Donating plasma is one of the lesser known ways people can make some extra money without doing much. You just show up at a donation center, endure the prick of a needle, and collect some cash at the end.

It’s safe, fast, and easy.

It’s normal for a bride-to-be to get cold feet before her big day. But are you a bad friend if you influence her one way or the other? That’s the question at the heart of a viral AITAH Reddit post.

In the post, Redditor u/FrostGlistenss, a 27-year-old woman, says she’s been friends with the bride, 28-year-old Amy, for years. Amy has been with her partner Jake for around three years, and OP describes him as “a walking red flag.” She says he is “super controlling, jealous, and always checking her location.” She even reports that he once called Amy nine times while they were just having a girls’ shopping trip at Target. Amy constantly comes to his defense, saying he is just overprotective because he cares so much.

Usually, buying a gift card is a simple transaction. You pick the one for the store the recipient would like best, or a Visa Vanilla if you want to give them the most choice, and head over to the checkout line where the cashier activates it for you. Simple, right? Well, not always. One Walmart shopper says trying to buy seven gift cards for the busy “Maycember” season almost turned out to be more hassle than it’s worth.

‘Who knew buying gift cards would be this intense?’

In a viral video, TikToker Twin Mom Life (@lifeinlincoln) says when she went to the cash register with her stack of gift cards, the cashier told her she would have to check out at customer service to buy “that many.” She obliged and was surprised when the worker began asking her a series of seemingly invasive questions.

If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable while in a hotel elevator, this retired federal agent has helpful advice—especially if you’re a woman traveling alone: Trust your gut. 

As any solo female traveler will tell you, looking over your shoulder and being hyper aware of your surroundings becomes second nature. So whenever there is even a slight change in the “vibe” of your immediate environment, like an elevator, it’s best to follow your instincts.

Buying a brand new car is an exciting experience. But one mother says that thrill turned into a nightmare that put her toddler’s life at risk.

Amanda C. Gutierrez (@amanda.c.gutierrez) says she bought a brand new 2024 Kia Carnival. The mother of four boys was looking for a safe, reliable vehicle and the Kia Carnival seemed to fit the bill.

In a “do it for the plot” type of moment, one Home Depot customer decided to test a shopping theory after seeing a viral Facebook post. “I gotta stop doing these challenges,” TikToker Joneka Watkins (@nekdoggbaby) captions her video, which earned a whopping 7.1 million views as of this writing.

In the clip, Watkins subjects a poor, unassuming Home Depot worker to mental distress, all in an attempt to buy some rope. However, context is everything. 

There’s something so primal and satisfying about sharing a warm loaf of bread or basket of chips fresh from the fryer before a good meal.

But have you ever stopped to wonder why restaurants hand out free food? They literally have to sell you food to make a profit, so it does seem rather counterintuitive that they give some of their wares away for free.

They say if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. You might still get ridiculed online for it, though.

At least, that’s what happened to Miriam Marwood (@mimimarwood), a “fake chef by day” and “actor by night,” according to her TikTok bio. 

One mechanic got away with arguably the one excuse in the world that can keep you from getting a traffic ticket. Except he was telling the truth. 

In a viral TikTok, mechanic Mark Morales (@morales_automotive) shared his unfortunate experience of getting pulled over due to his car’s tint being too dark. He films himself inside the car while parked on the side of a highway. A police car with its lights on is parked behind him, with the police officer inside presumably writing a ticket. But it’s not for Morales. 

A woman says she recently had a terrifying experience at a Planet Fitness. And she’s on a mission to warn others so they avoid the same fate.

It was an average day at the gym for Alyssa Max (@alyssamax7). After her workout, she got in one of the on-site tanning beds.