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Pernola R

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2018

09 Nov 2020, 10:46

Harassed at Makro Cornubia

I went to Makro Liquor in Cornubia on Friday (06/11/2020) around 16:40 to make a purchase. My fiance was already in the store and I went in to meet him and make a purchase with him, as he already had items in his trolley. As soon as I approached my fiance in the store, I started to notice a worker constantly behind me. The worker was wearing a reflective vest, so I'm not sure of his duties in the store, however he kept following us and telling us that time is running out. I am an educated person with a sense of time so just overlooked his remarks as I knew that I would be done before 5pm. Despite us telling him that we are aware of the time, he continued to follow us which ensued into what I felt was harassment. He did not allow us to pick any more items and stalked me in the shop, coming close and telling me to leave. My fiance got frustrated and told him in a stern way to leave us alone as we can see the entire store full of customers, yet only we were being harassed. The guy then came close to my fiance and told him, and I quote, 'You are indian and I'm not scared of you'. My fiance questioned him, and he kept repeating the same statement. I was utterly distraught, to be racially harassed like this in a store like Makro? I actually feared what this man was capable of when I exit the building. He was aggressive and ******, when all we were doing was making a purchase? I went to the manager at 16:55 when I was done purchasing, who asked me to point out the guy and took my details down. However I still feel this incident needs to be taken more seriously. As a woman, I do not feel safe coming to your stores again, especially if I am alone and need to make a purchase. I felt and still feel unsafe thinking of how he stalked me from the time I entered the store. I was born in a free South Africa and grew up with this ideology of everyone being equal, therefore this incident shocks me to my core as I cannot even think in this ****** manner that I was treated in.

Hurt and disturbed customer

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