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Today, 01 July 2025 at around 16:45 I walked into the Evergreens store at Pretoria West to get myself some fruits and veggies. I started with the box of tomatoes that are currently going for R89,95. Because tomatoes are not of the same condition, with some having bruises while others would have some black markings on the skin, ordinarily people pick and swap tomatoes in between boxes. I also did the same thing today because I prefer tomatoes with intact skin as I eat the tomatoes whole because there is more Lycopene on the skin than the pulp. So as I was picking and exchanging those with black markings for those that are in good condition a guy called Willie was standing behind some palletes looking at me. As soon as I finished and pushed off the trolley, he rushed for me asking me if I think the box is 6kg. Without any argument I asked him to go check it as I followed him to the scale. The weight turned out to be 7,3kg. He then started raising his voice saying "There is no way you are going to leave here with this box." This was as if he was talking to someone who was *****ing, yet all I did was to exchange some tomatoes one-for-one in between boxes. I then asked him how are the inconsistencies in the packaging be treated as my problem, as he was now shouting at me. He even said I must go and get another box so that we can see that boxes are 6kg. I did exactly that because I wanted to prove the inconsistencies. When I came back to the scale he now refused to weigh the box, and opted to go and fetch another one himself. Unfortunately for him, the weight of the box he brought was 5,1kg. He was now dumbfound because he went himself to take a random box which turned out to be less. A lady that is his colleague then came to intervene, asking him to calm down and apologize, he refused. A White guy that said he was the supervisor then came as there was not commotion where we were with other customers watching the drama. I explained to him and he was very professional in how he dealt with me. He apologized with the guy still talking in the background I told him that the guy is not apologetic. When he told him to apologize, he didn't. I even had to do something unconventional to show the guy my bank balance telling him that I would never still 2 or 3 tomatoes! The supervisor then said he will deal with the guy, as he was still talking **** to me. I have been a customer of Evergreens for all the 15 years I've been in Pretoria and have never ever come across such treatment accused by a packing guy of trying to ***** tomatoes. I am really offended by the treatment and having read other people's comments here it seems I'm not the only one who has gone through this. That tall Black guy Willie really needs to be disciplined and hence I saw it important that I escalate this. I hope he will be disciplined for what he did in order to save other customers in future.
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