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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘The first one made my jaw drop’: Walmart worker shows recent price hikes on common household items in viral TikTok

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

Brooke Sjoberg

workers scans food for people with grocery cart at automotive counter in walmart with caption "these ppl came to the automotive section to check out their groceries... man said you have to bag your own"

‘Customers always think they’re so smart by checking out in all the departments’: Walmart customers put on blast for checking groceries out in automotive department, sparking debate

‘She clearly needs professional help’: Viral TikTok shows woman having meltdown after getting caught shoplifting at Walmart

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Walmart shopper allegedly sets fire to Bounty paper towels after being mad that they were out of almond milk in viral TikTok (updated)

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

Young woman with caption "Tell me a company secret that you can share because you don't work there anymore." (l) woman speaking to camera (c) walmart bakery (r)

‘Tell me a company secret that you can share because you don’t work there anymore’: Ex-Walmart worker says bakery doesn’t actually bake your sheet cakes in viral TikTok

walmart employee with caption "when a customer with a full cart of groceries tries to check out at electronics" (l) same employee pointing with caption "gonna have to go the front" (r)

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‘They be acting like it’s completely normal too’: Walmart worker puts customers who try to check out their groceries at electronics section on blast, sparking debate

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

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‘When no one listens to you’: Customers ignore Walmart worker announcing store’s closure in viral TikTok

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘They can see everything’: Ex-Walmart worker says employees will freeze self-checkout registers to prevent theft in viral TikTok

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

Laiken Neumann

three photos of a woman pouring a bottle of Dawn dish soap into another one

‘Walmart is not ripping me off’: TikToker fills Dawn dish soap up by taking from another bottle at Walmart, sparking debate

A TikTok shows Walmart employees holding price scanners like guns.

Walmart workers allegedly fired after video of them using price scanners as guns in hip-hop parody goes viral, sparking debate

A woman says that she purchased an item from Walmart and it wasn't in the box.

‘$300 + $100 of accessories down the drain’: TikToker buys Cricut from Walmart, discovers it’s actually box filled with trash (updated)

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

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‘Don’t let Walmart rip you off’: TikToker shows how Walmart prices the same items differently throughout departments (updated)

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

Mikael Thalen

‘This is disgusting’: TikToker finds moldy shoes for sale while shopping at Walmart

‘What are you doing putting this chicken out for purchase?’: TikToker questions ‘puffed up’ bag of chicken legs from Walmart

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

‘If we see someone stealing food or baby formula, we didn’t see anything’: Family allegedly gets caught stealing at Walmart self-checkout in viral TikTok, sparking debate