I was hoping you guys had the option to receive private messages which us clearly not the case so unfortunately this will have to do. I am reaching out because I am tired of the treatment that my boyfriend and I receive on a daily basis. First off, my boyfriend has been a very loyal customer to this location and still is due to Handyman work that he does and the supplies that is needed but is not treated as a customer. We all know that all of your employees are aware that we recently became homeless and we chose to park in your lot. I am pregnant and after you guys close, it's very secluded and others don't just drive around, park for the night really, etc. And with being pregnant UT really helps that I feel safe where sleep at this point and that's why we continue to sleep in your parking lot. We are quiet, we don't cause any trouble, we hardly even come inside to use the restroom because we know how horrid we look and don't want to disrespect your business in anyway and avoid even that unless if it's an emergency which again, I am pregnant, almost 6.5 months pregnant but even with all of my potty emergencies u don't come in much at all out of respect for your store and go elsewhere. Your employees point their noses up to us, they look at us like we are beneath them and that they are disgusted by us. And trust me, we are ashamed and we are struggling beyond financially but mentally and the lack of kindness and compassion even from your employees has made it worst. I have even been having issues that when I come in, the rare times that I need to use the restroom here because my pregnant bladder gives me no choice, female employees have started following me into the bathroom to hover over me while I use the restroom like I am doing something wrong. Which just because we are homeless doesn't mean that either of us are bad people, doesnt mean we are potential theives or whatever excuse they have made up in their heads to follow and hover while I use the bathroom. It is so demeaning and there just isn't a good reason to do so, we have never given you guys a reason to question our honesty or actions when entering the store. So why escort me to the restroom? To listen to me pee or maybe it's to listen to me when I cry everytime I come in because it's the only moment I have alone. Well, not alone but away from my boyfriend so he doesn't have to see it just to hurt him more. Because our situation is not to be judged or to be watched like it's a movie. It was unpredictable and unexpected and because of negligence that was not on our end. Now we suffer, freezing at night because we can barely keep gas in our gas guzzler to stay warm. We struggle to take care of ourselves and completely lack all ability for self care. We are mentally struggling and barely hanging on without just giving up. I'm pregnant with a little baby boy that we have waited nearly ten years for and have to be in fear everyday that if we are too cold it can harm him, the stress can cause harm to our baby and the lack of food since we struggle most days to maybe even get to eat one meal a day, which he needs me to eat and I fear he us not growing properly. And I am high risk, I am extremely anemic, I have severe anxiety, even before ever even pregnant and all of thee things if not address appropriately, can cause major harm to our baby. So everyday is constantly filled with worry, shame/ embarrassment, etc. And I don't care if we receive help from the community or from local resources at this point. If we fight hard enough we will make it through this and our baby will make it through and welcome the world. But our moral is pretty much non existence and at least for myself, I care deeply for people in general, even when they don't deserve it which means I also care how I am treated by anybody and everybody and it greatly affects me and the way we have been continuously treated even just by the employees here, makes me embarrassingly very emotional. At this point, if I ask anything from this community, it would be just to show kindness and compassion. To treat us no different and with decency. Share a smile our way, say hello, or just don't stare at us and look down on us just to make us feel more ashamed. Your employees should have excellent customer service and they can't even treat human beings with decency, that is a HUGE problem. And I just ask that this be addressed because nobody deserves to be treated and looked at the way we do. Those actions can affect someone way more than you can ever imagine and they shouldn't even have to adjust or think about it because being a decent human being to others should just come naturally. Also, even with how we are treated I do also want to point out that your employee with the orange Jeep, did not securely park her jeep this morning. Which caused it to roll into the middle of the parking lot and nearly hit another vehicle. And with how we have been treated most people probably wouldn't have done anything. read more