Gig workers are tracking customers who reduce tips after delivery by marking their homes on Google Maps

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Workers for Instacart and other gig services are tracking which houses tip bait, including by marking offending addresses on Google Maps.

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Trader Joe's executives say employees will never be replaced by self checkout and he insists those chatty cashiers are not trained to flirt

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She's not flirting with you.

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Logitech's Litra Glow streaming light drops back down to $50

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Live streamers or anyone who just wants to look a little better on camera can now grab our recommended light for $10 off.

Leaked photos show a Dollar General store with rat-chewed products, a dead rodent, and fecal matter covering the stockroom floor.

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A chewed up bag of pet food at a Dollar General store in Texas. It's one of the latest examples of a dollar store to face a rodent infestation.

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An Instacart customer was charged $2,783.25 for a Kroger order of $282 she never received. 'My heart stopped.'

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A Kroger shopper in Ohio said that she was charged $2,783.25, about 10 times what she should've been, for an order of groceries for delivery.

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Aritzia's mirrorless dressing rooms cause outrage online, but they seem to be a brilliant sales tactic

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Aritzia's mirrorless-dressing-room approach has become a source of tension for some shoppers.

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Sony's PlayStation 5 drops back to an all-time low, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

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This week marks the official availability of Samsung's two new foldable phones and ourreviews are in.

A Dollar General shopper says she tried to check out before realizing the doors were left open after the store closed for the night

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A recent viral TikTok shows a shopper walking into a Dollar General that was closed but left unlocked.

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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: Here's what to expect this October Prime Day

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Amazon Prime Day came and went in July, but Amazon’s not done with its membership-only sales events for 2023. The company just announced that it will hold another Prime Day of sorts in October, potentially mirroring what it did at the same time last year. This year’s event is dubbed “Prime Big Deal Days,” and at the moment, all we know about it is that it will be held sometime in October.

Olaplex is losing favor with its most critical ambassadors – hairstylists

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Olaplex's sales continued to plunge during the company's second quarter, led by lower sales at hair salons.

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