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

Braden Bjella

Woman shares how you might be getting scammed at Hobby Lobby, shows how same exact items are priced differently

‘First one is $39.99 and the last one is $49.99’: Woman shares how you might be getting scammed at Hobby Lobby, shows how same exact items are priced differently

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

Melody Heald

Target shopper says cheapest trash can is $60.

‘It’s literally a container to hold garbage’: Target shopper can’t find a trash can for cheaper than $60

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

TJ Maxx customer spends $150 on a mirror. She was shocked upon opening the box

‘I bet someone returned that’: TJ Maxx customer spends $150 on vanity mirror. Something else is in the box when she gets home

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

Target shopper tries buying exclusive Stanley Valentine’s Day Cup—gets an unusual message when she scans it at the register

‘Why put it on the shelf???’: Target shopper tries buying exclusive Valentine’s Day Stanley Cup—gets an unexpected message when she scans it at the register

Target customer exposes Black Friday deals

‘Oh, it’s the same’: Target customer exposes Black Friday deals

Abercrombie customer explains she only received 2 items from her large order

‘This happened to me with pottery barn’: Abercrombie customer says only 2 items from her $850 order arrived

‘I seriously can’t trust Vita Coco again’: Customer finds mold inside ‘shelf-stable’ coconut water package

Shopper shares how you may be getting duped by off-brand items

‘Like pyrex and PYREX’: Shopper exposes popular ‘brand name’ products, says you shouldn’t trust familiar names

Sarah is a multi-platform editor and writer who has been covering various topics—lifestyle, health, and entertainment—for more than a decade. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Tracy Anderson, Vital Proteins, Healthline, Diply, and more.

Sarah Kester

A female hand holds a dropper for applying bb foundation cream. Opened and closed jars of a cosmetic makeup product on a beige background. Pattern of beauty products packaging

#TikTokMadeMeBuyIt: Why TikTok shopping is now the ordinary 

Costco customer speaking with caption "no thank you" (l) Costco customer with receipt and card outside in front of Costco building (c) Costco customer speaking with caption "because it messes up my ability to scan it in OCR" (r)

‘I’ll throw it in the trash’: Costco shopper shares why he never lets workers check his receipts on the way out

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

Instacart shopper says she was scammed by a fake customer, got her account hacked

‘I am no longer able to shop and to work’: Instacart shopper says she was scammed by a fake customer, got her account hacked

Walmart worker opens to 428 online orders after closing for one day

‘Y’all need to chill grocery shopping’: Walmart worker complains about stockpiled 428 online orders after store closes for one day

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

woman with caption "Just found out Hobby Lobby doesn't use barcodes... this store gets crazier and crazier" (l) Hobby Lobby sign on building (c) former Hobby Lobby employee speaking with caption "but the CEO really believes in just like the power of humans over computers" (r)

‘Checking out at Hobby Lobby is the worst!’: Former Hobby Lobby worker says the CEO refuses to use barcodes

Amazon package with sticker on right corner (l) Amazon DROP OFF RETURNS" sign in parking lot (c) finger pointing to sticker on right side of Amazon package (r)

‘The last several packages I’ve ordered have had that sticker on it’: Former Amazon worker shares how to tell if you received returned package

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

woman holding bin at TJ Maxx caption "When the line is too long at TJ Maxx" (l) TJ Maxx sign on building (c) woman putting items inside of black bin at TJ Maxx with caption "When the line is too long at TJ Maxx" (r)

‘As a TJ Maxx employee, we absolutely hate when people do this’: T.J. Maxx customer hides items in storage bin when lines are long so she can come back to purchase later

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