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North Carolina woman buys carpet cleaner from Dollar Tree car section. Then she uses it on her living room rug: ‘You’re joking’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Jun 3rd
Woman orders new Coach chain online. Then she opens her package, and realizes they sent her a knock-off—she’s not alone

By Tiffanie Drayton Jun 1st
‘I was making like $7 an hour’: Virginia woman works for Abercrombie. Then she finds out what she’s supposed to do if she sees someone shoplifting

By Rachel Thomas May 30th
Woman finds Jacquemus bag at T.J. Maxx for $29.99. Then a New York shopper responds: ‘I found a Loewe puzzle bag in the clearance bin’

By Rachel Thomas May 30th
Woman gets gifted Miu Miu glasses. For $800, why did they break apart after 3 wears?: ‘It’s so embarrassing’

By Tiffanie Drayton May 26th
Woman sees Lysol ‘value pack’ of 2 at Target, so she whips out her calculator—and realizes how much people are being scammed

By Rachel Thomas May 26th
Walmart shopper finds $3 shoes, but they ring up for $19, says the price changed 3 times—while she was in store: ‘Dynamic pricing should be illegal’

By Melody Heald May 25th
Colorado woman finds $15K Tiffany & Co. necklace in Goodwill box of jewelry, then goes down a rabbit hole to confirm whether it’s real

By Rachel Thomas May 25th
Los Angeles man orders iPad Mini from Best Buy. Then he opens the package and is shocked by what he gets: ‘I’m staring at a HIPAA violation’

By Rachel Thomas May 23rd
Nevada woman says Costco worker wouldn’t stop asking her out. So she finally decides to give him a chance, but only if he does this one thing

By Ljeonida Mulabazi May 22nd
South Dakota customer goes to Walmart for regular shopping trip. Little did she know there would be a ‘Code Black’ and a complete store shutdown

By Ljeonida Mulabazi May 21st
Woman walks into Goodwill, and vows to never shop there again to after seeing what’s inside. She’s not the only one: ‘Mind you it’s all DONATED’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi May 21st
Build-A-Bear customers put ‘funny’ sound in bear. Then the worker listens to it at the register: ‘This is a family store’

By Rebekah Harding May 20th
Woman places Walmart delivery, then regrets her choices when a male shopper takes her order: ‘I’d request a refund and no tip’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi May 20th
New Jersey Girls Walk into Their Favourite Clothing Store, but Went Through the Most Bizarre 30 Minutes Instead: ‘Never Felt More like I Am Intruding’

By Kopal May 19th
Melbourne Woman Had the Best Day Grocery Shopping for the Week, Until She Saw a Trolley in the Middle of the Parking Lot: ‘Peak Rage Bait for Me’

By Kopal May 19th
Woman buys ‘camo’ pants from Walmart—too bad she didn’t notice the super inappropriate print throughout the fabric: ‘Are these Dickies?’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi May 18th
Woman walks into Walmart in Texas, and is shocked by the state of the shelves. Now people think the store is a simulation: ‘It looks so fake’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi May 17th
‘I could’ve gotten this for $20’: Florida woman orders Longchamp bag from Nordstrom. Then she realizes they sent her the Amazon dupe

By Rebekah Harding May 16th
Man walks into Walmart, then seeing the new price tags stops him short: ‘They can change at a moment’s notice’

By Rebekah Harding May 16th