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Sherri Shepherd Accuses Staples Of Racial Profiling (Video)

She says that an employee cursed her out after she and a friend asked to use the bathroom.

By Sharon Lynn Pruitt
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Staples just lost a customer.

Actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd recently took to social media to share a terrible experience she endured while shopping at Staples with a friend. The former co-host of The View says that, after she and a friend asked to use the store restroom, she was lied to and later cursed out.

She began, "My girlfriend @kimrtavares & I were there to get supplies for a seminar when Kim asked where was their restroom & we were told they were broken and we needed to go to @riteaid – Kim walked over to #RiteAid but their bathroom was in use so she came back to #Staples. Another employee gave us the combination to their #bathroom which worked fine."

When she confronted the employee for lying about the bathroom, Shepherd says the she began screaming "I am not going to take this sh*t. I am not going to take this f*cking sh*t!"

"#Staples this treatment by an employee is unacceptable," Shepherd's post continued. "It was embarrassing - and had I had my son Jeffrey w me it would've been a different situation. Your employees are participating in racial profiling."

Shepherd said that she plans to take her business elsewhere, and urged her followers to share her story across social media.

You can check out Shepherd's full story below.

Just got cursed out by a cashier @staples at 4641 Santa Monica Blvd in LA. My girlfriend @kimrtavares & I were there to get supplies for a seminar when Kim asked where was their restroom & we were told they were broken and we needed t go to @riteaid - Kim walked over to #RiteAid but their bathroom was in use so she came back to #Staples. Another employee gave us the combination to their #bathroom which worked fine. When questions The manager (Edgar) said the cashier Janice Reyes May have said it bc the bathrooms needed to be cleaned. They were clean and working bc I used it. When I questioned Miss Reyes on why she said that at first she wouldn’t answer and then said “we are told to tell people if they don’t buy they can’t use our bathroom” when I said well we were customers - you should have stated your policy instead of lying, Ms Reyes starts screaming “I am not going to take this shit. I am not going to take this fucking shit!” And she storms off but not before it got heated w Kim. #Staples this treatment by an employee is unacceptable. It was embarrassing - and had I had my son Jeffrey w me it would’ve been a different situation. Your employees are participating in racial profiling. I will take my business to @amazon or @OfficeDepot where customer service is better . Miss Reyes May be going through personal issues but if she is, then she should be doing something else at Staples rather than dealing with customers. And the fact that none of the employees did anything? It should be on their cameras. #unacceptable #pleaseshare #amazon #officedepot #oncamera #blackhistorymonth #injusticia #injustices #kimtavares #saynotoracism

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