I shopped here Dec 18 and made quite a large purchase consisting of an expensive coat for myself and several Christmas presents for my adult children, including jewelry. Clerk in clothing department VERY cordial and friendly. After a few days, Dec 28 I decided to return to buy my adult female children another piece or two of Brighton jewelry and look over the discounted Christmas items. I had just started shopping and the sales clerk in the jewelry department, near the Brighton display, asked me in a harsh tone if she could help me. I assured her I was fine and continued browsing. She told me TWICE that any jewelry had to be paid for before leaving the area. Then she proceeded to try and take my basket as "it looks heavy and I can hold it at the counter ". I assured her again I was fine and when I was through shopping I'd pay for my purchases. I continued shopping, looking at the soaps and scented lotions. At this point she called security and told her I was SHOPLIFTING!! All I was doing was browsing and ignoring the rude clerk. I continued "shopping and browsing" for another 30 minutes or so & I could have done this for hours but tired of the reception and unfair accusation. I found another clerk to check out. I paid for my selected items, all in my basket, and left. I'm an elderly professional female, dressed appropriately for shopping and feel I certainly didn't appear homeless nor on drugs. I have absolutely no idea why the clerk "profiled" me as a "shoplifter"! I travel frequently for work and buy a lot of my jewelry in airport boutiques. I have also purchased a number of items of Brighton at my go-to-place in Greensboro. Afterwards I was sorry I didn't just fill my basket up, sit it down, then walk out. I'll be returning every item I purchased Saturday (over $500) at Salem Creek and making sure store management is aware of the way staff treated a potential high paying customer. I'll also make sure to let all my friends and colleagues know about the way I was treated by store staff! Very unprofessional. read more