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Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

‘Why aren’t more companies doing this?’: Woman normally buys Oxi-Clean at Sam’s Club. Then she tries the Kirkland brand at Costco

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

Melody Heald

sams club sample worker cuts family off

‘This is the last one’: Shopper takes her ‘large’ family to Sam’s Club. Then the sample worker cuts them off

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

Nina Hernandez

Screenshot from @christophervelasquez956's Tiktok of a display of Sam's Club rotisserie chicken; A sign for Sam's Club.

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‘Check the spacing’: Sam’s Club customer exposes little-known hack to make sure you get the freshest rotisserie chicken

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

Amara Thomas

Two panel design with a woman looking at the camera while talking, next to an image of a Sam's Club

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‘I can tell you’re lying to me’: Shopper tries to make a return at Sam’s Club. Then the worker does something unexpected

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Two panel design with a steak on a package on one side, next to an image of a Sam's Club

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‘Girrrlll I’d take that back asap’: Woman buys 3 steaks from Sam’s Club. Then she realizes she’s been played

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

Two panel design with a close up of of Puffs Cheetos, next to an image of Sam's Club

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‘I switched to store brands’: Sam’s Club shopper buys bag of Cheetos Puffs. Then she opens up the bag

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

Man sharing what he saw at his Dollar Tree Store(l) Dollar Tree Store Front(c) Dollar Tree Interior(r)

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‘AKA Sam’s Club’: Dollar Tree customer walks into store. Then he realizes it’s now completely different

Sam's club sign(l), Woman talking(c), Sam's club card(r)

Woman uses her Sam’s Club membership

‘This is pretty sneaky!’: Woman uses her Sam’s Club membership. Then she realizes there’s been a policy change

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‘Don’t look like no damn service animal’: Sam’s Club shopper confronts woman who has her dog in shopping cart

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

Spoon full of chicken seasoning(l) Man sharing information on Chicken Seasoning(c) Knorr Chicken Seasoning(r)

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‘Try to skip on this’: Sam’s Club shopper reveals Knorr chicken seasoning has removed this major ingredient

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

3 panel image. Left side shows a common soda fountain, middle panel is the exterior of Sam's Club store, and the right side shows the interior of a soda cup , the words "Ew that's nasty as hell omg" on it.

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‘Costco would never’: Sam’s Club shopper shows why you should always wait for soda bubbles to clear before drinking from soda fountain

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

Je’Kayla Crawford

Sam's Club sign(l), Man talking(c), Meet on plate with empty packages(r)

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‘That’s Sam’s Club for you’: Shopper says he caught Sam’s Club overcharging for meat by the pound

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‘I could throw up right now’: Sam’s Club shopper asks bakery worker for icing. She can’t believe what they gave her

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

Rachel Kiley

Sam's club sign(l), Man talking(c), Finger peeling off expiration sticker on orange juice jugs(r)

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‘Up to some shenanigans here’: Shopper catches Sam’s Club putting new expiration stickers on old orange juice

Can of Alani Nu Witch's Brew(L), Woman looking at camera(c), Sam's club logo(r)

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