Новости за 17.12.2023

A former Bath and Body Works employee notes the chain retailer actually ends up throwing away a lot of the products they return—after employees get the first crack at them.

Many content creators have gone viral for sharing which beauty and skincare products to never purchase from retail brands. Now, a woman is raking in views for telling viewers what products to avoid at Marshalls. 

Sometimes, understanding people's thought processes can be a confusing and maybe even frustrating experience. Often, this frustration can be chalked up to the fact that people grow up differently or are taught differently—not everyone is going to complete tasks and do things in the same way.

Electric cars and frigid weather aren't a great combination: anyone who's ever owned one of these cars will tell you that. Not only do batteries tend to underperform in cold weather, giving drivers much less range than they thought they would have, but the design choices of some popular electric car manufacturers, like Tesla, may also leave some folks out in the cold. Literally.

Secret Santa gift exchanges can get really tricky, really fast. Maybe you're assigned a gift to someone you know nothing about. Sure, some folks could use this as an opportunity to try and get to know someone better while researching what to buy them, but it could be difficult to accomplish in a short amount of time.

Chris Hansen became a household name from 2004 to 2007 with the show To Catch a Predator, which famously featured Hansen getting suspected sexual predators to sit down for interviews, who would then by and large regret sitting down for those interviews when they ended up being on TV. So of course there are Chris Hansen memes.

“Shrinkflation” refers to the idea that, over time, the actual amount of product you get with an item goes down, while the price stays the same or increases.

Wages in the United States have been largely stagnant since the 1970s, especially when compared with productivity. As a CNBC article from last year notes, “Between 1979 and 2020, workers’ wages grew by 17.5% while productivity grew over three times as fast at 61.8%.”

Over the past few years, an increasing number of stores have decided to lock up items behind plastic or glass. 

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Pointing memes have become a staple in internet humor, utilizing the action to create humorous and relatable content. These memes typically feature characters from television, comic books, or even other memes, pointing at something or someone, usually accompanied by witty captions or labels.

The "Open the Door," or "Open the Noor" meme originated from a Ring camera video in which a presumably drunk, older man tried to say, "Open the door," but his slurred speech turned the phrase into "Open the noor." The video sparked a viral sensation that captivated social media users for its unexpected humor and relatability.

Sometimes, customers have the most bizarre requests. Workers have reported customers asking for a medium rare salmon and wanting a pitcher of caramel macchiato.  A tattoo artist revealed the “craziest walk-in” he’d ever had, which prompted him to never work with people without an appointment.

A Family Dollar customer put the company on blast for being wasteful after discovering dumpsters full of brand-new items.

A woman on asks her date for his rich dad's number after being asked to split the check 50/50. TikTok weighs in.

TikTok users are divided after two women say they Google and Truepeople "everyone they meet" before even considering dating them.

Shrinkflation has claimed its latest victim: Late July Snacks tortilla chips. 

For many automatic drivers, the 'pre-sense' feature is vital for both their safety and the safety of everyone else riding in the vehicle. It's meant to sense any potential obstructions and avoid accidents as they happen, but what do you do when these features fail you? For TikToker Monika, this nightmare became a reality, with dashcam footage appearing to show her car suddenly stopping on the highway as three fast cars approached her.

A TikTok user has shared a hilarious and cringe-worthy story of how she accidentally dialed the wrong Walgreens number and ended up divulging private medical information to an unsuspecting cashier, all while thinking she was talking to a pharmacist.