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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

Woman says USPS won’t deliver to her house because a worker got bitten by a dog. She doesn’t have one

USPS No Delivery

‘We’ll never come to your house again’: Woman says USPS won’t deliver to her house because a worker got bitten by a dog. She doesn’t have one

Customer follows UPS driver after her ‘expensive’ package wasn’t delivered

Tracking Down Ups

‘I’ve done that with FedEx’: Customer follows UPS driver after her ‘expensive’ package wasn’t delivered

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

hand holding phone with DoorDash on screen in front of red background (l) DoorDash driver speaking with caption "DoorDash deactivated me for going on vacation I had 800 dash and a 4.9 rating" (c) Downtown of Minneapolis Minnesota (r)

doordash deactivated account for vacation tiktok

‘DoorDash fired me for going on vacation’: Driver gets ‘deactivated’ by app after traveling to another city

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

Braden Bjella

amazon delivery tips

‘I’m reading it and chuckling at you’: Amazon driver shares PSA for customers’ delivery instructions

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

Instacart shopper says she was scammed by a fake customer, got her account hacked

Scammers on Instacart

‘I am no longer able to shop and to work’: Instacart shopper says she was scammed by a fake customer, got her account hacked

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

Melody Heald

Amazon driver speaking in truck (l) Amazon delivery driver delivering package to front porch (c) Amazon delivery driver speaking in truck (r)

leave snacks out for your delivery driver psa tiktok

‘I feel bad now’: Amazon worker issues PSA to customers who order ‘every day’

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

chipotle catering doordash

‘I’d tell my co-workers I was meal prepping and taking it home’: DoorDash driver accidentally gives customer Chipotle catering order at work

DoorDash order on counter with caption "DoorDash should be CANCELED" "this is exactly why they shouldn't require you to tip ahead of time" (l) DoorDash delivery at door as worker knocks (c) DoorDash order on counter with caption "DoorDash should be CANCELED" "this is not my blank order" (r)

wrong order doordash tiktok

‘This is exactly why they shouldn’t require you to tip ahead of time’: DoorDash customer advocates for tipping after delivery after receiving wrong order from Firehouse Subs

bag of groceries with caption "Instacart shoppers worse than the Walmart Check out line I think the instacart people be putting stuff they want in the bag" (l) person with Instacart logo at bottom with caption "Instacart shoppers worse than the Walmart Check out line y'all check this out" (c) store bough cheesecake in grocery bag with caption "Instacart shoppers worse than the Walmart Check out line and I did not order this cheesecake" (r)

instacart shopper forgot items they snuck in order tiktok

‘I did not order this cheesecake’: Instacart customer says shopper snuck items for themself into order, then forgot about them

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

woman describing why doordash orders take a long time

doordash best practices

‘It happens way more than people realize’: DoorDash driver shares 3 reasons why customers’ food may be taking a long time

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Instacart shopper on phone at customers porch with delivered groceries (l) Instacart shopper grabbing groceries from customer's porch (c) Instacart shopper taking bags back from customer's porch (r)

instacart shopper takes away customers groceries

‘She must have done the math… these groceries are more than what she’ll probably make in 2 weeks!!’: Instacart shopper filmed taking away customer’s groceries after delivering them

woman holding normal bag of cheese over counter (l) woman digging through paper bag (c) woman holding up 30 lbs. of cheese in bags over counter (r)

30 lbs of cheese tiktok

‘Those deli employees are MAAADDDD’: Walmart customer orders .25 lb of cheese—but receives 30 lbs of cheese instead

Customer claims Walmart gives delivery customers the worst products

Walmart delivery is terrible

‘It never fails’: Customer claims Walmart gives delivery customers ‘the worst sh*t’ after receiving ‘beat up’ pie

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Instacart-order.jpg

‘Stop trying to bait-and-switch’: Instacart shopper says customer lied and said they didn’t receive $500 order

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

Amazon driver speaking with hands out (l) Amazon driver in delivery truck (c) Amazon driver speaking with hand up (r)

Delivery