Ever wonder the story behind the abandoned cars you see in parking lots? TikTok user Tiana (@tiana.com) posted a viral TikTok revealing that she owns one of "those cars."

The car is covered in dust and dirt and grime. The tires are a bit deflated, and it looks like it hasn't been driven, let alone started, for months. Maybe folks have taken to using their finger to write little messages in it or vandalize it. Or maybe it's just been left as some type of modern, concrete resting art exhibit for folks to appreciate.

Tiana explains her reasoning for making this type of contribution to a parking lot.She says her vehicle's transmission died and, instead of dealing with the problem by calling a tow truck, she simply left it in this parking lot.

Her TikTok begins with her driving her vehicle over to the abandoned car. She speaks into the camera and gives her viewership the rundown.

Right at the top of her clip, a text overlay reads: "pov: u left ur car in a random parking lot for 9 months."

"My car transmission died and instead of like, doing something about it, I just left it in a parking lot, and it's been there for 9 months," she explains.

Tiana says she hasn't checked on the car in 8 months. "I don't know if it's still there now, I really hope it didn't get towed," she adds. "I'm gonna go check on it right now, and if it's still there we gotta go to the DMV and do some paperwork, so... I am praying, manifesting that the car is still there."

She pulls into the parking lot, praying. "I am here let's see if the car is still here please, please God, please."

Tiana gasps. "Wait a damn minute...wait," she says, looking around before her eyes widen and her mouth opens. "It's still here! It's still here what? There she is."

9 months, no tow

The TikToker shares her shock that the vehicle was never towed away, while expressing continued frustration that she has to deal with it now.

"Actually can't believe that the car's still here it's been 9 months just parked in a parking lot and it didn't get towed," she says. "Now I gotta do the thing that I've been putting off for 9 months, which is going to the DMV. It's crazy guys. I don't even want to sell my car, like I'm trying to junk it... I don't want money. I just want it out of my sight, and I have to go to the DMV."

In another clip, Tiana explains that she was finally able to get the car junked. She paid $600 for a tow truck company to remove the car and received a check for the vehicle, but says that it didn't even cover the cost of getting the whip towed out of the lot. For the brief amount of time the vehicle appears on camera, there doesn't appear to be any significant damage to the car's exterior.

How to get rid of a vehicle

If you've found yourself in a similar situation to Tiana's, there are probably some better ways to go about maximizing the amount of money you could get for junking it.

Contacting local mechanics and providing them with a vehicle accident report could save you some money. If they check out the car and see it's mechanically sound, they could eat the cost of the tow truck (sometimes they have their own vehicles or have agreements with local towers where they can get cheaper prices.) Other car junk removal services predicate their entire business on this practice as well that can help you, unlike Tiana, not lose money on getting a car removed from a parking lot.

Despite some of Tiana's viewers who called her out for leaving the vehicle for 9 months, others said they were in similar positions.

"I’m literally going through the same situation but I hope I don’t have to pay the dmv $600," one wrote.

Someone else said, "I instantly followed you when you said you left your car for nine months. I did the same thing once and saw it every day on my way to/from work. The transmission went out too! Never got towed."

Another person added, "Nah your real for this. When mine broke down i damn near did the same thing."

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However, there were others who thought that a better solution would've just been for her to repair her Hyundai.

"The way the trans went out in my car and I got it repaired because i couldn’t afford a new car," one user said.

Another TikToker added, "I have the same Hyundai car and my transmission went out recently. I bought another one for $540 gonna have my compadre help me swap it. Need my car for work."

And there was someone else who left their car somewhere for even longer than Tiana did: "my nissan trans went out and it’s been at a nissan dealership for almost 2 yrs bc they couldn’t fix it and i don’t care to get it lmao."

The Daily Dot has reached out to Tiana via email for further comment.

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Beloved TikTok mechanic Dave (@davesautocenter) has quickly become the patron saint of all things automotive repair on the popular social media platform. From letting folks know when whether or not it's in a customer's best interest to fix a damaged engine or feuding with another mechanic on the best way to repair a Nissan, Dave often posts car-related content.

Recently, he's posted a pair of clips showing used car buyers the things they should be looking out for as they scope out potential new rides, giving breakdowns of both exterior and interior assessments in each respective clip. First, he begins with the outside of a 2023 Honda Civic, which has little details he urges folks to scrutinize that indicate it was probably in a rear collision.

"A 2023 Honda Civic brought from a dealer," Dave states while holding up a yellow-tagged key fob up to the camera lens. "Now, that's a pretty new car, but we're still gonna do a used car inspection on it. Let's go see what we can find. Before you even get a new car, look around it," the man states, inspecting the vehicle. The first thing he sees? A deep panel gap between the rear driver's side portion of the vehicle and the bumper. "Bam, right off the start, look at the gap here."

The implications of a panel gap

He then spots another one in the trunk area, "Look at this gap here, look I put my whole dang finger in there." He continues to move around the Honda Civic pointing out panel gaps all across the car along with other irregularities with the assembly process. On the rear passenger's side window, he notices another detail, "Whenever you see this kind of white stuff here that'll come off with your finger, that's rubbing compound," Dave says as he digs his fingernail into the material, scratching at it.

With the trunk popped open, he then begins to point out other imperfections that folks should keep an eye out for: "Molding that's tore. You see on a 2023 you would never, you just wouldn't have that. So the first indication for me is, possible wreck." He moves around the vehicle, showing off even more details of the car that would indicate the car was in an accident, which could lead to a host of long term problems such as frame damage, which could affect other aspects of car's drive and lead to premature wear of certain components due to these incongruities/shifts caused by a collision.

"See how this stuff's not fitting in here?" he points out another portion of hatcback's trunk liner, before lifting up the bed that houses the spare tire. "So look in here, this is glue, look at this panel, this has been majorly wrecked in the rear. Maybe you're OK with that. Maybe the dealer's disclosed it and you know, you just want a mechanically sound car but these are things that you can check real quick."

Matching up panel gaps

Dave ambles on over to the front of the car and points out even more panel gaps between the hood and body of the Civic, "The distance on panels, see how they're not matching up right? Now this is a Honda, they make a pretty nice car," he says, indicating that the Japanese Auto Manufacturer probably isn't going to let a whip off the assembly line looking like that.

"Okay, let's go for a ride," he says, before the clip cuts to him in the shop where he states he has a video check list folks should keep in mind when shopping for a used vehicle. "My used car inspection manual, which includes a 40 minute video is gonna teach you exactly how to be like Dave. And you're not gonna waste thousands of dollars in unforeseen repairs or maintenance," he states, promoting his $29 ebook.

In a follow-up video, he gives a bit more insight into what folks need to look at when purchasing a used a vehicle from the interior of the car as well.

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More advice on used vehicle inspections

Seated in the whip, he tells people what they should be looking for, but whatever you do, don't start it right away: "First thing you're gonna wanna do when you get in the car, don't start the car just turn it on. You want to make sure that all your lights are illuminated like the check engine light, the airbag light, and you want to make sure that they're on before you start the car."

The reason for that? Shady sellers. "Because a lot of times people that are less than honest can remove that bulb because there is a problem and you'll never see it illuminate because it's been removed," he says.

Some of the things he mentions folks should check seem like no-brainers, but then there are others, like seatbelt retraction, that could point to a deeper, potentially more expensive problem, if they aren't properly assessed.

"If you do a good used car inspection you'll use all five of your senses to do it. And this is before you take it to a shop," he says.

Viewers weigh in

While a lot of people who agreed the vehicle's been in the crash, a few felt that Dave's trunk inspection wasn't entirely accurate, referencing the fact that the "glue" he referred to was actually "seamsealer" and that is comes from the vehicle's factory: "Tech at a Honda dealer here. The glue in the trunk is factory," one person wrote.

While another replied: "that glue u see in the trunk is normal under the trunk mats my accord has that from the factory."

Another person also said that folks should make sure to check the title of the vehicle to insure they weren't purchasing a "rebuilt" car, writing: "Seeing the dealership plates i know that dealership sells a lot of rebuilt titles. The times I’ve been there the repair quality was never to my standards."

Someone else, upon seeing the car didn't think that after seeing the panel gaps and high probability (as Dave thought) that the car was in an accident, that the thing would be safe to drive: "No way thats mechanical sound."

The Daily Dot reached out to Dave's Auto Center via email for further comment.

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It's halfway through 2024, which means that the first crop of 2025 vehicles are already hitting dealerships. One new Honda Civic customer was surprised to see the check engine light come on after just 100 miles.

As a highly respected auto manufacturer renowned for its reliability (along with Toyota), it might come as a surprise to many that a brand new Civic needed to get sent to the shop. TikToker and auto tech Julian Le (@kuro.auto) documented the meticulous process he underwent to try and diagnose just what was wrong with the Civic.

However, he prefaces his whole clip by noting this may be a recurring chorus that many drivers have been noticing with newer model vehicles. And they're all uttering the same hackneyed phrase that appears to ring true regardless of how played out it is. That is, they just don't make them like they used to.

Diagnosing the 2025 Civic

"I got a 2025 Civic 2.4 liter, with a check engine light, only 100 miles. Ugh ... these new vehicles man," he says. He focuses his car lens on the check engine light that's illuminated on the car's dashboard.

The clip then cuts to him looking at a sheet of paper that appears to list various diagnostic codes. The codes can help him to assess just why the brand-new 2025 model Honda Civic is already having engine troubles. He points to a line on the sheet that reads, "Confirmed DTCs," and then to the specific code he presumably received while performing his scans. "P0741 Torque converter clutch circuit performance...or stuck off," he says, reading the text on the document.

The mechanic then expounds a bit more on the error. "I've seen this code on Pilots and I think Ridgelines," he says. "We replace the torque converter usually. ... [Let's] see what it is for the Civic."

Noticing something strange

The clip transitions to the Civic's engine shield on the floor. It's in pristine condition, which is understandable given the shiny new nature of the car. However, upon removing the shield, he says that he noticed something strange immediately. He holds a nut up to the camera. The mechanic states that it just plopped out onto the floor right when he popped the cover off.

He says, "So I took the shield down, this fell out. I don't know what this goes to, doesn't look like it's used yet. It's just been hanging around I guess," he says. The clip then cuts to him at a computer terminal with a list of suggested steps one should take to properly diagnose the code.

Underneath the car, the story doesn't seem to get much better. "As I'm testing, this is great. It's already leaking," he says, looking at what appears to be fluid seeping out from the bottom of the Civic. "There's 100 miles on the vehicle, I'm pretty sure that's trans fluid, leaking already."

Checking the transmission

Back at the computer, he has his list brought up again. Unfortunately, it seems like there's something going on with the transmission itself. "All right, I thought I was gonna test the correct thing. But, apparently, you click on this. For some reason, I thought it was like this first thing. But no, it's actually all the stuff inside the transmission. So, unless I actually take apart the pan, I can't actually test anything. So I'm gonna have to call tech line actually," he says.

The tech line informs the mechanic that he should use some dye to thoroughly assess what's probably wrong with the vehicle. He begins this portion of the clip holding up a small bottle of dye to the camera. He says, "[The tech line] wants me to add dye to the transmission, let it run until it leaks, and then we're gonna go from there."

As he stands above the pristine engine bay of the new vehicle, he states that after the dye leaks throughout the vehicle, he will, indeed, have to take the transmission apart. Unfortunately, the dye solution and trans request came at the end of his shift. So he tells his viewers that he's going to have to get to work on that the following day.

Quality of newer vehicles

It seems that a lot of mechanics are complaining about the way more modern vehicles are being built. There are even auto techs who've put together lists of vehicles warning consumers that if they own any of these cars they should sell them before they hit the 60,000-mile mark. Or else, they're just going to become way too costly to own, operate, and repair, they argue.

And while a lot of people would argue that folks should just buy a Toyota, regularly maintain it, and call it a day, because it will more than likely outlive you and become a whip you pass down onto your kids, there are some who've argued that even this JDM brand has "dipped" in recent years. Just don't say that to this woman who has no plans to ever give up her 2013 Corolla.

Others say that the "dip" in Toyota isn't necessarily in its reliability or mechanical soundness, however, but rather in the infotainment, electronics and additional features being offered by the company. According to News Nation, the reason why so many modern whips are having issues are because of these complex infotainment and electrical systems.

That doesn't explain why some manufacturers seemingly opt to make inferior engines to the competition. This is evinced by this one mechanic who showed the difference between modern Nissan and Toyota motors. If you ask some of the folks on this Quora post, they'll probably tell you that the problem is straight up planned obsolescence.

Viewers weigh in

And if you're a Honda fan, you probably aren't going to be too enthused to read what some of the folks are saying in the comments section in response to Le's video. "Acura tech here and all I can say is Honda dropping the ball badly on all new vehicles ( including Acuras )," one person wrote.

Another said, "so crazy how bad the quality control has gotten, Honda used to be such a pioneer with their bulletproof cars."

One TikToker remarked that it's videos like these that tarnish a historically lauded manufacturer's reputation for reliability. They wrote, "Honda is losing its status of being reliable."

There was a customer who said that they were scared of purchasing a new car after seeing this video. "30k for junk. I want a new civic, but I’m terrified of these new cars from every manufacturer," they wrote.

Le explained that he believes the build quality from the cars actually manufactured and shipped from Japan is the way to go.

"The only one you can trust is the one built in Japan, and only the TypeR is built in Japan lol Everything else is made in America," Le said in a comment.

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A McDonald's employee is receiving some backlash from revolted TikTokers after they recorded themselves placing expired milk inside of one of the chain's milkshake machines.

TikTok user Tel (@tel2raww) said that they were told by their manager to put the visibly curdled milk inside of the machine.

"POV: your Gm tells you to put the expired milk in the milkshake machine," Tel writes in a text overlay of their video.

Tel is holding a tiny plastic bottle of milk above the machine which they squeeze inside. Chunks of coagulated and spoiled milk pour into the machine. It looks similar to cottage cheese.

Tell adds in a caption: "talking bout he saving money…no you trnna kill sombody."

Viewers react to the milkshakes

Several people questioned why they would listen to their manager. Others even other fast food workers themselves, expressed shock that a manager would instruct someone to do such a thing.

"your GM gonna get yall in trouble cause that’s against the FDA’s regulations and can actually k!ll someone if they consume expired milk…" one person said.

There was another commenter who said that they've worked in various fast food institutions and have yet to see anything akin to this kind of intentional abandon for patron health: "I’ve worked in so many fast food places and never seen anything like this where are yall working," another penned.

However, some other users on the app left comments that didn't exactly instill confidence in those who are exploring food-away-from-home options as a place to get their next meal. One user wrote, "After working in restaurants/fast food I’m always extremely cautious of where to eat because ik how people are behind the scenes."

One Subway employee even remarked that their manager informed them to take food out of a dumpster to cut down on costs: "i work at subway and when we got our inspection they made up throw food away, after they left the gm had us get it out the dumpster."

Former fast food say it's non-dairy

But some users pointed out that the mix may not even be dairy in the first place. One user wrote, "At McDonald’s they don’t put milk in the machines. It’s litterally a crème that comes in a bag."

Someone else echoed this sentiment. They wrote, "We don’t even put normal milk in those it’s bags of ice cream mix."

As shown in this Quora post, McDonald's does indeed use a pre-package mix for its ice cream products, like its soft serve featured in the TikTok. A user in the post indicated that this same mix is used in both the ice cream and milk shake machines.

It would make sense that a manager wouldn't want to waste milk that's about to expire to use it for desserts instead, as a prepackaged mix will tend to have a longer shelf life than refrigerated cow's milk. After all, restaurants/chefs are always on the lookout to maximize the potential of the food they have in stock in order to be optimizing profits.

The Daily Dot reached out to McDonald's via email and Tel via TikTok comment for further information.

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When you're having a great night at the bar and your social battery has run out, it can be easy to walk out of the joint without remembering to close your tab.

But according to this bartender in an X post uploaded to @NoCapFights' account, you may want to think twice about not closing yourself out—that's because an automatic 20% tip is going to be added to your total.

The video is pulled from the TikTok of well-known bartender Michelle (@michellebellexo), who's frequently viral for her bartender takes. Michelle's original video has racked up more than 4.4 million views.

Fraud or company policy?

The reposted video sparked controversy on the social media platform, with some people accusing her of openly admitting to committing "fraud" with others defending her actions, stating that there are signs at bars that detail these charges will be appended to any still-open tabs at closing.

"It's 2:30 in the morning we just closed out all the open tabs, the tabs that nobody closed out that we had a card saved for, y'all are not gonna believe this," she says. She then grabs a receipt, which she then pulls out to reveal that it's not a single receipt, but multiple tabs.

The entire collection of yet-to-be-closed tabs is so long it stretches past the bar and across the dance floor, shaming every CVS receipt to have ever existed.

She begins talking to her co-worker, Joey, and asks him to grab one end of the receipts and walk backwards. He can't believe the number of "walkouts" asking her over and over again if she's serious about the amount of patrons who left without closing their bar tabs.

"That's how many people pay their tab but they walked out without closing their tab out. You guys!" she says.

Wait you can do this? pic.twitter.com/UB9KcJ5d7B

— Wild content (@NoCapFights) July 25, 2024

Do bars add a 20% tip to walked tabs?

So what's the total number of non-walkout tabs she encountered during her shift? She gives the final count in the video. "Now for all 372 of those tabs I get to go in here and add 20% tip to every single one thank God I can do math really quickly."

She then films herself going down the line of different credit cards as she begins tallying up the 20% gratuity for each and every one of them.

There were some folks who were confused by the bartender's actions, like this one X user who couldn't understand the policy. They asked, "If you don’t close the tab, there’s an automatic 20% tip added?"

Bartenders defend the practice

Someone else seemed to think that she was taking advantage of inebriated patrons in bad faith: "She’s going to jail," they penned. That was a sentiment echoed by other folks on the app. Someone else wrote, "Yeah she just showed us how she’s committing fraud."

There were some X users who came to her defense, however. One person replied that they were familiar with this practice, stating that it was quite common. "Bars in Austin have signs posted for 20% automatic tip," they wrote.

Someone else wrote that they as a bartender they work at an establishment that engages in a similar practice and, purportedly, their patrons don't really care. They wrote, "when I bartended, we put a sign up that read "all walked tabs get 20% gratuity added'. very rarely people would complain."

It seems that the automatically added gratuity is only considered kosher if there's a sign posted in the bar, however. "If her merchant processor see this they will cancel her account. It is fraud when select a business add tips without the customer approval, unless there is a sign posted," they wrote.

The abandoned tab gratuity standard

According to a user who responded to this Quora post, 20% "abandoned tab gratuity" is considered standard.

The Credit Boards forum also seemed to confirm this practice as well. "Some bars have signs saying open tabs left behind will be charged an n% gratuity. usually, n = 15, 18, or 20...I know that restaurants can get away with auto-grat as long as its stated on the menu," wrote one user.

One Reddit user started a discussion on the practice of abandoned bar tabs and how frustrating they are to deal with in a post uploaded to the r/bartenders sub. They asked about ways other booze-servers have found to curb customers from walking out without closing their tabs, stating that while they already attach an automatic 20% gratuity and were considering making it 25%.

A commenter replied that they've, instead, decided to keep people's ID's on hand in tandem with their cards. This has, they said, drastically reduced the number of still-open tabs at the end of the night.

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And if you're wondering about whether or not automatic gratuity can be appended to purchases by an establishment, Web Restaurant Store states that businesses can freely engage in this practice, as long as customers are either notified by staff or there is mention of gratuity on the menu.

The Daily Dot has reached out to @NoCapFights via X direct message for further comment.

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Sonic customers say Sonic never fulfills sauce orders on its app. One worker is explaining the real reason that sometimes happens.

According to a number of irate customers, Sonic sometimes doesn't add the requested condiments when fulfilling mobile orders at the chain. Like TikToker Mary (@urm0mmary) who complained online about the Sonic she orders from constantly neglecting to pair her mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce—despite the chain's mobile app distinctly stating its sticks come with sauce.

"Hey sonic, if you're gonna tell me on the app that the mozzarella sticks come with marinara sauce then I expect it to come with them. I don't think I have ever received marinara sauce with my mozzarella sticks. Unless I make them go back and grab it," she writes in a text overlay of her video.

Sonic enthusiasts weigh in

Mary adds that it's one of her biggest pet peeves. And users in the comments section of her video stated that they, too, have noticed they can't get any sauce satisfaction whenever they order food through the app.

According to numerous commenters, Sonic just forgets condiments in general. "Sonic is so bad about sauces especially when I order in the app," one person wrote. Another replied, "Or when you get the pretzel & they never ever give you the cheese."

"Literally why do they NEVER put the sauce in the bag," someone else wrote.

One TikToker found a way to ensure that they're never going to go sauce less again, and that's by keeping an "emergency marinara" inside of their vehicle at all times. "There’s currently an 'emergency marinara' in my console because of this frequent issue," they wrote.

Someone else said while they were pregnant they faced a marinara dilemma so severe it left them in tears. "This!!!! I literally cried one time when I was pregnant because they forgot the marinara sauce," wrote the user.

Another TikToker said that it isn't just with condiments, the same thing happens with drink accouterments. They wrote, "This but the cherry slush which the app says comes with cherries to the point where it will not let you ADD cherries… and then never has cherries."

A potential solution

There was one Sonic customer, however, who believes they found the way to ensure that Sonic was always getting them the sauce(s) they requested. "I’ve noticed I only get it if I order the sauce separately," they wrote.

It's not just TikTokers, either, who have complained about Sonic forgetting condiments for its patrons. This X user uploaded a picture detailing exactly how their "life was ruined" because the Sonic location they ordered a pretzel from ended up forgetting both the "salt AND cheese."

So why is this a persistent problem? It appears that the answer may lie in a comment left in response to a Redditor's post uploaded to the site's r/SonicDriveIn sub under the title, "I never get my sauces."

Reddit user @BabyH1ppo explained employees may forget sauces because on mobile order screens they don't automatically appear as items they need to place inside of a customer's bag. "Sauces don't appear on our order screen from mobile orders. Some people just know what sauce to add with things (ranch +cheddar peppers, marinara + mozz sticks). Unless you add them extra we don't see it," they wrote.

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And while that might be a decent enough explanation for folks who place mobile orders for their food, it doesn't really explain why customers who order via drive-thru are left shaking their fist at the heavens and cursing once they finally get home only to realize they've been condiment-bamboozled.

The Daily Dot reached out to Sonic via email Mary via TikTok comment for further information.

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A woman sipping on pickle juice noticed something in her jar, and now she's freaked out.

TikToker Jpall20 (@jpall20) says that after purchasing a container of Grillo's pickles, cracking it open, and drinking some of the juice inside, that she noticed each and every pickle appeared to have a bite taken out of it. Numerous TikTokers who responded to her video had their own theories as to why her pickles looked that way.

"Please let me know if you've ever seen something like this," she writes in a text overlay of the video, setting up the shock she had when cracking open her jar of Grillo's pickles.

Did someone take a bite out of this pickle?

She begins her clip by stating, "I'm freaking out and I need to know if anybody else has ever seen anything like this before."

Her camera then pans to footage of the Grillo's pickles container in question. "I got these pickles, the Grillos half sours," she says. "They were sealed, I opened them, and I drink out of it, because that's the first thing that I do when I open pickles cause I like pickle juice sue me."

"I go to take my first pickle out," she says. She demonstrates the pickle-extraction maneuver, and reveals that the bottom of it appears to be missing a piece. "And it looks like that. OK?" she says, setting the pickle aside. She continues, "I said OK, that's weird, did somebody eat out of this? I go to take my second pickle out," she says, while noticing that that one, too, is missing its bottom portion.

"It looks like that," she says. She then starts individually removing all of the pickles from the container. "They all look like that," she confirms. "Has anybody ever seen pickles where they open it, it's sealed, and they look like this? Did somebody in the factory bite each and every pickle before they sealed it? And now I just drank it."

Viewers demand answers

She explained that she's regretting her decision to drink the juice prior to the checking the pickles thinking that there is possibly some nefarious pickle biters' germs on them. "I'm freaking out because I drank the juice, so if anybody can think if any other reason why these pickles would look like this, throughout the jar, please, let me know," she writes in the video's text overlay.

Jpall20 also tagged Grillo's in a caption for her video to demand an explanation for her unsavory juice drinking experience. "please tell me if this is something you normally do and I didnt just drink pickle juice that someone elses mouth juice was in," she wrote.

One commenter left a reply that was probably the last thing Jpall20 wanted to hear. "I worked as a biter for grillos. Had to bite them all off to fit in the container," they joked. A TikTok user went viral last year after accusing a Tim Hortons employee of biting all the cookies.

Another person did little to quell what was probably the rampant fears racing through the TikToker's head. "Ohhhh I’m curious because Aldi pulled Grillos from their shelves just recently!" they said.

This isn't the Jpall20's first time calling out a company for its quality control. After one of her videos went viral last year, Kraft defended the quality of the food leaving its warehouses and manufacturing facilities.

Practical pickle explanations

However, there were other folks who had some practical explanations for why her pickles looked the way that they did. One user said, "cutting off the blossom end before pickling helps preserve the crunch," one person end.

The Cross Legacy penned a piece on how folks can make their own "quick and easy crunchy dill pickles," and specifically endorses this practice. The article states that folks who opt to take the time to nip the bottom ends of their cucumbers will ultimately result in a crisper, crunchier pickle.

Grow Organic also penned that snipping these blossom ends ultimately help to prevent pickles from becoming bitter and that the texture of these vegetables are ultimately improved when these blossom ends are pruned.

Some other TikTokers think there's another reasonable explanation as to why all of her cucumbers were missing their ends—so they could fit inside of the jar. "It looks like they needed to break them to fit them in. But I would be be weirded out also," one user remarked.

"They cut them to fit in the jar," another person simply said.

The Daily Dot reached out to Grillo's via email and Jpall via TikTok comment for further information.

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AMC shocked this customer by charging him an additional $3 in delivery and service fees just for ordering concessions.

What happened?

The TikToker, Kikntiger (@kikntiger), blasted what he calls the "weak move" on the theater company's part. He says customers who purchase concessions are forced into paying this fee since getting their snacks delivered to their seats is the only option guests have.

"Delivery fee INSIDE of a movie theater is insane," reads a text overlay in Kikntiger's video. Additionally, the TikToker includes what appears to be a screen capture of a receipt detailing the charges he accrued by having concessions brought to his seat.

It reads:

He was astounded that AMC added an extra $3 in delivery and service charges to his already pricey concessions.

"This is at my local movie theater, where the only option to get any snacks is they bring it to you, straight to your seat," he says. "You can't just go to the snack counter and order what you want and walk to the theater with it. So, OK, whatever—but then they charge you $2 just to deliver it 25 feet from the kitchen? Like, you're not driving it to my house. And then a dollar service fee, too? For what? For the privilege of ordering food?"

The TikToker feels companies are "out of control" with their fees.

"I understand concessions are expensive; I don't care about that. But just slapping me with a $2 fee that I can't avoid? Ridiculous," he says at the end of the video.

He's not the only unhappy customer

Redditors in the r/AMCsAList sub remarked that they, too, weren't happy with the company for slapping them with delivery fees for concessions. A user on the app griped:

After ordering tickets online for a DINE IN theater I then get asked if I want to order food ahead of time. I thought that seemed like a nice new feature, after I added my food order I was presented with the price and there was a $2.00 delivery fee tacked on. I just cancelled the order thinking I'd like to see them present this in person.

I got to the theater went up to the bar, ordered my drink and burger. No mention of a delivery fee. I wasn't thinking too much about it though and just signed off on the receipt. I checked my receipt later and there was a $1.00 delivery fee charged. This just seems so stupid. It's a DINE IN where the whole purpose is to order food and have it brought to your seat. Also you would think A-List sub would have you covered even more so.

Redditor u/gryph1

Folks who responded to Kikntiger's video said they, too, weren't all that enthused upon hearing about his foray into delivery fee land. "Junk fees need to be illegal," one person commented.

Another replied, "Sounds like they don't want me to go see movies."

Someone else said there's way more value for consumers to buy snacks at a convenience store for an at-home movie night. "$27 for two sodas and a popcorn. Or you could get that at 7-11 for like $3 and stay home," they suggested.

Others stated that purchasing movie theater concessions isn't necessary and that folks could just bring their own inside. "Just bring your own food in," they said. "They never check. You can literally bring in a bag full of food and drinks."

"I worked at an AMC Dine-In and even I can’t find a reason in my head for these fees," one former AMC employee penned.

Others quipped that the exorbitant fees wouldn't stop there, either: "Will they start charging a filler fee for the sodas and a bagging fee for the popcorn?"

The Daily Dot has reached out to AMC via email and Kikntiger via TikTok comment for more information.

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You can't believe everything you hear on TikTok. Chris, The Solo Dad (@the_solodad), posted a viral video explaining why he was "so embarrassed" after a visit to Sam's Club. That's because he listened to folks who said he could try shopping at the popular bulk retailer if he had a day pass, presumably allowing him to shop at the chain without an annual membership.

"Whoever told me they have a day pass, you lied," Chris says as he walks through a parking lot with a child strapped to his chest. "Because they don't," he adds right before his video cuts to a recording of him speaking with an employee about the mythical pass.

He tells the employee that "he doesn't have one," referring to a membership, and a worker says something to him from off-camera. The clip transitions back to him in the parking lot, his baby hanging in front of him. "Someone told me that Sam's Club is better than Costco, and you don't need a membership, so here we are."

What happened?

His two other kids walk with him in tow, holding hands. "Where do I get a card at?" he asks, facing the camera. He places two of the kids inside the cart while holding his other child in front of him.

"All right, let's see if we can find a snack. I wonder if they have free samples here," he says, walking through the store, before stumbling upon what he thought was a great deal: pajamas for his kids. "Two pairs, 10 bucks," he says before grabbing two sets and tossing them in his cart. It seems like one of his children appreciated the clothing as their hand, accompanied by a soft child gasp, invades the video.

Chris then heads over to the register for his "moment of truth." He unloads his shopping cart to reveal more food that he purchased, including bacon, a loaf of bread, Chobani drinkable smoothies, nectarines, grapes, small bits of naan bread, and other items.

However, it's right around this time that confusion strikes. Viewers hear him telling the employee off-camera that he "doesn't have one" before asking if the store offers a "one-day pass."

"No," the worker tells him.

Incredulous, Chris responds, "You don't have a one-day pass?"

One of the workers tells Chris he can ask another customer to scan their membership card and allow him to shop at the store. "Do you mind scanning your membership card for me? Because I don't have one," he asks someone off-camera.

He then briefly thinks the person is attempting to pay for him, and he ensures that they aren't doing so. Then, his video cuts to the grand total for the groceries he bought: $425.15. "I'm dying right now," he states before telling his baby not to "rip the receipt because I know they're going to check it."

Does Sam's have a day pass?

The TikToker may've wanted to take a quick trip to Sam's website instead of taking folks at their word online. The retailer does have guest memberships, but it states that they're only available for online shopping.

"Guest membership charges a 10% service fee / surcharge per online order. Guest membership is not available in-club or for making club purchases. Curbside Pickup and Scan & Go are exclusive to members and not available for guests," an information page for the store states.

Viewers were unsurprised

Viewers in the comments section of Chris' video didn't seem shocked about the store's lack of a day pass option. "Normally, they don’t even allow people to scan their membership card for you so you’re lucky," one person wrote.

Someone else remarked that Sam's Club offers a better shopping experience than Costco just because you get to do Scan & Go. "Sams is beyond superior solely for the scan and go aspect!" they said.

As far as this other customer is concerned, there's another added benefit to shopping at Sam's over Costco: Sam's isn't as big a stickler for rules. "I enjoy Sam’s over Costco. But I also use my in laws membership and never get stopped," they shared. "Tried the same thing at Costco and they treated me pretty rudely."

One commenter suggested Groupon for folks looking to save on Sam's Club memberships. "Groupon use to keep a cheap membership deal in rotation for sams club," they said.

As for day passes, some viewers wrote that this option may just be a thing of the past. "I know they used to but that was back in like 2003," one person penned.

"Been a few years but I have got one," another claimed.

Another viewer replied that they didn't understand why Chris didn't simply contact Sam's Club to see if day passes existed before heading out. "I would have just asked before I went and shopped. saved all that trouble," they wrote.

"I love sharing my card. Get me my extra 2 percent back," another viewer commented.

The Daily Dot has reached out to Sam's Club and Chris via email for more information.

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Scroll through enough new car videos on TikTok, and you'll probably find mounting evidence to stay away from any car that isn't a Honda, Acura, Lexus, or Toyota.

TikTokers are heaping a lot of hate on other auto manufacturers

For example, one auto technician called out Dodge engines for their purportedly poor manufacturing. He claimed they're designed to make consumers keep coming in for costly repairs or buy a new vehicle entirely. Other technicians highlighted how they're being "locked" out of running proper diagnostics for some Dodge vehicles, preventing them from making repairs.

However, another American automaker has also been getting torched on TikTok—General Motors (GM). Recently, the Daily Dot reported on a mechanic realizing that a client's new Chevrolet is an absolute lemon. Then, there was a tech who was shocked to discover a 2024 Chevy Trax had a hole in its engine block for no reason.

Now, there's even more Chevy slander to be found while scrolling through the popular social media application. Victoria Shaff (@victoria_shaff) uploaded a 10-second clip showing a tow truck carting away her brand-new Chevy Traverse from her driveway.

She writes in a text overlay, "Back to the dealer for the second time since purchasing 7 weeks ago." The text is punctuated by a melting face emoji and a crying emoji. Shaff plays "There She Goes" by The La's to mock the car's inability to be driven despite being brand new, calling into question General Motors' ability to produce reliable vehicles.

What do experts say about her car?

According to Consumer Reports, the Chevy Traverse isn't expected to be as reliable as other new vehicles on the market. "We expect the 2024 Traverse will be less reliable than the average new car," the outlet states. "This prediction is based on the previous Traverse, plus the Chevrolet brand scores." The resource went on to cite issues with previous Chevrolet Traverse model years.

In June, GM Authority penned an article addressing transmission concerns across three of the manufacturer's models: the Traverse, Blazer, and Trailblazer. The outlet writes that the "clutch backing plate" seems to be causing these vehicles' issues. GM dealerships will cover repairs for this component until July 31, 2025. The outlet also notes that these problems only pertain to units that are in dealership inventories.

"According to Service Update N242446290 published in June 2024, certain 2024 Chevrolet Traverse, 2024 Chevy Traverse Limited, 2024 Chevy Blazer and 2024 Chevy Trailblazer units may have a condition in which the clutch backing plate retaining ring and/or the clutch piston retaining ring inside the transmission are of specification," the website writes. "Vehicles affected with this condition will need a replacement of the clutch piston housing, performed at a GM dealership."

This could mean that if you're in the market for any of these cars, you may want to ascertain whether they were named in this Service Update and if the repairs have been conducted. Thoroughly test-driving the car and seeing if the transmission operates reliably when shifting, and maybe using this bit of information to argue for a bundled-in extended warranty through the dealership could also work to your benefit.

What do other drivers say?

A Facebook group dedicated to Chevrolet Traverse customers also detailed issues folks were having with new vehicles. One customer said they weren't even able to get their 2024 Traverse to 1,000 miles before they had to tow it.

"Recently purchased a 2024 Traverse," they wrote. "After driving 850 miles, it had to be towed back to the dealer as it would not go. Discovered there has been a transmission problem with some 2024s. Still at dealer being assessed so still in loaner. So please be aware of this if you also own one."

Watch on TikTok

Viewers slammed Chevrolet

Commenters thought there was a simpler solution: Don't invest in an auto manufacturer that doesn't have a stellar reputation for reliability.

One person simply penned, "Honda and Toyota."

Someone else wrote that they were better off purchasing a Japanese domestic market variant vehicle in the same segment. "Go get a Toyota Highlander grand," they said.

Shaff agreed that she was initially thinking about getting a Honda Pilot, too. "I honestly was debating between the traverse and the pilot. They are so nice!" she commented.

"I will only buy Honda & Toyota," one viewer wrote.

Someone else said, "Trade it for a Highlander!!"

However, one viewer shared their belief that the problem lies with manufacturers packing newer vehicles with too much technology. "They don’t make cars like they used to," they wrote. "Now they are just over complicated rolling computers."

The Daily Dot has reached out to Chevrolet via email and Shaff via TikTok comment for further information.

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