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The Daily Dot

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.

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Charlotte Colombo

Stanley cup in Lowe's worker hand on shelf (l) Lowe's storefront with sign (c) Lowe's worker speaking (r)

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‘Something’s that not talked about enough’: Lowe’s worker shares PSA about the Stanley cups sold in the store, compares them to Target Stanley cups

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

Civil Rights magnets(l+r), Target sign(c)

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‘Target isn’t even trying anymore’: Parent calls for Target to remove civil rights magnets from shelves after noticing Black history icons are mislabeled

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Former Target worker exposes how store ‘lets’ you steal until they can charge you with larceny

Target Cameras

‘Target literally runs one of the top-rated forensic labs’: Former Target worker reveals how store ‘lets’ you steal until they can charge you with grand larceny

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

Ex-Target worker reveals the store’s little-known return policy

Target Return Policy

‘I got back like $1,400’: Ex-Target worker reveals the store’s little-known return policy

Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Target storefront(r)

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‘I feel like I could potentially become a Walmart pick-up girly over this’: Woman says Target pick-up worker threw groceries in the car, broke cupcakes after she complimented her

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

Target shopper pays for $120 purchase in coins at self-checkout

Target Coins

‘Please don’t do this it will break the machine’: Target shopper pays for $91.86 purchase in coins at self-checkout

Target shopper finds Valentine's Day Stanley cups ‘just sitting’ on the shelves

Target Stanley Cups

‘This is the Stanley y’all went crazy for????’: Target shopper finds Valentine’s Day Stanley cups ‘just sitting’ on the shelves

Target worker speaking (l) Target cart (c) Target picker trolly (r)

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Target worker shows what it’s like trying to be the ‘fastest picker’ of the day. It’s a lot harder than you think

Tide Pods locked behind clear casing (l) Target (r)

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‘Are people actually stealing these?’: Target worker questions store after it locks up Tide Pods in individual boxes

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

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‘We were waiting for you to go big’: Target cashier discovers ‘void’ button and starts giving away tons of free items. Then, he crosses a line

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

Melody Heald

Target customer gets $400 back with ‘Cat and Jack’ return hack

Cat and Jack Returns

‘If you look on the inside of your kids’ clothing there’s a teeny, tiny little tag’: Target customer gets $400 back with ‘Cat and Jack’ return hack. Here’s how you can do the same

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A Stanley Cup and a Target building. In the bottom right corner is text that says 'Main Character of the Week' in the Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

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Main Character of the Week: Special edition Stanley cups from Target

Target customer claps back at woman who accused him of starting fight over Valentine’s Day Stanley cup

Target Store Cup Fight

‘My man came with RECEIPTS’: Target customer claps back at woman who accused him of starting fight over Valentine’s Day Stanley cup

Woman talking(l), Target logo(c), Woman with stanely cup(r)

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‘I can never go back to my Target again’: Woman says Target workers laughed at her while she attempted to get Valentine’s Day Stanley cup

Target worker catches co-worker trying to hide exclusive Stanley Cup for themselves

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