So I just moved back to my hometown after leaving in 2016 for personal reasons. I am currently living with a friend but have gotten an apartment coming the end of the month. The area I live in there isn't a dollar general so I had to travel across town because most closed at 9pm and it was almost that time when I left. I go to the Gilmore location because it's close to my mother's house and I know they stay open till 10. I arrived at the store around 930 pm and my plan was to get a laundry basket, some basic necessities like laundry soap, hygiene, cleaning supplies and some things I can use for my apartment since I've noticed that the stores sell all the same general item's but each one seems personalized depending on what area it's in and it's customer base.. I Walk in and say hello and all I hear is basically someone yelling from an isle you have 15 minutes. I say yes ma'am Even tho the door Cleary states 10 pm but I say I'll get in and out quickly as possible. I ask the alleged manager at the counter of they had laundry baskets and where they are located. She tells me but u can't hear her so when i got the cart I walk to her and ask her again. All the while she's looking me up and down like I owed her money or something. I ask again and she tells me. I go and get a basket and go to the next isle and get laundry detergent. No sooner than I go to pick it up my friend I'm staying with who is ex military with issues of anxiety as it is states to hurry up so we can get up out of there. I hear we're not doing this S*** tonight you can go ahead and get out the store. I responded with wtf are you talking about and she repeats what she said already but would not give me a clear reason. Coming from what I used to do in my past, the neighborhood we were in , today's society and my common sense she was basically accusing me of trying to steal something which I would respect that cause she looking out for her store but for her to do so without me giving her one inclination of wanting to steal something is completely out of line... I take the cart and walking towards the entrance and pushed it to the side. Still asking why I needed to leave the store and still not given no Satisfactory reasoning behind her decision. I am getting told from 2 different people in 2 directions to get out and since I've already been slandered, stereotyped and discriminated by this employee(s) I'm pissed off plus I just drove 15-20 minutes from where I'm staying and wasted gas I said a few choice words as they were coming at me then all of a sudden I hear get out you F'ing junkie... whooooaaaa now I'm really pissed because what the hell gives this woman the right to even come at me like That. Oh yea let me see I'm 46, had lived a hard life, I wear dentures do to the fact that I have a disability because of chrohns disease. With some of the meds I was on for a long period of time I had a calcium Defingency that caused my teeth and my nails to fall out and for me to have to have cataract surgery in both eyes at 42 yrs old so I wear dentures which I didn't put in. So because I look sickly majority of the time and didn't have my dentures in I automatically am categorized and discriminated by being called a junkie. So after a few more seconds of basically lowering myself to their level I state that I've been clean for almost 4 years from everything (except weed) but it helps me and really it ain't nobody concern...as I'm leaving finally because my friend is freaking out outside I hear that's right guity guilty guilty... like lady first off for you to come at me the way you did honestly how I was before naw we don't let that go but recovery has helped me change. The fact that I'm under federal investigation for some poor choices due to not hardly getting nothing from disability I be damned if I'm risking going to prison over stealing something that I don't have to. I even stated that I had money. I've never felt so belittled and less than in my life. This lady was clearly racist and very judgemental not knowing why someone may look the way they look. I suffer from severe mental problems already as it is, not thinking I'm good enough this definitely didn't help matters out... I have contacted a lawyer and will be pursuing this. A company can't state repeatedly over and over in their mission and vision that they are about making the customer comfortable and making it about them if they have people like these 2 working for them... Sunday Dec 17th 930 pm - 940 pm I'm sure the video from camera can be pulled up and everything stated can be heard...
Claimed loss: I'm not worried about the fact that I used 20 in gas there and back because they gonna try to send me a gift card and sweep it under the rug. It's the fact that I have lost more trust, confidence and faith in humans than I had before..
Desired outcome: Compensation will be a definite
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