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Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Man talking(l), Home Depot sign(c), Finger pointing to price tag(r)

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‘Self checkout is your friend’: Man shares how to find items that only ring up as 1 penny at Home Depot

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

Braden Bjella

Woman talking to camera(l+r), The Home Depot sign(c)

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‘Men will never understand’: Woman says Home Depot worker wouldn’t believe she knew what item she was looking for

Home Depot 2 story shed outside caption "Home Depot now sells Tiny Homes $15,000/$301 per month" (l) man speaking (c) Home Depot 2 story shed interior caption "Home Depot now sells Tiny Homes $15,000/$301 per month" (r)

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‘Tuff Sheds are sheds. Not living spaces’: TikToker warns against using viral Home Depot shed as permanent home

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Protesters at Home Depot (L,R) Home Depot employee (M)

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‘As they should’: Viral TikTok shows people protesting glue traps sold at Home Depot, dividing viewers (updated)

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

Brooke Sjoberg

young man in home depot with caption "i still think about the time that i was attacked at work because of my nails" (l) elderly woman with caption "uh but i'm a guy and look i'm wearing them" (c) multicolored fake nails on hand with caption "and they're cute" (r)

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‘Only women wear that mess’: Home Depot worker berated for wearing fake nails to work

Home Depot worker walking around the store after close

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‘I was in the f*cking bathroom’: Home Depot employee gets locked inside store after closing in viral TikTok

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘I wish it was a f*cking lie’: Home Depot employee says she is unhoused, has to sleep in her car in viral TikTok

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Woman says she can't get home mortgage because of Home Depot credit card

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‘This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever done’: TikToker says she can’t buy a house after opening Home Depot credit card

Brianna Stone is a contributing reporter to the Daily Dot. Her work has been published by the Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman, and USA Today.

Brianna Stone

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