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‘Nordstroms would never do me like that’: North Texas woman orders JW Anderson handbag from Neiman Marcus. Then she opens the package

By Dec 11th
Washington woman turns oven on self-clean mode for the first time. Then she realizes why no one uses it: ‘Self clean shouldn’t exist’

By Dec 11th
‘It is illegal for you to do that’: Lululemon sends wrong package to Miami woman’s house. Then they say they’ll send someone to pick it up. They don’t realize she’s a law student

By Dec 10th
‘Luxury is not luxuriating’: New York woman goes to Chanel to get $3K Coco Crush ring resized. It turns into a whole debacle—now she’s out hundreds

By Dec 10th
‘Are you in the Tuesday club?’: Woman goes to checkout at Ross. Then the cashier says something ‘offensive’

By Dec 10th
‘The two girls nowhere to be found’: Austin man sees two Walmart shoppers filming Angel Tree shopping video. Then he finds their full cart—abandoned

By Dec 10th
‘Do they want to go out of business’: Woman tries to investigate Michaels for ‘dynamic pricing.’ Then she takes a closer look at the shelves

By Dec 9th
Kentucky woman goes to Walmart for some ink, sees it’s cheaper to buy the printer again. Then she confronts a worker about it: ‘This makes no sense’

By Dec 9th
‘They don’t even try to hide it’: Florida Publix customer buys pecan, sweet potato pies. Then she peels back the stickers

By Dec 9th
‘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