Winnie H.
Yelp
The Everett store ran by racist employees, we were a small group of 5 people aged from mid 20s to mid 30s and Asian who were trying to purchase cigars and alcohol browsing. First, there were an employee blocking at the door and we felt like being profiled at the first door. As soon as we entered the store, we were asked to see IDs in order to shop. One of us left the physical ID but have a digital ID on the phone, but the manager didn't say anything about the requirement to have a physical ID to shop/browse. She decided to wait outside and another member joined her. Then we were being followed by several employees in different isles. Looking around, there were other customers who are Caucasians and were not bothered/harassed or followed. They would rather watch in the background then came up to me and offer assistance. Originally, we were planning to purchase a small bottle of sparkling wine and some cigars. One of the employees opened the door and check our ID to get into the cigar humidor. After picking out everything wanted, we headed toward the cashier. The cashier did not ask the customer in front of us to check their ID, but the first thing is to check our IDs, even though one of our party members wasn't purchasing anything and halfway out the door. Cashier screamed at her to show ID and when we asked the the reason behind the constant ID checking and she snapped at us saying that she's only doing her job and there was a law passed that they required to check ID, which clearly wasn't true, since she didn't ask the people in front of us, whom are Caucasians. We pointed out the manager and the other guy at the front door had ALREADY check the IDs before letting us in. The cashier continued yelling at us and clearly they DO NOT care about customer service. In that short 30 minutes trip, we all felt being targeted and the employees were straight up racist!!