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09-07-2016, 07:34 PM
Zendaya claims a cashier refused her money because of her 'skin tone'
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A trip to the store is usually a **-hassle sort of situation, but Zendaya's (http://mashable.com/category/zendaya/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) recent experience at the checkout counter didn't go that way at all.
On Snapchat, the actress retold her story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLaRp7qiuEE) of an employee who treated her and a friend rudely after they tried to purchase $400 worth of gift cards, alleging that the treatment was fueled by racism.*
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"The lady that was helping us—I don't think she was a huge fan of our skin tone," Zendaya said in the video. "In fact I recall her **t trying to help us at all, saying that we couldn't buy the gift cards and then throwing my wallet." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/07/zendaya-racism-gift-cards/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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SEE ALSO: Zendaya's 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' surprise may have just been revealed (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/zendaya-spider-man-homecoming-role-spoiler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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