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The Daily Dot

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

Braden Bjella

young woman in hospital bed (l&r) panera lemonade (c)

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‘Please don’t’: Woman says she’s in hospital with congestive heart failure, but begs Panera not to discontinue charged lemonades

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

Woman gets refund on Panera sandwich after opening it up and seeing how much meat is inside

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‘What am I paying $7 for? The bread?’: Woman gets refund on Panera sandwich after opening it up and seeing how much meat is inside

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Panera customer reveals trick to get free full-size sandwich

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‘Usually with the You Pick 2 you only get a half-sandwich’: Panera customer reveals trick to get ‘free’ full-size sandwich

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

Panera customer who can’t figure out drive-thru, causes havoc

Panera Drive Thru

‘But where’s the car supposed to go?’: Viewers defend Panera customer who can’t figure out drive-thru, causes havoc

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

Woman questions why Panera is asking for tips

Panera Bread Tip

‘They give us empty cups’: Woman questions why Panera is asking for tips

Shopper warns against buying Panera mac and cheese from store after ‘splurging’ on it and it only coming with 14 pasta shells

Panera Bread Mac and Cheese

‘There’s not even 15’: Shopper warns against buying Panera mac and cheese from store after ‘splurging’ on it and it only coming with 14 pasta shells

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‘DO NOT TELL THEM’: Panera customer shares hack to always get a free drink

Customer slams Panera for still offering Charged Lemonades but under a different name

Panera Drinks

‘All they did was put it behind the counter’: Customer slams Panera for still offering Charged Lemonades but under a different name

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

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‘I’m not normally one to complain but …’: Panera customer pays $8 for grilled cheese. She’s shocked by what she gets

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

man greenscreen TikTok over Panera item list with logo and caption "Panera could be removing all of these menu items... be removing a pretty substantial amount of items from their menu" (l) Panera building with sign (c) man greenscreen TikTok over Panera item list with logo and caption "supposedly there are around 50 items" (r)

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‘So they will have plain bagels and water?’: Customers say Panera will soon be removing ‘substantial’ items from the menu. Here’s what may be leaving soon

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘I be doing this if you’re nice’: Panera bread customer keeps getting free cookies

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