Harassed by Tellers

I went into Pick n Pay Hyper in Woodmead with my daughter. We were in a happy mood. As we got to the till point, I overhear the ladies at the till discussing a prior customer saying she is dumb and laughing. It was none of my business. I greeted and proceeded to take out things from my trolley and then pushed the trolley with my child to the other side. The cashier behind me and her assistant ( I can't remember if it was her alone because of so many input)kept asking my daughter how she was. She is autistic. She couldn't answer. They began mocking her and I was there. They said if she does not speak to people she might as well stay at home with mommy! The other then said, "look at her eyes, its like she is going to eat me". I explained that she is autistic. I had to restrain myself. I asked her to say thank you. Which are some of the words she can say around people. She did. But they kept on laughing. As a parent, I felt humiliated. I am glad she is young and probably does not understand what happened. The level of harassment and ************** was appalling. I am still traumatized. My daughter started 'acting out after we left the store because of all the sensory stimuli.

Andre was an angel. He called me to apologise and referred it to Meshack. I have yet to receive any feedback from Meshack.

I will never set foot in that store again. It will just trigger me. And its a beautiful store. Maybe your cashiers need to be more professional.