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Boston woman takes late grandma’s pearl necklace for repairs. She’s devastated when she gets it back: ‘I dreamed of wearing them on my wedding day’

By Jan 30th
NYC woman gets an email from ‘Skims’ asking for bikini pics. It’s not from Skims: ‘There’s no way y’all are falling for this in 2026’

By Jan 27th
‘They switched to dynamic pricing’: Idaho woman notices 70% clearance at Michaels. Then she catches them ‘scamming’ customers with the price tags

By Jan 23rd
‘My bank did not give me my money back’: Florida woman deposits 2 checks from jewelry company. Then they ask her to Zelle them something back

By Dec 27th
Arizona woman catches Verizon charging her $718 for ‘no reason.’ They claim she upgraded. She didn’t: ‘That’s the exact reason I refuse to do autopay’

By Dec 26th
‘The day before close’: Michigan man buys Detroit house. Then he catches the realtor double-dipping on commission with the oldest trick in the book

By Dec 6th
‘If your name is Brittany…’: FedEx driver calls out customer Brittany after she orders 19-piece sectional from LoveSac

By Nov 29th
‘Immediately, $1,000 to DoorDash. I’ve never used DoorDash in my life’: New York woman gets 8 calls from unknown number. Then her Klarna account gets hacked

By Nov 15th
‘They think they were fake pictures’: Power window salesperson gives 2.5-hour pitch to Austin woman instead of ‘free quote.’ Then the homeowner checks her email

By Nov 15th
‘They still get paid:’ New Jersey woman orders Uber. Then she catches him sitting in car for 15 minutes instead of picking her up

By Nov 15th
‘Costco would never!’: Dallas woman gets $500 Williams Sonoma-exclusive Le Creuset Dutch oven with lifetime warranty. Then it cracks

By Oct 26th
‘I hear Lowe’s is good’: Florida Best Buy customer spends $22K on appliances, installation. Then the worker installs a broken oven and ‘runs away’

By Oct 26th
‘Speed Queen is the way to go’: Pittsburgh woman gets $748 Maytag washer after Kenmore floods her home. Then she’s ready to return it after less than 8 hours

By Oct 25th
‘They scammin’’: Uber quotes Atlanta woman $33.05 when she puts her American Express card. Then she switches to a Visa

By Oct 19th
‘I feel like these companies need better management’: Cleveland woman’s uncle passes away. Then she tries to stop AT&T from billing his account

By Oct 15th
‘They don’t have scales anymore in the fruit department’: Walmart shopper buys 6-pound chicken for $16.42. Then he weighs it at home

By Sep 16th
‘Please don’t send no more money to Elon’: Woman tries to send her ‘boyfriend’ Elon Musk money while at Florida Publix. Then a worker intervenes

By Sep 11th
’Scary how they have pics of your car though???’: NYC woman gets a traffic ticket in the mail. Then she realizes she may have been paying someone else

By Aug 22nd
‘I’m not the first girl that he has done this to’: Florida woman matches with man on Hinge. Then she discovers he’s a ‘con artist’

By Aug 21st
‘That’s insane to assume people can afford that’: Woman takes 4-minute pedicab after Morgan Wallen concert in Cleveland. Then she sees the total

By Aug 20th