Terri B.
Yelp
During these Covid times, my young children wear masks and they social distance as much as possible. That being said, I was surprised when my daughter was grabbed, hit, hit in the face, held down and pushed off a toy by someone else's child. Shopping at this store isn't safe!!!! At a recent visit to the Seattle location on Greenwood, my 2 year old daughter found interest in a bouncy horse. Out of no where, this kid starts yelling at her from a distance and then speeds up to knock her off the horse saying that it was his, being very possessive over the store's toy. Not only did he knock her to the ground, he then held her in a choke hold with his arms and legs and held her down so she couldn't get up. It all happened so quickly and suddenly. I waited for the father to intervene and help, but it never came. I had to peel his son off my daughter so that she could get free. The father definitely didn't feel the need to act in a helpful way so I asked staff to ask them to leave the store because of the situation. This was definitely more than kids being kids. He was an older child who was overly aggressive and violent. There is such trauma from our experience!!!! I've shopped at this location since when it was Top Ten and then changed ownership and I'm completely disappointed and dissatisfied with the situation. I asked staff to ask him to leave and they brushed me off, saying that he's now in line and once he has paid then he'll leave the store. In my book, there's never a situation where violence is okay. There's especially never a situation where you should side with the person who has caused harm. Just another day right? A white male and his son causes physical and mental harm to a woman of color and her daughter(s). The white staff allows for the privileged man to continue shopping and to pay for his items. The family of color leaves the store empty handed (no birthday present) because they've just been through an ordeal that staffers condone.