I was scrolling through Twitter late last night and noticed a pretty shocking Tweet from Book Culture.
Getting out ahead of the negative Yelp review here: please do not threaten to call the department of immigration on an employee simply because you heard them speaking Spanish. I am surprised we told you to leave as nicely as we did.
— book culture (@bookculture) September 10, 2019
- Recommended: Book Culture Closes
After looking through some of the responses, it became pretty clear that this person did Book Culture a favor.
Lots of Twitter users replied by saying they’re now more encouraged than ever to give Book Culture business.
Others applauded the bookstore’s strong handling of the out-of-line customer.
After things calmed down, Book Culture Tweeted a grateful response:
Thank you all for your overwhelming response to our tweet from earlier. We couldn’t believe it either, and we’re glad to be a part of a city that doesn’t stand for that type of behavior. We’ll get back to the fun stuff now.
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On the evening on June 24th, Book Culture owner Chris Doeblin notified his customers that their four stores were in danger of closing.
On July 8th, he announced a goal of raising $750,000 from customers, which he would agree to repay with interest.
And as of today, Book Culture’s website indicates they’ve raised $304,500.
To stay on top of their progress, follow Book Culture on Facebook.
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