One woman used a Facebook post to tell a story about two store employees she said spoke negatively about her outfit when she was shopping.
BBC reported that Harriet Rae was shopping at Superdrug, a cosmetics store in Truro, England, when she said two female employees made comments to each other on her appearance.
"To the two girls working in Truro Superdrug this afternoon: Don't worry, I heard the comments you made to each other about my appearance and my shorts. You spoke loud enough for most people to hear," Rae wrote in a July 23 Facebook post. "It's obviously not the first time you've had a giggle and a made comments about another girl, but when you do it normally, the person you talk about probably looks away and you actually make them feel really sad inside.
But today, by the looks on your faces you really weren't prepared for the massive cheesy smile I gave you Just so you know, your words didn't hurt me. The looks you gave me did not either."
Rae sent the message on a public Facebook post which includes an image of what Rae was wearing at the store. It has since been shared over 55,000 times.
Rae gave an update following the popularity of her post two days later, saying that the store apologized.
"I reinforced that the intended message of the post was to spread kindness and positivity not embarrassment or hurt," Rae said. "They understood and accepted that I didn't want to give a description of the people or my location in the store when it happened. They have also said that my post will be used in training in the future to make sure it doesn't happen again."
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