Tyeku-Mpobole Pearl

Humiliation by Winelands Pork workers

I have never felt so humiliated like I did today by a worker at Winelands Pork. Worse infront of my child too. Today, Thursday the 26 at about 17:20pm Winelands Pork lady started at the door when I had to go in. Almost everywhere you went today you had to stand in a line. So I was I a line to go in. A lady inside the shop would call in 6/10/4 people to go in. Just when it was my turn, another lady came and stood next to me. I was the second last person as the shop was about to close. she said to me "one person!" I looked at her and show her that my 10 year old is with me, we are together. Then again she said "only one person mem ". Stupid of me for not understanding whatever she meant. Again I refer to my son as he is not buying but i am. I think she got tired and allowed the gentleman who was behind me and the last person to go in. Then I commented on the fact that she would let the last person in before me,who apparently was also a worker there. I think I was not supposed to ask. Then she told me that we are two. They cannot allow more than one person in. I don't listen I was told to leave children at home when coming to do shopping The whole day they told people that and people left their children by the door and not entered with them. My question to her was how do I leave my 10 year old son alone at home. And why did she not inform me atleast about the regulations then instead of just saying "one person in" Then she ask why do I want to be the difficult last person. I said in Xhosa "suka" meaming "gaan". And she asked what I was saying, I repeated the word and said to her "you must be tired because" all these things you were suppose to inform me". She said she not tired at all and showed me a sign up by the door and said she could not let me in if I'm the difficult customer. I'm not sure about a difficult customer or was I suppose to just know their staff and leave my child outside as she said that it was not for her to tell me that but to think self. I have even asked her to drop this subject because there was no way I could have left my 10 year old at home alone. But no she carried on. Well, I eventually walked in the shop both of grumbling. When I was in then she calls me back to sanitise my hands. I took out my sanitizer from my bag and did my hands and that of my son's onto of the gloves we had. She called a security for me that she must take me out because I don't want to sanitise. The security saw that I has a sanitizer and went back to her station. Now everyone in the shop was looking and listening at this drama. That was not enough. She called someone else who both of them reprimanded that I need to use their sanitizer and not my personal one. When I asked the difference. And I went to use the shops one. He said to me " mem I think you need to go out of my shop because you don't want to listen" I then walked around trying to shop then the lady said to me. If I don't go then she is refusing to help me bh the till. And she was in neither of the tills. Then she told one Xhosa lady who was busy packing meat staff that she must tell me in Xhosa that she will not ring my staff. The lady did as she was told which I did not understand that action as we were both communicating in English. The worst she told another lady whom I was asking for help that she must not help me I must go out. I left the trolly, I took my son and left the shop. while I was still in the parking in my car she came out arguing with another lady. Where do I report such a humiliation. I get so hurt just by thinking of this incident