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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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‘Amazon explain yourself’: Amazon shopper orders $700 chair. Then she finds something hidden inside

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘PLZ STOP’: Amazon worker warns against placing packages on bed, countertops

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

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‘You can’t escape from me’: Woman catches Amazon delivery driver fleeing the scene after hitting her car

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

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‘I started losing money left and right’: Former Amazon seller defends changes to Amazon’s refund policy

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, and elsewhere.

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‘It doesn’t matter if you buy directly from a seller’: Woman issues warning about Amazon after learning how they package products

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

‘Bezos is gonna send someone after you’: Shoppers uncover secret way to get Temu prices on Amazon

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

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‘That woke everybody up’: Woman buys a rear dash camera for her car off Amazon Prime after shocking incident. She’s far from alone

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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‘Amazon did this to me, too’: Grubhub customer says businesses are ‘cheating’ shoppers by offering refunds—not this

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘I thought I was ordering these glasses’: Amazon shopper orders glasses for her Halloween costume. She can’t believe what she received instead

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‘How do you expect us to follow directions?’: Amazon worker issues PSA to customers with pets

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‘In fairness how much money do you wanna put in a Sebring?’: Mechanic issues PSA about buying auto parts on Amazon. Should you?

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

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‘My building charges 50 bucks to replace these’: Tenant shares $13 Amazon hack for ‘unlimited’ RFID key fobs

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

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‘Close your eyes and hit the gas!!!’: Amazon worker gets stuck at malfunctioning red light. She’s not allowed to run it

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

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‘Amazon is a gamble now’: Shopper shows how to tell if your purchase is a returned item from Amazon

Honda driver says Amazon app shuts down A/C. Why are the 2 connected?

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