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‘I’m gonna have to do it myself’: Aldi shopper tries...

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2024/07/13

An Aldi customer has gone viral after going to extreme measures to get some Tropical Punch juice. The clip, which has amassed 2.8 million views as of Saturday, begins with TikToker Vonn (@vonn.2) down the refrigerator aisles of the discount store. "So I need this juice all the way back in," he said, pointing to a far-reaching box of Tropical. The juice boxes were pushed to the far back of the refrigerator shelf, leaving Vonn, he says, unable to reach. As he continued walking through the

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‘$56 for every 2 weeks’: Toyota RAV4 driver can’t...

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2024/07/13

If you want to spend less at the pump the answer is simple—go hybrid. While some would urge folks to go fully electric, long distances can lead to worrying about when you're going to charge or not having the infrastructure in your home for home charging, you spend more money on supercharging costs than filling up with gasoline. One Toyota Rav4 XSE driver seems very happy with her purchase of the car's hybrid model. While other manufacturers, like Hyundai, receive praise for their hybrid

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Prism Hair: TikTok’s colorful, viral hair trend,...

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2024/07/13

We're seeing an explosion of beautiful, colorful hair all over social media. If you've ever dreamed of rocking a bold hairstyle, look no further than prism hair. The trendy hair-dyeing technique has people embracing dynamic color combinations. There are so many ways to create stunning "prism" illusions as the hair moves naturally. Viral hairstyles do come and go, but prism hair and all its varieties might be a new and fun way to express ourselves for years to come. It's a fun way for people of

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‘I did this a few weeks ago and they are still...

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2024/07/13

Some things just make a car look old. Not getting the ceramic coating on your car's paint job can ultimately make it look ratty and a little worn down after time. Dirty rims that have rust developing around the lug nuts? Also a pretty bad time, too. Not cleaning it regularly or shining the windows is another surefire way to keep your whip looking pretty grimy. However, there's one characteristic that arguably makes a ride look haggard worse than any of those oversights: Foggy headlights. It

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‘The way you just kept going’: Woman shares what it...

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2024/07/13

Gym memberships are notoriously difficult to cancel, making you jump through endless hoops so they can keep charging you every month. But this woman found a loophole that made her local Planet Fitness worker cancel her membership on the spot. Turns out all you need is a good lie and the ability to sit in some potential awkwardness. According to the Planet Fitness website, canceling your membership should be easy enough. You can either go into your local center in person or send a written

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Newsletter: HOAs are terrible—here’s 5 horror stories

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2024/07/13

Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. I hope your weekend is off to a good start! Ourtop storiestoday are about: Five viralHOA horror stories that involve stalking, suing, and much more, an expert warning about aSephora gift card scam, a look at why "White Tube Top Girl" has become so popular online, and why people are spooked aboutTrump's social media platform's new video partnership. After that, we've got another edition of "Meme History" for you

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‘Sephora workers are always so mean’: Customer...

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2024/07/13

Shopping in certain stores can become overwhelming even for the most well-adjusted folks—and it certainly does not help when an employee who is supposed to help customers ends up being hostile. Multiple shoppers have taken to social media platforms like TikTok to share their less-than-positive experiences with employees in-store. From one customer being yelled at for using a mirror in the store to touch up her makeup using her own products, to another sharing that she feels like employees

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‘Why y’all hiding how much meat I’m getting?’: Subway...

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2024/07/13

Subway is changing how you order your sandwich, and some people are not here for it. Will this change cause the sandwich giant to lose customers? Only time will tell. Since its inception, Subway has been known for its build-your-own sandwich model. All the ingredients, from the meats to the veggies to the sauces were on display behind a glass barrier. You could easily see all your options laid out in front of you and point to what you wanted. Sure, they've always had menu options, but it

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‘Y’all are getting ripped off’: Expert says you’re...

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2024/07/13

Gasoline is expensive. At the time of writing, the average cost of a gallon of gas is $3.54—meaning that, if you’re filling a smaller car, you’re likely to pay over $40 to fill your tank. Given this considerable expense, it’s understandable that many have voiced their frustrations about gas prices and the process of gassing their cars on the internet. For example, one user claimed that she paid $30 in gas, only to have her pump stop at $25 worth of gas; another stated that she regrets buying a

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‘This is more than just a normal thing that...

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2024/07/13

Hurricane Beryl recently made its way through Houston, Texas. This has resulted in a litany of problems for city residents. For example, many have been without power and lacked proper resources to find which areas have electricity, forcing them to rely on Whataburger outage maps to determine whether a section of the city has power. This sort of hurricane is not particularly unique to Texas, but the damage and timing of Hurricane Beryl have raised eyebrows. "To see a major tropical cyclone

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‘Once it hits 60k miles, it will start falling...

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2024/07/07

Buying a new car is a big decision. With the average price of a new car coming in at just under $50k as of this month, it’s understandable that most would want to ensure their new vehicle will last them for years and years to come.There are many options for new car buyers, often of varying dependability. One car brand that frequently gets brought up in discussions concerning poor dependability is Jeep. For example, one Jeep owner claimed they spent $4,000 in repairs and related costs within

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‘That explains the horrible texture’: Food expert...

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2024/07/07

Given the presently high cost of groceries, it’s understandable that people are getting a little pickier when they go to the grocery store. For example, if one is going to shell out nearly $5 for a dozen eggs, they would hope that they would be getting superior quality at such a high price point. One way to determine the quality of the items one is purchasing is by reading the label on the packaging. However, these labels can often be deceptive, as manufacturers are aware of what appeals to

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‘Had a manager tell me she’d write us up for batching...

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2024/07/07

In response to Starbucks in-app offers of four drinks for $20, TikTok user @goofeechiwahh uploaded a skit showing how he thinks the coffee company’s frequent deals stress out employees. He also speculates the company promotes these deals due to profit losses. In the video, the TikTok user portrays a frustrated Starbucks barista as ample customers order Frappuccinos using the four for $20 deal. “Are you serious? I can’t do it bro,” he says. “I can’t do it with these deals.” The creator

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‘Just let me do my job’: Five Below worker issues PSA...

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2024/07/07

Stores nationwide are slowly removing and restricting self-checkouts. And the retail discount store, Five Below, is one of them. Here, a Five Below employee gave a public service announcement to “entitled customers” who were disrespectful due to the new policy. In a nine-second clip, TikTok user Mads (@minecraftluverrr) stood at what used to be a self-checkout. The Five Below employee revealed her thoughts. “5Below isn’t self checkout,” she wrote in the text overlay. However, it didn’t stop

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Meme History: Disappointed Cillian Murphy

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2024/07/07

In the summer of 2023, the Barbenheimer phenomenon gave us both the most sugary sweet story ever told about an inanimate object, as well as a bump to one of the saltiest internet memes in recent history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClOSJhKjz8M&ab_channel=TheDailyDot Not mad, just disappointed. We’re talking of course about the most disinterested actor ever to grace a press junket, Cillian Murphy. In 2015, during the press tour for Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea, Cillian

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‘That would have been a selling point for me’: Woman...

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2024/07/07

TikTok user @jerasamazonfashion posted a video warning future homeowners to test out the doorbell sounds of their potential homes. “Note to all you homebuyers out there, make sure you ring the doorbell first before you buy the house,” she wrote in the caption. “You just might end up with the doorbell that sounds like this.” Instead of a classic doorbell sound, her doorbell plays “Charge (fanfare),” which often plays in sports stadiums as well as in various cartoons. The May 2024 video has

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‘Everything is full of that same gunk’: Ford mechanic...

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2024/07/07

Owning a car is expensive enough—but skipping key maintenance intervals for the sake of saving might end up making your initial purchase more costly. That’s the warning mechanics at @flyingwrenchesauto are sharing with drivers, at least. In a recent video, which has amassed more than 126,000 views, a worker there showed viewers a Ford truck in dire need of an oil change. The worker, who went unnamed, said the video served as “a little friendly reminder to change your damn oil.” The Ford in

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‘Thank you for sharing. I’m forwarding this to my...

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2024/07/07

An ex-Disneyland worker posted a viral video saying she was nearly human trafficked during a shift at the park. Gianna Alexis (@giannaalexis8) has reached over 42,000 likes on her TikTok. She added a caption to her video explaining, “Story time on how I was almost traf*icked working at Disneyland.” To start, Alexis explains how she previously worked at Disneyland in 2017 in the merchandise department. “While you are working merchandise you are usually working in the shops,” she continues,

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‘Got so much worse and I was diagnosed with...

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2024/07/07

A woman recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease issued a PSA about the health complications that can arise after recovering from COVID. Hannah (@spoonfulofhannah) uploaded a video to TikTok, in which she shared the details about her condition and how she was diagnosed. She also urged others who have had COVID to get their thyroid and antibodies checked. Woman says COVID caused hypothyroidism Hannah says, "Almost two years after the first infection, my hypothyroidism got so much worse

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‘I feel like the new Toyota Land Cruiser is like a...

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2024/07/06

If you've been thinking about getting a Ford Bronco, you might want to watch this video first. One owner shares their frustrations with the car in a "deinfluencing" video. In the video, Kailia Lopez (@kailia_lopez) walks viewers through all the reasons why they don't enjoy their Ford Bronco. "This is the truth about having a Bronco. I keep seeing everyone and their mom's talking about 'oh my god I want one so bad' But nobody actually talks about what it's like to have one, so I'm gonna

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