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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

british people shop at walmart for 4th of july

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“As an American, we are officially keeping you”: British couple reacts to shopping in an American Walmart for the first time

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

TikToker Wolfie Kahletti spraying Walmart bananas with insecticide as a prank

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Influencer sentenced to a year in prison for spraying Walmart produce with insecticide as a “prank”

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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Walmart shopper calls cops on self after accidentally inputting 999 avocados at self-checkout

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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A Ryobi lawn tool that’s sold at stores like Walmart and Home Depot gets recalled

Walmart storefront. A red arrow points down over a stack of $100 USD bills. A stack of brown boxes show the Amazon logo.

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“Gift cards without all the added fees”: Amazon and Walmart might launch their own cryptocurrencies

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

Nina Hernandez

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“So they want Kings then?”: Walmart heiress funds “No Kings Day” ad. Now MAGA wants to boycott

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“Deliver what? A single pack of gum?”: Walmart drones are making deliveries in 5 new cities

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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Woman gets sample at Walmart, starts choking on it. No one comes to help her

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“Walmart will do anything and everything to not pay somebody”: Woman goes to Walmart. Then she finds something shocking in the parking lot

Rebecca Redeker is The Daily Dot’s Fall 2024 FOIA Intern. She is a Journalism student, pursuing a minor in General Business at the University of Maryland. Rebecca has been published in The Greenbelt News Review, worked with The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and produced commercials in a team for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Rebecca Redeker

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Heatstroke and amputation: What OSHA reports reveal about Walmart’s worker safety

Eilish O’Sullivan is the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

3 panel image showing scenes from a Walmart checkout. Text over: real ones know almost all great value items have hidden barcodes.

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“Real ones know”: Walmart worker scans Great Value cheese, tater tots, and rice using hidden barcode trick

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

Braden Bjella

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“What is in the food that they are feeding us?”: Walmart shopper buys loaf of Great Value white bread. Then he performs a “test”

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