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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

Publix storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Potato wedges(r)

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‘They stand on shopping is a pleasure’: Publix deli customer shares little-known potato wedge secret

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

Mars Ramos

USPS truck(l), Woman talking with text that says "yes you write a letter stating"(c), Birkin bag(r)

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‘Imma ask for a Birkin’: USPS customer shares how you can get free Christmas gifts

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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‘I always keep a bottle in my vehicle’: Driver reveals little-known use for rubbing alcohol. Does it work?

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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‘Every car owner should know this’: Driver reveals little-known use for Vaseline. Does it work?

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

3 panel image of a person with a hat and beard, shares a hack for car headlight maintenance and Degree brand deodorant. He rubs the deodorant on the headlights.

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‘You will notice a difference’: Expert reveals trick for how Degree stick will make your car ‘more safe’

Three panel design with one showing a woman with large sunglasses, two is of a PetCo sign, and three is of a vacuum on a sofa next to a cat.

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‘That’s so clever’: Woman goes to Petco when her dog has fleas. Then the cashier says do this $5 hack instead

Three panel design with one showing a woman wearing glasses and looking down and off to the side. The middle panel is a sign for "Texas Roadhouse" and the last panel is a close up of Texas Roadhouse rolls.

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‘That gives us all something to eat tonight’: Woman shares all the food she gets with $15 Texas Roadhouse hack. Here’s how

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

Split screen image, on left side: the exterior of a a Dick's Sporting Goods store. On the right side: a woman sitting in her car explaining.

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‘I keep getting alerts on my phone’: Woman links Apple Watch to her Dick’s Sporting Goods app. Now she keeps getting ‘move’ points

Kiera Sargent is a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

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‘You can’t have a baby chip’: Chipotle customer tries to order ‘baby chips’ with her bowl. Then a worker intervenes

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

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‘I’m over it, Walmart’: Shopper gets a non-functioning shopping cart. Then they head over to WD-40 aisle

Nene Diallo is a freelance writer, artist, and art administrator based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Nene Diallo

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‘I can almost guarantee you it’s this’: Expert shows how you to fix your dryer and save $200—with this $9 Amazon part

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‘It only takes a small amount’: Handyman reveals little-known use for WD-40. Does it work?

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‘That’s how to cheat the system’: Costco shopper reveals how to hack your membership to get rewards points in cash

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

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‘This is so smart’: Starbucks customer regularly buys $4 cake pop for her daughter. Then she learns this free hack

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.

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Charlotte Colombo

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