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The Daily Dot

<p>Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.</p>


Elizabeth Rose

student outside in parkinglot while students are cleaning bus for class (l) boxes stacked against wall the students have been delivering for team (c) student showing new football field (r)

chores for football

‘American education is a joke’: High School student says his teacher forces students to do favors for the football team during class

McDonald's logo on red background (l) McDonald's sandwich container filled with only lettuce (r)

mclettuce

Unclick

‘Them McDonald’s employees is on one’: TikToker orders 3 McChickens—then receives 3 boxes of shredded lettuce

empty table at restaurant with caption "guys i was eating out and they left with all their stuff and haven't came back in 30 minutes. They aren't even picking up the calls. I have $17" (l&r) man speaking (c)

dine and dash tiktok

‘Give the waiter and the manager their names and their phone numbers’: TikToker’s friends appear to leave her with bill at Cheesecake Factory in viral video

Mental Health Text

‘You’re not mentally ill are you? Just a turn off’:  Man admits to googling date’s pills after finding them in bathroom

KFC shutterstock image (l) KFC menu pricing (r)

kfc pricey

‘This sh*t done got higher than a m*therf*cker’: TikToker’s video on KFC prices goes viral

bunny-barbie-qa

‘I don’t think it’s right to not be inclusive at this point’: Bunny Barbie launches clothing line, combats sizeism in fashion

Shattered South Park mugs (L, R) Alleged Fed Ex driver throwing package onto porch

south-park-mugs-fedex

‘Why is fedex so unnecessarily rough with packages?’: TikToker alleges FedEx courier threw her fragile package onto her porch

Cobwebs and a black widow on Lululemon merchandise

lululemon-sopider-tiktok

‘This is why you should clean your clothes after buying’: TikToker finds cobwebs, black widow on merchandise at Lululemon

'Any free popcorn?' (L), Woman at a concession stand (M), bag of popcorn (R)

popcorn-free-tiktok

‘It’s worth a shot’: TikToker gets free popcorn from AMC movie theater after close

$35.00 listing for crocheted sweater on Target's website (L), Target support staff confirming the garment is handmade (M), Floral crocheted cardigan (R)

target-crochet-tiktok

‘There is no humanly wage that can cover the price of this’: TikTokers question the cost of new Target crochet sweater

iced coffee with caption "trenta iced coffee that is dumped at the end of the night when Starbucks closes. If you ask we may give it to ya"

trenta iced coffee starbucks

‘If you ask, we may give it to ya’: Starbucks worker reveals alleged ‘secret’ to getting free iced coffee in viral TikTok

starbucks is not a chilis

‘This is not a Chili’s’: Starbucks barista puts customers who ask for drinks warmed up on blast in viral TikTok

photo of a starbucks worker filling a cup with an ingredient (l) photo of a starbucks coffee cup (m) starbucks worker giving a thumbs up (r)

worker reveals reason 527 why they hate starbucks customers

‘And they don’t even need to feel ashamed since they mobile ordered’: Worker reveals ‘reason #527 why they hate Starbucks customers’ in viral TikTok

feet walking with captions "Our Airpods got stolen at planet fitness and we tracked the location" (l) "it was a older lady so I started to doubt myself" (c) "then she started talking to Her son and I saw him earlier at the gym so I knew we had the right house" (r)

stolen airpods

‘I could imagine how embarrassed the mom was’: TikToker says his AirPods were stolen from Planet Fitness—so he tracks them to house (updated)

apartment parking lot with car and belongings with caption "that's a tv and ps5 out da windowwww allegedly don't cheat on an atl ho there are consequences allegedly!!"

property defenestration

‘The dangers of infidelity’: Woman throws boyfriend’s TV, PS5 out window after finding out he cheated in viral TikTok