I have been meaning to post this for a while but I have been so busy with graduate school and working as a healthcare worker involved with vaccine administration effort that I haven't gotten around to it until now. I went to My Ceramics to have a pleasant experience and express myself in a stress-free environment. Unfortunately, I had one of the most racist encounters I have ever experienced. I was told that there would be an $8 sit-down fee that would cover any return visits until finished. When I came back to complete my project, a different woman rudely called me out in front of everyone and said that the fee needed to be paid again and for every future visit. I explained that I was told otherwise initially, that my first $8 allowed me to come back and finish without another fee, but she interrupted me and said that was not true, loudly and disrespectfully. She was implying that I was stupid and pointed to a sign that just said sit-down fees were $8. She also said I was using too much paint and glitter which was wasting their money, which is not something you say to a paying customer who you want to come back. I remember I jokingly said to another caucasian employee that I wanted to "glitterfy my dolphin" and obviously I know that the word glitterfy isn't in the dictionary, but she condescendingly told me that I reminded her of her young students that do not know the difference between words that are and aren't in the dictionary. I also remember when I went up to get more paint she would throw many rude remarks and one time I asked politely "Do you mind if I can have some glitter" and she said "yes I mind, do not take the whole bottle my other customers need it" when I never implied to take the whole bottle. I also remember having to wait outside for a long time because when I tried to go in, I was turned away because they were at full capacity. Which I completely understand because of Covid but she let her friends go in while I was waiting for three hours, which I did not think was fair at all. I also asked the other caucasian customers the employees spoke to them like that and if they had to pay a fee for each visit after and everyone told me that they were not spoken to like that. So I was singled out because of my skin color. If you are a minority, I would not suggest going to this business if you want to have a stress-free and non-discriminatory experience. read more
