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The Daily Dot

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

Natasha Dubash

Man holding up pants(l) KOHL'S outdoor sign(c) KOHLS Pants(r)

KOHLS Pants

‘Someone didn’t think that through’: Kohl’s customer notices store is locking up clothes now. There’s just one major 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.

Mustafa Gatollari

Woman smiling(l) Walmart Super Centre Building(c) New Phone app being held up to open locked shelves at Walmart(r)

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‘Now we got a new problem’: Walmart customer demands answers after asking worker for locked item. They have a phone key now

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

Braden Bjella

Three panel design with a Walmart Store entrance in panel one, a woman holding a device who appears to work at Walmart in the middle panel, and a person looking at a receipt in the final panel.

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‘It shows that your receipt is from the last 4 hours’: Walmart shopper gets stopped at the door. The worker has to scan receipts now

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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‘Go vote, liberals’: Harris-Walz fans track down teenaged sign thief with AirTag, get confronted by MAGA mom

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

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‘A customer cased the building’: Best Buy worker says store will track you if you steal from multiple stores. Here’s how

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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‘Same thing happened to me but reversed’: Woman says you should never get phones in the mail after buying iPhone 16 for Verizon upgrade

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

Coach storefront(l), Coach bag(c), Woman opening door slightly with text that says "I ordered a Coach Tabby 20 and it was delivered to my neighbor. (UPS attached proof of delivery but the apt shown in the phone was not mine). And yes, the address of the package was correct. This is how she reacted when I knocked on her door inquiring about my package"(r)

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‘Hello 911’: Woman’s $370 Coach Tabby 20 bag gets delivered to her neighbor’s apartment. She refuses to give it back

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 did not pick up my car’: Woman takes car into body shop. Then she gets notified it was picked up

Man shows how to remove the sensor on your Accord that gets stolen when you park

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‘Make sure you don’t go to Honda’: Man shows how to remove the sensor on your Accord that gets stolen when you park

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Walmart shopper orders $400 Shark vacuum cleaner

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‘You can press charges’: Walmart shopper orders $400 Shark vacuum cleaner. What the Spark driver does next shocks her

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‘My car got stolen last month’: Woman slams Hyundai’s ‘anti-theft software’ after thieves use this weird trick to get around it

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘I use tap and pay because you never know’: QuikTrip customer notices something shocking at the gas pump

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‘Wouldn’t that mean it’s most likely an inside job?’: Florida woman issues warning after buying phone at Costco and trying to switch to AT&T

Pregnant shopper says she was asked to leave items at self-checkout line to go to office after making simple mistake

Walmart Security

‘I got banned for a month’: Pregnant shopper says she was asked to leave items at self-checkout line to go to office after making simple mistake

man pointing at car (l) man in office (c) man pointing at photo of another man sitting at desk (r) all captioned "our dealership got scammed out of a $60k car"

Theft