Peterborough clerk says she was fired over EBT cardsLINKClerk wouldn't accept EBT cards to pay for cigarettes
UPDATED 6:24 PM EDT Jun 26, 2012
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Jackie Whiton, a six-year employee of the Big Apple, said she was fired after a dispute with her boss over accepting EBT cards as payment for cigarettes.
"I gave two weeks' notice and tried to bow out gracefully," said Whiton, of Antrim. "But the next day, I was fired."
Whiton said she declined to accept an EBT card as payment for a package of cigarettes. The Electronic Benefit Transfer cards are used by state benefits departments to issue cash to recipients, and they can be used like debit cards.
Whiton said her boss told her she can't refuse to sell beer and cigarettes to customers, because, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, EBT or state assistance money can be used to purchase tobacco products.
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Welcome to Omerica. The KID in question she initially refused to sell to was a 20-year old. His foster mother came in to complain to the manager. That's when it really went downhill.
And Junior? The lady is right--GET A DAMN JOB!!!! I bet she has one before you do, you lazy little bastard.