1/5 Lina M. 5 months ago on Google • 43 reviews
Heed
my
warning:
do
not
come
and
shop
at
this
Best
Buy
if
you
are
not
South
Asian,
Asian,
or
Caucasian.
This
is
what
happened
to
me.
Today,
November
27,
2023,
I
had
to
pick
up
my
online
purchase
for
an
Oral
B
io
10
series,
which
I
was
treated
well
because
I
purchased
the
item
before
I
arrived.
But
it
was
the
second
purchase;
that's
why
I
am
leaving
this
review.
I
saw
that
Best
Buy
was
selling
the
io
5
series
for
$99.99
(on
sale),
so
I
decided
to
purchase
this
item
for
a
family
member
for
Christmas.
When
I
arrived
at
the
checkout,
the
line
was
long.
I
was
sixth
in
line,
and
the
line
was
moving
slowly,
so
two
more
cashiers
came
to
the
front
to
help
move
the
line.
When
it
came
my
time
to
cash
out,
I
approached
a
young
South
Asian
female
cashier,
and
she
wanted
to
know
about
my
online
purchase.
I
showed
her
the
receipt
with
my
ID
and
informed
her
that
I
was
only
purchasing
the
Oral
B
io5
toothbrush.
Still,
as
I
remained
respectful
to
the
cashier
(from
India),
she
treated
me
like
I
had
no
right
to
be
in
the
store.
When
it
came
time
to
pay,
my
'Tap'
on
my
debit
card
didn't
work,
so
the
female
cashier
shouted,
"Your
card
is
not
working;
insert
your
card
and
put
in
your
PIN."
Now,
this
is
where
it
gets
humiliating.
The
cashier
proceeded
to
take
the
item
off
the
counter
and
place
it
on
the
floor
behind
the
cash
so
she
could
talk
to
one
of
her
colleagues.
Where
I
was
cashing
out,
there
were
two
other
cashiers
to
the
left
of
me
with
customers.
After
I
paid,
the
cashier
returned
and
said,
"The
payment
went
through."
Then
proceeded
to
bend
down
and
pick
up
the
item
off
the
floor.
I
looked
dead
in
her
eyes,
"Why
did
you
place
my
item
on
the
floor?"
The
cashier
replied,
"I
have
to
protect
the
item."
I
snapped
back,
"From
what?
There
are
four
people
(two
people
at
each
cash),
plus
there
are
four
staffers
at
the
exit;
how
am
I
going
to
grab
this
and
make
a
run
for
it?!"
But
I
didn't
stop
there;
I
gave
this
cashier
a
piece
of
my
mind.
"Funny,
I
watched
you
cash
out
sets
of
two
South
Asian
Families
who
bought
a
PS5
and
an
iPad,
and
the
second
Asian
family
bought
a
Macbook;
you
didn't
take
their
items
away
when
they
were
purchasing,
but
you
took
away
mine.
How
would
you
feel
if
I
treated
you
the
same
way?
You
came
to
my
country,
and
you're
probably
an
International
student,
who
I
am
one
Canadian
who
welcomes
all
newcomers
because
Canada
is
a
meltpot
of
diversity,
and
you
have
the
audacity
to
treat
me
like
I'm
a
thief
when
I
spent
$460
with
the
item
right
in
front
of
you?"
She
rolled
her
eyes
and
I
snapped
back,
"Really,
you're
going
to
roll
your
eyes
at
me?
What
you
did
was
wrong.
Shame
on
you
for
bringing
your
racist
ignorance
into
my
country.
And
if
the
tables
were
turned,
how
would
you
feel
if
I
treated
you
the
same
way?
We
are
both
women
of
colour,
regardless
of
our
ethnicity;
how
would
you
feel
if
someone,
or
myself,
treated
you
the
same
way?"
When
I
said
what
I
said,
I
didn't
raise
my
voice,
I
didn't
yell
at
her,
but
I
gave
her
a
piece
of
my
mind...
I
cussed
her
out
without
disrespecting
her
or
causing
a
scene.
The
cashier
took
a
step
back
and
paused.
She
didn't
apologize,
but
she
stood
there
shocked.
After
I
paid,
I
found
a
store
assistant
manager
who
gave
me
a
$25
gift
card,
but
I
am
going
to
another
Best
Buy
location
and
return
both
the
iO
5
toothbrush
and
the
gift
card.
Why?
I
don't
need
her
negative
energy
to
be
added
to
this
Christmas
gift.
Plus,
as
I
waited
for
the
gift
card
from
the
assistant
manager,
I
watched
that
same
female
South
Asian
cashier
serving
other
South
Asian
customers
waiting
to
cash,
and
she
didn't
take
away
their
items
while
she
went
and
spoke
to
her
colleagues.
She
treated
customers
who
looked
like
her
with
respect,
so
this
cashier
is
racist,
simple
as
that.
So,
to
those
who
are
reading
my
review,
if
you
are
not
South
Asian,
Asian,
or
Caucasian.
Please,
go
to
another
Best
Buy;
Black
Canadians,
all
ages
and
genders,
are
not
welcome
at
this
Best
Buy.
Save
yourself
the
humiliation.
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