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The Daily Dot

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

Braden Bjella

McChicken sandwich (l) Woman in car holding McDonald's bag with caption "McDonald's do better" (c) processed slices of cheese (r)

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‘I want a refund’: McDonald’s customer earns enough points for a free McChicken but learns the hard way just how expensive cheese slices are

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

Fast-food customer calls out Wendy's, McDonald's for putting sauces inside bag

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‘This is my biggest pet peeve’: Fast-food customer calls out Wendy’s, McDonald’s for putting sauces inside bag

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

McDonald’s insider warns you’ll soon lose free refills

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‘Reallocating resources’: McDonald’s insider warns you’ll soon lose free refills

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

McDonald’s worker has to hide her food from her boss since employees can only eat ‘small-sized things’

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‘I panicked’: McDonald’s worker has to hide her food from her boss since employees can only eat ‘small-sized things’

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

McDonald's customer says kiosk charged her to put food in bag

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‘I’m gonna walk out with the tray’: McDonald’s customer shows restaurant is now charging bag fees

McDonald’s expert explains why you might not want to get hooked on its app

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‘They can entice you to come back more and more’: McDonald’s expert explains why you might not want to get hooked on its app

Woman’s meal at McDonald’s costs $12.29. She gets a similar meal at Chili’s for $11.87

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‘Fast food has forgotten its place’: Woman’s meal at McDonald’s costs $12.29. She gets a similar meal at Chili’s for $11.87

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

Melody Heald

Woman talking(l), McDonalds(c), Woman with two bags of fries(r)

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‘Run to your nearby McDonald’s’: Woman shares how to order the McDonald’s dinner box

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‘It was the cashier’: Viewers speculate after woman gets overcharged for hotcakes, breakfast at McDonald’s

Drive-thru customer blasts McDonald's for $25 chicken nugget 'deal'

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‘You couldn’t even throw in the Sprite?’: Drive-thru customer blasts McDonald’s for $25 chicken nugget ‘deal’

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Former Cheddar’s worker issues warning about the side salads

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‘That’s OK. I’ve eaten at McDonald’s before‘: Former Cheddar’s worker issues warning about the side salads

Man successfully returns McDonald’s burger to In-N-Out Burger, gets a new one

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‘And that is how you get a free burger from In-N-Out’: Man successfully returns McDonald’s burger to In-N-Out Burger, gets a new one

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‘And the kiosk still asks if you wanna tip’: McDonald’s customer blames self-service kiosks on $20 minimum wage, and viewers are divided

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‘So WHAT did you order?’: Viewers divided after McDonald’s customer orders a cheeseburger with ‘only ketchup’

McDonald’s worker shares why you sometimes get a half slice of cheese on your Filet-O-Fish vs. full slice of cheese

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