点评:My family was excited to return to what was once a favorite stop on the Outer Cape. What happened was so surprising and upsetting. We were browsing the store and looking at all the different rooms and were the only customers in the store at the time. My 18 year old daughter was pacing around the front of the store and quietly talking to herself. Out of nowhere, the owner became quite upset and asked me if we were going to buy anything because SHE was driving him crazy and he gestured to my daughter. He then said that I should put her on a leash and he had his hands at his head and looked unnerved. I was shocked and confused and said that I was sorry our daughter’s pacing was bothering him and she has autism. He responded "I don't care. You need to put her on a leash." Understand that she was truly just pacing and not touching a single thing in the store! He continued to yell at us and told us to get out of his store, that we needed to find a playground, and that we weren't going to buy anything and we needed to leave. He followed us to the door and I took my daughter's hand not because she couldn't leave on her own but because I was starting to worry that he was going to go after her. As the rest of our party left the store, he looked at them and yelled at them "Oh great - there are more of you here. Just leave my store."
We spent the next hour talking about what happened and trying to figure out what could have possibly caused the reaction. When we came home, we looked online for reviews and found so many similar stories that have happened to others by the owner. The other reviews were almost exactly what happened to us - out of nowhere the owner started yelling at the customers, to a point where people were concerned for their safety. And apparently this has been going on for over 9 years. To say that a special needs individual needs to be put on a leash is borderline discrimination and shows someone's true side. Please read the reviews before visiting this store.
There are cute card shops all over the Cape. Avoid this one.
翻译:我的家人很高兴回到外角曾经最喜欢的一站。发生的事情是如此令人惊讶和不安。我们正在浏览商店并查看所有不同的房间,并且是当时商店里唯一的顾客。我 18 岁的女儿在商店前面踱步,小声地自言自语。店主突然变得非常不安,问我是否要买任何东西,因为她快把他逼疯了,他指着我的女儿。然后他说我应该用皮带拴住她,他双手放在头上,看上去很不安。我感到震惊和困惑,并说我很抱歉我们女儿的步调打扰了他,而且她患有自闭症。他回答说:“我不在乎。你需要用皮带拴住她。”要知道,她确实只是在来回踱步,没有碰店里的任何东西!他继续对我们大喊大叫,让我们离开他的商店,我们需要找一个游乐场,我们不打算买任何东西,我们需要离开。他跟着我们到门口,我握住女儿的手,不是因为她不能自己离开,而是因为我开始担心他会追赶她。当我们一行人的其他人离开商店时,他看着他们并对他们大喊:“哦,太好了——这里还有更多人。离开我的商店吧。”
我们花了接下来的一个小时讨论发生的事情,并试图找出可能导致这种反应的原因。回到家后,我们在网上查找评论,发现了很多业主发生在其他人身上的类似故事。其他评论几乎正是发生在我们身上的事情——店主突然开始对顾客大喊大叫,以至于人们担心他们的安全。显然这种情况已经持续了九年多了。说一个有特殊需要的人需要受到束缚是一种边缘歧视,并且展示了某人真实的一面。请在访问这家商店之前阅读评论。
开普敦各地都有可爱的卡片商店。避免这个。