When one woman visited a Florida smoothie shop, she got more than what she bargained for when she received a receipt that labeled her “black chick.”
Cassandra Peoples visited a Gainesville Tropical Smoothie Cafe, which is headquartered in Atlanta, for a detox shake. Although the employee asked for her name when taking her order, she typed "black chick" on her receipt instead, according to WGFL.
"When I saw black chick where the name was supposed to be, I'm like 'I know I told them Cassandra,'" Peoples told the news station. "I've never experienced anything disrespectful like that before. I wouldn’t want to say it’s racist, it’s just disrespectful."
After she noticed what was printed on the receipt, she attempted to contact the corporate office in Atlanta but received no response.
"I mean I want some answers," she said.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe did respond to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an email Friday.
"Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC is aware of the incident that occurred at the Gainesville location, which is owned and operated by an independent franchise. This type of conduct clearly does not reflect the values of our brand or our commitment to creating a welcoming environment at each and every location,” a spokesperson said. “We have been in contact with the franchisee and understand that he acted quickly by terminating the employee. We apologize to all of our loyal guests and want to make it clear that these actions are not representative of the other hard-working team members at this franchised location or our brand.”
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