I was in #HMV on Oxford Street and I noticed the shop worker standing nearby.

That's fine, they're just keeping an eye on things.

But when I went to a different section, he followed me and stood next to me, pretending to look at the same DVD section and leant forward to carefully read some of the titles, deliberately making his presence known. He made it clear they were watching me.

I don't get any #RacialProfiling (at least I doubt I do) but I really feel this shitty treatment. By making it obvious they were watching me, they are telling me they think I'm a thief. They are telling me I don't look or behave in the right way to avoid suspicion and I'm not welcome in their store. They could stand back and keep and eye and that would be fine, but they didn't do that. they were sending a clear message.

The thing is, their shadowing stops you actually concentrating on browsing. They actually stop you from using their store properly. It's like they don't want people to browse.

And this is why I've decided to never buy from HMV again. I don't need them and they've told me they don't need me.

#ShopSecurity #Shops #SecurityGuards