Americans are paying people to wait in line for TikTok-famous food
Lifestyle Americans are paying people to wait in line for TikTok-famous food By Teresa Mull, Fox News Published July 25, 2026, 5:04 a.m. Line sitting, also called line waiting or line standing, has been a common practice in big cities like Los Angeles and New York, where people pay others to wait in line for tickets, the latest iPhone or a table at a popular restaurant, Eater reported. The practice is more popular now than ever because of social media, Robert Samuel, a professional line sitter and founder of the professional line-waiting company Same Ole Line Dudes in New York, told Eater.
- ▪Lifestyle Americans are paying people to wait in line for TikTok-famous food By Teresa Mull, Fox News Published July 25, 2026, 5:04 a.m.
- ▪Line sitting, also called line waiting or line standing, has been a common practice in big cities like Los Angeles and New York, where people pay others to wait in line for tickets, the latest iPhone or a table at a popular restaurant, Eate
- ▪The practice is more popular now than ever because of social media, Robert Samuel, a professional line sitter and founder of the professional line-waiting company Same Ole Line Dudes in New York, told Eater.
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