One of the oft-touted benefits of electric cars is that charging one’s car is generally cheaper than filling it up with a full tank of gas.
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An internet user is calling out Uber after claiming that her friend was scammed out of almost 300 Canadian dollars (~$219 USD) on a recent ride. According to TikTok user @bribaby1346, her friend took an Uber ride in Waterloo, Ontario that should have cost $42.39 CAD. However, after completing the ride, she discovered that she had been charged an additional $297.77 CAD.
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A woman shares how a “dystopian” resume hack helped her beat AI and land three part-time jobs. TikTok user Cami Petyn (@camipetyn) is a musician who was also looking for part-time work. But she wasn’t having much luck. That is, until a friend shared a resume hack that turned her job search around.
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The idea of settling can be a very unattractive one—it's not hard to imagine that if someone is settling for one aspect of their life, like their job, that they wouldn't be prone to settling in other avenues of their existence, like their relationship.
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Uber Share or UberX Share is used when several customers are picked up that are headed in the same direction. The rider requests a ride share and can share a ride with two other people. But TikTok user @thaonlyrio vowed to never use Uber Share after sharing an awkward ride with a police officer.
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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr.
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A Burlington store manager's attempt to get a customer to leave their store spectacularly backfired in a viral TikTok video that has sparked outrage and calls for the manager to be fired. The video, posted by @trafficcopsuk01, a TikTok account known for reposting a wide variety of viral content, begins mid-argument and it is unclear what led to the confrontation.
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A car-enthusiast posted a viral TikTok sharing which cars she thinks you should not buy. She says she has owned 15 different cars, she claims. Kiki (@theupgrade_kiki) has reached over 235,000 views and 30,000 likes on her video by Saturday. She captioned her video telling viewers, “This is just my opinion per my experience! Please do your own due diligence.”
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An expert has warned against the bottled water at Costco because of the treatment process it goes through before hitting shelves. But is it really enough of an outlier to worry about? That's up to you, the customer.
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Renting a rollaway dumpster can range from $220 a week to $780, depending on the size. However, if you need to get rid of junk but don’t want to break the bank, TikTok user @dirt_racing_info has you covered by sharing a heralded money-saving hack.
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Suppose you're looking to buy a car that's going to be reliable, affordable to maintain, and packs a great lifespan. In that case, you've probably considered purchasing one of Toyota's many offerings. Heck, you've probably got a Corolla, Camry, or tiny pickup truck in your family that's been passed around more than the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.
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A car mechanic went viral on TikTok after explaining the difference between different car’s engines—and called out certain manufacturers who make his job more complicated. Victor Shack (@victorshack), who mainly posts car- and repair-related content to his account, uploaded this video to TikTok last week.
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Another Bank of America customer is warning against using the bank after it allegedly closed her accounts without consent. She says she's ineligible to open accounts with them "ever again."
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One renter alleged he was charged hundreds of dollars for an apartment to be cleaned after he moved out and left behind one item.
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A woman says she found something unexpected inside the new comforter she just purchased from Target.
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Is China-based fast-fashion retailer Shein up to something fishy? One woman claims the online clothing retailer appropriated her image for sales purposes —and to add insult to injury, she says they heavily edited the photo as well.
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Some folks hold truly bizarre beliefs about who and what certain things are meant for.
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Have you ever wondered how car dealerships decide whether to keep a used car on their lot or send it straight to auction? Bill Korum, a car salesman at a Nissan Car Dealership, offered his insight while examining a recently traded-in '09 Toyota Corolla.
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One of the biggest disappointments of traveling throughout Italy, a place many associate with great food, is buying a meat and cheese sandwich only to learn that it's not packing much.
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