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<p>Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.</p>


Susan LaMarca

Left: Screenshot of a receipt showing an automatic $1 tip added to a $1.50 soda can purchase. Right: Can of Coca-Cola in person's hand against background of shelf in supermarket.

Woman buys $1.50 soda. Then she notices the store added a $1 tip even after she picked “no tip”

Target storefront in Norwalk, CT in 2025. Tweet text overlay reads, "the way this is getting so bad it’s becoming physical… the removal of kids toy section in target and the number of brands that now market to nostalgia instead of children."

“Depressing”: Target plans to cut toys from stores, and shoppers say it’s the final nail in the coffin

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