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An Ontario-based tattoo studio is being accused of scamming customers by two TikTokers who spoke about negative experiences they allegedly had with the business.

A shopper on TikTok found that her Aldi grocery bill increased in price by 41%, for the same exact stuff, since November 2020, less than three years ago. 

It can be hard to make a living in an economy where earnings are not keeping pace with inflation. Though wages are said to be the best they've been in 20 years, inflation is at the highest it's been in 40 years. It's a known fact that pay increases are not covering rising household costs.

Covid-19 has altered how many stores serve their customers. Employee retention has become a major priority, but despite sweeteners like raised wages and competitive perks it has proven difficult for major chains to keep their stores fully staffed. This has resulted in long lines and a reliance on self-checkouts.

Beauty influencer Mikayla Nogueira is inadvertently scaring pets on TikTok, thanks to a snippet of audio about Kim Kardashian's Met Gala look.

Taking time off of work can be difficult, but one TikToker has some advice that may be helpful to those learning to navigate the working world.

Several streaming services are re-evaluating their content spending strategies after profitability reports of these initiatives are causing major networks to alter their business models.

In a viral video that has been liked over 24,000 times, TikTok user @merstew007 shared a hack to ensure that her McDonald's coffee-loving mother never misses out on her favorite drink. It appears to be the perfect early Mother's Day treat for her mom.

Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. 

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has brought consumer frustration with Ticketmaster into a whole new era. The ticket-selling giant even issued an online mea culpa on Nov. 19, explaining the unprecedented demand in an attempt to shake it off.

Declaring "hangovers are starting to get expensive," a TikToker railed against the rising costs of Diet Coke at McDonald's.

A TikToker and Saks Fifth Avenue worker's clip went viral after sharing a complaint about customers who buy items, wear them once, then return them.

Sometimes you get a great example of just how siloed-off TikTok is: This week's sound is one I hadn't heard on my FYP, but it's super-viral on some other wing of TikTok, where a centuries-old nursery rhyme is getting a rebrand. It's "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe."

With applicants sending out hundreds of applications while searching for jobs, it’s no surprise that employers are a little backlogged when it comes to responding to applications.

Even as the economy improves, many applicants are having trouble finding work. Job seekers have shared stories of applying to 76, 80, 100, or 250 open offers — only to receive few, if any, callbacks.

The through-line between The West Wing and Netflix's The Diplomat is startlingly clear, shaped by showrunner Debora Cahn, a West Wing alum. Appealing to a similar audience of political drama fans, we’re offered Sorkinesque dialogue and narrative tics, with a female lead whose dazzling competence is humanized by her unpolished demeanor. (Is there a scene where she delivers a super-smart monologue to the president while accidentally covered in mud? Oh yes there is.)

One Tiktoker is calling on Chipotle to reform her local store after she observed a pattern of incorrect orders.

Analysis

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) is a politician to the bone.

She got into politics the old fashioned way, by being born into a political family. Her father was the lieutenant governor and then governor of Arkansas when she was growing up.

In many ways, Sanders’ online persona is that of a typical elder millennial; family photos, date nights, and selfies galore. In others, she’s a vicious politician who doesn’t hesitate to bend the truth or get into Twitter wars to serve her ambitions. Читать дальше...

Jade Santiago had just gotten out of class at the University of South Florida’s School of Music when her boyfriend told her the school had banned the use of TikTok on its Wi-Fi network.

With inflation in the US reaching a 40-year high, throngs of shoppers have flocked to budget retailers like Dollar General and Dollar Tree in order to get the most bang for their buck.

Because July 4 falls on a Tuesday this year, many are attempting to use up saved paid time off so they have a five-day work week — taking off June 30 and July 3 with the weekend in between.

Everyone has their guilty pleasures, and one of the most popular guilty pleasures is soda. But, when you open the case and find that one of the cans is either malformed or feels different it can be disappointing to say the least.

Traveling to foreign destinations or planning a long trip can be difficult for most. And while travel agents are known for making the process easier, they can be costly. To fix this, people are using the help of artificial intelligence.

Automatic checkout solutions have become a hot topic on social media after videos of customers ordering fast food from A.I. drive-thrus went viral.

Servers typically go above and beyond to ensure their customers get what they need, but even they have limits.