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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 warns using Avis or Budget rental cars when she books 8 months in advance of her trip

Avis rental

‘Try Turo’: Woman warns using Avis or Budget rental cars when she books 8 months in advance of her trip. It backfires

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

Braden Bjella

Text say "day 3 no power no electricity but towing doesn't stop in houston tx"(l), Woman talking(c), Tow truck(r)

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‘They’re still out here’: Houston tenant says she’s had no power for 3 days—but landlord is still towing her neighbors

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

Driver shares nightmare experience with Tesla rental after it malfunctioned on the highway, leaving them stranded

tesla wrong charger

‘Never again’: Driver shares nightmare experience with Tesla rental after wrong charger left them stranded

thermostat in lock box (l&r) woman sweating (c)

thermostat

‘Anything above 68 in the summer is diabolical’: Landlord locks up thermostat on tenant so she has to use this trick to make it colder

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

Man talking(L+r), Phone with airbnb app(c)

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‘You lost me at $1,000 a night’: Airbnb host says guests tried to scam him. Viewers aren’t on his side

Man talking(l+r), Hand holding phone with airbnb app(c)

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‘Pretending that it was their mansion’: Host says influencer pretended to live at his Airbnb so he could sell his online business courses

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

Woman shows trick to hiding her cats when landlord does his inspection

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‘Been here, done this’: Woman shows trick to hiding her cats when landlord does his inspection

Pool balls in rack with handwritten note that reads "Pool is £5 per day - you can pay via PayPal or leave the cash in the lockbox." (l) Woman with caption "Host charges me £740 extra fees for this" (c) television with handwritten note that reads "To use the TV pay extra £5 a day and I will send you the access code" (r)

airbnb overcharges

‘You used the pool table twice’: Airbnb customer says host charged $924 extra for using things like TV, Wi-Fi

Airbnb guest uses 15,000 gallons of water

airbnb guest trouble

‘Actually it was a genius move’: Airbnb guest uses 15,000 gallons of water. Here’s why

Family with 4 kids gets locked out of vacation rental late at night. They can’t believe Airbnb’s response

Airbnb Locked Out

‘Are y’all nuts?’: Family with 4 kids gets locked out of vacation rental late at night. They can’t believe Airbnb’s response

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‘Booking.com give us a REFUND RIGHT NOW!’: Guest says new tenant arrives to move into their rental midway through their stay

Car rental agent calls out customers for refusing vehicle based on color

Car Rental Colors

‘Arrest me red?’: Car rental agent calls out customers for refusing vehicle based on color

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

expedia-fake-company-scam

‘They do this all the time’: Expedia customer issues warning after getting ‘scammed’ by a ‘fake’ company (updated)

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

Enterprise customer confronts worker after rental came up to $30 more

Enterprise Rental

Enterprise customers confront worker after rental came up to more than they expected. Are they wrong?

Woman crying(L), Hand holding phone with Airbnb open(c), same woman holding up her hand(r)

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