A woman from Hull has spoken of being 'fuming' after she was banned from Asda for three years because she argued about being asked for ID.
Well, we say argued, she did call the shop assistant a 'd***head'. That's not really on, if true.
However, 29-year-old Rakel Bryan said that she only called the shop worker that 'as a joke' when she was asked to present identification to buy a pack of cigarette papers.
As Hull Live reports, Bryan went into her local Asda store on Hull's Beverley Road and asked for a pack of Zig-Zag rolling papers.
To her surprise, the man working the tills asked her for ID.
Bryan explained: "I said 'aw shut up d***head', as a joke. I thought he was laughing with me and then he said, 'no I'm being serious'.
"I said 'how dare you ID me?'.
"I had a panic attack, I felt like everyone was staring at me."
After that, a confrontation followed and eventually Ms Bryan was taken off the premises by a security guard.
The following day, she attempted to go back to the shop but was told she'd been given a three year ban.
That led to a meeting with the manager, she arranged it for that Friday afternoon. Once she arrived, she was shocked to learn the reason she'd been banned.
Ms Bryan continued: "He was rude and didn't listen to what I had to say and said the reason I was banned was because I had been racist.
"I'm not a racist, I had an ex-boyfriend who was black."
Bryan denies the allegations of racism.
She then returned on Thursday, accompanied by a friend. The pair entered the store after being told that she was allowed in by a member of staff guarding the entrance.
Once again, other members of staff confronted her and she was told to leave the premises.
Rakel's friend Roxanne Marshall added: "She was told she could come in. She only had a stew pack and some sausages.
"As I was walking up I could see two staff verbally abusing her. They were right in her face. I said 'there is no need for that, it's bullying.'
"They told her 'you're never coming in here again.'"
A spokesperson for Asda said: "While we would never discuss individual circumstances, we take any concerns of this nature seriously and will not tolerate any form of abuse or discrimination towards our customers or colleagues."
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