This business must be a front for some other nefarious activity, because they clearly do NOT want customers. No business that WANTS customers treats people the way I was treated when I entered this RV shop in Jan 2016.
Upon entering there were three people who, rather than greeting me, looked at me awkwardly in silence (as if to say "what are YOU doing here?!?!?") After an awkward period of waiting for someone to acknowledge my presence (while they were all staring at me and bracing for impact,) I smiled, broke the ice and asked if they could appraise an RV for me.
"It's not going to be free! If I do work, I'm going to charge you for it," said the elderly man behind the counter.
This was odd, as I didn't ask for anything free ... but, whatever.
"I would expect such," I said. "Can you tell me how much for an appraisal?"
An elderly man replies: "It's normally $150, but I'm going to have to start charging more money soon because that G0dd@mn Obama is ruinin' the country and hurtin' small businesses!"
Again, this was odd, as I didn't mention Obama in my quest to obtain an RV appraisal. I wondered why he felt the need to give me his opinion on the President (and how it related to a customer's request for an RV appraisal in Topeka.) But, whatever.
"Um, okay. Can you tell me when you're able to do an appraisal?" I asked him?
"You need to talk to Lisa," he angrily replied.
"Great. Is Lisa here?" I asked? He pointed to one of the other employees. "She's right here, she's my daughter!," he said. (How was I supposed to know who Lisa was?!?!?) I guess, had someone introduced themselves and greeted me when I entered the store, I might have known. But whatever ...
"Hi, Lisa," I said to her with a smile. "Can you help me with an appraisal?"
She curtly replies, looking squarely at me with the same steely eyes her father gave me: "Why don't you come back next week?"
And then, I was reminded of a simple fact: I happen to be an African-American. And, as much as I'd like to believe that capitalism embraces consumers of all backgrounds, I know there are still some people who choose to run their family business according to their personal beliefs without regard for basic business etiquette. This is America, and that is their right. They're free to do this.
Likewise, I'm free to never set foot in Anderson RV again, and strongly recommend to any and everyone I come across to do avoid at all costs. I suspect that Anderson RV is a front for some other nefarious activity. If, in the future, the news breaks and exposes them as being a front for the local underground hate group, I wouldn't be surprised ... Because they don't want customers, and it's amazing that they're still in business if they treat others the way I was treated. (Or, maybe they only treat certain customers this way, so it's not that big of a loss for them.)
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