PLEASE READ! I would give them 0 stars if I could. My boyfriend, my cousin, and I had biked to Amagansett to visit the town and this store was one of the ones we browsed for about 3 minutes. Upon leaving, here is most of the dialogue between the us and the owner, who was apparently sitting on a bench outside instead of watching his store. The whole time he was primarily speaking to my boyfriend. Not that this should be necessary to mention, but boyfriend is brown and we were all wearing casual exercise clothing.
Owner *laughing*: "Did you steal anything?... How did you get in? Did you sneak in through the back?"
My boyfriend: "Haha no, the front door is open. There are other customers who came in after us..."
Owners friend: "Haha you should check their bags."
Owner *approaches my boyfriend smiling* : "Should I check your bag? ... I'm gonna go in the store now to check if you stole anything hahaha"
And the owner rushed into the store (to check cameras presumably) and his friend watched us walk away. We were all extremely uncomfortable and in shock. This old white rich man had the audacity to profile my boyfriend to his face while joking about it. It's not exactly surprising because this is the Hamptons, and this is America, but it was still disgusting and inexcusable. The owner of this store is RACIST AND CLASSIST!!!!! When the two other customers had walked into the store after us (a white father and daughter dressed preppy), he didn't feel the need to go in and man his store, but seeing us come out, he suddenly rushed in. And the funniest part? Half of the clothes in his store are appropriated African and Asian textiles and styles!!! This was a microaggression of the reality of capitalism and racism and it felt like shit. I can't imagine what this owner is like on a daily basis. Please boycott this store, don't give him business, and spread the word if you ever visit this area!!! Let's hold this racist harasser and appropriator accountable or else he'll think his actions are okay!!! read more