Zendaya reveals grocery store denied her service because she’s black

Zendaya took to Snapchat to tell her followers about a recent experience at a Vons grocery store in which she said an employee refused to sell her $400 worth of gift cards...

TheGrio Staff

Sep 8, 2016

Zendaya took to Snapchat to tell her followers about a recent experience at a Vons grocery store in which she said an employee refused to sell her $400 worth of gift cards.

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“The lady that was helping us… I don’t think she was a huge fan of our skin tone,” she said on Snapchat. “‘You can’t afford this,’ is how she looked at me,” she continued. “It was $400!”

Evenually, Zendaya said, a manager was able to help her purchase the cards.

On Wednesday, a rep for the store responded to Zendaya’s story:

At Vons, we strive to treat each and every customer with the utmost respect. There is a policy that limits gift card purchases using a credit card. Zendaya was able to purchase gift cards up to our limit, and we apologize for any inconvenience or misunderstanding.

We respect Zendaya’s voice in the community and similarly are committed to diversity and inclusion. Moreover, we understand that race is a sensitive issue in America and view this experience as a reminder that every interaction is an opportunity to treat each customer as we ourselves would like to be treated.

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