A worker at a Costco store is being praised on social media for calmly deescalating a battle with an angry Trump supporting customer who refused to wear a mask while shopping in the store.
Costco requires all employees and customers to wear a face covering while inside its retail locations. But the customer filmed himself waiting in the checkout line without a mask and berating a worker named Tison who asked him to put one on.
“I’m not doing it because I woke up in a free country,” the customer said after threatening to put the Costco worker on his “3,000-follower Instagram feed.” Tison greeted the man’s Instagram followers, politely told him to have a great day and walked away ― taking the customer’s shopping cart of goods with him.
“You’re no longer welcome here in our warehouse,” Tison said. “You need to leave, thank you very much.”
Realizing his error, the customer quickly suggested that his partner ― who was wearing a mask ― take his card to pay for the goods while he leaves the store. But was too late. Tison was gone and so was the shopping cart full of toilet paper, detergent and other items.
“He’s a pussy little bitch,” the customer ranted. “I’m not a fucking sheep.”
TMZ found the customer’s feed, which featured another rant he posted after leaving the store. The booted customer said he was “not the fucking sheep” and boasted that he was one of the only people in the store without a mask.
Tison, on the other hand, won acclaim on social media for how he handled the situation:
It’s funny how some people throw a fit and refuse to follow the new rules and claim it infringes in their personal rights. I’m old enough to remember in the mid to late 80s when it became mandatory for people to put on their seatbelts when driving/riding in their car. Or when motor cyclists had to start wearing helmets. In both cases there were people who refused and made a fuss but guess what? People started following the new rules and it eventually became a new norm. In this case, it’s not a law but the rule of a private company/store. It’s the same as no shoes/no shirt no service. People it’s your choice. If you choose not to wear the mask, then you can’t shop at Costco. Feel free to take your business where you’re more comfortable with their rules.
ReplyDeleteTrump supporters are ignorant turd who don't understand what rights they have and don't have, disrespect the rights of others and prattle on about the constitution, a document that they have never read or understand of they ever did read it.
DeleteSure, he woke up in a free country, and it is still a free country - but the store has a right to make rules, too. He is free to do what he wants outside of the store. But speaking of freedom from rules, I wonder if he insists on running red lights??
ReplyDeleteTrump supporters, aka MAGAts, have an utter disdain for the rule of law. The are selfish bratty children in fat adult bodies.
ReplyDeleteThat is right you woke up in a free country. Costco also woke up in a free country also. Since they own their stores, they are free to put in place whatever policy they want as long as it does not apply only to a specific section of the population.
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