Do things like this really happen?

Obviously they do.

To those of you living in Idaho Falls/ Rexburg Area, please read this:

((((So SOMETHING CRAZY happened friday. The store owner of Lyn's boutique, publicly HARRASSED AND HUMILIATED ME for browsing at her store previously but buying an item on AMAZON instead. It started by with this snarky conversation: "Did you buy the bunny you were looking for last time?" Yes. "Where did you buy it?" AMAZON. "OH..are your baby's shoes and shirt from amazon too?" NO. "WELL I'M SURPRISED SINCE YOU'RE CHEAP ENOUGH TO BUY ON AMAZON." seriously!...that's what she said!! She continued to offend me in front of customers saying "THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME DIDN'T BELONG IN HER STORE, THAT DOWNTOWN BOUTIQUES WERE NOT THE PLACE FOR MY KIND OF PEOPLE. THAT I WAS RUINING HER STORE, ETC." I honestly couldn't believe this was happening.. ISN'T SOMETHING LIKE THIS SUPPOSED TO BE ON TV? Did she think that she could talk to me like I was nothing simply because I had bought something elserwhere? on AMAZON? HOW DARE I? Anyways.. I walked out to get my phone because I was hoping to video the way that she was mistreating me which then started this argument from her. "How I was probably going to take pictures of her items to search for them online~that's like stealing artwork from a gallery." (what the ?) So I told her how it was to record how she was yelling at me. I TRIED TO STATE the fact that her remarks were uncalled for, especially since I'd been a customer and I WAS HOLDING MY DEBIT CARD IN MY HAND..so if I had no intentions of buying something in her store, I wouldn't have that! duh!? Anyways, not thinking~ I went to the back and said you know what?~ I'm going to look for what I came for because I don't deserve this. (why would I even consider shopping there and supporting that store? yeah not thinking, I was just so upset that she was treating me like scum because I supposedly couldn't afford- or belong at her precious store. So I put a pair of shoes on my little boy. (who doesn't even walk! he barely sat down to crawl) When she came there and said: "You can try and item on, but you can't RUIN THEM. He's soiled those shoes. (they were in mint condition, after all he'd had them on for 5 seconds on her CARPET! she grabbed the box from my hand and said I'm going to box these up for you since they're ruined. (ARE YOU KIDDING ME? MY VOICE CRACKING AND ABOUT TO SOB!) I'll go ahead and ring these up for you, so you can leave. She took my debit card with the pair of shoes that my baby had "SOILED" and threatened to not let me leave til I HAD BOUGHT them, or she'd call the police. She continued to insult me saying that it was people like me that were driving such stores out of business and that we shouldn't be there. ! She purposely ridiculed me in front of her friend and customers. I couldn't get my debit card, in all this chaos it somehow WAS MISPLACED... I HAD TO CALL officers to come and clear up the situation. I couldn't get my card back because it was nowhere to be found. Those poor officers that seriously had to deal with a lady on a TRIP about loosing business to AMAZON? and who was unfairly insulting and forcing me to buy a pair of shoes??? I'd never felt so embarrassed in such an unjust situation. In all things that have happened, this one of the worst belittling scenarios I've been involved in because I HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG! I had honestly done nothing wrong! ( but maybe come in at a bad time wearing my scroungy work out clothes?) Am I not allowed to browse anymore? is that illegal? Is it not my personal prerogative to choose where I would buy something? WHETHER OR NOT IT'S TO BE CHEAP OR THRIFTY??? what the heck!! Anyways, this was a really sad experience for me especially since I am someone who grew up in poverty and do everything I can now to be wise financially and be responsible. I may not be someone who can afford everything in fancy store, but does this give the right for me to be treated this way? I know that a lot of people face discriminating issues everyday and this is just something small. Nevertheless, I hope this doesn't occur to anyone. It felt terrible and I hope that word spreads about people wrongly judging and mistreating others. Please think of what this would've felt like or what that kind of ridiculing criticism feels like. IT'S NOT OKAY TO OFFEND OTHERS OR JUDGE ANYONE ACCORDING, TO RACE, RELIGION, ORIENTATION, APPEARANCE, INCOME, ETC. Please pass this along to spread awareness of an unfair circumstance. REMEMBER "TO BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER")))
lots of love,
Karina