Racial profiling by salespeople

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Apparently, car buying doesn't get any easier when you're rich and famous, at least not if you're J. Cole shopping for a Tesla. TikTok user @Pearliquee posted on Monday user shared that she had a surprise run-in with the Dreamville founder at a Tesla dealership in New York, where allegedly Cole wasn't getting much attention from the staff. Former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal also once shared his experience with walking into a dealership and being asked if he can afford to buy the cars he was enquiring about. He ended up spending $1.3 million on 3 Rolls Royce’s to spite them. The team answered how they would react to such a treatment, with listeners sharing their experiences with being profiled when purchasing a bit ticket item.
5 Jun 2024 1AM English South Africa Entertainment News

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