I asked my aunt who works at my dollar tree and she says some employees (of any store) are afraid you'll catch them doing something or show proof of a messy store.
Probably true. I went into my local store the other day and HAD to take pictures of how horribly messy the store has been for over a month. They STILL have Halloween and Christmas boxes clogging up the aisles and hardly any product on the shelf. I contacted the corporate office, but have yet to hear anything. Doubt I will...
+snowcloud06 That is a good idea to place them in different rooms to keep the room smelling good and they're also good for keeping mosquito's away. Thanks for sharing and watching be blessed ;-)
+sonyabeonit they dont even have a damn commercial to advertise their merchandise which you're doing for free but yet she follows you and says no filming??!!!! bih she helping y'alls out ...and yess i said "y'alls" lmao
I just love you! Btw... this happened to me at Tractor Supply... manager screamed at me from across the store.. had ppl staring at me, making fun of us, pointing, I felt like a scolded child! so, I met with corporate at the store a few weeks later... and I got permission to film any time I wanted at our local store by just calling it in to corporate before we arrive so they had time call management and let them know I was coming. Why did they allow it? Because they realized they were advertising on my videos... and threatened to have them removed from yt as a 'not friendly advertiser'! It works both ways! I didn't threaten.. I showed them my channel content and showed they were receiving free ad space on my channel every time I walked in that door with a camera! Well.. that same manager got fired a few weeks later for hitting an employee! Ppl have issues.. some, like In her case are just power hungry! I call corporate before filming in any store now to let them know I'm coming in! Walmart let me film in the entire hunting section one day! They knew I had a ton of subbers and didn't want the "bad" publicity! Keep at it! I am a fan and never write you.. but I love your channel and where you are taking it! Blessings!
Im a manager for dollar tree. Trust me, we always make up fake policies to get people to do what we want. I personally wouldnt care about filming. I always say theres policies about playing music out loud.. there isnt 😂
I love you! You remind me of my aunt Doris that passed when i was 14. She pretty much raised me and was a happy, positive person, but wasn't afraid to stand up for herself and loved ones.
Hey Sonya Love: Just giving you a heads up for the attitude about the filming in Dollar Tree. The discount stores (and other stores) can legally require that you have a filming permit because they are concerned other chains are filming to match and steal customer base. I am just glad they did not call cops on you. Usually, folks film their hauls once they get home. It would save you the headache of trying to film while shopping and not give them grounds to harass you. Much love for your cooking and the vlogs Ms. Sonya... YW
I love yo personality sis thank you for taking us shopping with you!!!!!!! You will notice times when your spirit is glowing with joy and positive energy how this negative energy jump in somebody anybody, and attack you. But love how you checked the sister in a professional and classy manner. If any thing you helping them sell products, because I never seen the beauty skin and nails section in there. But loved your video keep them coming sis Shalom
Sonya this is complete bs girl, next time try filming with your cell phone since the camera seams to be a problem. That is so dumb, you cannot use your camera but they allow people to use their cell phones to do the same damned thing? Btw, a lot of these cell phones nowadays work as well as a camera and they film in 1080p.
its possible that other people were complaining because they didnt know what the video was for ( there are prevs out there) or they just didnt want themselves or their kids on videos that may end up on the internet.... although Sonya is really good in this video about not getting other people in the video and no kids.
It's not illegal to videotape in Dolartree. I watch another UA-camr who goes to Dollartree and she called corporate and they said it was completely fine to film because it advertises their store. Defiantly call corporate. They gave the other UA-camr permission in that store to videotape everything and I think disciplinary action was taken upon her as well because she refused to show the policies.
Feel like I am going to be the only one bringing this up but not everyone can be safely filmed. For instance, my mom has a restraining order out on her ex-husband and he doesn't know where she lives. If she had been the person coming in the door he could have seen that and figured out where the filming is being done. Isn't hard from there to find people.
I thank you for sharing and truly respect your point of view and that is why I try not to show my location for safety reasons. A lot of times people will walk up on me to be in my video and I will turn the camera away or edit them out the video if possible. I know that life and I will really be more caution not to get others in my video, praying for your family safety. Thanks for watching, be blessed ;-)
I felt the same way about the video. My best friend had finally agreed to leave her abusive fiancé. She left him while he was out driving, (he is a trucker) she and I got an apartment together since she couldn’t afford to live alone and she even changed her job. He kept tracking her down. If she was filmed by accident while working at her store job he could have found her again. People she knew seemed to have no concept of his real threat so how could someone else?
You are better than me because that Dollar Tree would not have received my money. Money is verrrry important. So important it can change - attitudes and opinions.
Oh I'm sure that if she would call corporate that Shea girl will loose her job. Because advertising is not cheap and they were getting AWESOME FREE ADVERTISEMENT from this lady.
You are so calm cool and collected when they talk about you filming. You still walk around in the store talking about all of the good bargains they have in there and they should thank you for showing us the items and promoting business!
Gurl shoot!! I wanna know where you at?? Our store here in Kansas does NOT look like that NOR do we have ANY of those products you just showed! It's a shame we live in a nice area and the store we have to shop in is NASTY. The floors are always dirty shelves messed up, stuff on the floor etc. I love to shop there but i have slacked off due to the condition of the store! HMMFF! Maybe i should contact corporate about that??!!
YEP!! I have made up my mind, i'm gonna call or write corporate about our store. I looked @ this vid again and it really pains me to see how nice and neat that store is and the shelves are clean and the floor also. The carpet in our is so nasty!
Oh my... I am so glad I discovered you. I subscribed at precisely 2:12 minutes in lol. Not sure why I waited that long. Can't wait to binge your channel. 🙌🏻💎♥️ Love love love!
what if you were filming for a homebound family member?! You did free advertising for DT.!! Corp. should gift you something. don't let Satan steal your joy!! God Bless!
+Carolyn Lazauskas what some of those evil people don't know is these reviewers/bloggers/what have you are helping the employees of the store get raises because they are getting free advertisement for them spreading the word.
as a retail sales associate at *imsert store name here* we have a strict no filming policy, like to the point where we have to ask someone to leave. but along with that I always show in the company rules where it is because like you, I would like to see it for myself. she was supposed to show you
They can have cameras in the ceiling to protect their business and their customers from theft and injury, totally different then Joe customer filming for personal and public use without permission. Dollar Tree's are individually owned franchised businesses and owners can tell customers to leave, they are under no obligation to show you their store policies. You have no legal grounds to sue them, sue them for what? asking you to leave the store for filming when you didn't have prior permission. It's not like a public park that tax payers as a whole pay for and can all use freely, it's someone's business that they paid for and with in Dollar Tree's franchise agreement can refuse service to any individual they deem necessary. Common sense can go a long way
Crystal Renee I was denied service at a X-ray facility. Because my insurance card had my married last name and my I D has my madden name. What to do in a situation like this
Mindi Martinez-Dagin I took myself to another location where I had no problem. However, now, I carry the marriage and divorce paper nail my info is changed. Thanks for your comment.
Tell us the store location, I will be more than happy to mention that because of this blog, I was excited and will be purchasing a few items you shared with us. Thanks for sharing I'll be shopping there tomorrow!
Sonya, you rock! If I was an executive of DT, I would ENCOURAGE YOU to do what u do.... Makes me want to go to dollar tree! ☺️. Loving & supporting you from Minnesota! ❤️
have these people ever gone on UA-cam and seen all the dollar tree videos?? it brings customers in...stop popping on customers and get back to your register. no worries ♡♡♡
This video made me seriously think. I'm sure the manager would not have said anything about anyone making a video in the store, but it must have made other customers feel uncomfortable knowing that they were going to show up in someone's UA-cam video without their consent. It is part of that manager's job to make sure everyone feels comfortable while shopping in that Dollar Tree. Not everyone is comfortable with being on UA-cam. This is why she asked that the UA-camr only record the UA-camr. Yes, Dollar Tree has cameras, but it is their cameras on their property. Maybe the mother with the child complained to the manager. UA-camrs must be careful when making videos in stores where children are present. I didn't see any children in this video, but I certainly heard them and I saw children of other customers in one of this UA-camr's other video. I'm sure most mothers understand why many parents would not want their children on the camera of a stranger. Even in schools, parents can now opt out of having their children photographed or videoed because this is in some cases a privacy issue. I'm positive that if enough parents started complaining to stores about UA-camrs recording in the presence of children, those parents would win. When managers nicely ask UA-camrs to stop recording, UA-camrs should think of other customers and put themselves in the manager's place. The question of cell phones came up-- well it is different if someone is recording you without you knowing. But, if UA-camrs are clearly recording, customers don't want to feel like they should have to avoid any aisle in the store because there is someone vlogging. Dollar Tree is not UA-cam's private property nor a UA-camr's private property. UA-camrs must remember to practice camera etiquette in public. Many people love UA-cam and can watch videos all day, but most viewers don't like to view rudeness with a camera. Social media provides an avenue for too many of us to be impulsive, rude and disrespectful to other people. Most of us including myself have been guilty of this to some degree or another.
I know it seems strange but a lot of places like this are public property as far as filming goes. It's the same thing with people snapping a photo or a selfie or whatever and posting it right to Instagram or fb, sometimes there's people in the background.. no one complains about that? Think about shows like live pd or even news reporters and stuff they always film people without needing consent
Now you've been filming for at least 20 minutes and now she want to tell you no filming in store. I tell you when some get a manager's position they like to feel important by telling someone what they can't do. They should put a sign on the entrance door. I would've left everything in that buggy and walked out & gone to another Dollar Tree. LOL BTW, by you filming I've seen a lot of stuff I am going to purchase from my Dollar Tree tomorrow. They just don't know u helped them gain customers. I haven't shopped there in years. My niece and I need some of that CeraVe. Thank you Sonyabeonit.
Sonya I love your gumption! I lost my dear friend of over 30 years. Your videos have put a smile on my face. I feel like I’ve been hanging out with her all over again. I miss her dearly and watching your videos back to back is like I was able to go back in time and have fun with her just one more time! Thanks for sharing. ☮️💟 Nana
Thank you for not editing out what happened. Now everyone can know what to do next time if it ever happens to them. Also, I love your honest and spicy attitude!
OH btw: Someone else did a vid about DT and the same thing happened to them but, it's NOT true about policy and all that mess for real. Keep doin what you doin hunty!! Love yr channel!
I dont understand why places get all bent out of shape over it. How is it affecting them at all negatively? If anything it's drawing more people in. Smdh!!
I'm from the UK and film in Poundland (our version of Dollar Tree) there's one store I have to avoid as the manager follows me around the store and tells me to put my camera away!!
yes, i would report her to corporate as well because it seem to me that she was following you already upon the beginning of the review, so if she had a problem then, she should have addressed it. if they do have a policy it should be available asap, it should be on the doors/window front and even inside their cramped up office. however, if somebody complained, she should have addressed the issue with~~which she did~~and you followed through and that's it. i love the video, but itches can be so rude:(
From what I've seen, she's recording the cerave stretch marks cream(I think) and the lady look like she's trying to be in the video, Sonya is moving and its like shes moving alongside her to get in the video. I guess to have a valid reason to complain. Ol lonely miserable azz people, I swear!
I just subscribed, love what you said, "and they have videos in the ceiling watching us..." precisely!!! New subbie here, yasssss! Btw, our DT's have NOTHING on those gteat finds... need to call corporate and have them 'step up' all the DT's!!!
i know I'm a little late with a comment but yeah manager trippin... plus she had to think about it for like an hour before she said something!!! girl I am with you...she think she works at a hospital with patients ???? that's a privacy concern but she at DT!!....plus people do video walking dollar tree hauls all the time... ain't no hippa in dollar general!!!!lol...its actually helping their sales duhhh!!!! but you handled it well!! thank you for the haul:)
The Benzac spot treatment is a miracle worker! I love it. Ooo girl I'm lovin shopping with you this makes me miss doing shopping vlogs. Sorry had to chime in as I was watching. 😉
I can watch your videos all day. I love your personality and those expressions you have are priceless. Best part is, you're just real. Call it like it is kind of real. We need more people like you. Kudos. New subbie.
You’re absolutely right about everything you said. I loved it when you said I’m gonna check out before me and shay have it up in this store... love it girl! 😂💕 You keep on filming because what you’re doing is helping DT bring in more customers by showing us what they have up in their stores. Girl you’re beautiful and sassy. Keep on doin you!! Love ya! 💕👍🏼😊🙏🏼
Don't let her steal your joy I just subscribed to your channel and you have a beautiful spirit some people just let the title of their jobs get to their heads But keep coming with your amazing hauls Love hunny
New subscriber! Where have you been all my life, sonyabeonit? I can learn so much from you. Your vlogs are like no other. Very entertaining and educational. Glad I found you.
If you are in a public place then you can film. You are automatically on film when you walk into 99% of stores anyway as they are already filming YOU doing your shopping!
I'd love to know the location so I can call because you've been quiet, polite, while promoting their product and store and filming yourself and product! showing your viewers things they might not typically try at their store or things they'd go to a further location to find..please I'd love to know where this was!! I know this is an older video but this go me heated! Drama for no reason. if you already said where my bad. keep doing you and I'm gonna see if you have a video of what happened if/when you called corporate! get it girl!
I found your video to be very informative. Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion on certain products. You have eyes like my grandmother. When she would go into a store and she noticed that they were following her. she would ask them if her nose was on backwards. lol. Hold on to your joy because the world didn't give it and the world can't take it away. Stay blessed.
Even as a manager, if people are filming and aren't just rudely filming other people or causing problems, I don't see a problem with it. It is policy in a lot of stores, and that's fine, but if there's no signs and she can't be professional and show you in a handbook (that all stores have) then she shouldn't have come at you so rude. Especially to not give you corporates number?! Kind of ridiculous.
Disclaimer First please no ugly messages about the spelling I'm visually impaired and I use a special program that allows me to speak to my computer it doesn't always translate very well so there might be some miss spellings in here and misunderstood words. How does that stretch mark cream work on your stretch marks I developed a stomach tumor and have huge massive stretch marks it appeared overnight I went looking for some stretch mark cream but it was $30 in store and I couldn't forward it. Asked for the store I can say this from both angles number one they should've had the policy on the door that said no filming that would've just been the simplest thing to do but I can't understand if you had other people in the video and you did have other people in the video at the very beginning I think it's completely fine as long as you just film yourself but you did have other people in that video so they probably got upset and complained is what happened. But I completely agree with you as long as you're confirming yourself you should be fine and they did not have it up on the door . I personally love videos like this and visually impaired and I didn't even know that half of the stuff was in the dollar store this is the way that I can tell what's in the store because a lot of times staff are not willing to tell me what is on the shelves very much.
I have been watching your video's over and I have been enjoying them so much. Must of missed this one because there's your sweet grandbaby omg she is beautiful. Ok back to binge watching lol
"You can't film in the store!" BYE, FELICIA!!! for real. You're doing them a favor... giving them FREE advertising and good reviews on the products THEY sell which, in return, bring customers into their stores throughout the U.S. who will be buying lots of merchandise. Their management needs some serious training on customer service, marketing, AND freedom of speech! BTW, you do an EXCELLENT job reviewing products and sharing tips and your opinion on what's GOOD! Thank you.
Love the way she's following you around and telling you you can't film. Like, what are you going to do? Film yourself shop-lifting? LOL.
essentially kim Exactly! Same thing I said.
essentially kim 😭😭
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I asked my aunt who works at my dollar tree and she says some employees (of any store) are afraid you'll catch them doing something or show proof of a messy store.
Cuppy Pasquale well mine is ghetto af and terrible at restocking so they should be worried. Most stores are so nice, like this one, so why worry?
It is not true.I work at the dollar tree store we do not care because our store is clean.
But you all do your job, some dollar trees I have gone to are a mess, so I guess they scared lol
But you all do your job, some dollar trees I have gone to are a mess, so I guess they scared lol
Probably true. I went into my local store the other day and HAD to take pictures of how horribly messy the store has been for over a month. They STILL have Halloween and Christmas boxes clogging up the aisles and hardly any product on the shelf. I contacted the corporate office, but have yet to hear anything. Doubt I will...
Gain dryer sheets! I went to my Dollar Tree and bought like ten of them. I keep some in my car, bathroom to keep the fresh smell! I love it!
+snowcloud06 That is a good idea to place them in different rooms to keep the room smelling good and they're also good for keeping mosquito's away. Thanks for sharing and watching be blessed ;-)
sonyabeonit
Thank you, Sonya. You too.
+sonyabeonit they dont even have a damn commercial to advertise their merchandise which you're doing for free but yet she follows you and says no filming??!!!! bih she helping y'alls out ...and yess i said "y'alls" lmao
Deplorable Snowcloud She is a beautiful mother with beautiful children and verrrry pretty eyes!
Tawana King your right... I say same thing
I just love you! Btw... this happened to me at Tractor Supply... manager screamed at me from across the store.. had ppl staring at me, making fun of us, pointing, I felt like a scolded child! so, I met with corporate at the store a few weeks later... and I got permission to film any time I wanted at our local store by just calling it in to corporate before we arrive so they had time call management and let them know I was coming. Why did they allow it? Because they realized they were advertising on my videos... and threatened to have them removed from yt as a 'not friendly advertiser'! It works both ways! I didn't threaten.. I showed them my channel content and showed they were receiving free ad space on my channel every time I walked in that door with a camera! Well.. that same manager got fired a few weeks later for hitting an employee! Ppl have issues.. some, like In her case are just power hungry! I call corporate before filming in any store now to let them know I'm coming in! Walmart let me film in the entire hunting section one day! They knew I had a ton of subbers and didn't want the "bad" publicity! Keep at it! I am a fan and never write you.. but I love your channel and where you are taking it! Blessings!
I read the dollars tree privacy policy on the website it didn't say anything about you are not allow to bring camera in the store.
Luna Starr many vloggers do dollar tree videos, this manager just seems whacky
Girl that made me hot. Some people are a trip, especially our own kind.😡
Tiffany TrulyBless Alston you can say that again!
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Tiffany TrulyBless Alston me too😡
"ya must gotta warrant out for yo damn arrest!" 😂😂😂 ok I'm subbing!!
Tiffani Farrington lol that was too much😆
I don't understand why they would possibly care if you film in a store..I mean..what's the problem? What did corporate say?
Dumpster Diving in Stilettos! Those bitches that complained were just jealous and haters.
Many criminals videotape a store to determine staffing, layout, products, etc, in order to plan crimes. That is why.
Scampergirl that make sense. but a criminal can just go to the store and see it by themselves.
Planning the Big Dollar Tree Heist
Scampergirl girl it doesn’t matter the manager should’ve said something when she First came in SIMPLE!!! I know she seen her big ass camera
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Im a manager for dollar tree. Trust me, we always make up fake policies to get people to do what we want. I personally wouldnt care about filming. I always say theres policies about playing music out loud.. there isnt 😂
rickygreengiant you made me laugh out loud!!!
Keeping it real.
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that man scared tf Outta Me talking about ice cream sandwiches 😂😂😂💀
Me too like gotdamn no I don't want any!
+Caitlan B. lol
Being Jayy 😭😂😂😭😂
I had a long laugh because I was petrified for a moment when I heard that voice.
I love you! You remind me of my aunt Doris that passed when i was 14. She pretty much raised me and was a happy, positive person, but wasn't afraid to stand up for herself and loved ones.
Hey Sonya Love: Just giving you a heads up for the attitude about the filming in Dollar Tree. The discount stores (and other stores) can legally require that you have a filming permit because they are concerned other chains are filming to match and steal customer base. I am just glad they did not call cops on you. Usually, folks film their hauls once they get home. It would save you the headache of trying to film while shopping and not give them grounds to harass you. Much love for your cooking and the vlogs Ms. Sonya... YW
Zyana Amani but the police couldn't do nothing. She just quoted the law for you. Please remember each state has different laws.
Dookie to see what product they sale.
I love yo personality sis thank you for taking us shopping with you!!!!!!! You will notice times when your spirit is glowing with joy and positive energy how this negative energy jump in somebody anybody, and attack you. But love how you checked the sister in a professional and classy manner. If any thing you helping them sell products, because I never seen the beauty skin and nails section in there. But loved your video keep them coming sis Shalom
I don't know why the manager was bothering you! You just did free advertising for them.
That's exactly what I was thinking! If anything she was helping them out. Wow.
I agree I have made special trips to the Dollar Store because of the You Tube videos
Baylee Pearson n
"I don't need it but put it in my basket"
That is me every time I go to Dollar Tree xD
I'm so tired of people saying you can't use your cell phone to video tape.. and YES YOU CAN. She needs to mind her own business!
Lmbo!! Thanks for watching, be blessed ;-)
sonyabeonit You're so very welcome!! =) Bless you!! =)
Sonya this is complete bs girl, next time try filming with your cell phone since the camera seams to be a problem. That is so dumb, you cannot use your camera but they allow people to use their cell phones to do the same damned thing?
Btw, a lot of these cell phones nowadays work as well as a camera and they film in 1080p.
+Sna Lee Biscardi .
its possible that other people were complaining because they didnt know what the video was for ( there are prevs out there) or they just didnt want themselves or their kids on videos that may end up on the internet.... although Sonya is really good in this video about not getting other people in the video and no kids.
It's not illegal to videotape in Dolartree. I watch another UA-camr who goes to Dollartree and she called corporate and they said it was completely fine to film because it advertises their store. Defiantly call corporate. They gave the other UA-camr permission in that store to videotape everything and I think disciplinary action was taken upon her as well because she refused to show the policies.
Feel like I am going to be the only one bringing this up but not everyone can be safely filmed. For instance, my mom has a restraining order out on her ex-husband and he doesn't know where she lives. If she had been the person coming in the door he could have seen that and figured out where the filming is being done. Isn't hard from there to find people.
I thank you for sharing and truly respect your point of view and that is why I try not to show my location for safety reasons. A lot of times people will walk up on me to be in my video and I will turn the camera away or edit them out the video if possible. I know that life and I will really be more caution not to get others in my video, praying for your family safety. Thanks for watching, be blessed ;-)
I felt the same way about the video. My best friend had finally agreed to leave her abusive fiancé. She left him while he was out driving, (he is a trucker) she and I got an apartment together since she couldn’t afford to live alone and she even changed her job. He kept tracking her down. If she was filmed by accident while working at her store job he could have found her again. People she knew seemed to have no concept of his real threat so how could someone else?
You are better than me because that Dollar Tree would not have received my money. Money is verrrry important. So important it can change - attitudes and opinions.
BAHAHHAHAH if they only knew that you were promoting their store 🙄
Emma mackenzie for reall
Stuck up people 🙄
Oh I'm sure that if she would call corporate that Shea girl will loose her job. Because advertising is not cheap and they were getting AWESOME FREE ADVERTISEMENT from this lady.
Ikr!
This person should be grateful. The business only makes them look better
You are so calm cool and collected when they talk about you filming. You still walk around in the store talking about all of the good bargains they have in there and they should thank you for showing us the items and promoting business!
Gurl shoot!! I wanna know where you at?? Our store here in Kansas does NOT look like that NOR do we have ANY of those products you just showed! It's a shame we live in a nice area and the store we have to shop in is NASTY. The floors are always dirty shelves messed up, stuff on the floor etc. I love to shop there but i have slacked off due to the condition of the store! HMMFF! Maybe i should contact corporate about that??!!
Pinky Ackerman I heat that lol..that's sucks I agree with you though it's like they don't care about the store or its customers
YEP!! I have made up my mind, i'm gonna call or write corporate about our store. I looked @ this vid again and it really pains me to see how nice and neat that store is and the shelves are clean and the floor also. The carpet in our is so nasty!
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Ok, more specific even tho i say "store" i know it's Dollar Tree. I meant what "STATE".
I was sitting here thinking the same thing.. I wonder why all the dollars store don't stock up
Oh my... I am so glad I discovered you. I subscribed at precisely 2:12 minutes in lol. Not sure why I waited that long. Can't wait to binge your channel. 🙌🏻💎♥️ Love love love!
what if you were filming for a homebound family member?!
You did free advertising for DT.!! Corp. should gift you something.
don't let Satan steal your joy!!
God Bless!
+Carolyn Lazauskas what some of those evil people don't know is these reviewers/bloggers/what have you are helping the employees of the store get raises because they are getting free advertisement for them spreading the word.
I'm so happy I found your channel! I feel ya girl, dollar tree be tripping sometimes. Thanks for sharing!
I subbed after 5 seconds of this video
Lion Fan321 sameeeee
Lion Fan321 same.
Lion Fan321 me to
Same here. LMAO
Lion Fan321 Me too
"I don't know which one of them fake ass customers came and told her I was filiming, but Imma do what I wanna do." I hollered! lol
as a retail sales associate at *imsert store name here* we have a strict no filming policy, like to the point where we have to ask someone to leave. but along with that I always show in the company rules where it is because like you, I would like to see it for myself. she was supposed to show you
I just laughed out loud when you said you must got a damn warrant out for your arrest. lolol..
Bring-It-Back-Again 😭😂😭😂😂
this is not the first time I have seen a vlog done at dollar tree stores. no other store stopped the bloggers. what's up with this location.
but you want some more of those ice cream sandwiches though?
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i love the way you handled that dollar tree manager situation! :)
i swear videos like this are only bringing business to the dollar tree so why is this control freak manager losing her mind smh
Wow! I was enjoying the review. Did not expect to see the manager. Thanks for sharing!
They can have cameras in the ceiling to protect their business and their customers from theft and injury, totally different then Joe customer filming for personal and public use without permission. Dollar Tree's are individually owned franchised businesses and owners can tell customers to leave, they are under no obligation to show you their store policies. You have no legal grounds to sue them, sue them for what? asking you to leave the store for filming when you didn't have prior permission. It's not like a public park that tax payers as a whole pay for and can all use freely, it's someone's business that they paid for and with in Dollar Tree's franchise agreement can refuse service to any individual they deem necessary. Common sense can go a long way
you are a true Virgo Virgos do not let nobody intimidate them or tell them what to do you go girl
I know that's right!!! Fellow Virgo!!!
They should thank you for promoting their store. Thanks for taking us along and pointing out these products to look out for!
Please let us know what corporate said.
+totalbees please do!!!!
omg yes girl yes!!
Crystal Renee I was denied service at a X-ray facility. Because my insurance card had my married last name and my I D has my madden name. What to do in a situation like this
I massage ... show them a copy of your marriage documents.
Mindi Martinez-Dagin I took myself to another location where I had no problem.
However, now, I carry the marriage and divorce paper nail my info is changed.
Thanks for your comment.
Nice video!! You know Dollar Tree should encourage these videos .What a fantastic representation of some of the fantastic products they have available
Does she know that she only wearing one earring
you are correct. If a customer ask for the policy; she as suppose to comply. I hope you do sue. it's not about money but general principle.
Tell us the store location, I will be more than happy to mention that because of this blog, I was excited and will be purchasing a few items you shared with us. Thanks for sharing I'll be shopping there tomorrow!
Sonya, you rock! If I was an executive of DT, I would ENCOURAGE YOU to do what u do.... Makes me want to go to dollar tree! ☺️. Loving & supporting you from Minnesota! ❤️
have these people ever gone on UA-cam and seen all the dollar tree videos?? it brings customers in...stop popping on customers and get back to your register. no worries ♡♡♡
Rinda's World cthu @ get back to your register.
This video made me seriously think.
I'm sure the manager would not have said anything about anyone making a video in the store, but it must have made other customers feel uncomfortable knowing that they were going to show up in someone's UA-cam video without their consent. It is part of that manager's job to make sure everyone feels comfortable while shopping in that Dollar Tree. Not everyone is comfortable with being on UA-cam. This is why she asked that the UA-camr only record the UA-camr. Yes, Dollar Tree has cameras, but it is their cameras on their property.
Maybe the mother with the child complained to the manager. UA-camrs must be careful when making videos in stores where children are present. I didn't see any children in this video, but I certainly heard them and I saw children of other customers in one of this UA-camr's other video. I'm sure most mothers understand why many parents would not want their children on the camera of a stranger. Even in schools, parents can now opt out of having their children photographed or videoed because this is in some cases a privacy issue. I'm positive that if enough parents started complaining to stores about UA-camrs recording in the presence of children, those parents would win.
When managers nicely ask UA-camrs to stop recording, UA-camrs should think of other customers and put themselves in the manager's place. The question of cell phones came up-- well it is different if someone is recording you without you knowing. But, if UA-camrs are clearly recording, customers don't want to feel like they should have to avoid any aisle in the store because there is someone vlogging. Dollar Tree is not UA-cam's private property nor a UA-camr's private property. UA-camrs must remember to practice camera etiquette in public. Many people love UA-cam and can watch videos all day, but most viewers don't like to view rudeness with a camera. Social media provides an avenue for too many of us to be impulsive, rude and disrespectful to other people. Most of us including myself have been guilty of this to some degree or another.
I know it seems strange but a lot of places like this are public property as far as filming goes. It's the same thing with people snapping a photo or a selfie or whatever and posting it right to Instagram or fb, sometimes there's people in the background.. no one complains about that? Think about shows like live pd or even news reporters and stuff they always film people without needing consent
Now you've been filming for at least 20 minutes and now she want to tell you no filming in store. I tell you when some get a manager's position they like to feel important by telling someone what they can't do. They should put a sign on the entrance door. I would've left everything in that buggy and walked out & gone to another Dollar Tree. LOL BTW, by you filming I've seen a lot of stuff I am going to purchase from my Dollar Tree tomorrow. They just don't know u helped them gain customers. I haven't shopped there in years. My niece and I need some of that CeraVe. Thank you Sonyabeonit.
Sonya I love your gumption! I lost my dear friend of over 30 years. Your videos have put a smile on my face. I feel like I’ve been hanging out with her all over again. I miss her dearly and watching your videos back to back is like I was able to go back in time and have fun with her just one more time! Thanks for sharing. ☮️💟 Nana
Can you give us a update on corporate?
call corporate so they can remind their employees and managers that yes you can film in the Dollar Tree store
bye Felicia,
love it.
you go girl.
hell your promoting the bloody store.
I wish my dollar tree had stuff this nice!!!!
Our dollar trees are pitiful compared to yours! Great haul.
Thank you for not editing out what happened. Now everyone can know what to do next time if it ever happens to them. Also, I love your honest and spicy attitude!
Don't let nobody still your joy! Keep smiling love your videos 😊.
OH btw: Someone else did a vid about DT and the same thing happened to them but, it's NOT true about policy and all that mess for real. Keep doin what you doin hunty!! Love yr channel!
Pinky Ackerman yeah, they did that to Ryming
I dont understand why places get all bent out of shape over it. How is it affecting them at all negatively? If anything it's drawing more people in. Smdh!!
"you must got a warrant out for yo damn arrest"
omg 😂😂😂 yasss
Daja Nicole 😭😭😂😂😂
WHERE IS YOUR OTHER EARRING LADY????
Lmfao, I was thinking that also
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Pamela Matthews It's the new trend
Vivian Dinh Oh I see...she is beautiful and Im all about the earrings....
Vivian Dinh lmao no its not new men and woman has been in style for years
I'm from the UK and film in Poundland (our version of Dollar Tree) there's one store I have to avoid as the manager follows me around the store and tells me to put my camera away!!
yes, i would report her to corporate as well because it seem to me that she was following you already upon the beginning of the review, so if she had a problem then, she should have addressed it. if they do have a policy it should be available asap, it should be on the doors/window front and even inside their cramped up office. however, if somebody complained, she should have addressed the issue with~~which she did~~and you followed through and that's it. i love the video, but itches can be so rude:(
From what I've seen, she's recording the cerave stretch marks cream(I think) and the lady look like she's trying to be in the video, Sonya is moving and its like shes moving alongside her to get in the video. I guess to have a valid reason to complain. Ol lonely miserable azz people, I swear!
The store manage was irritated and didn't want to be on video. She was having a nigga moment.
I just subscribed, love what you said, "and they have videos in the ceiling watching us..." precisely!!! New subbie here, yasssss! Btw, our DT's have NOTHING on those gteat finds... need to call corporate and have them 'step up' all the DT's!!!
i know I'm a little late with a comment but yeah manager trippin... plus she had to think about it for like an hour before she said something!!! girl I am with you...she think she works at a hospital with patients ???? that's a privacy concern but she at DT!!....plus people do video walking dollar tree hauls all the time... ain't no hippa in dollar general!!!!lol...its actually helping their sales duhhh!!!! but you handled it well!! thank you for the haul:)
I was so satisfied with you shopping, I felt like I got my own Dollar Tree fix and bought up everything in the store LOL
tbh, if you were in my store, pulled items of the rack and just threw dem back where you please it, you would be spoken to as well.
I came for the manager but I stayed for the entire video 😂😭 you have such a cool and funny personality
I worked at the 99cents only store for 3 years and I never heard of a policy against recording
and the policy has to be visible we had to do that for refunds
The Benzac spot treatment is a miracle worker! I love it. Ooo girl I'm lovin shopping with you this makes me miss doing shopping vlogs. Sorry had to chime in as I was watching. 😉
If they don't have a sign, in the window, on the door, they cannot inforce any law about filming!!!!!
I can watch your videos all day. I love your personality and those expressions you have are priceless. Best part is, you're just real. Call it like it is kind of real. We need more people like you. Kudos. New subbie.
Shoot dollar tree needs to sponsor you ASAP!! 🙌🏽 love ur videos..
You’re absolutely right about everything you said. I loved it when you said I’m gonna check out before me and shay have it up in this store... love it girl! 😂💕 You keep on filming because what you’re doing is helping DT bring in more customers by showing us what they have up in their stores. Girl you’re beautiful and sassy. Keep on doin you!! Love ya! 💕👍🏼😊🙏🏼
Don't let her steal your joy I just subscribed to your channel and you have a beautiful spirit some people just let the title of their jobs get to their heads But keep coming with your amazing hauls Love hunny
Happy mother's day⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘
did you call corporate? I wanted to know if it's a rule people can't record?
lol! Girl, I love the way you carry yourself! You told her right! The nerve of her! You were 100% right.
This is the first time i watched, this video, so can you please tell us what happened after you contacted coperate.
Brilliant, you cracked me up trying to get your kids in the car lol... Thank you I really needed that laugh!!!
I love the way you tie your hair scarf, believe me I be practicing tie my hair scarf like your
I love this video!! And my son is always making me late for appointments 😡
New subscriber! Where have you been all my life, sonyabeonit? I can learn so much from you. Your vlogs are like no other. Very entertaining and educational. Glad I found you.
I just subscribed to this channel omg I love it. I love Miss Sonya's attitude and she's a beautiful lady 😀😀😀😀😀
If you are in a public place then you can film. You are automatically on film when you walk into 99% of stores anyway as they are already filming YOU doing your shopping!
"You got cameras up in the damn ceiling looking at me but I can't film myself" I love it ! 😂😂😂
What did corporate say about filming?
I love your voice! I love your style! I love yours videos! I watch them all the time! Iy yours vids are AMAZING! awesome haul!!
NOT TODAY LOL love it
I enjoyed this shopping spree....chile, don't let her get under your skin...enjoy!!!
I'd love to know the location so I can call because you've been quiet, polite, while promoting their product and store and filming yourself and product! showing your viewers things they might not typically try at their store or things they'd go to a further location to find..please I'd love to know where this was!! I know this is an older video but this go me heated! Drama for no reason. if you already said where my bad. keep doing you and I'm gonna see if you have a video of what happened if/when you called corporate! get it girl!
LMAO .....YOU OUT THERE LIKE "BITCH TRY ME.... CAUSE I AIN'T THE ONE😂😂😂😂😂😂!!!!
I found your video to be very informative. Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion on certain products. You have eyes like my grandmother. When she would go into a store and she noticed that they were following her. she would ask them if her nose was on backwards. lol. Hold on to your joy because the world didn't give it and the world can't take it away. Stay blessed.
Even as a manager, if people are filming and aren't just rudely filming other people or causing problems, I don't see a problem with it. It is policy in a lot of stores, and that's fine, but if there's no signs and she can't be professional and show you in a handbook (that all stores have) then she shouldn't have come at you so rude. Especially to not give you corporates number?! Kind of ridiculous.
I bought the adhesive spray and it didn't stick anything together
u did really good. I love ur review. definitely following sista.
This is the first video I've seen of yours and i already love you! Hahah! Xoxo
Disclaimer First please no ugly messages about the spelling I'm visually impaired and I use a special program that allows me to speak to my computer it doesn't always translate very well so there might be some miss spellings in here and misunderstood words.
How does that stretch mark cream work on your stretch marks I developed a stomach tumor and have huge massive stretch marks it appeared overnight I went looking for some stretch mark cream but it was $30 in store and I couldn't forward it.
Asked for the store I can say this from both angles number one they should've had the policy on the door that said no filming that would've just been the simplest thing to do but I can't understand if you had other people in the video and you did have other people in the video at the very beginning I think it's completely fine as long as you just film yourself but you did have other people in that video so they probably got upset and complained is what happened. But I completely agree with you as long as you're confirming yourself you should be fine and they did not have it up on the door .
I personally love videos like this and visually impaired and I didn't even know that half of the stuff was in the dollar store this is the way that I can tell what's in the store because a lot of times staff are not willing to tell me what is on the shelves very much.
I have been watching your video's over and I have been enjoying them so much. Must of missed this one because there's your sweet grandbaby omg she is beautiful. Ok back to binge watching lol
Exactly, chi I WOULDA ASK FA THE DAMN POLICY TOO. That just piss me off. Im hot and bothered with you. Yess, hunnii call coperate.
"You can't film in the store!" BYE, FELICIA!!! for real. You're doing them a favor... giving them FREE advertising and good reviews on the products THEY sell which, in return, bring customers into their stores throughout the U.S. who will be buying lots of merchandise. Their management needs some serious training on customer service, marketing, AND freedom of speech!
BTW, you do an EXCELLENT job reviewing products and sharing tips and your opinion on what's GOOD! Thank you.
Put a sign on that door 🚪 Hahahaha😂😂😂
New Subbie ... girl you had me laughing so hard while you were in Dollartree! 😂😂😂😂