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‘There’s always a reason why you’re getting name...

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2025/02/02

There's a reason the skincare and hair products at T.J. Maxx are so cheap, and it might not be what you're thinking. T.J. Maxx and Marshall's are a wonderland for people wanting to get name-brand beauty products at a reasonable price. You go into the sometimes color-coded aisles and your eyes get wide with the prospect of being able to access so many fancy items or even getting drug store staples at a fraction of the price. But it might not be worth it in the end and could do more harm

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‘You don’t blow water all over the inside’: Man...

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2025/02/02

If you've had to drive home on a soggy seat after accidentally soaking your car's interior at a self-service car wash, you'll want to try this trick next time. In a video with over 167,000 views, car wash expert Ivan Bergman (@ivanbergman) shares a weekly car wash hack for self-serve newbies. He shows the hose dial, which lets customers change the stream to settings like soap, rinse, wax, and pre-soak. "Flip it to spot-free rinse when you want to clean inside your door jamb," he suggests

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‘Why am I not tipping them?’: Woman questions not...

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2025/02/02

Tipping culture has become more confusing than ever—this woman is here to clear some things up. Tipping used to be more straightforward. If you went to a restaurant, you tipped your server, typically 15-20%, depending on the quality of the service. Bartenders, taxis, delivery drivers, valet, and your hairdresser were the rest of the service workers topping out the "who to tip" list. But nowadays, the protocols have gotten murky as more places—like coffee shops, fast food spots, and even

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‘Sneakflation’: Shopper issues warning against...

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2025/02/02

The cost of groceries skyrocketed by 28% over the past five years, according to NerdWallet. But that's not the only reason it feels like you're getting less bang for your buck at the grocery store lately. In a video with over 10,000 views, Melissa Simonson (@realmelissasimo) points out that several popular packaged food manufacturers have shrunk the amount of product—without lowering the price. Some shoppers call this phenomenon "shrinkflation." "I hope you like doing math at the grocery

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‘The grocery stores are lying’: Farmer’s market...

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2025/02/02

In the last few years, the avian flu has wreaked havoc on national egg suppliers. While the issue has made headlines consistently since the onset of the current strain of avian flu in 2020, the issue has driven up the prices of eggs to an all-time high in early 2025—and potentially higher. The average price of a dozen eggs in the U.S. sits at about $4.15. However, one shopper says he approached the egg seller at his local farmer's market to see what he thinks of the increases. Health coach

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‘You beat me home’: Expert buys new Mercedes. Then he...

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2025/02/02

Royalty Auto Service (@royaltyautoservice) regularly posts content to its large TikTok following. Many of the business' videos center on issues consumers have with their vehicles, along with tips on extending a car's lifespan. However, in a recent post, the owner of the shop, Sherwood, took center stage. He vented his frustrations with a newer model Mercedes S550 he owns. Furthermore, he shared the sticker shock he received just for the price of a specific OEM part on the Benz. Trunk

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‘I did get fired unfortunately’: McDonald’s customer...

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2025/02/02

McDiva is what people are calling this McDonald's employee after she stood up to a rude customer. So how exactly did she get this title? A customer interaction gone wrong McDiva (@.222.k06) is a college student who worked at McDonald's. During New Year's Eve, she says her boss told her the store was done making food at 7:30pm. This way they would clean and close the store by 8pm, which was their usual closing time. However, the worker went viral after a customer filmed their interaction

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Meme History: Will Smith memes

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2025/02/02

Will Smith has been a fixture of meme culture almost as long as he’s been one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Whether you think of him as the lovable goofball version of himself or a short-tempered Bad Boy, there’s no denying that he’s had more than one moment of meme fame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rgdVnJpHnk&ab_channel=TheDailyDot So without further ado, let’s get jiggy with them. 5) Woll Smoth We’ll begin with the oldest and most immediate of them all:Woll

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‘Idk why people act like it’s an all-purpose spray’:...

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2025/02/02

Another Dawn Powerwash customer is going viral for stating that they believe many are using the product incorrectly. Dana (@tlrdanadjt97) posted a viral clip showing what she believes is an incorrect usage scenario for the popular cleanser. "Is it just me or does anyone else freak out when they see people 'clean' with Dawn Powerwash?" she writes in the text overlay. The user's main gripe appears to be with the residue left behind after wiping the wash away. They demonstrate this in their

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‘You guys did it last?’: Man goes to get oil change....

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2025/02/02

A man is outraged after he went in for an oil change, and the mechanic called out “whoever did this last.” The problem is they did it last time. TikTok user Bobby Tripp (@mrbobbytripp) explains the situation in a video posted on Jan. 17. Tripp starts the video with a rhetorical question. He says, “How to get kicked out of getting your oil changed? This is how.” He continues, “I went to Markquart Lube-N-Wash, and while I was there, they brought me out and said, ‘Excuse me, yeah, we cannot

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‘This is why people do not trust most mechanics’:...

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2025/01/26

Mechanic or superhero? This guy saves the day after 4 other shops had no idea what to do with this Dodge Dart. So what exactly was the problem and how did they fix it?On this episode of a day at Royal Auto Service (@royalautoservice), this father and son duo are taking a look at a Dodge Dart that intermittently doesn't start. According to the mechanic, the car owner said they had gone to three to four different shops and dealers and that no one could figure out what was wrong with the Dodge

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‘It’s gonna make your life a whole lot easier’: Man...

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2025/01/26

When you were a kid, you probably loved waking up in the morning to a world covered in snow. The excitement you felt after peering out your window to an ivory-coated abyss meant school could be closed. As an adult with responsibilities and things you need to accomplish, it can be a nightmare. Especially if your car is exposed to the elements. Oftentimes, you'll have to factor in a bunch of extra pre-commute time just so you can clean your car to take out on the road. However, TikToker and life

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‘At least you know it’s real’: Man orders from...

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2025/01/26

A surprise was found in an order of freshly cooked lemon pepper wings. TikToker Benjamin Smith (@benjaminbeeps) dived in for a closer look at his Wingstop order only to notice something else came along with the wings. In the 16-second clip, Smith flashes to the camera a deep-fried lemon pepper wing that still had some feathers attached. “This thing still has feathers on it, this is the wing that would not stop,” Smith says in disgust. The video text caption reads, “TIK TOK IS BACK

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‘I literally just walked out mid iPhone 16 purchase...

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2025/01/26

While the United States TikTok scored a 75-day extension, the social media app still isn't available on the App Store or Google Play. The popular app's absence may slow sales at electronics retailers. In a video with over 4.3 million views, TikToker Olivia Reiskin (@oliviareiskin) says she planned to purchase a new iPhone 16 from the Apple store. However, she was shocked when an Apple worker told her that while other data from her old device could be transferred, TikTok could not. "They tell

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‘$300 factory option’: Car reviewer steps into Nissan...

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2025/01/26

Would you pay $300 for a piece of carpet to put on your car's dash? That's what Nissan dealerships were purportedly charging for this strange add-on for its Cube vehicle. The TikTok account TFL Studios (@tflstudios) showed off the feature in a viral clip that's accrued over 778,000 views. Numerous commenters were stunned at the mini-rug's price point, wondering just what in the heck Nissan was thinking. Carpet ride The top of the video begins on a round, fuzzy patch on top of the Nissan

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‘I was SHOCKED when I saw these just sitting there’:...

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2025/01/26

Caroline Ecker (@carolineecker) is a seasoned thrifter. Her page boasts several thrift finds, deals, and restoration projects. This time, the thrift gods blessed Ecker with a design classic, the Wassily chairs, but not without a good fight. Once Ecker first noticed the chairs at the Goodwill, they had a hold sign on them. Meaning, that someone was coming back to purchase them. "Oh my god, someone just got the steal of a lifetime on these, oh my god, $39.99. Wow, what a lucky score," Ecker

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Meme History: Ermahgerd

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2025/01/26

Imagine backpacking through a foreign country, andgetting a text from your momasking whyyour photo is all over the internet. Then coming home to find out that a photo you took13 years priorwas in fact,social media’s hottest new meme. It'd be enough to make you sayErmahgerd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MCxeRI-gRg&ab_channel=TheDailyDot Origins In 2012, 16-year-old Jeff Davis, better known on Reddit as /u/xWavy, was scrolling publicly visible Facebook and Myspace photos and

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‘I felt forced to stay to finish my frappe’:...

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2025/01/26

If you haven't been to Starbucks recently, answering a new question in the ordering process could slow down your morning. In recent years, the company has reinvested in its policy of allowing customers to provide their own reusable cups. The company shared news releases explaining the many ways customers can make more sustainable choices in their daily caffeine fix. At the same time, the coffee chain has rolled out a new feature for dine-in customers that calls back to the origins of coffee

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‘There’s a little notch right here’: Man reveals the...

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2025/01/26

If you spend enough time on the internet, you'll soon discover you've been doing everything wrong your entire life. For example, wringing out the excess cleaning solution from a gas station squeegee. Branon (@pipe.beard) posted a viral TikTok showing that most squeegee bins come with a hidden feature. These apparently are designed to help folks eke out the liquid from a squeegee's sponge. Upon delineating this practice, however, numerous folks on the app still weren't impressed. That's because

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‘This isn’t Amazon. This is Kohl’s’: Woman tries to...

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2025/01/26

A woman says she was gaslit by a Kohl’s employee as she was trying to drop off an Amazon return at the store. Katie Nikolakakos (@k80nikolakakos) explained her beef with Kohl’s in a TikTok video that received 15,300 views. “I’m sitting in the Kohl’s parking lot hyping myself up to walk in there and return a package because last time I did this I was very embarrassed, and I’ll tell you why,” she begins. Nikolakakos says that she recently needed to return a package to Amazon. After initiating

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