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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Shopper says people are being scammed by Kraft mac and cheese

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‘This is the nastiest thing I’ve ever seen’: Shopper says people are being scammed by Kraft mac and cheese

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

Woman accuses Kraft of 'gaslighting' customers after seeing new mac and cheese size

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‘Soon we’re gonna have to eat 2 boxes’: Woman accuses Kraft of ‘gaslighting’ customers after seeing new mac and cheese serving size

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

Costco shoppers notice something strange about $8 rosemary parm bread

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‘Pretty disappointing’: Costco shoppers notice something strange about $8 Rosemary Parm bread

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

Braden Bjella

Walmart shopper says people are ‘abandoning’ their items at self-checkout

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‘I work for Walmart and I agree I see this so often’: Walmart shopper says people are ‘abandoning’ their items at self-checkout

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

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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‘You also owe me 17 cents’: Woman catches Tropicana quietly making its apple juice containers smaller. They’re the same price

Shopper says new Costco Dove deodorant 4-pack is ‘tricking’ customers

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‘I was SO mad when I opened mine’: Shopper says new Costco Dove deodorant 4-pack is ‘tricking’ customers

Instacart shopper tries to reorder Publix grocery list from 2019

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‘Absolutely insane’: Instacart shopper finds Publix grocery list from 2019. He can’t believe how much it costs today

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 just noticed this’: Kroger worker says Kellogg’s cereal prices are going down—but there’s a reason why

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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‘You need to be fired’: Walmart shopper buys box of Frito-Lay chips. There’s just one problem

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.

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DoorDash customer tries to buy Chick-Fil-A meal

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‘Nah cause the way DoorDash and Uber Eats already make their prices higher’: DoorDash customer tries to buy Chick-fil-A meal. Then she sees the total

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‘I’m not going back’: McDonald’s customer says she was bamboozled with 99-cent burger

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People are dunking on Chipotle's CEO after he says "portions have not gotten smaller"

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People online are dunking on Chipotle’s CEO after he suggests portion sizes aren’t getting smaller

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‘Something changed, and I don’t know what it is’: Keith Lee and other TikTok users lament Chipotle’s smaller portion sizes

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 shares her hack to avoiding ‘trickflation’ at Costco

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