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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

3 panel image: two outside panels are of a person in their car, middle panel is the interior of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant.

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‘What type of card swipers do y’all got?’: Chick-fil-A customer says worker who swiped card could see exactly how much money was in her checking account

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Lina Khan over two hands holding McDona'ds ice cream cones

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Lina Khan praised for behind-the-scenes push to fix McDonald’s broken ice cream machines

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

Brooke Sjoberg

3 panel image. In the middle there is the McDonald's sign with a sunrise in the background. On the two side panels a bearded person talks in his car. The text " Is your McDonald's breakfast cold?" is overlaid.

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‘There’s some new kind of contraption’: McDonald’s expert shares the real reason your breakfast is served cold now

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

Braden Bjella

3 panel image. The two outside panels are a person sitting in a car with a crinkle cut fry. Middle image is the exterior of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant.

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‘I’m using my card from now on’: Chick-fil-A customer says she’s going to pay cash. Then the worker changes the order total on her

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

Mars Ramos

Five Guys storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Five Guys burger(r)

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‘I hate to say this…’: Secret shopper goes to Five Guys. The store ‘fails’ for this surprising reason

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

Amara Thomas

Chick-fil-a sign(l), Woman talking(c), Hand holding chick-fil-a bag

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‘What’s this?’: Chick-fil-A customer orders $15 chicken wrap. Then she sees what she received

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

Two panel Design with panel one showing a woman talking in her car, and panel two is of the outside of a Popeyes

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‘Everyone’s just playing. No one’s actually working’: Popeyes workers ignore customer when she walks in. They don’t realize she’s a mystery shopper

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‘You’re gonna pay $0’: McDonald’s worker reveals how to use 2 rewards codes at once

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

Three panel image showing a sign of McDonalds from outside, a screen capture of the order screen at McDonalds asking if customer wants a bag, and final panel showing a close up of friends and burger packaging on a table inside.

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‘They gonna charge u to get a tray too?’: McDonald’s customer places order at kiosk. Then it asks her if she wants a bag

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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Rachel Kiley

McDonald's sign(l), woman talking(c), Drive thru worker passing McDonald's bag(r)

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‘Kept my money and my health’: McDonald’s customer notices something unusual while in the drive-thru, changes mind when she gets to window

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

Melody Heald

Dunkin Donuts sign(l), Woman talking(c), Munchkin Halloween donut bucket with text that says "Dunkin employees take notes, this is how you should be filling it"(r)

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‘This is how you should be filling it’: Dunkin’ worker slams other employees for how they’re filling the Halloween Munchkin Bucket

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

Boo Bag promotion(l), Woman talking(c), Wendy's(r)

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‘Wendy’s should be canceled after that krabby patty meal’: Wendy’s customer orders Boo! Bag. Not everyone is onboard when she shows what’s inside

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Sonic drive-in machine tips itself $20 on customer's $9.38 order

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‘Immediate bank dispute with this as proof’: Sonic Drive-In machine tips itself $20 on customer’s $9.38 order

Wendy's sign(l), Man looking shocked with text that says "How did they not catch this or am I tripping? Wendy's advertisement pic *censored text*"(c), Wendy's breakfast advertisement(r)

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