Southside Produce does indeed have good produce at a good price.\r
However, I refuse to shop there because of the multiple signs at the register reading: We Do Not Accept Louisiana Purchase\r
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I do not use Louisiana Purchase, but for the grace of God, don't need it at this time in my life.\r
But when I was a small girl here in Baton Rouge, my single mother did need food stamps to feed us. She worked hard to better herself, and eventually removed us from the program.\r
Each time I shop at Southside I'm reminded that my mother and her three children would have been turned away by the owners.\r
This is an elitist decision on the part of the family who runs this business.\r
What reason could they possibly have to put these signs up? Discrimination? Humiliation?\r
When I asked at the check out, the cashier said, "Because the family doesn't want to allow the card."\r
I'll not shop there again until everyone is welcome.
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