Sherri Shepherd Accuses Staples of Racial Profiling after Restroom Incident (Watch)

*Sherri Shepherd is calling out retailer Staples after she and a friend were denied access to the bathroom.

According to her account of the incident on Instagram, the actress and her friend Kim Tavares were in the office supply retailer in Santa Monica, Calif. when Tavares asked directions to the rest room. Long story short, they were told by one employee that the bathroom was broken and to use the one next door at Rite-Aid, only to discover moments later that the Staples bathroom was fine.

Upon being pressed by the ladies, the original employee admitted that, per company policy, customers are not permitted to use their facilities unless they purchase merchandise.

“I said, ‘Well we were customers – you should have stated your policy instead of lying,’” Shepherd wrote of her response to the woman on Instagram.

And that’s when all hell broke loose.

Watch and read below:

Just got cursed out by a cashier @staples at 4641 Santa Monica Blvd in LA. My girlfriend @kimrtavares & I were there to get supplies for a seminar when Kim asked where was their restroom & we were told they were broken and we needed t go to @riteaid – Kim walked over to #RiteAid but their bathroom was in use so she came back to #Staples. Another employee gave us the combination to their #bathroom which worked fine. When questions The manager (Edgar) said the cashier Janice Reyes May have said it bc the bathrooms needed to be cleaned. They were clean and working bc I used it. When I questioned Miss Reyes on why she said that at first she wouldn’t answer and then said “we are told to tell people if they don’t buy they can’t use our bathroom” when I said well we were customers – you should have stated your policy instead of lying, Ms Reyes starts screaming “I am not going to take this shit. I am not going to take this fucking shit!” And she storms off but not before it got heated w Kim. #Staples this treatment by an employee is unacceptable. It was embarrassing – and had I had my son Jeffrey w me it would’ve been a different situation. Your employees are participating in racial profiling. I will take my business to @amazon or @OfficeDepot where customer service is better . Miss Reyes May be going through personal issues but if she is, then she should be doing something else at Staples rather than dealing with customers. And the fact that none of the employees did anything? It should be on their cameras. #unacceptable #pleaseshare #amazon #officedepot #oncamera #blackhistorymonth #injusticia #injustices #kimtavares #saynotoracism

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