Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories this Thursday are about: A viral video about Starbucks baristas “decaffing” rude customers, a senator getting mad that the White House is selling Trump indictment coins (even though it isn’t), a Chick-fil-A customer asking for “millions of pickles” and the chain matching that energy, and a look at how a five-year-old Easter egg in Into the Spiderverse foreshadowed the biggest twist in the recently released sequel.
After that, our Politics Reporter Claire has a “Dirty Delete” column for you.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
☕ LABOR
‘Remember y’all you can decaf a caf but you can’t caf a decaf‘: Barista jokes about ‘decaffing’ rude customers
A barista recently joked about the rumored tactic of Starbucks baristas “decaffing” rude customers—though it’s a practice that at least one barista has previously confirmed.
💰 POLITICS
Senator loses it over White House selling Trump indictment coins—it isn’t
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is blasting a private corporation.
🥒 VIRAL
Chick-fil-A customer asks for ‘millions of pickles’ in carryout order. Workers matched her energy
In a delightful display of going above and beyond, Chick-fil-A has become the talk of social media after fulfilling a customer’s outrageous request for “millions of pickles” in their carryout order.
🎬 CULTURE
How ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ foreshadowed the biggest twist in the sequel
This visual Easter egg took five years to pay off.
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🗳️ Dirty Delete
Moms group weaponizes parental rage to push its far-right agenda
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🗣️ A now-former Nordstrom employee has gone viral after sharing an announcement he made over the intercom on his last day of work.
🥤 People are just now finding out how to “properly” pour soda.
🍓 A shopper has sparked discussion and debate after sharing his method for getting his “moneys worth” of strawberries from Walmart.
🚙 Viewers of this viral video are defending a resident who called a tow truck on someone who parked in his spot.
💼 A TikToker recently sparked discussion with a video claiming their boss at a Goodwill thrift store suggested they should drop out of college “bc I’d be such a good manager.” It turns out they aren’t the only one to have that experience.
💳 As a retail worker, small things can get on your nerves over time. One issue that frequently gets on workers’ nerves is customers slowing down the line.
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👋 Before you go
A Sephora customer says her account was hacked, leading to the hacker redeeming her 4,000 rewards points.
In her video, which has drawn over 828,000 views, TikToker @aheatedmess says she received an email confirmation for an order placed with a shipping address that she did not recognize.
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