Only in America: Unfit to shop
A teen is allegedly kicked out of a store for being too fat — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
A 14-year-old girl from Eugene, Ore., claims she was kicked out of a store for being too fat. Shelby Buster was shopping at a local mall with a friend when she claims a Rue 21 employee told her she needed to leave the store because she was too big to shop there. Rue 21 says it is investigating the incident.
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