We went in today to look for decor items and furniture for my daughter's room and my library. My daughter was waiting with her aunt while I ran into the restroom. Someone who works there (older woman with short, red hair,) approached my 8 year old instead of the adult she was with and told her to the put ceramic dice (that she wanted to buy for her room) down because "your mom doesn't want to pay for that." Purchasing things was exactly why we had gone into the shop. I only got part of the story and we left the store. If my daughter can't pick up items she wants to buy for her own space, we can shop elsewhere.
My daughter explained more of what happened when we were getting into the car. She said this person told her to put down the items she wanted and then put her finger near my daughter's collarbone and mumbled something about liking her shirt. Her aunt confirmed. We were backing out of our parking spot when my daughter pointed at someone walking in front of our car and said that was the person who touched her. I got out, approached this person at the side of her vehicle, and asked if what my daughter and her aunt said happened was true. She answered "what" in an aggressive tone at first until I asked if she had in fact laid a finger on my child. She started stammering that she "gets along great with kids in there," confirmed every other detail I was given about her encounter with my child and then said "if" she had touched my child, it was without the intention to-- never mind that she never should have gotten her hand close enough to touch a stranger's child on their torso. Every other bit of what my daughter said happened she confirmed by her own admission, but she got flustered when I asked if she had put her finger on my child.
Now, I don't doubt that children have broken things in the store before-- there is a sign explicitly stating that if a child breaks something, the parents will buy it. Normally, I would have been on the employee's side because I understand children can be a little destructive with all their energy. However, the employee touched my child, who comports herself properly in stores because she enjoys the privilege of going to them with me, and she approached a child, not the adult with her. Those are two red flags that don't sit right with me and probably wouldn't sit right with most parents. I've purchased items from this shop before and was planning to purchase quite a bit of furniture to get my home library finished, but after this and reading other reviews on other platforms, I will not be back. There are more than enough antique and consignment shops to choose from in the area. read more
