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‘This is 140% markup’: Woman sees Christmas tree collar on sale for $59.99 at Michael’s. Then she peels off the price tag

By Dec 8th
‘Would have probably gotten better donuts doing a Walmart delivery’: Alabama man orders $51 Krispy Kreme delivery for his workers who start at 4am. Then Krispy Kreme ruins their day

By Dec 8th
‘Does the same job’: Detroit business man buys Morton salt at Lowe’s. He says it’s a cheaper way to protect your streets from ice. Does it work?

By Dec 7th
‘Should I call the store?’: Texas woman buys $10.98 piggy bank at Goodwill. She can’t believe what she finds inside

By Dec 7th
‘I just worked for free and now I have to pay for a bag?’: NYC woman shops at Zara—she didn’t expect to end up ‘working’ a shift

By Dec 5th
‘Can I be honest?’: Woman’s shopping trip to Aritzia turns sour after worker body shames her while trying on jeans

By Dec 4th
‘If you take a picture of the sign, they have to honor it’: South Carolina man spots a Walmart deal in the store. Then he tries to pay

By Dec 3rd
The Cumulus is the Porsche of coffee machines, and it’s at the top of my holiday wish list

By Dec 3rd
‘Why does it look like this?’: Woman buys ‘brand-new’ Blackstone from Costco. Then she unboxes it

By Dec 3rd
‘This is the now 5th item’: Florida woman orders shoes from Amazon. Then they come used. Here’s the tag you need to look for

By Dec 2nd
‘Hobby Lobby is never the answer’: Woman goes to Michaels. Then she leaves empty-handed

By Dec 1st
‘She took no boundaries too literally’: Florida woman finds 50-cent clearance rack at Walmart. Then another shopper walks up, says something so out of pocket

By Nov 30th
‘The local police don’t care.’: Michigan woman goes to Walmart fitting room. Then they notice something fishy

By Nov 29th
‘I fear this isn’t the first time he’s done this’: Atlanta man gets his girlfriend a ‘rare vintage’ Coach purse. It doesn’t go as planned

By Nov 28th
‘Imagine this was some else’s couch’: Colorado woman buys pink sweatsuit from Gap. Then she sees what it did to her couch

By Nov 28th
‘ I have never had an issue with mine’: Woman buys ‘leakproof’ Owala water bottle. Then she puts it in bag with her $2,000 MacBook

By Nov 28th
Our favorite Black Friday 2025 deals will leave you way cozier for way less

By Nov 28th
‘Good enough to risk getting trampled’: Resurfaced chaotic video of Walmart on Black Friday in 2011 has people longing for the way things were. Why?

By Nov 27th
Woman’s ‘Alo’ letters on $148 sweatshirt fall off. What else should you avoid during the $30%-off Black Friday sale?

By Nov 27th
‘I was like eww’: Nashville woman sits down at Hobby Lobby. Then a ‘late 30s’ man asks if she’s OK when he sees that’s she’s on her phone

By Nov 27th