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‘If I am in trouble, I hope a woman is around’: Server says customer left with no tip. Then guest’s brother comes back inside, asks to look at the check

When two brothers walked out of a restaurant, a server thought the meal was over—until one of them came back to check the receipt. What happened next turned an ordinary shift into a viral TikTok about kindness, confrontation, and why, as one commenter put it, “I think if I learned…

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‘I’m confused I thought u can bring food’: Woman tries to sneak Magnolia Bakery’s infamous banana pudding on flight to D.C. Then she says she got kicked out of airport

A woman allegedly got in trouble for trying to sneak banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery onto her flight back to D.C. How much trouble, you ask? She said she got kicked out of the airport.

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‘I’m scared’: Florida woman asks her boyfriend to get Chex mix from the gas station. Then she goes inside after him

It’s the oldest trick in the book: a man wanders into a gas station hunting for Chex Mix, swears it isn’t there, and leaves empty-handed. His girlfriend walks in minutes later—and magically plucks the bag from the shelf. Sounds familiar? Maybe it rings a bell when your son can’t find…

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“Coach employees be like ‘if I can’t have it no one can’”: Texas dumpster diver hits ‘jackpot’ behind Coach store. Then she sees what the workers did to the handbags

Back in the early 2000s, the nickname “dumpster diver” would be taken with great offense. Now, however, what used to be an insult has become a flex. In 2025, TikTok dumpster divers are racking up views by showing off high-end goods rescued from the trash—and followers can’t get enough.

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’Who puts a Macbook and a water bottle in the same bag?’: Woman puts ‘leak-proof’ Owala inside tote bag. Now she’s out $200

A woman trusts her locked Owala water bottle in her tote bag, thinking it won’t leak on her new MacBook laptop. However, she shares her dismay when her tote bag fills with water.

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‘This is actually insane’: Los Angeles woman buys cake from Ralph’s for brother’s birthday. Then she cuts into it and is shocked–for the second time

There’s nothing like slicing into a fluffy, vanilla birthday cake only to become emotionally scarred by what’s inside. One woman had the unfortunate experience of being greeted by mold when she cut the cake she got from Ralph’s, ruining her brother’s birthday celebration.

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‘Make it make sense’: New Jersey woman tried to open a bank account at Chase. Then she’s told it doesn’t make sense to by a worker

Generally speaking, opening a bank account is pretty easy. Most of the time, one can simply walk into a bank, provide all of the relevant documents, and have a bank account opened for them the same day. There are even multiple banks that allow one to open an account online…

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‘Not a single review mentioned it’: Airbnb hosts asks why guests gave low rating. Then they reveal the creepy hair wall

A person recently gave their Airbnb a low rating, much to the amusement of their TikTok audience. The reason? They found multiple locks of human hair taped to the wall underneath a pair of blue curtains.

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‘Her GPS just quit’: DoorDash driver gets lost on way to customer’s house. Then an angry customer gets her address, shows up to the driver’s house at 2am

DoorDash drivers reacted to an unhinged customer who showed up at another driver’s house after her food wasn’t delivered. Many called out the company to take driver safety more seriously.

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‘They missed one’: Woman shops at Walmart for ‘Lilo & Stitch’ sweater. Then she takes a closer look at the tag

Throughout the years, customers have criticized corporations for finding sneaky methods to manipulate their prices. Now, one Walmart customer noticed another alleged price tag deception while browsing through Lilo Stitch clothing. Is this a growing phenomenon?

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‘I would lose my mind’: Boston woman flies Jet Blue. Then she sees the state they left her luggage in

If it’s not every traveler’s worst nightmare, it might be one of the most humiliating. The scene: it’s the end of a long travel day after languishing in a Lilliputian seat on an overcrowded airplane smelling vaguely of old sneakers and stale Biscoff cookies. Politeness and patience are running thin.…

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‘My blood was boiling inside’: Florida Ross shopper tries to go into the fitting room with her children. Then a manager gets involved

When parents are in public with young children, they usually bring them to use the same restroom or fitting room as them. After managers at Ross told a Florida-based mother of young twin boys she couldn’t take them with her into the same changing stall as her, she vowed never…

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‘I’m buying repackaged meat from a tube?’: Woman talks to Publix butcher about label secrets. What she finds out is surprising

Many Americans don’t know a whole lot about where their food comes from. In 2017, the Washington Post claimed that 7 percent of Americans believed that chocolate milk came from brown cows. In the early 1990s, a Department of Agriculture study found that 1 in 5 Americans didn’t even know…

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‘Yes it’s $1 more’: Obesity coach spends more on Tillamook cream cheese because it has ‘no stabilizers.’ Does it really matter?

An obesity coach warns shoppers to avoid a few common ingredients in cream cheese, claiming it could disrupt gut health.

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‘Buy now, cry later?’: Dallas realtor says client almost lost out on home over Klarna loan. Now she’s issuing a ‘buy now, pay later’ warning

Purchasing a home is one of the biggest financial commitments most people will ever make— if they can even afford to.

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‘She’s so mad you found a way around her’: Five Below shopper says worker refused to exchange item. So she pulls an UNO reverse card

A Five Below customer is declaring customer service “DEADDDD” after her experience with a store manager.

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‘Charging a cleaning fee when they need to clean up is diabolical’: Woman books Miami Airbnb. Then she goes inside

In a viral TikTok, @morahluv says she had the worst Airbnb experience ever during her stay in Miami.

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‘Who authorized that?’: Woman says your co-workers and Goodreads connections may know what’s on your Kindle. Is it true?

A woman says she was browsing Instagram’s Threads when she came upon scary information about Goodreads and Kindle integration.

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‘I would rent a U-Haul’: Woman goes dumpster diving behind a grocery store after a storm. She finds ‘still cold’ Lean Cuisines, Smucker’s Uncrustables, Eggo waffles

One Texas woman stumbled upon a treasure trove of frozen food after a storm knocked out a grocery store’s power.

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‘Why is he laughing so defensively?’: Woman ‘rummages’ through boyfriend’s car. Then she finds something suspicious

A woman’s suspicious discovery inside her boyfriend’s car has TikTok viewers convinced that he is guilty of infidelity. In a viral TikTok, Phoebe Adams (@phoebeadams112) says she was “rummaging” through her boyfriend’s car when she came across some evidence TikTok detectives are sure signals cheating: a single earring.

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‘THIS IS WHY ex-wives have such a HUGE glow up after divorce’: Woman says husband set up Blackstone grill for 2-year-old’s birthday party. Here’s why it’s such a problem

One man’s decision to set up his Blackstone grill on his daughter’s birthday has the internet side-eyeing both him and his wife.

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‘I fear this might be a universal experience’: Server collects tip from table. Then she reads the message the couple wrote on a napkin

A server may have gotten a little more than she bargained for after serving a couple and receiving something more than a tip.

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‘I open everything in store’: Woman buys brand-new $3K MacBook Pro from Best Buy. Then she discovers an old one inside when she takes it home

A husband and wife who purchased a $3,000 M4 MacBook Pro from Best Buy claim that a used, older model was inside its sealed packaging. Morebell (@morebellsmel) uploaded a series of viral TikTok detailing her issues that accrued over 375,000 views.

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‘These companies be scammin’: Woman books PODS for moving. Then she tells them she found a better price with U-Haul

One customer’s experience with PODS has her declaring, “I’m sick and tired of being ripped off.” We relate, girl.

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‘They left my new house a mess’: Woman pays for white glove delivery from Ashley Furniture. Then she sees how they put her $1,000 bed together

One customer is calling on Ashley Furniture to do better after her experience with its installation workers.

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