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The Daily Dot

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.

Charlotte Colombo

2 Panel Image, Woman in Joann store, and Joann store front

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“This is what I don’t understand”: Joann Fabrics’ closing sale sparks outrage

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

Braden Bjella

3 panel image: on the sides a person wonders aloud with text over: No car negotiating?? In the middle is a typical car lot.

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“I feel like that’s a lie”: Woman goes to 4 different car dealerships. They all tell her they aren’t allowed to negotiate

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

Left: A Walmart Clearance shelf; Center: Photo of a Walmart store; Right: Screenshot of Tiktok user @colleen4376.

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‘Is Walmart trying to trick us???’: Walmart shopper finds Crest Toothpaste, Squatch Soap in the clearance section. Then she looks in regular section

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Lincoln sign(l), Hand with car key and text "let me show you the hardest brand for us to sell on our pre owned lot"(r)

Dealership salesman says this is the hardest car to move off the lot

‘This is not your typical Lincoln’: Dealership salesman says this is the hardest car to move off the lot. Then he reveals a little-known trick for getting 30% off

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

Two panel design with one side showing the Sony logo on a product, next to an image of a Marshalls

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‘Compare at $300’: Shopper finds Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones at Marshalls. Then she opens the bag

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

2 panel image: on the left is a Dollar General Store sign, on the right is a Dollar General store exterior. Text over says: Do you know about the Dollar General Penny List?

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‘It’s actually a signal to employees’: Expert shows how to look for Dollar General’s penny sale—and what you can expect to find

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Big Lots sign(l), Woman talking(c), Shelves in store(R)

Woman goes to Big Lots for going out of business sale

‘Watch the prices!’: Woman goes to Big Lots for going out of business sale. Then she looks at the deals

2 panel image: on the left is the Hertz sign and on the right a person explains.

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‘They are literally begging’: Expert says Hertz is in trouble. Should you look for a deal?

3 panel image: on the sides a person explains, in the middle the Porsche logo.

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‘It’s def a sales tactic’: Woman leases Porsche, takes it to the dealership. Now she’s issuing a PSA after getting this loaner

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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Target Ember Mug

‘It’s just so hard to predict’: Woman buys 16-ounce Ember travel mug at Target for $80. Then she sees it ‘on sale’ for $143

Black Friday Promo icon(l) Amazon Store Logo on building(c) Woman shares what she found out for Amazon Black Friday Sale(r)

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‘I was gonna see my total’: Woman stocks her Amazon shopping cart ahead of Black Friday deals. Then she refreshes

Two panel design featuring a Hoover vacuum in a shopping cart, and a pile of pennies.

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‘We found 3 of them’: Home Depot shopper finds $83 Hoover vacuum ringing up for 1 cent

Two panel design with a target worker form inside of her car, she is talking at the camera. The 2nd panel is a close up of a Target basket from outside of the store.

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‘Save your money’: Target worker warns against shopping at store right now

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Walmart Black Friday

‘This started today’: Expert gets heads-start on Walmart’s Black Friday deals. You can get a Better Homes and Gardens throw for $10—that’s just the start

Two panel image. One the left we see the exterior of a Walmart store. On the right a Walmart employee talks.

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‘From games to TVs to iPads is going to be on sale’: Walmart worker says Black Friday will be ‘3 events’ this year, posts what exactly is going to be on sale

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