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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

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‘I don’t trust SHEIN enough’: Shopper buys Nike shoes off of Shein. Why did she receive real ones?

Woman orders $30 seafood boil from Facebook Marketplace. She can't believe how they bagged it

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‘Seafood boil with a side of lead’: Woman orders $30 seafood boil from Facebook Marketplace. She gets more than she bargained for

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

Melody Heald

Forever 21 worker calls out customers who bring in Shein returns

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‘Forever 21 accepts SHEIN returns??’: Forever 21 worker calls out customers who bring in SHEIN returns

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

Woman says her cheap earring had been ‘poisoning’ her

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‘They actually can do a little damage’: Woman says her Shein earrings are ‘poisoning’ her

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

Forever 21(l), Woman talking(c), Shein app on phone(r)

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‘I wouldn’t do it to your face’: Woman warns against returning Shein orders at Forever 21

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Shopper reveals SHEIN now has shops for Zara, House of CB, and more

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‘Are they the same quality tho?’: Shopper reveals SHEIN now has shops for Zara, Free People, and more. Here’s how to find the dupes

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

Hand showing dress with no tag(l), Shein app on phone(c), Shein tag(r)

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‘They will charge $65 for a $5 T-shirt’: Boutique worker says owner forced her to take tags off new Shein clothing before displaying them on racks

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Shopper says major brands like Missguided, Free People sell their clothes for cheaper on Shein

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‘Why we paying so much?’: Shopper says major brands like Missguided, Free People sell their clothes for cheaper on Shein. Here’s how to find them

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

Forever 21 (l), Woman making return(c), Shein HQ(r)

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‘All the Forever 21 workers are going to quit’: Why are people flooding to Forever 21 to make Shein returns?

Woman talking with apple watch(l+R), Hand holding phone with shein app(c)

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“It looks nicer than the real one”: Shein customer orders $12 Apple Watch band. She can’t believe the freebie she gets with it

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‘We’re being taken advantage of’: Shopper shares how to avoid buying clothes that look ‘cheap’ from brands like Princess Polly, Shein

Woman orders purse off of Shein, finds out what it’s made of after cutting it open

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‘At least they’re reusing and recycling’: Woman orders purse off of Shein, finds out what it’s made of after cutting it open

Mom says dance studio charged her $100 for daughter’s costume. Then she found out it came from Shein

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‘I am being scammed’: Mom says dance studio charged her $100 for daughter’s costume. Then she found out it came from Shein

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 slams Shein for using her photo in advertisement—and editing her face

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‘They better write you a check’: Woman slams Shein for using her photo in advertisement—and editing her face

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Shopper says she found boutique selling Temu items at ‘triple the price’

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