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Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

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‘How is this legal’: Amazon shopper buys Sony headphones for $298. Then he sees Amazon’s Black Friday ‘deal’ has them for $348

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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‘I need my refund’: Shopper says Amazon forced her to return 2 leaking bottles of laundry detergent

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 just come to work’: Amazon worker gets 7-minute restroom break. There’s just one problem

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‘If you go on that thing without having the special vest on…’: Amazon worker demands answers when he realizes new floor robots can ‘squish’ him

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.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘I was today years old’: Customer discovers something about Amazon bags after turning one inside out

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‘No job ever pays you through the time change’: Amazon night workers walk out after they were expected to work an extra hour for free due to daylight saving

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‘It’s really trying my patience’: Amazon customer slams new return policy after having to make return, blames other customers for ruining a good thing

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘This explains why my packages are always delayed’: Amazon driver slams Amazon GPS for route it forces her to go

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 social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

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

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

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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

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‘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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