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

Melody Heald

Costco Receipt(l) Costco Wholesale Store Front(c) Costco Employee(r)

‘Just be honest’: Costco worker blasts customers who show up without receipts and ask for refund. Especially after he asks them when they made purchase

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

Ink Cartridge with text that says "Printer ink, it's a SCAM"(l), Man talking(c), Canon printer(r)

‘I could not believe what was inside’: Customer exposes how Canon printer ink is a ‘scam’

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Three panel design with panel one a T.Mobil store, panel two is a woman who is talking in her car, and panel three is a person looking at their smart watch

‘Just get one from Best Buy’: T-Mobile tells woman they can’t keep her line on a new Apple Watch. Then she realizes the real problem with T-Mobile stores

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

Walmart Store Front(l) Hand holding Oatmeals(c) Woman looking shocked(r)

‘I was going to give my 2-year-old that’: Woman buys Quaker oatmeal at Walmart. Then she finds something unexpected inside

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

TJ Maxx(l), Woman talking(c), Hello Kitty Halloween ceramic(r)

‘Strange things are going down at T.J. Maxx’: Customer finds Hello Kitty Halloween ceramics. She can’t believe another customer’s response

Woman talking with text that says "Sky zone drama - there's already drama we just got here'(l), Sky zone store front(c), People standing inside sky zone(r)

‘We just got here. There’s already drama’: Woman goes to Sky Zone for birthday party. Here’s why she’s issuing a warning

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

Three panel design with panel one featuring a man in a pickup truck who is giving a thumbs up, the 2nd panel features a man from the TikTok video, he in younger and is wearing a Walmart Uniform with text reading :so is there a way y'all can keep the TV here", the final panel is a photo of a Wamart store.

‘I was mad confused’: Walmart worker says shopper came in to buy a TV. Then she tried to take it home

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Mom taking her child to school(l) Open House sign with Pencil background(c) Woman sharing story on Tiktok(r)

‘It is not school appropriate’: Teacher meets a student’s mom at open house. Then she recognizes her from social media

Car battery(l), Person talking with text that says "i got taken advantage of by a car mechanic"(c), Mechanic working under hood(r)

‘I feel like I got taken advantage of’: Driver says mechanic tried to scam her out of new battery

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

‘It’s him wanting to keep his job’: Lowe’s customer asks worker to get a flat cart from outside. She can’t believe his response

Walmart Employee testing out Oven; Walmart Sign

‘I look forward to seeing the results of the investigation’: Walmart worker walks into oven to make a shocking revelation about how they really function

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

Subaru Customer venting about her experience on TikTok(l) Subaru Sign(c) Subaru Forester(r)

‘You’re gonna have this car forever’: Subaru driver buys car thinking it would last 300,000 miles. Then it hit 100K miles

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

Woman excited to share promotions on TikTok(l) JCPenney Store Front(c) Bags of Products from JCPenney

‘You do need to run’: JCPenney shopper issues PSA on sale after finding $150 items ringing up for $3

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 one showing a front end of a red car the middle panel is of two men from inside of a car repair shop, they are surrounded by tools. The last panel is of a person showing a shocked expression of, "get that far away from me."

‘Ford Escape’: Mechanic issues warning on any car with an EcoBoost engine. Here’s why

Three panel design with panel one a close up of Bananas at a store, and panel two is a woman talking at the camera, and panel three is a Costco from the outside.

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