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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

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‘Let this be your sign’: DoorDash, Uber Eats customer reveals why you should never use your real name when placing orders

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

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‘I always go to the lobby’: Man calls out renters who make Uber Eats drivers deliver to their apartment door

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

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‘It was wet’: Woman swears off food delivery apps after taking bite of caesar salad wrap. Can she sue?

Costco Wholesale Store Front(l) Woman shares what happened to her after doing her uber eats run(c) Uber Eats Delivery(r)

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‘Don’t know whether to be more upset at Uber Eats or the customer’: Woman offers $50 tip for Costco run. Then the order gets delivered

Grace Rampaul is a social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

3 panel design with panel one showing a close up of a phone with the app for Uber eats on it, the middle panel shows the man from TikTok video, he has a helmet on and has the text "And I swear its a guy I thought Iit was a guy that I already seen" overlaid on top. The last panel shows a restaurant cashier handing a takeout to a person.

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‘They’re making the orders late’: Man warns against Uber Eats after catching drivers in new scam

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

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‘Nah that was a trap’: Food delivery driver picks up order. Then she realizes where it’s going to

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

Woman talking(l+r), Uber Eats app on phone(c)

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‘If you know I’m driving 12 miles…’: Uber Eats driver issues PSA to customers about tipping per mile

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Uber Eats worker confronts customer who tip-baited her on $143 order that included 5 cases of water

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‘They shouldn’t allow people to remove tip’: Uber Eats worker confronts customer who tip-baited her on $143 order that included 5 cases of water

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

McDonald’s customer catches Uber Eats driver stealing their collector’s cups

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‘Tries to cover it up like nothing happened’: McDonald’s customer catches Uber Eats driver stealing their collector’s cups

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Uber Eats shopper throws in a couple of snacks for themselves on customer’s tab

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‘Couple snacks won’t hurt’: Uber Eats shopper throws in snacks for themselves on customer’s tab

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

Natasha Dubash

Woman talking(l+r), Phone with Uber Eats app(c)

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‘Customers make crazy requests so they can complain’: Uber Eats driver says customer sabotaged her so that they could take tip away

DoorDash, Uber Eats driver shares a sign to watch out for that says a customer intends to tip-bait

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‘Usually when they’re overcompensating like that’: DoorDash, Uber Eats driver shares a sign to watch out for that says a customer intends to tip-bait

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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Crowdstrike apologizes for crashing global air travel with $10 Uber Eats gift card

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

Melody Heald

Woman Uber Eats confetti cake from 'local business.'

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‘I fell victim to one of the ghost kitchens’: Woman Uber Eats confetti cake from ‘local business.’ The cake came from Chuck E. Cheese

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman gets delivered pregnancy test on Ubereats. That’s not what she ordered

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