22/07/2022
A couple is claiming that an employee at a Walgreens in Hayward, WI, refused to sell them condoms, citing his religious beliefs. Nate Pentz shared on Twitter earlier this month that he and his partner Jess had gone to purchase condoms because they were on a trip and she left her birth control at home. ’As Jess was checking out, cashier John told her he couldn’t sell her the condoms. ‘Oh I got them from over there,‘’ Pentz quoted Jess to have said. ‘We can, but I won’t because of my faith,‘’ the employee reportedly replied.
A couple is claiming that an employee at a Walgreens in Hayward, WI, refused to sell them condoms, citing his religious beliefs. Nate Pentz shared on Twitter earlier this month that he and his partner Jess had gone to purchase condoms because they were on a trip and she left her birth control at home. ’As Jess was checking out, cashier John told her he couldn’t sell her the condoms. ‘Oh I got them from over there,‘’ Pentz quoted Jess to have said. ‘We can, but I won’t because of my faith,‘’ the employee reportedly replied.
A Walgreens spokesperson informed NBC News that the employee had in fact adhered to company policy, saying, ‘Our policies are designed to ensure we meet the needs of our patients and customers while respecting the religious and moral beliefs of our team members.’
‘The instances are rare, however when a team member has a moral or religious conviction about completing a transaction, they are required to refer the customer to another employee or manager on duty who will complete the transaction, which is what occurred in this instance,' the spox continued.
News of the incident came just days after an allegedly similar encounter between a woman named Abigail Martin and a Walgreens staffer at a different location. After the Pentzes’ story went viral, calls to boycott Walgreens began spreading across social media.