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Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Left: Red Christmas ornament bauble against a Christmas tree with decor against blurred lights on background. Right: Broken red Christmas bauble on wooden slats, rolled up notes scattered.

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“Going to do this with my kids”: Grandma breaks a vintage Christmas ornament. Then a bunch of notes spill out

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

viral hobby lobby christmas decor combination pot

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“I’ve been influenced”: Hobby Lobby’s viral minimalist pot sparks shopping frenzy for holiday decorations

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

Braden Bjella

Two panel design with a person pealing off tape from their car, next to an image of a Tesla car

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‘Why did no one tell me?’: Driver buys Tesla for $100K. Then they put Christmas lights on it

Vanessa St-Amand is 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

woman sharing her christmas tree purchase(l) Walmart Store Front(c) Woman setting up christmas tree(r)

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‘That’s when you box it back up’: Woman goes to 5 Walmart stores to buy viral Christmas tree. Then she makes this big mistake

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

3 panel image showing 3 different maximalist Christmas trees.

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These maximalist Christmas trees are the perfect amount of chaotic and creative

People are sharing their weirdest ornament finds and creations on TikTok

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

Hands placing ornament on Christmas Tree(l) Canadian Tire Store Front(c) Woman looking at tree(r)

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‘Go to Home Depot’: Shopper buys $200 Christmas tree from Canadian Tire. Then she opens the box

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.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘More like happy and full of fun and joy’: What is ‘Tacky Christmas’ and why are people offended by it?

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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‘It looks like Boomira hijacked the Home Depot ad’: Woman warns against buying 7-foot-tall Christmas tree from this popular online retailer

Woman with curtain rod and text that says "attempting the viral curtain rod garland"(l), Second Woman under garland(c), Third woman under garland(r)

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Deck your halls with the viral TikTok curtain rod holiday garland hack

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

Costco Wholesale sign (l) Christmas tree in box in cart with caption "people returning their costco christmas trees like it's a Rent-A-Center" (r)

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‘Costco should of had a deadline for returns’: Costco shopper shows all the Christmas trees just now getting returned, compares store to a rent-a-center

Maya Wray is a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Home Depot building with sign (l) Home Depot employee with caption "The next person that calls asking for the "grand duchess Christmas tree is getting a crowbar to the kneecaps." (c) Home Depot Grand Duchess Christmas tree in front of white background (r)

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‘Why are we spending $1,000 on a Christmas Tree’: Home Depot worker mocks customers who are looking for Grand Duchess Christmas tree, beg for display item

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