Man at Asian market pointing to chicken on rack (l) Man at Asian market sniffing durian fruit caption "This food should be illegal" (c) Man at Asian market holding spicy noodles (r)

‘During AAPI heritage month?’: TikToker called out for claiming Asian grocery store has ‘a pet store’

"Even if his intent wasn't to be racist, it still comes off that way."

On May 28, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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Car trunk with bags of cereal caption "very old lady ordered 24 boxes of cereal because it's all she could afford. every meal every day." (l) car trunk full of bags of cereal and a tub with cereal caption "very old lady ordered 24 boxes of cereal because it's all she could afford. every meal every day." (c) car trunk with bin full of bags of cereal caption "very old lady ordered 24 boxes of cereal because it's all she could afford. every meal every day." (r)

‘Every meal, every day’: DoorDash driver says woman ordered trunk full of Kellogg’s cereal because it’s all she can afford, sparking debate

'Aren't there microwaveable meals cheaper than a box of cereal?'

On May 10, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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tiktok woman hand up caption "My instacart delivery person is a man. I'm afraid for the apples and spinach I ordered. He's already failed to find the right cheese. All hope is lost for my dairy free butter." (l) Instacart app logo on black phone on yellow background (r)

‘I hate when my underpaid gig slave is a MAN’: Customer complains about her Instacart shopper’s gender, sparking debate

'He's already failed to find the right cheese.'

On May 5, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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Self serve coffee machine inside of Amazon Fresh store (l) Man pointing to Amazon Fresh sign (c) Amazon Fresh shopping cart screen processing payment (r)

‘I wonder how many workers this will displace’: Shopper shows off Amazon Fresh store, sparking debate

'I love the technology in Amazon Fresh.'

On May 4, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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man looking disgusted at viewer (l) (r) aldi store (m)

‘Some managers just want to see workers struggle’: Former Aldi cashier says he was written-up for sitting in his chair ‘too comfortably’

'I thought it was a goddamn joke.'

On Apr 27, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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Trader Joe's sign with red money arrow pointing down above, then question mark, then green money arrow pointing up with blue skies behind (l) Woman speaking into earbuds microphone (r)

Is Trader Joe’s expensive or cheap? Debate tears TikTok apart

'It's definitely cheaper. Stop trying so hard.'

On Apr 22, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Target logo on light pink background (l) Target aisle with frozen foods in the wrong section (r)

‘It’s as bad as stealing’: Target worker puts customers who leave stuff in aisles on blast

'I found a pound of ground beef in the candy area at the check out once.'

On Apr 17, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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walmart workers removing items from cart (l) walmart logo (c) walmart workers looking at receipt (r) with caption "never been so embarrassed. I use walmart all the time for my food and cakes. Forced me back through walmart to check my reciet. put my food on the floor"

‘Never been so embarrassed’: Woman accused of stealing from Walmart in viral TikTok

'Refund all of it.'

On Apr 15, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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woman dumpster diving (l) cutting up oranges (m) woman eating pizza with her dog (r)

‘I eat healthier than I did before’: Dumpster diver creates meals out of food she finds in trash, sparking debate

'This is why I DON'T EAT AT EVERYONE'S HOUSE.'

On Apr 13, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

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Man in mask with grocery cart leaving store (l) Elderly woman pulling mask off of man (c) Man trying to take his cart but its being held back (r)

‘It costs nothing to look the other way. Food is essential’: Senior citizen takes down alleged shoplifter taking groceries at Walmart, sparking debate

'He looked really sad I feel so sorry for him.'

On Mar 24, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Usually whatever they’re getting, I’ll just tell them that’s my favorite’: Trader Joe’s worker admits they lie to customers in viral TikTok

'If someone says that something that you have in your cart is one of their favorite things they’re 100% lying.'

On Mar 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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walmart worker changing price tags of salad dressing from 2.24 to 7.88 (l & r) walmart logo (c)

“Price gouging hidden under ‘inflation'”: Walmart worker filmed adding new price to salad dressings, sparking debate

The worker replaces the $2.24 price tags with $7.88 tags in the clip.

On Mar 10, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

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A cake with mold on it.

‘Customer service has gone wayyyyy downhill since covid’: TikToker finds mold on birthday cakes from grocery store, sparking debate

'Y'all stay safe out there.'

On Feb 17, 2022 by Clara Wang

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workers sliding stocked shelves into place with caption "POV you finally figured out where everything is in the grocery store"

‘Not me thinking they individually rearranged all the items’: Viral TikTok shows how Walmart workers change store layout (updated)

'Idk how I thought they rearranged stores but this was not it.'

On Jan 31, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Dog pees inside Trader Joe's.

‘She wanted the employee to clean it’: Viral TikTok shows woman’s dog peed inside a Trader Joe’s, sparking debate

'This is the reason why it’s service dogs only.'

On Jan 30, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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