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‘I would have gotten my money back’: Houston woman orders cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory. Then she realizes she’s been bamboozled

By Apr 9th
‘She brings up how pregnant I am’: California woman leaves Yelp review after stylist ‘fries’ her hair. Then the owner responds

By Apr 1st
Woman gets offered ‘free samples’ at Sephora. Then she gets her receipt—and catches the cashier in a scam: ‘They want to hit their metrics’

By Mar 7th
‘I almost got scammed’: Georgia woman checks out at Family Dollar. Then she notices something odd about the card scanner—catching the worker in a lie

By Mar 7th
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