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

Mars Ramos

Two panel design with a woman holding up a phone with a smirk on her face, next to an image of a goodle search engine on a phone

‘It’s like gentle parenting’: Server shows how she ‘trains’ customers not to ask ‘dumb questions’

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

Brooke Sjoberg

3 panel image: on the sides a person explains, in the middle is a top down photo of a boiled lobster.

‘If you have to ask, stay home’: Should you ask server ahead of time for price of ‘market price’ items?

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

Natasha Dubash

Sugar Fix Worker showing obscene hand gesture(l) Sugar Factory Sign(c) Restaurant Bill(r)

‘We paid $595’: Sugar Factory customers say workers didn’t want to remove $40 wrongly added their bill. Then they ‘verbally abused’ them

Two panel design with a Diet coke logo with "POV: Your table asks for Coke Zero when ordering drinks", next to an image of a waiter taking an order

‘I would know immediately’: Server shares what you really might be getting when you order Coke Zero

Two panels with one showing a man eating a mozzarella stick with text reading "When the cheese pull sucks as muc as the chilis employee attitude", 2nd panel is a "Chili's" restaurant sign.

‘It wasn’t even our waiter’: Chili’s customers call out failed mozzarella sticks cheese pull. Then an employee steps in

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

Braden Bjella

Two panel design with one showing a woman talking and the other is a couple at a restaurant talking with their waitress.

‘Especially if it’s a couple’: Server warns against doing this with the dessert menu

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

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‘I absolutely knew this was going to happen’: Chili’s worker fired after issuing this warning about putting lemon in your water. Here’s why

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

Melody Heald

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‘We’ll just get the water’: Server blasts customers who make their own lemonade at table

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’m never going to ask for a lemon in my water ever again’: Server warns against getting lemon in your water at restaurants

Texas Roadhouse sign(l), Woman smiling(c), Texas Roadhouse rolls(r)

‘They have to do their side work first’: Texas Roadhouse customer asks for more bread rolls. They can’t believe what they catch their server doing instead

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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‘They would always get another and tip well’: Woman orders AMF drink at TGI Friday’s. She can’t believe what the server says to her

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

‘In the same Dodge Dart’: Customers dine and dash on $157 check. Server follows them into the parking lot

Big Red Drink Dispenser(l), Woman talking(c), Glass with big red(r)

‘Never getting Big Red again’: Server shares warning for customers who order red drinks at restaurants

Olive Garden server shares how she gets back at tables she doesn’t like

‘Price is whatever I make it’: Olive Garden server shares how she gets back at tables she doesn’t like

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

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