Новости за 19.08.2023

A TikToker specializing in car reviews went viral when she posted a video raving about the benefits of using premium gas for her Honda CR-V.

ServerTok, or the part of TikTok occupied by servers, waitstaff, and other restaurant employees, is a popular place for these folks to air their frustrations with customers and especially each other.

A college student at Arizona State University went viral after she shared how she uses a cardboard Keurig box as a trash can to save money.

Meal hacking, or looking for ways to use the specials and meals offered by restaurants to cut down on the cost of groceries, has risen in popularity on TikTok as people reckon with heightened costs at the grocery store.

A woman has gone viral on TikTok after calling out CVS for selling greeting cards that congratulate weight loss.

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

Sending back a dish at a restaurant is always awkward. That may be one of the reasons why a 2018 YouGov poll found that 52% of people aged 18 to 34 are uncomfortable sending food back, and in that same age group, 15% of respondents said they would ‘never’ send food back, no matter how bad the dish may be.

A Walmart shopper claims he came back to his car after shopping to find someone did a number on his car in the parking lot. What's more, whoever did it put a number on doing that number—a $20 bill with a note on his windshield to "cover" the damages.

A woman shared what she called her "biggest travel hack," saving her "literally thousands of dollars while traveling"—but a travel expert declared it a bad idea that could actually put travelers at risk.

If you're trying to get the most bang for your buck at Domino's, then dropping more coin on the most premium pizza is a waste of cash, according to an employee.

An X (formerly known as Twitter) post about a blackface performance by Judy Garland in 1938’s Everybody Sing has stirred up an intense online discourse about the actress. 

Remember when rumors that Costco's vodka was just re-branded Grey Goose became so rampant the French company had to dedicate a page on its website dispelling the rumor?

TikTokers defended Wendy's workers after a user named Joe (@mrjoebanks) criticized a location's employees for not swapping out the breakfast menu signs.

Two Applebee’s customers made a bold attempt to secure as many wings as possible via the restaurant’s unlimited wings option.

As an employee, waiting for a boss or manager can be a frustrating experience. Even though they may be the ones who scheduled the employee to work at that time, the employee is often left stuck outside the business until the manager arrives, making their early arrival useless.

A user on TikTok is calling out jewelry chain Pandora after alleging that a ring from the company turned her finger green. When she went to complain about this issue, she claims that the manager of the store ‘gaslit’ her.

This seems like an easy question to tackle. If you're wondering "Is Antarctica real?" it undoubtedly is. It's a continent that spans the Earth's South Pole and is the fifth-largest on the planet, according to National Geographic.

Analysis

I’m guilty of doomscrolling regularly, especially at night. I go through apps one by one until I tire of consuming nonstop content. It’s not a great habit—and I find it harder to sleep after scrolling through my phone—but I’ve always found ways to rationalize it. I need to know what’s happening on the internet for my job. Scrolling through feeds is also soothing in an odd way. But about a week ago, I made the decision to attempt to be less online. After being very online since the early 2000s... Читать дальше...

On August 16, 2015, Troy Johnson crashed while flying over the Pacific Ocean and was never found. His daughter Alison (@alisonnfit) breaks down the video footage on TikTok and has a theory that the video is fake. Viewers are convinced he is still alive and being held somewhere in Oregon.

Waiting tables is a tough job but there's probably no harder part of it than having to tell the kitchen that you have royally messed up. Getting an order wrong or worse, forgetting to put one in at all, is the stuff of server nightmares, and one TikToker has done a great job of capturing the feeling on video.

TikToker Samantha Newkirk (@samwood3176) shared some insider knowledge from the various places she worked (McDonald's, Starbucks, KFC, and Walmart) at in a viral clip that's accrued over 24,000 views on the popular social media platform in a stitched clip where she answered a query from fellow user @tacoreacts.

TikToker and Chili’s Server Kaitlin LaGoe (@kaitlinlagoe) is again giving fans a day-in-the-life glimpse of "worklife" inside the fast casual restaurant chain.

The latest "reality show" faceoff may not come from network TV or any of the streamers. It might come from TikTok and the 3 million viewers that are now figuring out if they're Team Luke or Team Adrian after viewing this viral video that asks "Who is going to win the race to get the job at Kohl's?"

A GNC worker has gone viral for teaching customers how to scam the store's return policy.

A woman has gone viral on TikTok for saying Burger King's newest menu item will bring the heat onto its biggest competitor.