I came in to buy some work dresses and shoes this evening and this by far was the worst shopping trip. (Keep in mind im not the only individual in the store, was not dressed in an unprofessional way nor brought any unwanted attention to...
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I came in to buy some work dresses and shoes this evening and this by far was the worst shopping trip. (Keep in mind im not the only individual in the store, was not dressed in an unprofessional way nor brought any unwanted attention to myself, minding my own) As I started looking around at the shoes I tried on a few diff. Pairs to see how they felt to walk in. There was a tall older black gentleman who worked there, appeared to be watching me and pretending to shuffle stuff on the shelf. I didnt think much of it and moved on to look at dresses. As im looking another worker, older black woman with a long black pony tale and with white streaks, walks past myself and another customer. She then greeted the other customer who happened to be african american as well, and when i looked up to smile at her expecting the same greeting, she instantly dropped her smile without saying a word to me. I thought it was odd but ignored it and continued to look, i had changed my mind about a particular dress that was on the sales rack and placed it back where i found it, not even 1 minute later i hear a hanger snatch off the shelf, ITS HER ANGRILY MOVING IT JUST ONE SECTION OVER. Instantly I felt racially profiled and looked down upon as if she thought I was going to steal something. As im waiting to check out, which at this point I feel completely offended; I see the older tall black gentleman walk to the register, pretending hes doing something but prominently looking at me up and down as if I was a criminal. I am so upset that I was instantly deemed untrustworthy based on my appearance. Im a 5"2 half white half japanese college grad student. There was no need for me to be followed and harrassed as I was looking around. I truly hope these individuals WAKE UP and realize that the world cannot change if we keep repeating the past with hatred behaviors as such. I really hope this issue is addressed at this store location as I cannot be the only person who may have experienced this. I will not EVER be returning to this store nor will I spend one dime there.