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The Daily Dot

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

Woman goes to Cabo with friends for friend's birthday, one of them brought no money saga

ruined cabo birthday

‘This is why I don’t do group trips’: Woman says group trip to Cabo turned from bad to worse after one of the girls only went with $135 to her name.

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

Guest warns against all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana after nightmare experience with buffet

Punta Cana

‘This is what I paid for???’: Guest warns against all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana after nightmare experience with buffet

Woman putting makeup one(l+r), Envelope that says fired(c)

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‘I would scream retaliation’: Woman gets fired 1 hour into vacation after taking PTO

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

worker who gets PTO denied, takes vacation anyway

Paid Time Off

‘PTO = prepare the others. PERIOD’: Viewers defend worker who gets PTO denied, says she’ll take the vacation anyway

Sandals Resorts customer says staff won’t leave her alone–even in the bathroom

Sandals Resort

‘This is actually my worst nightmare’: Sandals Resorts customer says staff won’t leave her alone—even in the bathroom

woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "he came through the door of the home twice intoxicated" (l) hand holding Airbnb logo keychain with key in front of light wood background (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "And he sat in there and watched us and listened to us" (r)

airbnb host watches tiktok

‘It was extremely unsafe’: Airbnb guest canceled stay early after host allegedly stayed at location, watched them

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

Brooke Sjoberg

out of office tiktok

‘This notion that everyone is always available really needs to end’: TikToker calls out persistent work emails he receives while on vacation, sparking discussion

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Fridge door sign up close caption "Movement of items for personal storage will result in a $50 stocking fee. Please place personal items on the courtesy shelf provided DELANO LAS VEGAS" "No wonder our parents told us not to open these" (l) DELANO Las Vegas building (r)

delano restocking fee

Guest shows hotel’s $50 ‘restocking fee’ if items in fridge are simply moved

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

Laiken Neumann

White man with gray hair and braids in group of people caption "POV: Your cruise stopped at a Caribbean island" (l) White man with dark hair and hair braided with couple in front of him caption "POV: Your cruise stopped at a Caribbean island" (c) White man with dark hair and white woman next to him at bar with braids and people staring at them caption "POV: Your cruise stopped at a Caribbean island" (r)

caribbean cruise

‘The only positive is that the locals probably overcharged them’: TikToker puts all the white people in braids on blast after their cruise makes stop at a Caribbean island

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

Braden Bjella

Man in airport with luggage caption " pov you and your ex bought a non refundable international spring break trip" "SOS"(l) Woman and her ex boyfriend holding passport caption " pov you and your ex bought a non refundable international spring break trip" "SOS" (c) Man on escalator with luggage caption " pov you and your ex bought a non refundable international spring break trip" "SOS" (r)

spring breakup trip

‘$20 they get back together’: Woman goes on non-refundable spring break trip with ex-boyfriend in viral TikTok

woman posing under pier with captions "I love Florida" (L) "I figured I'd give him a few poses" (C) and "Thinking I was the main character the whole time." (R)

i-love-florida

‘I saw who he was really recording’: TikToker realizes husband is filming woman in bikini behind her after watching video from Florida vacation (updated)

Vacation