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Discriminated against at the toy store?
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12-31-2008, 04:01 PM
shockblast
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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I actually have had this happen before at a store before, I'm clean cut and rarely wear rock t-shirts. I do normally wear toy and movie T-shirts though. I was being followed by store employees, I eventually confronted one of the employees and they told me it was because I was one of those ebay people and their thieves. At which point I asked for a manager, and told the manager that I come in his store almost everyday and always buy merchandise of some kind even if it is just a pop. I then told him I was a collector and spend much more money then most parents spend on there children over the course of a year in his store. I also told him that if TRU was not trying to cash in on the ebay market themselves they would not sell boxes padded envelopes and bubble wrap at the front of the store. I then explained that I probably pay at least 1 persons paycheck at that store through my figure purchases. I told him if the harassment continued the next person I would be toy shopping with would be my attorney or his district manager. He apologized and signed me up for the rewards program. I'm now treated very well at this particular TRU and get a $5 coupon for every $150 I spend. I have even got them to hold stuff for me and go in the back for items for me. You just have to let them know that little annoying children get $20 a week at best on toys and you (the collector) spend thousands on your hobby a year, rarely complain and never pee on the floor or puke and leave dirty diapers in the shopping carts. I think once you make that clear you will find you have some great friends at TRU. Also I think code Geoffrey is any activity deemed suspect. Also put your merchandise down and walking out lets the loser employees who have a chip on there shoulder win. You are the customer it is there job to make you comfortable not the other way around. Also I've never had problems with punk kids in retail, there normally smart and polite. It's the kids who look like " normal kids " that are always the problem
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