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‘You are on a list’: Target shopper admits to using Cat & Jack uniforms all year, returning them at end of the year to get $375 back

By Jun 14th
‘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

By Jun 13th
‘Every single week. Every single order’: H-E-B curbside shopper shares ‘recession indicator’ she’s noticed in grocery orders

By Jun 12th
‘I will never be doing this again’: Woman uses jeans-sizing hack at the thrift store. Then she ends up at Urgent Care

By Jun 11th
‘Check your bank account just to be safe’: Man orders $140 grill from Lowe’s. Then he gets sent $1,400 grill instead

By Jun 10th
‘This is a well-kept secret’: Expert says Home Depot keys only come in 5 types. Then he says you can open your neighbor’s door

By Jun 9th
‘I’ll recognize you next time’: Coach outlet store customer tries to return purse. Then the worker tells her something shocking

By Jun 8th
‘Are these real, sir?’: Woman goes to store, finds Labubu blind boxes. Then she opens up the package in front of the worker

By Jun 7th
‘No way I’m eating free shrimp’: Kroger shopper finds ‘free’ sticker on shrimp, takes it to self-checkout. Is it safe to eat?

By Jun 6th
‘THIS for an elf pencil is crazy’: Walmart shopper orders eyebrow pencil for delivery. Then she sees the box it’s delivered in

By Jun 3rd
Ex-loss prevention specialist reveals the one universal gesture that all shoplifters make before they try to swipe goods. You might do this even if you don’t plan to steal

By Jun 2nd
‘This happened to me with Target’: Woman’s Sephora order gets delayed. Then she discovers a little-known law that lets her get the $200 order—free

By Jun 2nd
‘Get one of these’: Amazon driver issues PSA to customers with long driveways. Here’s what you can do to make your deliveries arrive quicker

By May 31st
‘It usually doesn’t look like this’: Costco shopper buys Kirkland cheese slices. Then she opens the package

By May 30th
‘They’re not making any money off me’: Man says he found out how to boycott Target while still shopping there

By May 29th
‘Would you like to upgrade for $55.06?’: Shopper tries to buy cat litter at Sam’s Club at 8:30am. Then self-checkout stops them

By May 27th
‘This is on sale’: Woman tries to scan Powerade at self-checkout. Then the manager steps in and says no, she can’t buy this product

By May 26th
‘My type of pettiness’: Woman walks in Target. Then she leaves seconds later ‘to mess up their customer metrics’

By May 19th
‘Costco ripped a loaf of bread out of our cart’: Sam’s Club customer pays for groceries. Then the worker grabs the mangoes out of her basket on the way out

By May 18th
‘How does it know?’: Customer goes into Old Navy fitting room. Then she notices an unprecedented, ‘Black Mirror’-esque new feature

By May 15th