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The Daily Dot

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford is a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

Three panel image with panel one showing a close up a phone with the logo "instacart" on it, the 2nd panel features the woman from the tiktok video, she looks sad and frustrated with her hand on her forhead, the 3rd image shows a full bag of groceries.

Ripped_Off_Instacart_Shopper

‘Ripped off’: Instacart shopper pays $179 for her order. Then she sees the receipt driver accidentally left in the bag

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. She is a former Daily Dot staff writer, current contributing reporter. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

Woman talking(l), Phone with instacart app(c), Man with instacart tshirt on(r)

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‘They were OK with letting this person come to my house’: Instacart tells woman to ignore her driver’s shocking red flags

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

Amara Thomas

Man talking(l), Hand holding phone with instacart app(c), Person in forklift lifting box(r)

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‘You’re going to need a U-Haul’: Instacart customer buys 192 cases of water for $2K. Driver can’t believe what Instacart is paying

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

Vladimir Supica

Man talking(l+r), Phone with instacart app(c)

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‘I need y’all to pray for me’: Instacart shopper says customer tipped $97. But are they tip-baiting?

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

Mars Ramos

Instacart customer buys 60 boxes of spaghetti from Food Lion.

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‘There’s not a single box’: Instacart customer buys 60 boxes of spaghetti from Food Lion. Driver can’t believe what she does next

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Instacart shopper calls out customer for not tipping after ordering $600 worth of groceries from Aldi

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‘The pay was not worth it’: Instacart shopper calls out customer for not tipping after ordering $600 worth of groceries from Aldi

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Woman orders 2 jalapeños through Instacart. Then she gets a male shopper

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‘I don’t even know what this is’: Woman orders 2 jalapeños through Instacart. Then she gets a male shopper

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

Man talking(l+r), Hand holding phone with instacart app(c)

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‘If you’re only tipping $2.50…’: Customer asks Instacart shopper to break the law so that they wouldn’t have to come downstairs

Woman talking(l+r), Instacart app on phone(c)

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‘This is a tip’: Instacart driver gets revenge on customer who told her the wrong apartment number

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.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘I do NOT need to know this’: 5 Costco shopping tricks for your next run

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

Braden Bjella

Instacart shopper tries to reorder Publix grocery list from 2019

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‘Absolutely insane’: Instacart shopper finds Publix grocery list from 2019. He can’t believe how much it costs today

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

Melody Heald

Former Instacart driver complains about dog in yard

instacart dog

‘This right here why I stopped’: Former Instacart driver complains about dog in yard. It backfires

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 talking(l+r), Instacart app on phone(C)

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‘Are you guys trying to make me do my own grocery shopping?’: Instacart customer charged $54 for $16 Costco deli sandwiches

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

instacart-police-meetup

‘Just show me where the stuff is’: Customer calls out Instacart driver who never delivered her order. The driver asked her to meet at the police station

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 talking(l+r), Costco membership cards

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