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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

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‘Everyone has them’: Man says you shouldn’t be scared of ‘floor walkers’ at Target—unless you’re this kind of shopper

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

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‘I have to ask’: Target shopper gets stopped by security guard at entrance. She can’t believe why

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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‘As a Target worker it’s a struggle’: Customer says she was a victim of Owala ‘lid swapping.’ What is it?

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

Braden Bjella

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‘Everyone’s been returning’: Target worker warns customer against buying Blake Lively’s new hair products

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

Mars Ramos

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‘I want my gift card and $35 off’: Target shopper questions what happened to rewards after switching to Target Circle

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‘We’ve been conditioned’: Target shopper finds out why ‘value pack’ doesn’t always mean better value

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘I’d like to get out ahead of this‘: Man issues PSA after his shopping cart full of items disappears in Target

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

Target worker issues PSA to parents who shop for their kids’ clothes there

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‘Please stop’: Target worker issues PSA to parents who shop for their kids’ clothes there

Target customer admits to mix-matching Owala lids in the store

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‘Switching the lids makes them unsellable and defective’: Target customer admits to mixing-and-matching Owala lids in the store. Viewers are torn

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‘Do not buy Apple products from Target’: Customer says she was sold a ‘dummy’ iPad, and Target won’t take it back

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Target worker calls out Ulta for how it prices its items

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‘It’s the same thing with CVS and Walgreens’: Target worker calls out Ulta for how it prices its items

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Target worker shares what they have to do after customers ‘tamper’ with the lids on Owala tumblers

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‘Owala just start selling them separate’: Target worker shares what they have to do after customers ‘tamper’ with the lids on Owala tumblers

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

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‘This is unsafe’: Shopper shows why Target is becoming more like Costco

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‘People send that guy money to help people’: Target shopper catches influencer ‘blessing’ a customer with money. There’s just one problem

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

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‘They need to hire people to stand there all day’: Shopper questions locked-up shelves after workers don’t unlock them when asked

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