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“They’re so cute”: Woman buys shoes from Goodwill....

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2025/06/01

There’s nothing quite like finding the perfect piece at a thrift store. However, sometimes, these discoveries come with some unexpected surprises.For example, some shoppers discovered that items are occasionally sold at Goodwill for more than their original asking price. In one case, a shopper alleged that the process of digging through bins at the store gave her hand, foot, and mouth disease. Now, a user on TikTok is issuing a warning about buying shoes from the store after two pairs of

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“Let this be your sign”: Should you trade your phone...

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2025/06/01

A woman dispensed some free advice about iPhone trade-ins. If you have the choice between the Apple Store and your carrier, you should definitely go to the Apple Store. That's according to creator Simba (@8aminthemornin). Simba is a UMass student in Amherst, Mass. She posted her video on Saturday, getting more than 1.9 million views. "Let this be your sign to go to the Apple store instead of T-Mobile or any of your carriers," she says to kick off the video, sharing that T-Mobile told her she

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Woman gets sample at Walmart, starts choking on it....

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2025/06/01

A Walmart shopper called out unhelpful bystanders who watched her choke on a sample. Steph (@boho_mom_steph) posted a viral TikTok about her experience. It garnered over 391,000 views and sparked a debate on the "bystander effect." Moreover, others attributed the lack of assistance to a modern-day phenomenon of record first, help later. Steph walks through a Walmart store in her video. Her eyes appear watery and red as she speaks into the camera. "Guys, I just finished choking on a piece of

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“She literally… exposed me”: Woman buys love spell...

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2025/06/01

A woman went viral on TikTok after sharing her disastrously awkward run-in with an Etsy witch she hired to cast a love spell on her crush. Corinne (@andtheg4gis) didn’t go into much detail about how she found the so-called witch—only that she offered her services on Etsy, a site better known for candles and crafts than actual magic. At first, Corinne said she was excited. Then things went sideways. According to Corinne, she sent the witch her crush’s name and birthday to work the spell. But

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“You pre pick your toilet paper?!”: Woman goes to...

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2025/06/01

In the United States, the vast majority of public toilets are free to use—if you can find them. As noted by Mike Bebernes for Yahoo!, when compared to other countries, the amount of public restrooms in the U.S. is pretty low. Data from the Public Toilet Index suggests that the United States has only eight public restrooms for every 100,000 Americans. In contrast, Canada has about double that, while Iceland enjoys around seven times as many public toilets. There are a few reasons why these

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“The single tax”: Airlines accused of price hikes for...

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2025/06/01

A travel website accused Delta Air Lines and others of jacking up ticket prices for single passengers compared to multiple passengers. It's not sitting right with many online. Thrifty Traveler did a side-by-side comparison of these charges on Delta's website, showing a significant markup per ticket for the same flight if you only bought one ticket at a time. They claimed to discover the same phenomenon with United Airlines and American Airlines. We were unable to replicate this alleged price

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“I literally saw her just targeting random young...

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2025/06/01

A Sprouts customer has gone viral on TikTok after detailing what she described as an unsettling—and suspicious—run-in with another shopper. But this wasn’t just an awkward interaction with a stranger, she claimed. In the video, which had racked up more than 81,700 views as of Tuesday, Sheila Hardin (@shielahardin) recounts how a woman around her age randomly approached her at Sprouts and started complimenting her leggings. What started as a seemingly harmless comment quickly escalated into a

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“Explain yourself!!!”: woman orders Too Good to Go....

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2025/06/01

Too Good To Go helps budget-friendly customers connect to stores or restaurants about to dispose of excess food. Typically, establishments provide a large variety of food items in a surprise bag. And after picking up her Too Good To Go bag, this customer was in for quite the surprise. Canada-based thrifter Victoria (@victoria.scholes) sits in her car, holding a plastic grocery store bag. “My first time ordering from Too Good To Go. Is this normal lmao,” she asks in the text overlay. When she

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“I hope you got 99% off”: Woman books flight on Jet2...

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2025/06/01

This Jet2 Airlines customer was given a fake seat on an airplane. Some say she should sue. Usually, the dilemma people face with their airplane seat is whether they got a coveted window or aisle seat or if they ended up with a dreaded middle seat. Other times, if you're traveling with people or another person, the issue is trying to see if a kind stranger will switch seats with you so that you can be together. But this woman faced an issue that we've frankly never seen before. What even is

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“Did it work?”: Renter says landlord refuses to fix...

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2025/06/01

There is nothing more frustrating to a renter than a landlord who does not fix things around a rental property. Whether it’s a simple or complicated fix, it is infuriating when a landlord drags their feet or ignores repair requests. But when renter Tyson Blatter (@t_blatt) found himself in this situation, he took a more creative approach. He shared the unorthodox approach he used to get his landlord’s attention on TikTok. Apparently, the renter had submitted requests for his building to fix

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11 stories of brides and grooms who left their...

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2025/05/25

Reddit user u/pimpyocean posed a compelling question: "People who left their partner the day of the wedding, what happened?" The responses were both numerous and emotionally charged. u/pimpyocean via Reddit While many recounted stories they had witnessed, several Redditors shared firsthand experiences of walking away on what was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. From uncovering cheating to coming to the difficult conclusion that their partner simply wasn’t the right person,

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“Love the attention to detail”: Ford driver pops open...

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2025/05/25

You’ve probably never noticed it before. But it’s there—tucked away in your trunk. It is a potentially life-saving lever designed to help you escape in the event you get trapped inside. If you have a car that was manufactured in 2002 or later, your trunk has one. TikToker @parkinginfl just discovered the emergency trunk release in his Ford and credited the company with designing and implementing it. “Someone at Ford deserves a reward for this,” the text overlay of his video, which now has 70,000

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Mom’s theory about how baddies make the best kind of...

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2025/05/25

One woman's hot take about baddies being the best kinds of parents is setting the internet ablaze. Mary Wilson’s “unpopular opinion” that baddies make the best moms went viral in a TikTok post from May 11. Wilson, @theemarywilson, told the moms of TikTok to be a baddie first, mom second, and your kid will thank you. 270 thousand views and 1700 comments in support of Wilson’s theory show that baddie mom theory is not only a very popular opinion—it’s possibly a scientifically proven fact

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Sorry, but that nail dust you’re collecting is...

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2025/05/25

Nail dust from acrylic manicures is actually microplastics, and yes, you’re breathing that in. If you've ever watched a nail tech shave down acrylics, you’ve seen it: that cloudy dust swirling in the air? It's not just harmless debris. It's microplastics. TikTok creator @savdoesmakeup recently dropped a viral truth bomb that had many rethinking their salon visits. "I don't know who needs to hear this, but nail dust is microplastics," she said. "It's literally just a tiny shaved-off piece of

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New study shows people who experience “The Ick” are...

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2025/05/25

If you're constantly getting "the ick" while on dates, research suggests it could reflect more about your personality than your partner's quirks. A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences reveals that people who frequently feel "the ick"—an unexpected, visceral repulsion toward a romantic partner—often score higher in traits like narcissism and other-oriented perfectionism. "The 'ick' has become an increasingly prevalent topic over the last few decades," explained lead

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American man eats spicy sandwich against all advice,...

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2025/05/25

A review for some ultra spicy chicken went viral after the experience nearly put the customer in the hospital, earning it a 10 out of 10. The restaurant owner themself posted the review to Reddit on Sunday, intriguing spice lovers everywhere. The post later spread to X, where users heralded the customer as a patriot and hero. Chugged Pepto, threw up, 10/10 According to the five-star review, restaurant staff and others repeatedly advised this person not to try the “10 spicy hot chicken

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“Real ones know”: Walmart worker scans Great Value...

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2025/05/25

The time it takes to fumble around with items at self-checkout, searching for barcode after barcode to scan, really adds up. Walmart thinks it has found a solution for that. The retail giant added “invisible barcodes” to its Great Value items. These allow customers and workers to scan items anywhere on the package—not just on the barcode box. While Walmart made the addition back in 2019, customers are still finding out about it to this day. In a video with over 48,000 views, Walmart worker

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“What is in the food that they are feeding us?”:...

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2025/05/25

A common complaint amongst shoppers is that food labels aren’t as easy to read as they used to be. While an ingredient list for a food product a few generations ago may have simply consisted of a short list of easily identifiable ingredients, modern food products often contain a long list of ingredients whose names most people are not aware of. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Many of these ingredients are known to be safe and have allowed food to remain shelf-stable for much longer than

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“Ask her. Ask her”: Shopper asks 2 Target employees...

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2025/05/25

A Target shopper went viral after she set up two employees better than any dating app ever could have. Megan Million (@meganmillion100) is known to her 250,000 TikTok followers for her innocuous pranks. The Daily Dot previously reported on her antics after she made up an incredible story to get out of a Planet Fitness membership. Allegedly, Megan told the worker that her entire family had suffered from food poisoning, which caused her father to lose his leg. The family, inexplicably, then had

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“The people at Enterprise was genuinely impressed”:...

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2025/05/25

A woman went viral on TikTok after sharing the lengths she and her friends went to in order to fix a dent in an Enterprise Rent-A-Car rental car. Kaliyah (@thatgyalsgallery) explained in a recent video that she had rented a car from the agency but ended up with a dented bumper after a minor mishap. Faced with the possibility of being charged, she said she needed a quick fix before returning the vehicle. Armed with a $13 tool from AutoZone—and help from her friends—Kaliyah said they managed to

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