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The Daily Dot

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Two panel design with a girl talking to the camera in one and a Dollar Tree store

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‘She grabbed every single one’: Dollar Tree customer says worker snatched product from her before checkout

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman sharing best tool from Dollar Tree for Foggy Windows(l) Dollar Tree Store Front(c) Foggy Windshield(r)

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‘You just changed my life’: Woman says to buy this tool from Dollar Tree—and keep it in your 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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‘Those are mine’: Dollar Tree customer says worker took item out of her hands at checkout

Ramon Ramirez is the managing editor, and formerly the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A woman speaking to the camera next to a Dollar Tree location. There is text in the bottom right corner that says Main Character of the Week in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

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Main Character of the Week: The Dollar Tree customer who found a markup on Jiffy cornbread mix

Kiera Sargent is a trending intern for the Daily Dot. As a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

Dollar Tree sign(l), Woman talking(c), Box of Hand Sanitizer(r)

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‘If my Dollar Tree people saw me do that I would be in jail’: Dollar Tree shopper finds Touchland hand sanitizer dupe—but it’s packed in a stock cart

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

Dollar tree cart with purse and text that says "Dollar Tree is my sephora"(l), Woman talking(c), Dollar Tree(r)

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‘What dollar tree is this!?! Mine doesn’t have Stila!?’: Shopper compares Dollar Tree to Sephora after finding these beauty dupes

Woman holding Ribeye steak from Dollar Tree(l) Dollar Tree Sign(c) Woman eating cooked ribeye steak

Dollar Tree Steak

‘But WHEN did dollar tree have steaks?!’: Viewers divided after shopper buys $3 ribeye steak from Dollar Tree. Is it worth 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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‘This ain’t right?’: Dollar Tree shopper finds Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix tagged at $1.25. Then she reads the box

Cascade Pods On Shelves(l) Woman sitting inside car wearing grey sweatshirt and large sun glasses(c) Dollar Tree building sign(r)

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‘Normal Cascade is like $20’: Woman says Cascade dishwashing pods are being disguised as off-brand at Dollar Tree

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

Mars Ramos

Hand holding Bronzer Drops product(l) Dollar Tree Store Front(c) Woman holding a pink can(r)

Dollar Tree Dupes

‘My Dollar Tree doesn’t even have workers’: Woman finds Drunk Elephant and Milk makeup ‘dupes’ at Dollar Tree. Are they worth it?

Cascade and Knockoff dishwasher pods(l), Dollar Tree storefront(c), Dishwasher tablets(r)

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‘They look identical’: Woman says she found $1.25 dishwasher pods that are Cascade-brand in disguise at the Dollar Tree

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

Dollar Tree shopper shows $5 Mrs. Meyer’s products ringing up at $1.25

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‘Definitely gonna stock up’: Dollar Tree shopper shows $5 Mrs. Meyer’s products ringing up at $1.25

Halloween Decorations(l), Woman talking(c), Target logo(r)

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‘Does Target not realize’: Shopper says you might be getting scammed if you shop for Halloween decorations at Target

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

Braden Bjella

Olive Garden sign(l), Woman looking at camera(c), Pasta bowl(r)

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‘I’m eating pasta for breakfast lunch and dinner’: Olive Garden customers stop by the Dollar Tree for container before never-ending pasta

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

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