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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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walmart new paritions what are they and why

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“Unlock the yogurt section by completing the bread aisle challenge”: Frustrated Walmart customer wants to know why the store has installed barriers in aisles

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

Left: Woman in a car in glasses. Caption reads, "Walmart Update: your experience is about to get 10 times worse." Middle: Grocery department isles inside a local Walmart Super center store. Right: Woman underneath a fan in a room, caption overlay reads "10,000 kelvin is pretty uh unnatural."

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Walmart shopper claims new store lights could trigger anxiety and impulse buys

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Left: A Stack Of Great Value Raw Shrimp Bags In A Grocery Freezer. Right: Radioactive man meme. Caption overlay reads "Me after eating a whole bag of them walmart radioactive shrimp."

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Walmart recalls radioactive shrimp, the internet responds with memes—29 of the best

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

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“How does this even happen?”: Boomer mom orders a bowl from Walmart Marketplace. She can’t believe what arrives

Left: Right: Entrance of Walmart Store, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA.

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“A huge miss”: Walmart labeled “diabolical” for showing up to a farmers’ market

3 panel: Left: Woman's pink fingernails pulling a yellow Walmart "clearance" tag with a price tag of $22.94. Middle: Blue Walmart retail storefront. Right. Yellow Walmart "clearance" tag with a price tag of $22.94 pulled to the side to reveal price for same product as $19.98.

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“I’ve seen them do this for years!”: Customer accuses Walmart of marking items up under “clearance” tags

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

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Woman looking into camera wearing a shirt inside of a Walmart aisle.

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Culture

“Your shirt’s racist”: Walmart shopper complains about girl’s shirt, accidentally reveals too much

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

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walmart target employee ice deportation scam on tiktok

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“Walmart just called ICE on me”: What’s going on with the TikTok videos of workers claiming they were fired by Walmart and Target?

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“I’m not paying to bag my own groceries”: Woman blasts Walmart for asking her to pay to use self-checkout

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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What are “Points” at Walmart? Employees joke about the system on social media—here’s how it actually works

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“Stop calling”: Walmart worker reveals the real way to get hired

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“America, something’s up”: Walmart shoppers mystified by widespread in-store outages nationwide turn to social media

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bacon with tweet overlay reading "everyday we stray further from God's light"

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“Who asked for this?”: Bacon-flavored Cinnamon Toast Crunch arrives at Walmart

Woman cutting open gooey Walmart watermelon

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“I am completely disgusted”: Woman cuts open Walmart watermelon to reveal nightmare inside

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.

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