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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

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‘There’s 3 of them working together’: Walmart shopper realizes floor walkers are following him. Then he tries to confront this man

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Can someone explain to me why are men?’: Male Instacart shopper delivers customer’s order. Then she films a haul of everything he got wrong

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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‘I don’t know how this happened’: Woman buys Bath & Body works candle. Then she lights it

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: Selfish Dollar Tree workers

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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‘You can’t make this up’: Walmart customer can’t believe her store looks like this at this point in the year

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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‘Y’all didn’t even let me cash out’: Target shopper says worker blocked her from using Circle Rewards

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

(L) Woman with blue hair, (R) Temu app on phone

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‘I did this, and now I have 70$ in temu credit’: Shopper reveals ‘secret’ trick to receive money back from Temu

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

Melody Heald

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‘Who pays 48 for a thrifted item?’: Woman buys $48 shirt from a vintage store. Then she checks the tag

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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‘Is delivery that expensive?’: Walmart shopper buys 85-inch TV. Then he tries to fit it into his wife’s Honda CR-V

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

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‘You thought you ate’: Michaels shopper buys $5 mystery grab bag. Then she opens the box

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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‘Walmart will start to look like Dollar General stores’: Ex-Walmart worker reveals the real reason the store has so many deals this time of year

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‘The machine snitched on me’: Target shopper scans 15 items at ’10 items or fewer’ self-checkout. She can’t believe what happens when she scans 11th item

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‘Retail is the worst, especially at holidays’: Best Buy worker says customer tried to fight him. It was over Dyson air filters

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘It’s just so hard to predict’: Woman buys 16-ounce Ember travel mug at Target for $80. Then she sees it ‘on sale’ for $143

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

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