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The Daily Dot

<p>Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.</p>


Amara Thomas

Publix storefront(L), Man talking(c), Frozen shrimp(r)

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‘This is a lot of shrimp’: Publix customer exposes little-known seafood counter secret

Screenshot from @jessicas.vip.section's Tiktok with the caption "Come on Walmart Delivery!!!!"; Photo of a Walmart Exterior.

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‘Is this a grocery delivery gone wrong?’: Walmart shopper orders groceries for delivery. Then she finds a box of Fruity Pebbles in every bag

A Chick-fila-A exterior building; Screenshot of Tiktok user @im_adam_jr's car with the caption "Chick-fil-A-'what color is your vehicle?'"

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What color is your vehicle?’: Chick-fil-A asks customer question about truck in drive-thru. There’s just one problem

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‘I won’t buy them anymore’: Costco shopper demands answers after seeing Kirkland muffins. Here’s the real reason they’re so different

2 panel image: on the left a person explains and on the right is an Aldi Store sign.

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‘It’s a big Aldi, it’s brand-new’: Woman grocery shops at Aldi to save money. There’s just one problem

A photo of a Texas Roadhouse neon sign; a screenshot of Tiktok user @per_thelastepisode

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‘I would call for the manager soooo fast’: Customer sees Texas Roadhouse bread basket. Then she notices something strange about the iconic rolls

Woman talking with text "just out here getting scammed left & right"(l), Skippy PB Mini bags(r)

Woman buys Skippy PB Mini bite packs scam

‘What is this?’: Woman buys Skippy Brand Peanut Butter Mini bite packs. Then she sees what’s inside

Side by side images of Tiktok user @primaveracollection and a plate of eggs with pineapple.

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‘I cannot make this up’: Customer gets pineapple chunks in her eggs without asking. Then the server tells her this

two panel design with a woman looking at the camera with an annoyed look, next to an image of Kettle Brand chips on a counter

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‘Can we talk???’: Woman buys Kettle Barbeque Chips. Then she opens the bag

Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Tv on tv stand(r)

Woman gets this popular new TV for free

‘TVs are like $100 at Walmart’: Woman gets this popular new TV for free. Then she reads the fine print

Two panel design with a woman looking at the camera while talking, next to an image of a Sam's Club

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‘I can tell you’re lying to me’: Shopper tries to make a return at Sam’s Club. Then the worker does something unexpected

Man talking with text "The Patients that have the cleanest teeth do this"(l), Gloved hands with dental tools near smiling mouth of patient(r)

Dentist shares the one thing all his top patients do

‘You can just tell immediately’: Dentist shares the one thing all his top patients do

Two panel design with a woman walking and talking while outside, next to an image of a doctor

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‘I did this but got a week off!’: Woman shares hack to getting ‘a few days’ off work. Does it work?

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‘So he could eat it in the back’: Texas Roadhouse customer says worker brought out wrong order, got ‘weird’ when she ate it

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Woman shares what really happens to blocked messages

‘Did y’all know?!?!’: Woman shares what really happens to blocked messages. They don’t just disappear 