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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 near Santa display(l) The Home Depot Store Front(c) Woman opening giant christmas bulb lamp(r)

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‘I’m getting a red one and a green one’: Home Depot holiday shopper finds viral 3-foot-tall bulb light. But is it worth the price tag?

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

Two panel design with a person holding a bottle of "Folex" multi-purpose cleaner in his hand, and the 2nd panel shows a dirty interior of a car with text reading "Customer was going to pay me $200 just to remove this stain".

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‘$200 just to remove this stain’: Expert says you can clean stained car headliner with Folex. It’s $8 at Home Depot

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

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‘SECRETS you need to know!’: Home Depot shopper shows what it means when price ends with ‘.06,’ ‘.03’

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘Some pretty great price drops’: Home Depot shopper shows how you can tell what’s going to be on sale for Black Friday. It’s a lot of Husky, Milwaukee, and DeWalt

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‘5 items for $100!!!!’: Shopper takes advantage of Home Depot glitch to get $500 worth of Milwaukee items

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

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‘Don’t do it!’: Home expert issues warning against pricey water heaters from Home Depot

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‘You’re losing up to 20% that you wouldn’t know’: Home expert issues warning against pricey water heaters from Lowe’s

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘What could possibly be at Home Depot?’: Mom says children are demanding to shop for birthday presents at Home Depot. But for what?

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‘I’ll be going to Lowe’s from now on’: Woman compares Home Depot to Walmart after shopping at Lowe’s

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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Main Character of the Week: What you need to know about your home air filters

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

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13 of the scariest Halloween decorations you can buy at Home Depot

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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‘Home Depot shouldn’t allow this’: Shopper slams Home Depot’s return policy after seeing what customers are returning

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‘My HOA would have a stroke’: Homeowner orders Halloween decorations on Temu instead of Home Depot. It backfires

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‘No wonder my electric bill went up’: Homeowner issues warning against the ‘premium’ A/C filters at Home Depot

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