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Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

Best Buy worker issues warning after customer comes in after Walmart told him he just needed this $40 adapter

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‘People use sites like Temu without a second thought’: Best Buy worker issues warning when Walmart tells customer he just needs a $40 adapter

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

Melody Heald

Screengrab of Lowe's website(l), Lowe's storefront(c), Delivered Fridge(r)

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‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

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 talking(l+r), Hand at self checkout(c)

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‘And with a full cart?!?! Bffr’: Shopper demands age limit on self-checkout machines, say most people don’t know how to use computers

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

Natasha Dubash

Shopper warns against shopping at T.J. Maxx after buying hair dryer

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‘This is disgusting’: Shopper warns against shopping at T.J. Maxx after buying hair dryer

Woman takes her friend out to a free dinner and drinks thanks to secret shopper app.

Free Meal App

‘Intellishop and Bestmark are legit ones’: Woman takes her friend out to a free dinner and drinks thanks to secret shopper app. Here’s how to get on it

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

Ulta customer says workers ganged up on her, wouldn’t take no for an answer when trying to get her to sign up for credit card

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‘What are the managers doing to you guys?’: Ulta customer says workers ganged up on her, wouldn’t take no for an answer when trying to get her to sign up for credit card

Costco customers use family card to grocery shop in-store

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‘They’re way too strict’: Costco customers use family card to grocery shop in-store. It backfires

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

Shopper warns against buying ‘travel sized’ toiletries

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‘I’m just learning this’: Shopper warns against being scammed by ‘travel-sized’ toiletries. He shares what to do instead

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

Husband gets wife same Hallmark birthday card as last year. Then he notices something strange

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‘So y’all don’t buy your cards at Dollar Tree?’: Husband gets wife same Hallmark birthday card as last year. Then he notices something strange

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Costco customer returns cooking pans 1 year later

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‘We literally get new rugs every few months ’cause of this rule’: Costco customer returns cooking pans after 1 year because they got ‘scratched up’

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

Man tells people to stop buying this type of dryer after seeing all the open box returns at Home Depot

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‘Customers don’t know what they have in their home’: Woman tells people to stop buying this type of dryer after seeing all the open box returns at Home Depot

Michaels customer warns against new Halloween decor for this strange reason

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‘Right off the bat, I noticed’: Michaels customer warns against new Halloween decor for this strange reason

Target worker calls out Ulta for how it prices its items

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‘It’s the same thing with CVS and Walgreens’: Target worker calls out Ulta for how it prices its items

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Target worker shares what they have to do after customers ‘tamper’ with the lids on Owala tumblers

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‘Owala just start selling them separate’: Target worker shares what they have to do after customers ‘tamper’ with the lids on Owala tumblers

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

Amara Thomas

Big Lots store(l), Woman talking(c), Deal on water bottles(r)

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