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<p>Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.</p>


Rebekah Harding

2 panel image: a Stanley cup in a store and the interior if a crashed car.

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‘Stanley needs to sponsor you’: Woman gets into car crash. Then she notices the shocking way her Stanley Cup saved her life

2 panel image of a rack of Uber Eats gift cards, and person in a hospital bed.

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‘There’s nothing I can do’: Woman receives $375 worth of Uber Eats gift cards from friends and family. Then Uber blocks her account

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‘I’m so confused’: Driver pulls up behind Mini Cooper Countryman. Then they turn on their blinker

2 image split. Hokas being cut in half on left. Hokas on shoebox on right.

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‘My $59 ASICS work great’: Expert reveals whether $170 Hokas are worth it. Then he slices them open

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‘Triple Dipper would’ve been like $5’: Woman finds Chili’s menu from 1986. Then she takes a look at the prices

3 image split. Man in front of Coca Cola bottles in grocery store on right and left. Coca Cola being poured into Coca Cola cup in center.

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‘Now’s the time to stock up’: Man reaches for Coca-Cola 2-liter with yellow cap. Then he takes a closer look at the ingredients

cookies on plate(l) Crumbl Cookies store front(c) woman shares what she found inside of her cookies(r)

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‘ABSOLUTELY NOT’: Crumbl customer orders Fruity Pebbles, Andes cookie box. Then she spots something unusual in the Wildberry Sugar one

woman shares shocking story about her Bronco(l) Ford Dealer Sign(c) Teal colored Ford Bronco in the forest(r)

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‘Coulda, woulda, shoulda got a 4Runner’: Woman buys blue 2023 Ford Bronco. Then it starts ‘literally’ melting

woman looking happy about to open her in n out burger order(l) In n out burger sign(c) Woman smiling next to closed white box(r)

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‘Y’all still don’t know you have to ask’: In-N-Out customer orders burger ‘Flying Dutchman’ style. Then she sees what worker gave her

Woman warns about using hot water to wash clothes(l) Woman putting in color clothes into washing machine(r)

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‘It’ll save your clothes’: Laundry expert warns against washing clothes with hot water. Then she reveals the real reason it doesn’t get clean in cold

Screenshot of Tiktok user @ms.babyhands; Photo of a Dollar Tree exterior.

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‘They became the very thing they set out to destroy’: Woman goes to Dollar Tree to shop. Then she runs into unexpected, new technology

3 panel image: on the left a person holds up their hand with painted finger nails, in the middle is the exterior of a Walmart Store, and on the right two people explain.

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‘I can’t believe they’re encouraging this’: Walmart shopper reaches for nail polish in the beauty aisle. Then she notices new tester feature

Screenshot of Tiktok user @michelleinthematrix; Photo of a Capital One Bank exterior.

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‘The money is gone’: Did Capital One really ‘lose’ a customer’s account?

Screenshot of Tiktok user @ditchthedistrict touching a Home Goods shelf with the caption "$200 for resin faux wood?? HomeGoods proving why I am devoted to old stufd [salute emoji] They don't make em like they used to that's for sure"; Photo of a HomeGoods store exterior.

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‘You can just tell’: Woman goes to HomeGoods. Then she taps on $200 shelf with her nails

Screenshot of Tiktok user @heyhannah19; Photo of a Dollar Tree shelf with a sign that reads "New Items Weekly! $1.25"; Photo of a Dollar Tree exterior.

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‘100% he spoke the truth’: Woman goes to Dollar Tree for balloons. Then the worker tells her something shocking