper catches Publix putting a cake she returned back in the freezer

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

spam-struggle-meal-too-expensive

‘This is my final straw’: Customer says she no longer can afford her ‘struggle meal’ because of the new price of SPAM

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

Trader Joe’s customer baffled after cashier says ‘omg I haven’t tried that yet.’

Trader Joes Script

‘Sometimes the script just comes out at inappropriate times’: Trader Joe’s customer baffled after cashier says ‘omg I haven’t tried that yet.’ Here’s what they were buying

Walmart(l), Woman staring(c), Bacon in packaging(r)

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‘They are literally scamming us’: Walmart shopper weighs Great Value smoked bacon—realizes it’s almost 5 ounces less than labeled

Sam's Club sign(l), Sam's club worker(c), Stacks of batteries(r)

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‘This is where a man told me that we were out of double A batteries’: Sam’s Club worker mocks male shoppers who can’t find anything, even when it’s right in front of them

Publix Cake

‘This is why we can’t have nice things’: Publix customer slams TikTokers ordering free wedding cake samplers, says trend ‘ruined’ experience for actual engaged couples

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

Braden Bjella

People think they found proof the Super Bowl is scripted after woman spots Super Bowl cookie cakes with 2 teams already on it at grocery store

Super Bowl Leaks

‘Does nobody else think that’s weird?’: People think they found proof the Super Bowl is scripted after woman spots Super Bowl cookie cakes with 2 teams already on them at grocery store

Woman with money(l), Shoprite sign(c), Fake $20(r)

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‘You embarrassed me’: ShopRite customer asks for cash back from the grocery store. She’s given a fake $20

Shopper questions Kroger employee after doing math on cheese ‘sale’

Kroger Math

‘Nothing makes sense anymore’: Shopper questions Kroger employee after doing math on cheese ‘sale’

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 shares how you may getting ripped off in the grocery store

Deals at the store

‘We’re getting totally overcharged’: Woman shares how you may be getting ripped off in the grocery store

Grocery Store