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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

Two panel design with a show of cans in a sink next to an image of a Sam's Club logo

‘What’s going on?’: Sam’s Club shopper demands answers after buying variety pack of Canada Dry Ginger Ale

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

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‘This is a big, big problem’: Woman tries to unlock Mitsubishi Outlander. Then she sees the exact same model next to hers

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’re gonna ruin my son’s Christmas’: Walmart worker says shopper tried haggling over $45 Spider-Man toy

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

Mercedes Dealer(l) Man with blue Mercedes vehicle(c) Repo Man taking car(r)

‘$1,300 a month with 22% interest rate is insane’: Mercedes driver has her car repo’d. Then she comes up with a creative plan to get it back

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

Mars Ramos

‘They have to be erased’: Woman buys new phone at Best Buy. Then she tries to do the data transfer

Woman holding up HotSpot Device(l) T-mobile Sign(R)

‘I’m not gonna gatekeep’: Customer shares how to get free hotspot device from T-Mobile

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.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘I just checked and sure enough’: Woman exposes what it means if you see a $7.99 charge on your bank account

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‘I’m gonna start using DoorDash’: Uber One customer uses discount for Uber Eats. Then she sees her Apple Pay total

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

3 panel image of a person explaining with text over, "I GOT SCAMMED AND I NEED YOUR HELP."

‘I got scammed’: Driver says she paid in full for her Volkswagen Beetle. Then she tries to trade it in

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‘Y’all ain’t delivering’: Customer demands answers after opening 5 different boxes of Kraft Mac and cheese

3 panel image: On the left is a drone flying, in the middle a US service person, and on the right an unidentified orb in the sky.

‘I don’t know where you’re gonna go’: Soldier says the New Jersey drones are coming from us. Then he says that the ‘orbs’ are the real problem

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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‘These are literally $1’: Walmart shopper says help never came for locked item. Then he calls the store

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

Melody Heald

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‘Go to Costco’: Walmart shopper demands answers after seeing wrapping paper

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

‘They can’t even sell them right now’: Expert warns car market is crashing. Then he goes to Ford dealership

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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TikTok