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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

Three panel design with panel one featuring a man in a pickup truck who is giving a thumbs up, the 2nd panel features a man from the TikTok video, he in younger and is wearing a Walmart Uniform with text reading :so is there a way y'all can keep the TV here", the final panel is a photo of a Wamart store.

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‘I was mad confused’: Walmart worker says shopper came in to buy a TV. Then she tried to take it home

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Walmart Employee testing out Oven; Walmart Sign

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‘I look forward to seeing the results of the investigation’: Walmart worker walks into oven to make a shocking revelation about how they really function

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

Natasha Dubash

Two panel design with one showing a woman with a expression of disbelief on her face. The 2nd panel is a stack on white bread on a cutting board.

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‘How is this even possible?’: Walmart shopper buys Great Value bread. Then she notices something unusual

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‘They have to be losing more money this way’: Walmart shopper tries to buy energy drink. Then they get to the aisle

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

Three panel design with one showing the Entertainment section of a retail store, the middle is of a large TV in the store, and the last panel is the outside of a Walmart.

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‘There’s a reason it’s so cheap’: Shopper finds huge 98-inch ROKU TV at Walmart for $1,498. Is that a good deal?

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

Mars Ramos

Great Value Wicked Mac and Cheese(l) Walmart Store Front(c) Mac and Cheese(r)

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‘I would cry while eating this’: Woman tries ‘mystery color’ Great Value mac & cheese. Why does it look like that?

Walmart Employee(l) Walmart Store Front(c) Walmart Back Door(r)

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‘I know I’m not supposed to be here’: Walmart shopper has to go in the back to pick up own online order after waiting for over 1 hour

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Outside of oven with text that says "the oven doesn't shut on its own, and why didn't the emergency button work"(l), Walmart logo(c), Muffins stacked(r)

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‘This is definitely sketchy’: 19-year-old bakery worker shows what walk-in oven looks like after Walmart incident

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

Braden Bjella

Two Panel image showing a Walmart sign from outside of the store and in panel two a close up of a cupcake container with missing cupcakes.

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‘$5.34 with 2 missing is crazy’: Shopper catches Walmart selling the cupcakes she returned 2 days before

Three panel image with panel one showing stacks on Miller Lite boxes, the 2nd image features the woman from TikTok Video, she is holding a case of Miller Lite, her face is frustrated but joyful. The final panel shows a checkout sign from inside of a Walmart.

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‘By design’: Walmart shopper complains about placement of barcodes on Miller Lite, other beer packs. Viewers are torn

Three panel design with a Walmart Store entrance in panel one, a woman holding a device who appears to work at Walmart in the middle panel, and a person looking at a receipt in the final panel.

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‘It shows that your receipt is from the last 4 hours’: Walmart shopper gets stopped at the door. The worker has to scan receipts now

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

Walmart Employee(l) Walmart Store Front(c) Walmart Electronics Section(r)

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‘LEAVE ME ALONE’: Walmart worker blasts customers who ask for items in the electronics section

Three panel image with image on showing Walmart store from outside, second panel has woman from TikTok story, she is close to the frame talking and wearing a red shirt. The third panel is a person shopping with a full cart.

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‘I wasted her time’: Walmart shopper says floorwalker followed her around store for 3 hours. Then she got to checkout station

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

Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking with text that says "$45 a hour at Walmart"(c), Walmart checkout area(r)

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‘Walmart will fire you for that’: Woman reveals how she gets paid $45 an hour to work at Walmart

Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Couple at self checkout(r)

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‘The lines are long, down the store’: Walmart shopper says self-checkout is ‘officially’ no longer available to regular customers. Is the fee worth it?