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

Braden Bjella

walmart target employee ice deportation scam on tiktok

“Walmart just called ICE on me”: What’s going on with the TikTok videos of workers claiming they were fired by Walmart and Target?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

customers finding out target price matching discontinued

“Tragic”: Target shoppers are finding out about the discontinued price match policy in-store in real time

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

“They don’t know if no one speaks up”: Woman praises Target’s swift action after $4 cat toy kills her pet

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

“What happened to public decorum?”: A video of messy Target aisles with clothes thrown everywhere has sparked a conversation about how customers treat retail workers

lifeguard pointing to life jackets and saying floaties are bad

“Do not buy these”: Lifeguard spots Coast Guard-approved lifejackets for kids at Target. Then she sees what’s on sale next to them

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

Natasha Dubash

“I’m being treated like a criminal”: Pregnant woman tries to test stroller at Target. She gets kicked out

Target storefront, Woman with glasses, and an image of the inside of a Target store's clothing section.

“If she has time to record, she has time to fold!!”: Target manager sends worker video of “disappointing” clothing section on her day off

2 Panel Image of person holding pride flag and Target logo

“It’s not just one”: Target customer spots Pride collection. Then they take a closer look at the tags

3 panel image showing a record display in a Target store.

“[Someone’s] gonna get arrested”: Shopper spots new Morgan Wallen records in Target. Then he sees they come with “fishing,” “hunting” IDs

2 panel image: Two Target employees and a hooded figure in a Target.

“Ask her. Ask her”: Shopper asks 2 Target employees for help. Then she sees an opportunity to set them up

3 Panel image of a girl with glasses and Sephora signage

“It has $0 on it”: Woman receives brand-new Sephora gift card. Then she tries to use it in store

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

3 panel image showing: the exterior of a Target store, a person holding a butter dish, and a person explaining.

“They butter be joking”: Woman buys Target butter dish. Then she tries to put butter in it

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

3 panel image: on the sides a person explains and in the middle is a typical Exchanges & Returns desk at a Target store.

“Ruining it for the rest of us”: Target shopper catches woman trying to return kids’ clothes because her daughter outgrew them. What’s the real policy?

3 panel image of a Walmart store, a set of wireless airpod headphones, and a Target store.

This AirPod theft scam spanned Walmart and Target locations in 21 states. Now the retail chains are banding together

Split screen with Target sign on left and inside Target store on right.

Target