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Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, Playboy, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Aldi Shopper sharing her experience on TikTok(l) ALDI store sign(c) Aldi Shopping Cart(r)

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‘I was just trying to be nice’: Aldi customer tries to pay her cart quarter forward. She can’t believe this customer’s response

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

Rachel Kiley

3 panel image. On the sides a person with a towel on their head speaks to camera. In the middle we see an Aldi store sign.

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‘They were trying to make me pay twice’: Woman claims Aldi held her $160 hostage after she paid at self-checkout. Then they kept her groceries

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

Alaskan Cod(l) Aldi Sign(c) Wild Caught flounder bag in store(r)

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‘And once the tariffs hit it will be $18.99’: Woman shops Alaskan-caught frozen cod at Aldi. Then she notices something unexpected on the bag

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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‘It is a scam’: Woman issues warning after buying Aldi’s  ‘knockoff’ Capri-Suns. Here’s why

Woman talking with text that says "Aldi Sucks! Very disappointed again!"(l), Aldi sign(c), Same woman talking with same text but also holding chomps beef stick(r)

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‘I got mine at Costco’: ALDI shopper warns against grocery shopping at the store after opening Chomps Beef Stick

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Aldi sign(l), Man with bags of frozen chicken nuggets(c), Tyson Chicken Nuggets(r)

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‘Does it count?’: Man shares how he got $50 worth of Tyson nuggets for $4 at Aldi

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Instacart shopper calls out customer for not tipping after ordering $600 worth of groceries from Aldi

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‘The pay was not worth it’: Instacart shopper calls out customer for not tipping after ordering $600 worth of groceries from Aldi

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Aldi (l) carts with caption "Just watched a lady at Aldi return her cart, take her quarter out then proceeded to take the quarter out of another cart someone had left as a nice gesture..." (c) quarter (r)

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‘I make $1.00 every time I go to Aldi’: Aldi customer slams shopper for taking leftover quarters out of shopping carts, leaving viewers divided

Aldi shopper tries to get TK Tropical Punch Juice. He takes matters into his own hands when he can't reach it

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‘I’m gonna have to do it myself’: Aldi shopper tries to get Tropical Punch juice from fridge. He takes matters into his own hands when he can’t reach it

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Aldi sign(l), Woman looking shocked(c), Tater Barrels in bag(r)

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‘I’m thinking they’re gonna be like jalapeño poppers’: Woman buys Loaded Tater Barrels from Aldi. She’s ‘shocked’ by what’s inside

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

Amara Thomas

Target sign(l), Cucumbers in store(C), Aldi sign(r)

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‘Is this like normal?’: Shopper notices Target Good & Gather products being sold for less at Aldi

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Aldi customer warns of cashback button trick at checkout

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‘Yep she was about to get that money but had to hand it over since you noticed’: Aldi customer warns of cashback button trick at checkout

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‘Not the Aldidas’: Viewers split after Aldi customer realizes store sells Aldi sneaker

Woman posing(l), Aldi(c), Behind someone on check out line(r)

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‘Wouldn’t let me go in front with only milk’: Woman gets revenge on Aldi customer ‘with 100 items’ who wouldn’t let her check out first

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Aldi shopper questions paper plates after finding confusing message on them

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