I have never put on a mask since all this started. Ever. I live in a pretty conservative town in a blue state. Not a single store in town has ever hassled me much about masks. So yeah, getting told I wasn't welcome at a store over a mask was a bit of a shock. First time I've been "kicked out" ever.
Not gonna lie, it bothered way more than I thought it would. Haven't been able to stop replaying the incident in my head since. I had just been able to build up enough confidence knowing I could walk into any store without fear of being humiliated. That's gone now. How do you all manage this kinda stuff? I've written corporate a message, but I'm pretty sure I'll just get a canned response. This thing has got me BUMMED out, man. Like.. bad. Makes me want to never leave the house again.
Anyway, sorry for the weird post but I don't really have many friends or family to talk to about this stuff. Thanks for reading.
Sorry to hear that. It sucks. My wife had that happen to her when we visited Wyoming. She was in tears when she got back to the hotel.
I went into the same store many times during the week we were out there without a peep spoken to me. Why? I'm 6'5", 260 pounds, built like an Australian brick shit house, with long hair, packing heat, and "a serial killer's stare". It's safe to say, nobody has messed with me in many, many moons.