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Georgia Store Suggests $20 Refundable Deposit For White Customers To Shop There

Hank Berrien
Georgia Store Suggests $20 Refundable Deposit For White Customers To Shop There
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A vintage-clothing store in Savannah, Georgia, has come under fire for a promotion they posted on Facebook in which they stated they would require white customers to pay a $20 refundable deposit to book an appointment to browse the store while waiving the fee for people of color.

Civvies on Broughton wrote, “As a mostly white staff with white ownership, we do not feel comfortable upholding a digital and financial barrier which could prevent BIPOC from shopping at our store at this time on top of the limitations already made by online booking.”

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