Posted on 08/12/2020 4:51:57 PM PDT by rickmichaels
A vintage clothing store has been blasted as ‘racist’ online after announcing a newly adopted policy that waived a refundable fee for non-white customers.
In a since-deleted Facebook post, Civvies on Broughton in Savannah said it would be requiring white customers to pay a $20 deposit to book an appointment to browse inside the boutique, while people of color would be exempt from the charge.
‘As a mostly white staff with white ownership, we do not feel comfortable upholding a digital and financial barrier which could prevent BIPOC from shopping at our store at this time on top of the limitations already made by online booking,’ Civvies declared last week.
The store, which sells ‘new and recycled’ clothing, told potential white patrons that they could decline to pay the deposit on the booking form and a manager would reach out to discuss other options.
Civvies went on to say, however, that they would not accept appointments with any white customers who are simply refusing to pay the fee because they believe it’s ‘unethical’.
The owners of the store defended the $20 fee on Sunday, saying indigenous and other people of color are likely the most affected by poverty and the on-going coronavirus pandemic, and that a refundable deposit would provide an additional barrier to their shop.
Civvies added that it wasn’t aware of any legal precedent that would suggest waving a fee to a minority group would be discriminatory, or that the fee adds limitations for white customers based on their race.
The store also added Sunday that they haven’t denied any appointment requests because of someone refusing to pay the refundable fee.
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sorry for the double post..
Savanna, Ga. is not really a part of Georgia. Savanna is Savanna and considers itself to be a separate entity. In a way, it is like San Fran and Austin, and Asheville, and Berkeley. The beach is nice.
GET WOKE GO BROKE.
Help! I can’t keep up with the increasing levels of stupidity being unleashed on Americans. Can’t we just stop all this bullshit?
What about us Joooooos? Any discount for us? We love a bargain!
*SNORT*
ANY store that told me I could or could NOT shop there based upon the color of my skin isn’t going to see Dollar-ONE of my cash.
How dumb are these ‘business’ people in their quest for this imaginary Social Justice CR@P?
Simple answer is to spend your money elsewhere.
Great ghost tours too!
Do they only accept things to sell from black people?
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The owners of this store comprise a new breed of stupid. They probably have already alienated a large proportion of their customers. I certainly would not step foot in that loonie bin of a store, $20 fee or not. I don’t know how they managed to run a store, they’re so stupid.
I’m down in JAX and visit Savannah yearly. The Trump economy has really turbocharged growth there. I fear the state is being swamped by blue state transplants and Third World immigrants. Hope for the best, though.
Not ALL of Savannah, just the touristy parts, North of Gaston St. But, they do call us the State of Chatham in Atlanta.
Problem is that Hollywood keeps pushing that area instead of the rest of the city that is pretty much low-key and relaxed.
It seems they are by appointment only. Probably because of shoplifting. You can guess what demographic does that in large numbers.
OK, so it would be ok to impose a $20 appointment fee for BIPOC (whatever that is) because they’re more likely to shoplift?
I couldn’t care less since their policy means I’ll never consider spending my hard earned money at their establishment.
Possibly but it could be covid-related, too.
What if I identify as a POC?
“We are shopping on stolen land.”
Correction: To our lovely customers: You are shoplifting on stolen land. So it’s all good.
Aside from that, why is she continuing to do business on this supposedly stolen land? She should give it back to the original inhabitants.
Why is racist in quotes?
It unquestionably is.
They are walking it back. They are done
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