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‘They owe you a full refund’: Woman catches Marriott,...

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2024/09/01

A woman recently proclaimed on TikTok that she’ll never “stay at a hotel again” after noticing that Westin, an upscale hotel chain owned by Marriott International, lied to her about having freezers in their rooms. The mixup, she said, prevented her from storing her breast milk.Kate Seely (@mom_inaminivan), who lives in Texas, said that she booked a Westin hotel in New York for her and her husband’s anniversary in February. At the time, she said she was still breastfeeding for her son and wanted

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‘Honda / Toyota? Are the intakes low?’: Mechanic says...

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2024/09/01

A mechanic has gone viral after issuing a PSA to drivers thinking about driving in water. With 747,400 followers, the Royalty Auto Service TikTok account is a regular on our FYPs, giving us all kinds of advice on all things automobile. For their latest TikTok, the focus was something which, according to the account's mechanic, "should be common sense" to any drivers worth their salt. In the two-minute clip, the mechanic stands on the side of a road amidst torrential rain and a blown-down

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Does Elon Musk have a robot girlfriend?

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2024/09/01

Elon Musk is behind some of the biggest companies in the world, and those companies have produced technology that really does push past the final frontier. Like SpaceX’s rockets, which can leave the planet, or Starlink’s satellite internet, which can drop an article about whether Elon Musk has a robot girlfriend right on your lap almost anywhere in the world. But did Musk manage to create a robot girlfriend? Some posters online are claiming he did—though not very seriously. The images behind

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‘Most marked up item on the menu’: Taco Bell worker...

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2024/08/31

After quitting her job at Taco Bell, a worker posted a viral TikTok sharing the secrets she thinks customers should know before eating there again. Katie Brown (@kates.brown.03) reached over 1.7 million views and 99,000 likes on her slide show. In a caption, she told viewers this was done “in celebration of no longer being employed!” Using photos selected from her camera roll, Brown chose seven different pictures that she took during her shifts at Taco Bell and added captions to explain what

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‘I’ll prove it’: Nissan dealership shows even this...

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2024/08/31

A Nissan dealership employee defended the engine noise of the soon-to-be-released 2025 Kicks. After showing the car off in a TikTok video, commenters criticized the sound its engine made. However, the Puyallup Nissan (@puyallupnissan) worker argued that all modern car engines sound like this. To prove it, he cracked open a Toyota 2024 RAV4 hood with the engine running. While he thought the video, which accrued 26,000 views, was enough to evince his point, other TikTokers weren't so sure. All

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‘At least you got video evidence’: DoorDash customer...

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2024/08/31

A scene straight out of a culinary crime drama: Falling food, split mystery liquids and disappointed faces. But this isn’t just your average “unscripted,” episode of "Hell’s Kitchen". Rather, a TikTok posted by a New Jersey local just two-nights ago about a DoorDash Order gone wrong. In the short 5-second video, Mr.Burgies (@mrburgies), an avid content-creator, shows his audience how his relaxing night-in quickly turned for the worst. “This is the reason why I will NEVER be ordering delivery

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‘She deff just added a tip’: Customer catches Golf...

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2024/08/31

If you're one of those people who never reads the receipt, you might want to start. This customer says she got scammed after reading the receipt before leaving. While buying two fountain drinks at Keene Trace Golf Club, Jenna Simpson (@jjsimp_) says she noticed the person behind the register rang her up for $1.20 more than the total. Jenna explains that the cashier took her card to swipe behind the register away from the screen where they began their transaction. Simpson says she noticed from

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‘They getting $1 a second’: Dealership quotes driver...

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2024/08/31

Getting routine car maintenance done can feel like a minefield if you don't know how to do it yourself. Even the simplest of jobs can seem insurmountable to regular folks with limited experience in car maintenance. This goes for small independent shops that might come highly recommended to corporate dealership operations that charge similar rates for less-than-friendly service. But it might not be all that hard to do on your own. One car detailer @lamarcapitalr shows how drivers might easily

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‘I’m not paying $60 for a meal I haven’t ate’: Texas...

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2024/08/31

A woman is taking to TikTok to ask about restaurant wait times after she and her husband waited 50 minutes for their order at Texas Roadhouse. Content creator Niki D (@nikollasaachli) shared a video that has garnered over 487,000 views recounting her experiences at a restaurant “which has the word roadhouse at the end and the first name of the restaurant is a state.” When she first walked into the restaurant, Niki says the host said there was no wait time, which was “unusual” for that

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‘I don’t know what the sauce is’: McDonald’s debuts...

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2024/08/31

Foodies are pumped about McDonald's newest menu item, the Big Arch, which some say is the fast-food chain's best burger yet. A Canadian food vlogger, Mystic Foodies (@mysticfoodies), posts a TikTok with over 122,000 views, showing off the new burger. "I don't know what the sauce is, but it's two patties," she says, showing off the burger. "Crispy onions and an amazing sauce." The TikToker takes a large bite, showing off the burger's contents. "I'm not exaggerating; this is the best

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‘You don’t have to scrub for 40 hours’: Woman shares...

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2024/08/25

Put any tomato-based sauce inside a clear plastic Tupperware just one time. Soon, you'll have yourself a forever-red-stained container. It doesn't seem to matter how many times you wash it. Nor will switching up soaps or cleaning techniques do the trick, either.However this TikToker, Pressie (@shpresseyyy), claims to have cracked the code. In a viral clip that's garnered over 5.4 million views, she shares the trick she promises will teach folks "how to get grease stains off of Tupperware

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‘You did him dirty’: Viewers torn after customer puts...

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2024/08/25

What do you think a fair interest rate on a used car loan should be? It's certainly not 14%, according to a swarm of users who responded to a video posted by this car salesman. J Rod (@jrodsellscars) posted a viral TikTok sharing what he called a "perfect" sales experience. However, throngs of commenters who replied to his video, which amassed 169,000 views, thought the buyer was "done dirty." Seamless experience "I just sold a car to the most perfect first-time buyer," the TikToker claims

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‘He wanted to get caught’: Woman says she caught her...

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2024/08/25

This woman found out her husband was cheating in the most unexpected way but with the most cliche person. Can you guess who he cheated on her with? In a viral video just shy of 3 million views, Belle Blake (@mrsbelleblake) explained that her husband uses her DoorDash account, so she ends up getting notifications whenever he places an order. This time, the order came with something extra. Blake assumed that since her husband was at work, he was getting food delivered to the office. Instead,

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25 jokes and memes only people who play the NYT...

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2024/08/25

The NYT Connections game, which launched on June 12, 2023, has achieved almost Wordle levels of ubiquity in recent months. In fact, it’s the second-most played NY Times app game to Wordle at this point. Like most NY Times games, it’s a simple concept: on a board of sixteen-word boxes, find the four groups of four that fit together. The titular connections are not often obvious and sometimes extremely tenuous and/or infuriating, throwing you for a loop that’s understandable for any normal human

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‘The employees are putting BLOOD sweat and tears into...

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2024/08/25

A woman claims she found something appalling in her Adidas shoe box. If you're squeamish about blood, you may not want to hear this story. Popular TikToker Syd (@poorandhungry), whose content usually focuses on the things she deals with as a server, posted a trending video with more than 150,000 views. In it, shared the horrific experience she had when picking up her shoes from Dick's Sporting Goods. Syd explained that she ordered the shoes online for in-store pickup. When she got to Dick's,

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‘That’s why I have no animal clothes for my boy’:...

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2024/08/25

A TikToker says she noticed a potentially disturbing difference between the animals featured on the prints of boys' and girls' clothes while shopping at a children's retailer, Carter's, in a now-viral TikTok. The video posted by TikToker @radicalweenie has amassed over 438,000 views. In the clip, she says that her mom noticed that boys' clothing typically features animals that are "predators," and girls' clothing typically features animals that are "prey," which could perpetuate harmful gender

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‘Literally crazy how the colors got darker too’:...

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2024/08/25

A popular TikToker posts a now-viral video showing where her local Target displays the plus-sized clothing section, sparking discussion in the comments. The video posted by TikToker Samyra (@samyra) has over 490,000 views. In the clip, she walks towards the clothing section of Target, walking past several aisles and the clearance section until she reaches the plus-sized fashion. "Where are the plus sizes? Literally behind this wall back here," Samya says. "They said big back b--h get to the

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‘It’s not supposed to make that noise’: Dodge Rebel...

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2024/08/25

A man reports that the Dodge Rebel his parents bought has a troubling ticking noise when it starts up cold. He contends that the dealer they brought it from isn't taking care of the situation. The video about the truck—a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 Rebel—comes from creator Damian (@hotwheelsdamian). The clip got more than 399,000 views on TikTok since going up on Aug. 5. The video alleges in its on-screen caption, "The dealership sold us a lemon," and explains the situation he and his parents

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‘Amazon out here smashing down the street A/C on full...

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2024/08/25

The thing about heatwaves is that they can be brutal. That's something a UPS delivery driver learned the hard way after spending a shift in a hot, un-air-conditioned truck. The video by ThatUPSMan (@whosthatupsman) was a seven-second clip, but it proved to be effective amassing 949,400 views. As he sipped a bottle of water, the TikToker sat in his truck while an on-screen caption read: "It's 2024, we still don't have A/C! While Amazon out here smashing down the street with A/C on full blast

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‘What restaurant in Austin?’: Woman says owner...

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2024/08/25

A woman went viral on TikTok after sharing the story of an uncomfortable encounter she said she had with a married owner of a local restaurant. Natalia (@natalialately), a longtime influencer based out of Austin, Texas, said that her troubles started after the man, who remained unnamed, invited her to a tasting event. Since she lived nearby, Natalia said she offered to visit the restaurant one day in advance to “check the place out.” Initially, she said that everyone—and that the place

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