Omar M.
Yelp
Hi former employee here, and recently went back to visit the store after 2 years as this store gives me PTSD from working here. Went back in and saw nothing has changed. Everything is still very overpriced, you can buy everything they sell there for a fraction of the price anywhere else; Spirit Halloween when they're open - or online, Amazon, eBay, legitimate with one google search / you can find your item for more than half off.
As for my experience working here, the owner is not a good person as she used to encourage us the employees to racially profile the customers, and used to say the nastiest things about them. Which is why the employees seem, so nasty when you walk in. One time she asked me to follow a woman with darker skin pigmentation because she looked "suspicious". She didn't look any different than anyone else, and when i refused to do it - she told me I was being "insubordinate". Countless meal and break infractions were also committed and we were not allowed to report them or claim them which is illegal. She fired my friend (who I made working there), because she helped out a customer who unfortunately did not buy anything - hence she was wasting company time.
She made us sign NDAs about the store, and also didn't allow us to shop anywhere else in Magnolia (Mystic Museum, Dark Delicacies, etc). If we were caught in another store, it'd be immediate termination. She also does tax fraud to ensure her business stays open, and sells illegal Disney merchandise that wasn't approved by the company. Do not purchase the Disney items there.
On top of being racist, and misogynistic- she's a huge Trump supporter and purchases the hats to support his campaign only to resell them at a higher price as a "costume".
She does not care about her employees or mental health, and would be upset if I took an extra 5 minutes to breathe because of how overwhelmed I'd get with her spying on us with her "security" cameras. I once asked my friend what her schedule looked like, and I received an email just minutes later asking me not to discuss the schedule with anyone as "that was confidential." Attached another photo to prove that she uses these cameras to eavesdrop on employees, and customers.
I genuinely hope this place closes and shuts down soon. I know there's former (and current) employees that are planning on taking legal action against her very soon, so I hope the day and karma gets her in 2023.