Tienda de Reyes — Local services in San Diego

For the past 3 years I have came to old town and while this is a VERY touristy shop where they sell novelties that celebrate our culture like "Día de los muertos", Frida, rosaries, our lady of Guadalupe, sombrero de mariachi, etc. I was racially discriminated to my face.

Keep in mind I am autistic so maybe I am over thinking this but for the life of me I cannot think of another reason besides the colour of my skin. I go here because while it is a tourist shop, my mom and dad died recently and this place makes me feel at home because of the mass cultural things here. Especially because of the mariachi bands playing on the weekend, 99% of workers are Mexican, speak Spanish if you ask and sells my 2 favourite foods (tamales and elotes). Plus I like not having to speak English.

I am white but I am Mexican. My mother's side of the family is from Mexico (Guanajuato) my father being Italian. My first language was Spanish but died out as I got older. I am a great Spanish speaker and prefer it as my main language while I try to become fluent again. When I went to check out this is how the conversation went:

Me: "hablas español?" Her: "sí" with a nasty facial expression looking at me weird. Me: ¿Cuál es el total? (what is the total) Her in English: "$12.92". Me: "solo en español por favor". Her with the most sassy tone in english: "12 dollars...and ninety...two...cents". Me: "okay you don't have to be rude...is there a reason why you are speaking to me this way? (her: No response)....(me:) I have been coming here for 3 years and I have never been treated this way." Told the manager and basically felt I had to plea my case on my Mexican-ness.

I have had Mexicans with brown skin all the time look at me and ask "¿Eres mexicano? ¿En serio? ¡Ni hablar!" (you are mexican? Really? no way!) but it's more of a friendly laughing way. This woman was so rude and hateful to the point I asked if it was because I was white and she said nothing but did look me up and down in a hateful way.

I get it it's her choice to not speak Spanish and that's fine but the fact that she looked me up and down, told me she spoke Spanish and then proceeded to be hateful, spoke to me rudely and clearly judging me was gross and tore my feelings in two. It's ruined my day and this is why I don't tell people a lot my ethnicity unless I feel I have to. I am absolutely shattered. For the life of me I cannot think of any other reason she treated me this way other than that I have white skin. I probably won't ever be returning here after 3 years of enjoyment. This literally broke me as I am already sensitive from losing my parents and being the last living child in my family. Literally cannot wait to move back home to Texas. People are so...

Walked into this store this morning , they have a great variety of items! I was walking the store and one of the store clerks said everything in this corner is 75% off. I looked and found several amazing items. I came back and told my coworker as she loved the trinkets I found. She went to the store and again a store clerk told her that everything in the corner was 75% off, when she went to pay for it they told her it was only 50% off and that the promotion was for the weekend only. If they honored me in the morning at that price they should have as well for her after telling her 75% off. She ended up only buying 2 things where they could of made a bigger sell for more items had they honored the customer. Maybe they need to hold meeting in the am to advise there store clerks what is going on prior to...

I agree with the previous review. Just got home from San Diego. Bought a abrijel. The young girl with the short brunette hair clearly hates her job/life or both. After seeing the attitude she had/annoying I am not sure why she is working in the store. When I paid for the item the other lady said she was she was going to wrap the abrijel. When I said thank you because I am flying back home. The brunette with short said to me with a nasty attitude we are going to rapped with a F attitude. Did not appreciate. The other staff were...