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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

Forever 21(l), Woman talking(c), Shein app on phone(r)

‘I wouldn’t do it to your face’: Woman warns against returning Shein orders at Forever 21

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

Shopper calls out Simply Lemonade for new bottle design

‘This is the handle’: Shopper calls out Simply Lemonade for new bottle design, says there’s one major problem

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Help me’: T.J. Maxx customer says store worker wouldn’t take no for an answer when trying to get her to sign up for credit card, broke character to ask for ‘help’

Expert says you should never go into the dealership when buying a car

‘Early bird gets the worm’: Expert says you should never go into the dealership when buying a car

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Shopper reveals SHEIN now has shops for Zara, House of CB, and more

‘Are they the same quality tho?’: Shopper reveals SHEIN now has shops for Zara, Free People, and more. Here’s how to find the dupes

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

Mars Ramos

Customer says Target now has perfume dupes for major designer fragrances

‘Midnight cafe smells EXACTLY like black opium’: Customer says Target now has perfume dupes for major designer fragrances

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

Melody Heald

Walmart shopper leaves watermelon outside for 1 week

‘No ants?’: Viewers shocked after Walmart shopper leaves his watermelon outside for a whole week—and it looks like this

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

Shopper says Target is running A/C less and turning lights off to save money

‘They want me to shop in the dark while sweating?’: Expert says Target is ditching A/C and dimming the lights to save money

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

Black woman says someone walked in on her in the Zara dressing room—and then she was the one escorted out the store

‘That’s why I never try on clothes in store.’ Black woman says someone walked in on her in Zara dressing room—she was the one escorted out

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

‘Not me always in a dress or skirt, mainly using self checkouts’: Man issues warning about where some of the self-checkout cameras are allegedly pointing

Customer says Amazon driver faked photos of her delivered packages

‘He’s covering his tracks’: Customer says Amazon driver faked photos of her delivered packages

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

Publix customer says she got paid to leave with $37 of food

‘Today worked out beautifully’: Publix customer says she got paid to leave with $37 of food

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

Shopper catches Goodwill selling $10 Target item for $15

‘I stopped going to Goodwill for this exact reason’: Shopper catches Goodwill selling $6 Target item for $15

Trader Joe’s customer says you shouldn’t return shopping carts

‘You can judge me all you want’: Trader Joe’s customer says you shouldn’t return shopping carts

Target falsely advertising clothes as ‘machine crocheted’

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