Texas Woman Finds N-Word On Her Burger King Refund Receipt
July 3, 2024
The anonymous woman said the Burger King receipt reflected the racial slur as the reason for the refund because she is an “N-word.”
A Burger King customer is seeking justice after she believes an employee at an Austin, Texas, location allegedly intentionally put the N-word on her receipt.
The woman, who chooses to remain anonymous, recounted her experience on June 23, when a request to correct an incorrect order spiraled into a confrontation. The customer’s visit to Burger King began innocently enough, with an order for a fiery wrap and small fries. However, according to Fox 7, her attempt to rectify the incorrect order was allegedly met with resistance from a Burger King employee. “They made my order wrong, so I let them know the food was messed up,” she said.
The woman detailed her request for a correction or refund: “‘Do you mind fixing it, or can I get something else?’” Initially denied by the employee, she requested a refund on her order. A second employee eventually provided a “customer copy” of the receipt. The situation took a turn after the woman pulled out of the drive-thru and examined the receipt. “As soon as I came around the corner, I looked down on the receipt,” she recalled. “It said the reason that he basically refunded me was because I was an N-word.”
Determined to address this blatant act of racism, the customer returned to confront the Burger King staff about the racial slur. “I went in there, I confronted them. He said he was a manager but wouldn’t give me his name, corporate number, nothing! And he ran off when I tried to get all the information,” she recounted, describing the employee’s behavior.
Reading the N-word on her receipt has left a lasting impact on the customer. “It was very, very devastating, just to think that we are still going through that in today’s times,” she expressed, adding, “As a Black woman, it was just a lot. I will never go back to Burger King again.” Convinced of the intentional nature of this act, the customer is seeking legal counsel.
She emphasized the need for accountability: “He definitely intentionally put it on there…something definitely needs to happen because no one should feel the way I feel right now.” She believes the racial slur is why he didn’t want to give her the receipt.
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