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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 like getting the variety boxes of chips at Sam’s and Costco’: Shopper shares hack to make your own variety box of Frito-Lay chips

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

Woman sharing story on tiktok(l) Walmart Store Front(c) Woman pretending to buy items at walmart(r)

walmart secret shopper

‘What is in the cart that you can steal?’: Walmart customer confronts ‘floor walker.’ You won’t believe what she has in her shopping cart

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 would have left it there & went to Best Buy’: Walmart shopper can’t believe what worker made him put on the conveyor belt when checking out

Man holding up pill container inside of car(l) Target Store Sign(c) Target Self Check out Station(r)

Target Self Checkout

‘I am not stepping foot in no more Targets’: Shopper vows to never return to self-checkout after Target worker did this

Woman with Walmart beauty box(l), Walmart sign(c), Hand taking top from foundation(r)

walmart-beauty-box-review

‘I didn’t even know this was a thing’: Shopper tries Walmart’s beauty box. Is it worth the $6.98 every 3 months?

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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‘On the loudspeaker’: Viewers divided after worker calls out shoppers for returning water, food after hurricane

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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‘I hope Phoebe Kong knows how proud we all are of her hard work’: Why is Goodwill selling this random girl’s childhood trophies?

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.

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Charlotte Colombo

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Apple store airpods max

‘Ride or die for my Sony xm5’: Woman ignores warnings, buys brand-new AirPods Max—only to return it 2 hours later

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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‘How do they get through customs?’: Woman gets part of Halloween costume on SHEIN. She then finds something strange inside the package

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

Mars Ramos

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‘Always go to self-checkout’: Target shopper says Nespresso machines are ringing up for $38.99. Then a worker gets involved

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

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‘They give they self away every time’: Walmart customer says he was kicked out for spotting a ‘secret shopper’

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

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‘We’ll have to get somebody from our asset protection to pull the cameras’: Man catches Walmart worker accusing him of stealing. He has a receipt

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

Nina Hernandez

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Walmart shopper shares secret trick short customers

‘Every Walmart has these little things’: Walmart shopper shares secret trick for short customers that you can find in every aisle

Man talking(l), Auto Zone shop(c), Man with laptop and phone(r)

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‘What is going on?’: AutoZone customer speculates new checkout policy is reason people are opting for online shopping

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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