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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“I’m not paying to bag my own groceries”: Woman blasts Walmart for asking her to pay to use self-checkout

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‘So who’s stealing?’: Target announces change to its self-checkout. Here’s how it’ll impact shoppers

Screenshot of Tiktok user @bquickmo; Photo of a Walmart self-check out

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‘No’: Man buys cowboy charcoal at Walmart self-checkout. Then a worker steps in

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

Screenshot of Tiktok user @saddywitafatty; Photo of three Walmart shopping carts.

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‘It’s Walmart’s fault. They basically forced me’: Walmart customer realizes Legos, makeup are locked up. Then she takes matters into her own hands

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‘Nah I’ll stay with Aldi’: Woman goes to Walmart self-checkout. Then she realizes she needs a subscription to use it

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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‘Didn’t even get to touch it’: Walmart shopper tries to take item to checkout. Then a worker intervenes

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

Amara Thomas

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‘The way I would have returned everything’: Shopper says he was sent to Costco jail for 20 minutes after worker makes mistake

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘It’s wild to me that they treat customers like this’: Customer says grocery store employee ‘video reviewed’ her while she tried to self-checkout

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

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Main Character of the Week: The Walmart worker who did your job for you

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‘I used to pause transactions then unpause them’: Walmart worker shares how workers can control customers’ transactions at self-checkout

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

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‘Same thing happened to me at Lowe’s’: Black woman says Home Depot worker refused to let her ring up own goods at self-checkout, took over

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‘Banned single use plastics and now making a profit off of it’: Walmart customer finds pack of Great Value plastic grocery bags for sale in the store

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‘I would never use a self check if it always announced to me what I was scanning’: Stop & Shop self-checkout customers get it to say ‘move your yams’

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‘Sometimes you gotta take matters in your own hands’: Walmart customer shows only one cash register open during peak. Her solution has viewers split

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Walmart Employee Overrides Customer’s Review at Self-Checkout

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