J. Fenton — Local services in Williamsburg

incredibly disrespectful service. I walked into this store the other day with my family, and we were all very shocked to be treated the way that we were treated. after being followed around by the staff for a full 5 minutes, we were asked to leave. I would understand being asked to leave if we had been disrespectful or loud, but as I was raised in the south, I was taught better. the youngest of my family is a freshman in high school, and she was more well behaved than the staff of the store. when we asked why were being asked to leave, the employees stated that they didn’t want to have customers in the store. might I add, this was in the middle of the day.. well within the hours of the store. I would think that a store in a small, conservative town would like to keep the tradition of welcoming people into their store. Colonial Williamsburg is an important historical site of America, and one of the most amazing parts about America is that everyone is welcome, no matter what ethnicity, age, or anything that may make them different. I’m sure that the politicians that built this country from the ground up would be disappointed in the people...

Everyone must know this! My son loves collecting souvenirs! We were in Williamsburg recently. While I was using the bathroom, he liked something in this store and wanted to buy it. His father sat outside with my younger one and watched him the whole time he was in this store. He was shooed away (by the very rude staff) despite the fact that he had the money to pay for it! He tried to tell the staff that his father was outside watching him, but was asked to leave. I needed a new handbag and would’ve loved to give them business. After my son told me how they had treated him, I made a choice of not giving them any business. Needless to say, they have too much money and business so they can ask people to leave the store. My family is never...

When I entered the store along with three of my friends, I was expecting a welcoming environment. Instead, the shop owners were hostile, I felt very uncomfortable. They would glare at and follow us while we walked around, and they demanded that we leave because we didnt have a chaperone (we are 18 year old girls). We hadnt been making excessive noise or even touching any of the merchandise, only looking. They complained about us being in their store and how we were ruining their sales. This store and the shop workers do not represent the spirit of Williamsburg, and I strongly recommend supporting other stores in the area instead of J....